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Rights Of Married Women

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Parent Issue
Day
9
Month
March
Year
1846
Copyright
Public Domain
OCR Text

- A bilí haspassed the VVkconsin Legislature to protect the righls of married women; it provides that they inay bccomc postestsed of real estáte by descent, bequcst, demiae, gift, purchase or distribulion, and alío hold in tlieir ov rio-ht real estáte which they may havo possesstd befare coverture, and be exeonpt Trom their husband's debts. The dowér of the wife in the real estáte of wbich the husband dies seized is likewise exempted from libility on account of the husbands debts, control and the management of the wifo's estáte is in the husband as heretofore. In case of the wife's death, euch property descendö to tlio joint issue, and if thete bc none, then to har busband and h is heiT8.