(4.) Every contract entered into by a married woman with respect to and to bind her separate property shall bind not only the separate property which she Is possess- ed of or entitled to at the date of the con- tract, but also all separate property which she may thereafter acquire. M AK 250 MAR (J.) Every married woman carrying 00 a trade separately from her husband shall, in respect of her separate property, be subject to the bankruptcy laws in the same way aa if she were a feme sole. [NOTE. — This section places a married wo- man on exactly similar footing with a single woman.] 5. Every woman who marries after the commencement of this Act shall be entitled to have and to hold as her separate pro- perty and to dispose of in manner afore- said all real and personal property which shall belong to her at the time of marriage, or shall be acquired by or devolve upon her after marriage, including any wages, earn- ings, money, and property gained or ac- quired by her in any employment, trade, or occupation, in which she is engaged, or which she carries on separately from her husband, or by the exercise of any literary, artistic, or scientific skill. 8. Any money or other estate of the wife lent or entrusted by her to her husband for the purpose of any trade or business carried on by him, or otherwise, shall be treated as assets of her husband’s estate in case of his bankruptcy, under reservation of the wife’s claim to a dividend as a creditor for the amount or value of such money or other estate after, but not before, all claims of the other creditors of the husband for valuable consideration in money or money’s worth have been satisfied. [NOTE.— Thus a married woman may lend her husband money for carrying on his trade, but in case of her husband’s bank- ruptcy she will not be entitled to a dividend until the other creditors have been paid in full.] 4. The execution of a general power by will by a married woman shall nave the effect of making the property appointed liable for her debts and other liabilities in the same manner as her separate estate is made liable under this Act. 6. Every woman married before the com- mencement of this Act 6hall be entitled to have and to hold and to dispose of in man- ner aforesaid as her separate property all real and personal property, her title to which, whether vested or contingent, and whether in possession, reversion, or re- mainder, shall accrue after the commence- ment of this Act, including any wages, earnings, money, and property so gained or acquired by her as aforesaid. [NOTE.— The Act applies to women married before the Act comes into operation who may acquire property after January 1st, 1883, the time when the Act takes effect.] 6. All deposits in any post office or other savings bank, or In any other bank, all annuities granted by the Commissioners for the Reduction of the National Debt or

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(4.) Every contract entered into by a married woman with respect to and to bind her separate property shall bind not only the separate property which she Is possessed of or entitled to at the date of the contract, but also all separate property which she may thereafter acquire. M AK MAR (5.) Every married woman carrying 00 a trade separately from her husband shall, in respect of her separate property, be subject to the bankruptcy laws in the same way aa if she were a feme sole. [NOTE. — This section places a married woman on exactly similar footing with a single woman.] 5. 5. Every woman who marries after the commencement of this Act shall be entitled to have and to hold as her separate property and to dispose of in manner aforesaid all real and personal property which shall belong to her at the time of marriage, or shall be acquired by or devolve upon her after marriage, including any wages, earnings, money, and property gained or acquired by her in any employment, trade, or occupation, in which she is engaged, or which she carries on separately from her husband, or by the exercise of any literary, artistic, or scientific skill. 3. Any money or other estate of the wife lent or entrusted by her to her husband for the purpose of any trade or business carried on by him, or otherwise, shall be treated as assets of her husband’s estate in case of his bankruptcy, under reservation of the wife’s claim to a dividend as a creditor for the amount or value of such money or other estate after, but not before, all claims of the other creditors of the husband for valuable consideration in money or money’s worth have been satisfied. [NOTE.— Thus a married woman may lend her husband money for carrying on his trade, but in case of her husband’s bankruptcy she will not be entitled to a dividend until the other creditors have been paid in full.] 4. The execution of a general power by will by a married woman shall have the effect of making the property appointed liable for her debts and other liabilities in the same manner as her separate estate is made liable under this Act. 56. Every woman married before the commencement of this Act shall be entitledto have and to hold and to dispose of in manner aforesaid as her separate property all real and personal property, her title to which, whether vested or contingent, and whether in possession, reversion, or remainder, shall accrue after the commencement of this Act, including any wages, earnings, money, and property so gained or acquired by her as aforesaid. [NOTE.— The Act applies to women married before the Act comes into operation who may acquire property after January 1st, 1883, the time when the Act takes effect.] 6. All deposits in any post office or other savings bank, or In any other bank, all annuities granted by the Commissioners for the Reduction of the National Debt or

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