LAWS OF MARYLAND. Volume 627, Page 62-63

Dec. Ses. 1822

CHAPTER 100.

Passed Feb. 4, 1823.

An act for the relief of Adelaide V. Lowe, of Frederick county.

Preamble

WHEREAS articles of separation have heretofore been agreed upon between Bradley S. A. Lowe and Adelaide V. Lowe, his wife, which have been sanctioned and approved of by the family and friends of the said Adelaide; And whereas the said Bradley and Adelaide are respectively desirous that a law shall pass, more fully to carry into effect the agreement so as aforesaid entered into by them; therefore,

Husband's interest annulled.

Section 1. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Maryland, That Bradley S. A. Lowe, the husband of Adelaide V. Lowe, of Frederick county, shall, from the passage of this act, be, and he is hereby altogether deprived of all and every interest, authority, power and controul, in, over, and to, the person or property of the said Adelaide V. Lowe, as fully and entirely as if she had never been married, and that all such interest, authority, power and controul shall from henceforth utterly cease and determine.

Legal capability.

2. And be it enacted, That the said Adelaide V. Lowe shall be, and she is hereby declared capable to have, hold, take, receive, sue for and recover by compromise, suit or suits in law or equity, property of any kind whether real, personal, or mixed, in as full and ample a manner as if she was feme sole, and to hold, use and enjoy the same for her own use and benefit, and the same to dispose of according to her will and pleasure, without the let, hindrance, molestation interference or consent of her said husband, in as full and ample a manner as if she were feme sole, and may, in her own name, sue and be sued at law and inequity, in the same manner as if she were a feme sole.

Guardian-ship.

3. And be it enacted, That the said Adelaide V. Lowe shall have the care, custody, guardianship and controul of Enoch Lewis Lowe, the infant son of the said Bradley S. A. Lowe and Adelaide V. Lowe, until the said Enoch Lewis Lowe shall arrive to the age of twenty-one years, and the said Adelaide V. Lowe shall have power to appoint by deed or by last will and testament, a guardian or guardians to the said Enoch L. Lowe, until he shall arrive at the age of twenty-one years.

Husband exonerated.

4. And be it enacted, That the said Bradley S. A. Lowe, shall not be liable for any debts hereafter contracted by the said Adelaide V. Lowe, or for the support or maintenance of the said Adelaide V. Lowe or the said Enoch Lewis Lowe.

An act for the relief of Adelaide V. Lowe, of Frederick county., LAWS OF MARYLAND. Volume 627, Page 62-63, Dec. Ses. 1822, Passed Feb. 4, 1823. (PDF)