The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1910-10-07
THE LEGISLATIVE PAMPHLET
(By Bertha s. Green)

(By Bertha S. Green)
When l started work on this little
book, hoped to put in it not only
the text of the laws themselves, but
also all the decisions of the Supreme
Court of this state concerning them
and some notes that might be helpful
But | found this would make the
work SO expensive that we probably
could not get the money to have it
printed this year, so confined it ex-
clusively to the text of the laws, ev-
en- cutting out an index and fly leaves
and emitting laws creating state in
dustrial school and homefinding So
ciety. Practically all laws concerning
procedure are omitted as unnecessary
at this time, and in few places Sec
lions which are given are not plain
unless taken in connection with pre-
ceding sections in the code which
were omitted for the sake of econo-
my. For instance. Sec. 5O98 refers
to preceding sections which are ex-
planatory, and, with this section CIV
en-, anyone interested in this subject
can easily look up the context in the
code. After many difficulties the
books were finally out of the prin-
ter's hands the last of July which
thought would insure insure their
being in the hands of the different
clubs before they opened in Septem-
Der. also planned to print lengthy
article on these laws in Echoes in
August, but dangerous illness in my
family kept me out of the state dur
ing August and part of September,
and at this late date can only call
attention to few points.
Property Rights
Sections 3107, 31O8 and '1e9
should be repealed. When the Club
women, in 1903 think, got SEXTON
2677 passed by the legislature, they
undoubtedly thaught that it would
give married woman the same con-
troll over her separate property that
a married man has over his separate
property, but because Sec. $40? was
not repealed lawyers say that she
cannot convey a particle of her Sc
parate real estate without her hus-
bands consent, although ne can con-
vey all of his separate estate without |
her signature. Also | think a law
should be passed requiring the sigma
lures of both husband and wife to
all conveyances of community real
estate. AS the law stands at present
married man can (1) convey all of
his separate real estate without his
wife's consent. ca convey all of the
community real estate, except the
residence property, without his wife's
consent, and ca his consent is ne
cessary for his wife to even convey
her separate real estate.
Marriage and Divorce
Here Is decided field for reform
In our laws. and as statistics show
that women obtain Il of the divorces
they should be interested in sensible
laws along this line. Time does not
permit of my pointing out the weak ,
spots In our state laws In detail, but
We should work for uniform laws in I
Ill the states on the subjects of mar
Rage and divorce. Several states
rave already adopted uniform law,
md this subject is being agitated
more and more every year. It is not
ight that a person who has no cause ;
u action In his own community
mould be able to go into state
we're he Is unknown and obtain
livorce. nor that couple who are 4
married. and their children legitimate 9
one state should be unmarried and ;,
heir children illegitimate in another
tate. These are but a few of the .,
wills resulting from the lack of uni =
ormity in these laws, but they seem =
me sufficient to enlist our efforts :.
Or their betterment. =.
Hours OF Labor N
We have laws restricting the hours 3
labor OF men in certain occupations O.
nd hours restricting the hours of ~
Dor for children, but we let women ID
ork just as long as they want to. al
any states are ahead of us in this.
he arguments for labor laws for III
en- and children are even stronger W
the case of women, as their health III
SO closely connected with that of A
e next generation. Some states or
tie that certain occupations are es- pc
scially injurious to women. For al
stance, Nebraska laws provide that in
lyone employing female help in WI
pres, Offices or schools in the state 1t!