Year: 1869

To protect the rights Of Married WO-
men, and iR relation to the liabilities


Incident to the Marriage relations.


Be 1t enacted 6y the Legislature Of
the State of Nebraska: SECTION 1.
The property, real or personal, which
any woman in this State may own
at the time Of her marriage, and the
rents, issues, profits or proceeds there
of, and any real, personal or mixed
property, which shall come to her by
| descent, devise or bequest, or the gift
of any person except her husband
shall remain her sole and separate
property, Notwithstanding her mar
riage, and shall not be subject to the
disposal Of the husband nor be liable
for his debts.


SEC. 2. Any married woman, while
married, may, bargain, sell and con-
vey her moneys, chattels, personal
and real property, and enter into any
contract in reference to the same, with
any and all pesOns whatsoever as if
she were sole.


SEC. 3. Any woman may, while
married, or where the cause Of action
arose while married, sue and be
sued in all matters having relation to
her property, personal or real, in
the same manner as if she were sole,
when the action is brought, or when
the cause of action arose.


SEC. 4. Any woman may, while
married, make a will, but shall not be-
queath away from her husband more
than One-half of her property, both
personal and real, without his consent,
in writing, either before or after mar
riage.


SEC. 5. If any married woman die
without will, one-half of her separate
property shall become and remain the
absolute property of her husband the
other half shall descend to and be di-
vided equally between the children Of
such married woman.


SEC. 8. Any married woman dying
without will or issue, her whole prop
ertY shall decend to her surviving hns-
band during his lifetime, and after
wards to her next of kin in fee simple.


SEC. Z. Any married man dying
without a will, one-half Of his prOp-
erty, personal, real and mixed, shall
descend to and become the absolute
property Of his surviving wife, the
other half shall be equally divided
among nlS cnliQfels


SEC. s. Any married man dying
without a viii Orissue, his whole prop
erty shall descend to his surviving
wife during her lifetime and after
wards to his next of kin in fee simple.


SEC. 8. In case any married man
shall hereafter deprive his wife of over
One-half Of his property by will, il
shall be optional with such married
women, after the death of her hus-
band, to accept the conditions Of such
will, or One-half Of his whole estate,
real, personal and mixed.


SEC. 10. Property of the wife be
longing to the husband after her de-
cease, and property of the husband
belonging to the wife after his deeease,
according the provisions Of this act,
shall be assigned and setover to either,
as dover is assigned and property set
over to the wife out Of the husbands
estate, after his decease, according to
the laws which now are, or hereafter
may be in force in this State.


SEC. IL. Any married woman may
carry on any trade or business, and
perform any labor OF services, on her
real and separate account, and the ear
nings Of any married woman, from
her trade, business, labor or services,
shall be her sole and separate property,
and may be used and invested by her
in her own name, and she may sue
and be sued as if sole, in regard to her
trade, business, labor, services and
earnings, and her property, acquired