The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1894-07-31

land, Massachusetts,, Minnesota, Mis-
sissippi, Missouri, Nebraska, New
Hampshire, New Jersey, New York,
North Carolina, North Dakota, Ohio,
Oregon, Pennsylvania, South Dakota,
Utah, Vermont, Virginia, Wisconsin
and Wyoming.
Therea are other States that are willing
to give to a married woman all prop
erty acquired by her during marriage,
accepting that which ome from her
husband. In other words, all property
acquired after marriage by the woman
from any source other than the hus-
band is her own property. Colorado
and West Virginia so hold.
The District of Columbia and Michi-
gan give to a married woman all prop
erty she acquires during marriage er-
cept her earnings.
Some States, as Arizona, California,
Idaho, Louisiana, Montana, Nevada,
New Mexico, Rhode Island, South
Carolina, Texas, and Washington give
to a married woman all the property
she has received by gift, will or inherit
ance during her marriage and only
such; while Arizona, California, Idaho,
louisiana, Nevada, New Mexico, Texas
and Washington give to the husband
and wife what is called community
property, that is, all such property as
is acquired by them during marriage
which does not come by gift, will or
inheritance, and is not the increase of
or the income from such property, or
from property owned at marriage.
Community property is owned jointly
by them and is subject to the husbands
control.
The law of most of the States allows
a married woman to make a contract
as freely if she were unmarried. Such
is the case in all States, excepting Ala
bana, District of Columbia, Georgia,
Kentucky, louisiana, Maryland, Michi-
gan, Minnesota, Nevada, New Jersey,
Indiana, North Carolina, Pennsylvania,
Rhode Island, South Carolina, South
Dakota, Tennessee, Texas, West Vir-
ginia, and Wisconsin.
In New Jersey and Wisconsin she
can act in the making of contracts as
an unmarried woman, except that she
cannot become a surety.
In Minnesota she can act as a single
woman except that her husband must
join all contracts that she makes re-
garding land; and in Indiana she can
make a contract as if a single woman
except that she cannot become surety.
and her husband must join in her land
contracts.
In the following States a married
woman may make contracts concern
ing her separate property as if a single
woman: District of Columbia, Penn
sylvania, Rhode Island, Tennessee,
Texas and Nevada. This is so also in
Georgia, Kentucky, Michigan, South
Carolina, West Virginia, except that
she cannot make such property liable
for her husbands debts.
In Alabama and Missouri a married
woman car make a contract if her hus-
band consents to it.
In Louisiana a married woman can,
not make a contract which puts her
under obligation for her husbands
debts, nor can she enter into an agree
ment at all without his consent.
In Maryland a married woman may
bind her separate estate, but the con,
tract must show upon it's face some
evidence of the intent to charge the
estate, or there must be evidence out
side Of the contract tending to prove
such intent.
In Idaho a married woman may be
come a sole trader by a decree of the
District Court.
In Nevada she may transact business
as a single woman after she is declared
a sole trader by order of the court. In
this State, as above pointed out, she
may make contracts as a single woman
binding her own separate property,
real and personal, without the consent
of her husband.
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