The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1915-01-18
INTRODUCES
PROPERTY RIGHTS
FOR WOMEN BILL
Senator from Rernalillo Pre-
sents Measure Approved by
Federation of State Clubs in
Upper House.


Santa Pc. y. A., Jan. IS. Senator
Isaac HaTth. OF Bcrualilo county. to-
day introduced boz ne upper house the
prupsrtg rights FOR women bill. or
r.,her bills. FOR there are three Of
them, which are approved Boy the state
federation uf vomcn's cluhg. The bills
amend section i6. section 20 aud sec-
uon o. chapter 30 of the 1907 ses-
sion inWr
The bills would turn the property
ut Oh, martial community upon dean
ui thr husband entirely tu the wife In
the event that there ure mo- children;
would ,Ntcud the Iirht CO. documentary
disposition uf halls uf the community
property to the wife. iu the eyont of
her death. unless there aye no chill
drcu, would otherwise give the wife
rquui standing with the husband In
~dlsposirg ni tho community estate.
The bills would dispose OF the COM
WunItN property bon the SAME fashion
Zoo the event OF the dca;h cot either Of
th, members 81 tbc marital commun-
1899 and prohibit either wife or husband
from disposiug of the community
property during the life off both par
Ties.
As the laW stands 8t present. the
husband received AN the Wiies share
: uf tho community property without
administration except such as has
been made separate property o. q iu-
oi.iIl decree which is subject 10 her
tcstumeutary disposal cor gots To- her
heirs. Bee the event there is mo- tcstd-
Woutary disposition on che other
hand should the husband die, the wife
gets but half the property under pres
emit law hale goinE to the husbands tes-
tamcutary estate. 10 he should die in
t%ostatr it goes half Go the wife and
tho remainder e." the children 'lnd
further as provided by law
The provisions ui the proposed law
are as follows.
s j, 80. Distribution OF Common
Property uu the Death of Husband
Upon the death uf the husband once
hale OF b community property goe,
tn the SURVIVING vito aud the othay
"ue-hulf d. subject to the testnmentar,
disposition OF the husband. and in the
Ibsruco OF such disposition goes one
fourth Go the suryiyinp wife and tho
remainder iu equal shares 90 the chit
drou of tho doccdcnt, and in the covnt
that there are mo- children an the com
Wuuity property Eors to the surviving
wife. In case of the dissolution 81 the
community hy the death of the hps-
band. the entire community prupvri5
is rpuHlls subject tn the community
debts. the family allowance and the
charge and EXPENSE ot administra-
tiuu. provided however that the suf-
WINS wife takes oue-haif nf said COM
wuuity property subject to the debts
of the dcccdcnt"
"SCc 30. Distribution pf the Cum-
mon Property ON Death Of Wifc-Ju-
ON the death OF tho wife oup-h half of
the community property gues to thr
suryiNIur husband and tho other halt
is subject to tho trstamentary dispose
tom of the vito. and In the absence Of
such disposition goes ouc-fourth tu the
surviving husband and the remainder
n equal shares Goo the children of thg
decedout ana in the event hal Their.
trc MO- children 100 the community
property goes ta tho surviving hus.
band. IN ease of the dissolution of the
community b, the death Of the vile
tho entire community property 81
cUuHiIF subject to the community debts
aud the charge and Expenses ~ adj
ml%nistrutloni provided. however. that
1.-The surviving husband takes one-hali
OF Said community property subject u
the debts OF She deccdcnt.
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