The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1910-02-04
CIVIL SERVICE MEETING

On Monday evening the Current
Event club held a meeting at the
Jason Lee Memorial church to dis.
cuss the civil service reform bill
which the federated clubs of Idaho
are trying to have enacted, and also
the subject of woman's property
rights.
Mrs. D. w. Standrod of Pocatello
spoke very Interestingly for half an
hour, giving history of the work
of putting the work of public serv-
ants upon the merit basis instead of
keeping it upon the old system of
spoils or rewards in Office for service
done to party or to superiors. An
effort was made to get civil service
bill enacted at the last legislature,
but it failed, and will probably be
1 tried again in better form next year.
Attorney Hansbrough Speaks
Attorney G. F. Hansbrough had
been asked to speak on the subject of
property rights, and he responded
with carefully prepared brief of
laws affecting womens property
rights, reading and explaining many
things of interest. We reprint here
the definitions and brief statements
from which Mr.. Hansbrough spoke
very entertainingly for three quarters
of an hour.
Mrs. Neil Boyle presided at the
meeting, and some excellent musical
numbers were furnished by Mes
danes H. B. Snodgrass, ]. c. Millick,
G. F. Hansbrough, ]. H. Simmons
and S. w. Wilson, and by the Misses
Olson and Kiefer.
Separate Property
Separate property is any property
that either party had before marri-
age, or acquired after marriage by
gift, bequest or decent.
The wife has cotnrol of her separ-
ate property, and power of DISPOSE
ton, subject to one limitation as to
real property, if her husband is a
resident of the state he must join
with her, but if the husband has not
been resident of the state at any.
time within the year before the con-
veyance, she may convey her real
property by her own deed.
Separate property of husband is
not liable for the debts of the wife
contracted before marriage.
The separate property of wife is
not liable for the debts of the hus-
band, but is liable for her own debts
contracted before and after marri-
age.
1t Is the duty of the husband to
support his wife out of the commun-
ity property or his separate property,
and the wife must support her hus
band out of her separate property if
there Is no community property, and
ne has no separate property when he
Is infirm and unable to support him
self.
Community Property
Community property is all property
acquired after marriage including the
rents and profits of the separate
of the husband and wife,
Unless by the instrument by which
my such property is acquired by the
wife 1t Is provided that the rents
Ind profits are for her sole and separ-
tie use, in that case it becomes her
eparate property.
The husband has the management ;
md control of the community prop
rty, with absolute power of dispo-
ition (other than testamentary) as
e has of his separate estate; but he >
annot dispose of the homestead, or
hat part of the community property a
coupled as residence by the hus-
and and wife unless the wife join in
ne conveyance. i
No personal property of either hus- Il
and or wife which is exempt from
xecution can be mortgaged unless -
9th parties join in the mortgage and
lis applies to either community p
roperty or separate property.
Prior to 1907 upon the death of ;,
lie wife the entire community prop 81
'ty went to the husband without ad- ii
inistration.
Since 1907 upon the death. Of eth a.
husband or wife one half of the Al
property goes to the sur
vor, and the other half goes to the re
sue of the deceased. If there is no -,
sue of deceased living or none of
cir representatives living then all tie
e community property shall pass to
e survivor, to the execution of col ~
trail heirs. n
Succession Of Separate Property Pr
If the decedent leaves a surviving