Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1882-09-17

use. HOW WOU1Q the Savior view the turn
ing house dedicated to the worship of
his Father into theater, for the exhibit
ton of amateur theatricals!
The world moves, or certainly that por-
ton Of it called England. Now it moves
N the right direction The projectile force
being in the line of woman's rights. Not
the right of woman to enter the hastings
and engage il election contests, or to
WELD the ballot, or strive for a seat in Par
lament. but the right to control her own
property, her own earnings, against all
corners, including her own husband, too
often the lazy, brutal, drunken
husband, By the common law
heretofore, marriage merged the wo-
man in her husband, blotted out her legal
existence as a substantive entity; and she
gave up not only her name, but her prop
erty, her earnings, and became only sub
ordinate part of her '.liege lord,' and could
neither have nor hold anything, except
through him. Parliament, after years of
agitation and discussion, by wise and be-
neticent act, has changed all this, and has
given to woman a legal existence, apart
from her husband; has conferred upon her
separate property rights, and given to her
the means Of sustaining them. The new
law tears up by the roots the old feudal
menstrosity of blotting out the legal exist
ence and rights of married women. and
confers upon them individual immunities.
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to woman before marriage, and all her
earnings, Or all that she may acquire by
will, devise, or inheritance, shall be as alb
solutely hers and as much under her con-
troll as if she were unmarried. The bill
provides that she shall be
capable of entering into and
rendering herself liable in respect of, and
to the extent of her seperate property on
any contract, and of suing and being sued
either on contract Or in tort or otherwise,
in all respects as if she were a femme sole,
and hor husband need not be joined with
her as plaintiff or defendant, or be made
party ia any action or other legal pro-
ceedings brought by, or taken against her.
All contracts made by husbund Or wife
with other parties are simply binding on
their seperate estates. The language of the
law is: Every woman married before
the commencement of this act shall be en-
titled to have and to hold and to dispose
of III manner aforesaid, as her separate
property, all real and personal property.
her title to which, whether vested or con-
tingent, and whether in possession. rever-
sion, or remainder. shall accrue after the
commencement Of this act, including any
wages, earnings, money, or property so
gained or AGO uired by her as aforesaid -
Thus woman is completely enfranchised in
regard to all property rights, and the law
provides for her the means of securing and
maintaining her own rights the
same as if she were sole and unmarried,
and she has the right of civil and criminal
actions in defense against all persons, her
husband as well. and the latter has the
same power to instigate proceedings
against the wife as if no
marriage contract existed between them.
Thus England has inaugerated great
advance movement in regard to social and
domestic rights and usages. and one in
accordance with modern enlightened ideas.
and IN consonance with the genious and
demands of the age.
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