Amarillo daily news. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 19??-current, 1912-11-13
FOR MARRIED WOMEN'S RIGHTS


The News is IN receipt of draft of a bill which
will be introduced in the next legislature of Texas
providing in substance that married women shall
have right to exclusive control management and
disposition Of their separate property and Of their
own personal earnings. independent OF the control
or Joint action of the husband, and to make con
tracts the same feme sole.
The movement to assure such enactment was
strongly endorsed in a resolution passed by the
Texas Bar Association at the annual meeting of
the organization in July, and the latest appeal for
popular consideration is made by Hon. Hortense
Ward a woman lawyer of Houston
The bill. as proposed, carries the following in
,eresting provisions;
An Act to amend Articles 462l, and 1924;
Title 68, Chapter of the Revised Statutes, l9l l..
Concerning the Marital Rights of Parties, Defin-
ing the Separate and Community Property OF
the Husband and Wife. Conferrng upon the wife
Power to make Contracts, Authorizing suits on
such contracts, Repeating Article 1925, Title %,
Chapter 3. Revised Statutes and all other laws and
parts of laws in conflict herewith and Declaring
an Emergency
Section l. BE it enacted by the Legislature
Of the State of Texas; That Article 462I Title 6S
Chapter g. of the Revised Sta autes be so amend
ed as to read as follows: Article 4o2l All prop
erty both real and personal, of the husband
owned or claimed by him before marriage, that
acquired afterward by gift. devise descent
also the increase of all lands thus acquired shall
be his separate property. All property OF the
wife both real and personal owned or claimed
by her before marriage, and that acquired alter
ward by gift. devise or descent, as also the in
crease of all lands thus acquired, shall be the sep
ara,e property OF the wife. and during the mari
age the husband shall have the sole management,
and disposition OF his separate property, and the
wife shall have the sole management and dis
position OF her separate property.
Sec. 2 Be it further enacted That Article
1922. Title 68. Chapter ;. OF the Revised Sta
tues be so amended as to read as follows Article
4o22. All property acquired by either husband or
wife during the marriage. except that which is
acquired by gift devise or descent shall be deem.
ed the common property of the husband and
wife. and during the coverture may be disposed
Of by the husband only, except the personal earn
ings of the wife. and except the income from her
separate property, which personal earnings and
income may be disposed Of by the wife alone.
Sec. ;. Be it further enacted; That Article
4624 Title 6S. Chapter 8 of the Revised Statutes,
be so amended as to read as follows; Article
1924 The wife may make any contract which
she would be authorized to make but for her mar
rage, except those herein or elsewhere forbidden.
and her coveture shall never be defense in any
suit or action based on such contract but suits
thereon may be brought in the manner prescribed
in Articles 1910 and l84.
Sec. T. Be it further enacted; That Article
1925. Title 6S, Chapter 3. of the Revised Statutes
and all other laws and parts OF laws in conflict
herewith. be. and the same are hereby repealed
Sec. 5. Be it further enacted; that the pres
ent laws denying to married women the right to
manage their separate property, and to make con-
tracts. being unjust to large number Of the citi-
OF this State, creates emergency. and an
imperative public necessity that the Constitutional
rule requiring bills to be read on three several days
be suspended and that this Act shall become ef-
fectve a law from and after its passage. and it
is so enacted.