Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1884-10-24
THURSDAYS session.

The first important debate of the session
took place in the Senate, Thursday. upon
the bill introduced by Senator Idle, of
st. .Johnsburv entitled AN act in relation
to the property rights of married women"
This is substantially the same bill which
Mr.. Idle got through the Senate by II vote
of 90 to I, during the session of 1852, and
which failed in the House by Il few votes
The bill is very important one In the
first place in contains in Il consolidated
form Il statement of the law as it is now
in statutc-books and in the decisions of
our courts. 1t also adds some weighty
provisions. 1t makes Il married woman
liable for her contracts in an action at law.
Now her property must be reached 10y
circuitOus process in Il court of ChanccrN.
The bill gives her the right to hold her
own property, so that the husband cannot
take it away from her without her consent.
The common law gives the husband the
right to convert the wife's property to his
own use without her consent. The bill
gives the wife the right to control her own
earnings. The common law gives the
husband the right to take and use
such earnings himself. The bill re
lievcs the husband from liability for
the debts of his wife incurred before their
marriage In short a married woman Is
as free to contract. to sue or he sued, is as
competent to hold property, as an unnar-
ried woman, except. % She cannot become
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committee of the Senate reported faNora-
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