Amarillo daily news. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 19??-current, 1913-01-11
THE COMMUNITY OPPORTUNITY.

The following Is taken from the literature ~
suea by the State Federation Of Woman Clubs in
behalf Of the proposed law TO allow married wo-
men the rights in Texas already conceded TO mar
ned men and unmarried
Marriage in Texas - a community partnership.
The laws Of this partnership do not resemble
those Of any other partnership
Indeed they differ IN most eccentric fashion.
One of the partners has all the control OF the
funds
The other partner cannot demand an account
ing until the partnership has been Dissolved.
The funds Of the partnerhip available to
pay all Of the debts OF one Of the partners whether
the debts were made before marriage or after and
whether for necessities or Injuries or vices
The funds of the partnership are available only
to pay part Of the debt OF the other partner only
those made after marriage and then only when the
debts were made for necessities.
One OF these partners is the sole agent for any
other property the other partner may own and this
partner and not the owner can collect rents divi-
dcnds crops or increase.
Only one OF these partners can check out the
funds OF the partnership.
And in fact only this partner can check
out any other funds belonging to the other part
ner separately and that are not IN the partner
ship.
II the woman partner runs away the man part
ner dispose of the partnership property
II the man partner runs away from wherever
he may be he can still dispose OF The partnership
property, although it deprives the other partner
OF the necessities OF life
Only OF these partners can extend credit
Only OF these partners can be held liable
on contracts
Only one Of these partners can make gifts out
the partnership funds.
He can give them all away It he wants to-
The other partner can not even give Chris,
mas gift out OF the rent OF interest or dividend
on her separate money without the consent Of the
managing partner.
One OF these partners is classed by law with
infants idiots and criminals
AS the partnership is family one OF the as
sets is children.
One OF the partners bears them
The other partner owns them.
The control and Management md disposition
of the children is vested IN only one partner
Only one Of the partners can select their oc-
equations collect their wages
Is not this inded nobby partnership
Some ! 10000 or 20 600 Texas women think that
this partnership law could be improved upon a bit
Not that they dissatisfied with their own mari
tai partners to whom they are willing in most cases
to allow even larger liberty in managing com
munity property than the law does. and that is
saying a whole lot but because the law considers
one OF these partners in the partnership to be al
ways wise just and efficient and the other always
stupid, inefficient and ninny and the facts Of real
lite sometimes reverse these presumptions of law.
thus creating more or less hardship and confusion
he Texas Bar association and the Texas Bank.
ers and the Texas corporations who employ great
numbers OF people Of both sexes and the labor or.
carnations whose members are often forced to
make living though they belong to the weaker
sex and the gallant Texas manhood think that the
women are right about it,
Those capable, just husbands who can be
trusted to play fair do not desire any such absolute
and arbitrary control as the law gives them
So the Legislature of Texas at the instance OF
the men and women of Texas is going to grade up
this partnership law bit by means of the Married
Womans Bill