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Report on Ordinance 12 of 1885 by the Attorney Bucal

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Attorney General's Office

May 16th, 1885

Report on Ordinance 12 of 1885

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have examined the

accompanying Ordinance, entitled The Married women's Disposition of Property Ordinance, 1885, anddam

of opinion that the Ordinance is one which is not contrary to the Governor's Instructions.

The object of this Ordinance

is to provide for the local appointment

of Commissioners to take the.

knowledgements of married women

in the

way

and for the same purposes