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LAWS OF MARYLAND.

eral Laws, entitled "Husband and Wife," be and the same is

hereby repealed and the following substituted in lieu thereof.

2. The property acquired or owned according to the proTisions

of the preceding section by a married woman, she shall hold for

her separate use with power of devising the same as fully as if

she were a feme sole, or she may convey the same by a joint deed

with her husband, or authorize an agent or attorney to sell and

convey the same by a power of attorney executed jointly with her

husband; or when the husband is a lunatic or insane and has

been so found upon inquisition, and said finding remains unre-

versed and in force, she may convey the same as fully as if she

were a feme sole, by her separate deed, whether the same be abso-

lute or by way of mortgage; provided, that if she die intestate

and leaving children, her husband shall have a life estate in her

Property

property, real and personal, but if she die intestate leaving no

of feme
soles.

Children, her husband shall have a life estate in her real property,

and her personal property shall vest in him absolutely; any mar-

ried woman may be sued jointly with her husband in any of the

courts of this State, or before any justice of the peace, or any

note, bill of exchange, single bill, bond, contract or agreement

which she may have executed jointly with her husband, and may

employ counsel and defend such action or suit separately or

jointly with her husband; and judgments recovered in such cases

shall be liens on the property of defendants, and may be collected

by execution or attachment in the same manner as if the defend-

ants were not husband and wife; provided, that in all cases where

a married woman has made such contract or agreement as a feme

sole under section seven of this article, she may be proceeded

against as therein provided.

SEC. 2. And be it enacted, That this act shall take effect from

the date of its passage.

Approved April 3, 1890.

CHAPTER 395.
AN ACT to repeal section two hundred and fourteen, of article

two, of the Code of Public Local Laws of Maryland, title "Anne

Arundel county," sub-title "Sheriff," and to re-enact the same

with amendments except so far as concerns the present incum-

bent of said office.

SECTION 1. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Maryland,

That section two hundred and fourteen, of article two, of the

To repeal

Code of Public Local Laws of Maryland, title "Anne Arundel

county," sub-title "Sheriff," be and the same is hereby repealed

and re-enacted with amendments so as to read as follows :