The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1918-07-30
CANDIDATE
FOR ASSEMBLYMAN


pears the announcement of candidacy
for assemblyman from Humboldt
county, on the Independent ticket. Of
the editor, proprietor. manager and
all-around factotum of this paper,
Genevieve l.. Harroun.
1t is not with a view of attaining
either publicity or notoriety that VIC
are asking that we be elected as one
of the representatives in the assem-
bly, from Humboldt county. but a
strong and well-defned desire to see
one of the most iniquitous community
property laws ever spread upon the
statute books of any state not amend
ed, but repealed in its wicked entirety.
and new law enacted for the protec-
tion of the women and children OF
Nevada
Our platform has but a single plank
We are not able to establish libraries,
build restrooms, or even contribute d
park to this city, but we are willing
to exert every effort to have a Law
drawn up and passed, through which
a coach and four cannot be driven and
which will insure women equal rights
in community property and safeguard
the interests of the children. The au-
thor of this law could ask no moro
lasting monument
To more fully explain our conten-
tion, to explain that platform, and 10
correctly inform the voters on thi.
subject, the following resume of the
rights of women in Nevada, compiled
by b. NJ. Wilson and reviewed and
pronounced correct by supreme jus
tees and other authorities. is printed
Separate Property
A wife may hold separate property
if she had it before marriage, and that
which she may afterwards receive by
gift or Inheritance. This may be kepi
in her name alone, and wholly undei
her control, by filing an inventory d
the same in the county where she re.
sides, and where the property is situ-
ated To. neglect this matter OF re
cording is to subject the property tt
the debts of her husband (Sees. 2155-
1853, Rev. Laws.)
Community Property
All earnings of husband and wife
are called community property" This
sounds well, but is q complete mis-
nomer. The property so earned is alb
solutely controlled by the husband, as
longas he lives. He may sell it with
out the consent of the wife, and may
will away half of it. thus controlling
it even after death.
But if the wife dies first. she may
not dispose of any portion of this So
called community property by will
even though she may have earned
large portion of it by her individual
labor, and labored equally with the
husband to earn all of II (Secs. 2156-
2l60. Rev. Laws.)
4 wife may work for years, econo-
mizing and saving for her children's
education, and accumulate a suitable
sum. She may then die. Her husband
can spend that mony in any way he
pleases, depriving the children. or he
may marry again. and the second wife
may be given the money for other
purposes. defeating the entire wish of
the first wife, who earned the money.
Homestead
The only protection afforded by the
law in Nevada is to declare a home
stead. This may be done by either
husband or wife, to the value of $4,000.
But il can only be declared upon real
estate. with dwelling-house thereon,
and the furniture therein contained.
If the community property consists
only of money in bank, stocks, or
other securities. or real estate used
for business purposes only, a home
stead cannot be filed upon it.
When once a homestead declaration
has been made, that homestead cannot
be mortgaged nor conveyed by the
husband without the consent of the
wife
In all other instances the wife's
signature TO deeds of property is not
necessary In Nevada.
The community property law is an
inheritance from Spain, with the land
ceded to the United States by Mexico.
which later became the states of
Washington, Idaho. Nevada, Califor-
! mia. Arizona, New Mexico and Texas.
In order to avoid complication in land
| titles, and to pass titles quickly, the
Spanish laws formerly controlling
were adopted by these states. They
disregarded entirely the rights of d
married woman in property. The
Spanish sonora was trained to submit
to her husbands disposition of their
vast acres, even though it often meant
penury for her children and grand
\ children later.
/ There were few American womer
1 here then. and those who were doubt
4 less needed no protection from the
| generous-hearted pioneer. But witt
the population Of these western state.
/ by people of every land conditions
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