Buncombe County, NC - Mary Eller - Act to Secure Property, 1806

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An Act to secure to Mary Eller, of Buncombe county, wife of Jacob Eller,
such property as she now has, or hereafter may acquire

Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of North Carolina, and 
it is hereby enacted by the authority of the same, That Mary Eller, of the
county of Buncombe, shall, from and after the passing of this act, be
entitled to and possess, in her sole right, all such property, either
real or personal, as she now has, or hereafter may acquire, by purchase,
devise, industry or otherwise, in as full and ample manner, as if she
never had been married to the said Jacob Eller, and shall have full power
to sue for and recover, in any court of record having cognizance, thereof,
all debts which are or may be due; any law to the contrary notwithstanding.

II. And be it further enacted, That this act shall be in force from and
after the passing thereof.


Source:
NC Archives
Public and Private Laws of North Carolina
1806
Chapter CIX
Page 52

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