Married Women's Property.
[CAP. 183
CHAPTER 183.
MARRIED WOMEN'S PROPERTY.
To amend the law relating to the property of married women. Originally
[15th June, 1906.]
5 of 1906. Fraser
5 of 1906.
1. This Ordinance may be cited as the Married Women's Property Ordinance.
2. In this Ordinance— "contract" includes the acceptance of any trust, or of the office of executrix or administratrix, and the provisions of this Ordinance as to liabilities of married women shall extend to all liabilities by reason of any breach of trust or devastavit committed by any married woman being a trustee or executrix or administratrix either before or after her marriage, and her husband shall not be subject to such liabilities unless he has acted or intermeddled in the trust or administration;
"property" includes a chose in action.
Interpretation. 45 & 46 Vict. c. 75, s. 24.
etc., to
married
entitled.
c. 75, s. 6.
3. All deposits in any savings bank or in any other bank, all annuities granted by any person, and all sums which on the 1st day of January, 1883, were forming part of any stock or funds transferable in the books of any bank, which on the 1st day of January, 1883, were standing in the sole name of a married woman, and all shares, stock, debentures, debenture stock or other interests of or in any corporation, company or public body, municipal, commercial or otherwise, or of or in any industrial, provident, friendly, benefit, building or loan society, which on the 1st day of January, 1883, were standing in her name, shall be deemed, unless and until the contrary is shown, to be the property of such married woman; and the fact that any such deposit, annuity, sum forming part of any stocks or funds transferable in the books of any bank, share, stock, debenture, debenture stock or other interest as aforesaid is standing in the sole name of a married woman shall be sufficient prima facie evidence that she is beneficially entitled thereto, so as to authorize and empower her to receive or transfer the same, and to receive the dividends, and to indemnify all directors, managers and trustees of every such bank, corporation, company, public body or society as aforesaid in respect thereof.
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Married Women's Property.
[CAP. 183
CHAPTER 183.
MARRIED WOMEN'S PROPERTY.
To amend the law relating to the property of married women. Originally
[15th June, 1906.]
5 of 1906. Fraser
5 of 1906.
1. This Ordinance may be cited as the Married Short title. Women's Property Ordinance.
2. In this Ordinance— "contract" includes the acceptance of any trust, or of the office of executrix or administratrix, and the provisions of this Ordinance as to liabilities of married women shall extend to all liabilities by reason of any breach of trust or devastavit committed by any married woman being a trustee or executrix or administratrix either before or after her marriage, and her husband shall not be subject to such liabilities unless he has acted or intermeddled in the trust or administration;
"property" includes a chose in action.
Interpretation. 45 & 46 Vict. c. 75, s. 24.
etc., to
married
entitled.
c. 75, s. 6.
3. All deposits in any savings bank or in any other As to stock, bank, all annuities granted by any person, and all sums which a forming part of any stock or funds transferable in the books woman is of any bank, which on the 1st day of January, 1883, were 45 & 46 Vict. standing in the sole name of a married woman, and all shares, stock, debentures, debenture stock or other interests of or in any corporation, company or public body, municipal, com- mercial or otherwise, or of or in any industrial, provident, friendly, benefit, building or loan society, which on the 1st day of January, 1883, were standing in her name, shall be deemed, unless and until the contrary is shown, to be the property of such married woman; and the fact that any such deposit, annuity, sum forming part of any stocks or funds transferable in the books of any bank, share, stock, debenture, debenture stock or other interest as aforesaid is standing in the sole name of a married woman shall be sufficient prima facie evidence that she is beneficially entitled thereto, so as to authorize and empower her to receive or transfer the same, and to receive the dividends, and to indemnify all directors, managers and trustees of every such bank, corporation, company, public body or society as afore- said in respect thereof.
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