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December 15, 1828
Phenix Gazette
Alexandria, Virginia
What is this article about?
Mr. Saintclair presented a bill in the North Carolina Legislature that passed a second reading, empowering superior courts to secure property acquired by wives of habitual drunkard husbands for family maintenance, protected from husbands' debts.
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A bill has been presented, in the Legislature of North Carolina, by Mr. Saintclair, and passed a second reading, for the relief of Wives.
It provides that the several Superior Courts shall have full power, upon the petition of a wife, (due proof being made, that the husband of such petitioner is an habitual drunkard, and thereby neglects to provide a support for his family and destroys the proceeds of their labor, to decree that all property thereafter acquired by the wife, either by gift or otherwise, shall be secured to her for the maintenance of herself and family and shall not be taken for the debts of her husband.
It provides that the several Superior Courts shall have full power, upon the petition of a wife, (due proof being made, that the husband of such petitioner is an habitual drunkard, and thereby neglects to provide a support for his family and destroys the proceeds of their labor, to decree that all property thereafter acquired by the wife, either by gift or otherwise, shall be secured to her for the maintenance of herself and family and shall not be taken for the debts of her husband.
What sub-type of article is it?
Politics
What keywords are associated?
North Carolina Legislature
Bill For Wives
Habitual Drunkenness
Property Relief
What entities or persons were involved?
Mr. Saintclair
Where did it happen?
North Carolina
Domestic News Details
Primary Location
North Carolina
Key Persons
Mr. Saintclair
Outcome
passed a second reading
Event Details
A bill presented by Mr. Saintclair in the Legislature of North Carolina for the relief of wives, providing that superior courts may decree upon petition and proof that a husband is an habitual drunkard neglecting family support and destroying labor proceeds, securing wife's future property for family maintenance and exempt from husband's debts.