The weekly Floridian. [volume] (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1867-19??, 1885-03-05
CHAPTER 358O-[No. 25.1
Approved February 16, 1885.

Insane Married Women approved Frb
The People Of State of Florida represented in Senate
ana Assembly, do enact follO,os:
That act entitled provide for the REIMBURSEMENT
OF the Dover of Insane Married Women approved February
l6h A D. 1885, be and the hereby amended so to
/ read follows:
SECTION Whenever any married man shall represent by
on under oath the Judge Circuit Court for the Circuit
in which such married resides lands that he
sides real property in said Circuit which wife
has dover interest; that his wife is insane and is
for the interest of himself and his said convey
or otherwise ALLEVIATE part all of said lands
Judge shall thereupon enquire into the facts said
tton and if after such examination Judge shall find
such woman to be nsane and that proper
and for the pecuniay advantage of such insane person.
shall appoint special guardian of such insane person join
with her said husband for the purpose and with power
and renqush her dover and right
her said husbands lands in the Circuit aforesaid
SEC. 2. If said married shall have previously
adudgd insane by any competent jurisdiction either
in of this State shall date such petition
and order be in custody under the order of such shall
be sufficient to the granting of such order that pro-
duced and filed with said petition duly and regularly cer
fled transcript of the proceedings unacy and the
Indicating such woman unatic, together with affidavit
from the keeper of the Asylum other place which
may have been committed that she is still in custody under
such order
Sec If however, married woman has ret been de-
cared insane by court of competent Jurisdiction aore
said then the Judge of the whom such petition
presented shall said woman if within his Jurisdiction
be brought before him, and shall
full examination into the facts said petition Such
witnesses shall consist Of less than practcng phys
an and three other credible persons who shall be personally
acquainted with said IT, such examination, the
Judge shall be satisfied of the insanity of said married
and that it for her interest that the prayer
bands petition be granted he shall make the order appointing
the guardian aforesaid
SEC Such guardian may, the discretion of the court
be and empowered by deed under his hand and
SEAL executed by him in the of two witnesses jointly
with the said husband otherwise and rein
quh for and in the of said insane wife her dover and
right of dover and such lands her husband then
afterwards acquire which he have previously
aenated conveyed during the insanity of his said wife,
part thereof And such guardian thereupon execute
join with the husband of such insane in execution
such deed Deeds mortgage mortgages other instru
ment instruments in writing be
and renqush the dover and right of dover of such
wife in and to the whole such parts Of the said real
of said husband as the court may direct.
Sec That the REIMBURSEMENT and remuneration of dover
of such insane wife, made in accordance with the provisions of
this act shall be complete and effective and off
all the dover and right of dover Of such insane wife in and
the real conveyed the deed instrument of
remuneration REIMBURSEMENT had been executed by the wife
being
Sec That the judge before granting such order orders
provided for in this Chapter his discretion require
of such husband such security for the support and
of such insane the circumstances of the
seem to require
Sec That all laws and parts of laws in conflict with the
provisions of this be and the hereby repealed
Approved February A, 1885.