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 iuanniaen AND DIVORCE. 87 or in any way recognizing the relation as e ·'*t' th t t -fifth ’· day of July, eighteen hundred and sixty-sixfwhlgtiigftheiiitgsmofy mar- 24g?vqll¥p}gge)i C. mage have been celebrated between them or not, are deemed husband and wife, and are entitled to all the rights and privileges, and subject to the duties and obligations of that relation, in like manner as if they had been duly married according to law. Sec. :2o. All the children of such persons shall be deemed le 'timate Their children » Sl 7 yvhether born before or after the date mentioned in the preceding sec- l"Bm“"**°· ion. TLT; _ Sec. 726. When such parties have ceased to cohabit before such date, Cllildren ofthoso ID consequence of the death of the woman, or from any other cause, all ‘”h° hh‘}JY° °”“"‘1 the children of the woman recognized by the man to be his shall be _;.._t° °° a w' -_ deemed legitimate. Ibid. PROPERTY-RIGHTS OF MARRIED WOMEN. Sec. 727. In the District the right of any married woman to any Rightormmica property, p€I‘S0l13l0r real, belonging to her at the time of marriage, womentopropcrty or acquired during marriage in any other way than by gift or convey- ...;.;.“"“°l“t°·_ _ ance from her husband, shall be as absolute as if she were unmarried, 231° Q¥’Q`,}',,l"'§”;,E· anddsliall not be subject to the disposal of her husband, nor be liable for @,:5,;,, ,,,_ ’§,],,Q{j is 9 ts- wicl·:,18Wall.. 141. Sec. 728. Any married woman may convey, devise, and bequeath her Full Poway 0 { property, or any mterest therein, in the same manner and with like disposal. effect as if she were unmarried. [see tt no-usr.} 10  1869, 0. 23, s- ;_v· 3 P• · Sec. 729. Any married woman may contract, and sue and ’be sued in t Right *° °‘;"{R; her own name, in all matters having relation to her sole and separate BQ2Q_' °°°’ °° property, in the same manner as if she were unmarried. · Sec. 730. Neither the husband nor his property shall be bound by ,,,£E’“‘;f,‘,':gu “°" any such contract, made by a married woman, nor liable for any recov- .._.L__L.. ery against her in any such suit, but judgment may be enforced by Ibidexecution against her sole and separate estate in the same manner as if she were unmarried. DIVORCE. Sec. 731. All applications for divorce shall be made by petition to _Appii¢==¤¤i¢>¤¤ M the supreme court of the District. [see t mn.] ‘“"°"’°· 19 June, 1860, c. 158, s. 1, v. 12, p. 59. Sec. 732. The proceedings upon apetition for divorce shall be the Proceedings; same as are had in other cases, except so far as otherwise provided in 8°“°‘“l "“1°· this chapter. Ibid. Sec. 733. The petition for a divorce shall specify the causes therefor Wb=¤t_p¤titi¤¤ with certainty. Sec. 734. Upon the petition being filed, the clerk shall issue sum- B $:(¤{::;>¤¤ *4* *‘°· mons for the defendant to appear and answer.  Sec. 735. If it shall appear by the aHidavit_of a disinterested witness caEg;i°;&2l’“bli' that the defendant is a non-resident of the District, or has been absent _+.. therefrom for the space of six months, the court, after the return of one Il>r<1· summons not found, may authorize notice of the pendency of the petition, to be given by publication, in such manner as it shall direct. Sec. 736. The court shall proceed to hear and determine such cause, Wheucausesshall whenever such summons shall have been served twenty days, or such be b¤¤¤‘d- publication made forty days before the commencement of the term. Ibm_ Sec. 737. No judgment for a divorce shall he rendered on default No ,,,,1 g,,,,,,,,, without proof ; nor shall any admissions contained in the answer of the without proof defendant be taken as proof of the facts charged as the groundof the ""““‘_‘”',b,d_ application, but the same shall in all cases be proved by other evidence.