The Canon City record with which is consolidated the Canon City cannon., 1912-04-11
FRIENDS IN COUNCIL
HOLD WEEKLY meeting


with Mrs whipple president, in the
chair.
The matter of securing free bed
for the sick poor and emergency
cases was discussed and motion to
accept the report of the committee
and carry it into effect under the
charge of the Friends in Council 1T
Graves Hospital. was unanimously
carried
The study for next year was the
topic under consideration for the day.
Some favored study of drama
many political economy others
laws of the state and country" cur
ment events" and vital questions OF
the day." The subject, however, that
seemed to gain greatest approval was
SO study of Colorado" and everything
pertaining to it, history, laws. cliff
dwellers, minerals, geological con-
struction. birds, flowers and bees.
with lectures from those who have
made a study along special lines. The
decision vas postponed until the
meeting next Friday.
Mrs. Alice schweigert gave a paper
on Laws of Colorado in Relation to
Women She gave a short resume Of
the common law known as the un-
written law of England based upon
custom and precedents. having its
foundation in the feudal ages, and all
that it entailed. .fs---
Colorado is the most advanced
state in the union in its legislative
rights of women"
These are a few of the laws given:
"She can convey her own property.
All property. real and personal. which
she possessed at the time of her mar
riage. or acquired thereafter. is pro-
vided to be and remain her sole and
separate property. and shall not be IT
the disposal of her husband. or be IL
able for his debts"
The laws are very stringent in re-
gard to husband maintaining his
family.
While we have no right OF dover In
this state. we are. in case OF the death
OF the husband. under our statutes.
entitled to one-half OF his property
and 1t cannot be willed away. unless
the wife consents to the provisions CT
the will after his death. II is exempt
from all debts except the burial ex-
penses, physicians fee and other ex-
penses of last sickness.
We have the right Of suffrage II is
remarkable and speaks well for the
advanced spirit. at all times pervad-
ing Colorado. toward our sex. that at
the time of the sitting of the consti-
tutional convention on March 1875.
the trainers of that document recog-
nized the importance of the question
of suffrage without regard to sex. be-
ing the first state in the union to sug-
gest and promote such an innovation
and providing in section OF article
: the following
''The General Assembly shall at tue
first session thereof. and may at any
subsequent session. enact laws to ex-
tend the rights OF suffrage TO women
of lawful age and otherwise qualified.
according to the provisions OF this
article. No such enactment shall be of
effect, until submitted to the qualified
electors at a general election nor un-
less the same he approved by ma
jority voting thereon"
Such law was passed by the Cen
eral Assembly of 1893 submitting the
question to popular vote at the next
general election in 1894 when 1t was
carried by large majority
At the meeting next week the cleo
ton of officers will take place and
large attendance is earnestly request
ed.
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