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 F IFT Y-SIXTH CONGRESS. Sess. I. Ch. 786. 1900. 50]. amount or proportion of rent due fro1n the land in his possession, although it be only a part of what was originally demised. Sec. 58. Such rent may be recovered in an action, and the deed or 9,§§’f“· *‘°“' ’°°°"‘ demise, or any other instrument in writing, if there be any, showing the provisions of the lease, may be used in evidence by either party to prove the amount due from the defendant. _ Sec. 59. Nothing contained in the two preceding sections shall mffif, €§Q§’ud*§°(§{‘,;‘g§ deprive landlords of any other legal remedy for the recovery of their remedies- 1'6IltS, whether secured to them by their leases or provided by law. _ ‘ _ Sec. 60. All estates at will or by suiferance may be determined by cSgi§,§’,§‘;‘§‘;},‘§L_’Q,d gji either party, by three months’ notice in writing given to the other s¤¤er¤¤··e- party; and when the rent reserved in a lease at will is payable at · periods of less than three months the time of such notice shall be sufficient if it be equal to the interval between the times of payment; and in all cases of neglect or refusal to pay the rent due on a lease at · will fourteen days’ notice to quit, given in writing by the landlord to the tenant, shall be sufficient to determine the lease. Sec. 61. A person seized of an estate in remainder or reversion may ,n·,§gf§Q;‘¤Q‘;'*“5"'>'*° maintain a civil action for any injury done to the inheritance, notwith-‘ standing any intervening estate for life or years. Sec. 62. A tenant in common may maintain any proper action or ,n1;j,”,;‘;Qg“°‘ *°“““*° proceeding against his cotenant for receiving more than his just pro- ` portion of the rents or profits of the estate owned by them in commonand joint tenancy is abolished, and all persons having an undivided interest in real property are to be deemed and considered tenants in common. Cnnrrnn Tniv. on run r·no1=·nn*rY on Mnnmnn woiunx. Sec. Sec. 63. Separate prolperty of wife not subject I 67. Liability for civil injuries. to husban ’s debts. 68. W1fe’s contracts binding upon her. 64. Property acquired during coverture. 69. Civil disabilities removed. - 65. District court may adjudge that hus- 70. Register of personal property. band has abandoned wife; effect of. 71. Effect of registration. 66. Return of husband nottoabate action. 72. Certified copies of register. Sec. 63. The property and pecuniary rights of every married 0,€${’g'§,§ s,{’,§§’&§‘}g woman at the time of her marriage, or afterwards acquired by gift, husbands debts. devise, or inheritance, shall not be subject to the debts or contracts of her husband, and she may manage, sell, convey, or devise the same by will to the same extent and in the same manner that her husband ' can property belonging to him. . Sec. 64. All groperty, either real or personal, acquired by any dulgggsggfgerglfgeuirsd married woman uring coverture by her own labor shall not be liable ` for the debts, contracts, or liabilities of her husband, but shall in all respects be subject to the same exemptions and liabilities as property owned at the time of her marriage or afterwards acquired by gift, devise, or inheritance. _ _ Sec. 65. When any married man residing in the district shall aban- ,_,d?{$QE°€h§€§{{,b’§]§§ don his wife without making suitable provision for her support for a Qg;cQ‘gg“°°"*’d "’“°¢ period of one year the district court may, upon her petition setting up ' the facts of such abandonment, verified by her own oath, summarily proceed to hear the petition and adjudge the fact as to such abandonment, which ad`udication shall be conclusive as to such fact as to third persons; and if such abandonment shall be adjudged thereupon, such married woman, during the absence of her husban, may in all respects contract in relation to, sell, convey, and deal with her separate property, real and personal, in the same manner as if she were a feme sole,