*1 OFFICE OF ?‘HE A-ITORNEY GENERAL OF TEXAS

AUSTIN

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latter ir a draft of the pro- The propoucrd amendsent *2 if?& &@AM ~kUdC6IU?bip I we 2 Wii6, 0m6d or Olalffied by hex befor

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rate property* and lrrs shall. paesed moss olaarly d6fdlQ th6 rlght!?.Of the wife, rsl6tfQn as~w611 to her s6p6rat.6 property

ad that h6lb in OopIllOn with h6r bU6bmn4,

Iawa shall 6180 paaad proriding for the

I'6gi0t~tiOll Of th6 Wir6'iI 06p6lVlt6 prOpUty.* the mIknd6t6 Of th6 nbOt6 qUQt6d In kWpkIg with 86otlon or the ContitLtutlon with r6fer6ao6 to commualty. property, L##gisktUre W this State Wl6Ot6d Wh6t 16 now Article 4619, Revlnd 01~11 Stetntee, whloh reads: "Sob. 1. All pkoperty 6oquimd sither the husband ot'wtfe t!tlring.~66XTiage, OX?6pt,that whlah 1s the 8ciparat6 property of 6lther,. ehall @xiaM Inmbd# the omreqn prOp6rty and -8; +%I all?khs'~f6atr v@iQh:th6 hwWul 4tna.td.e porros~~atths tS86 tl$q mace ~gay be Qln6~lved~6ball b6 rsgudad aa oomon 6ffeeta ~eslthzJ bo utltiaMm?SJs *3 Hon. Callas iilsnken5hip - agil 3 if the husbhnd ~6% a aonkid6nt

ildt6 r66idOd, at the tina of dicappcarancs, or ‘of t&la State 'Of any oounty in whiph the oommunlty proqs'ty _ _ _ part therooT id situated in whioh petition :th6 wife ahall set forth the facts'%ntitllng tQ aOlStlO1, hiWigS, Or the OOa- :hU aLld di%pO%8 ~runity property under prmldons of this

:iirtlalr. i’*&30. 8, Mt6r the fiU.ng of said petition ths :Judg6 OS said oourt ehall 56t tbc 56~6 Eon for either in'tqa U&e or vacotioa. h6arin5, Wotfce at thn riling of said patdtion 4.

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titian is filed .e?ld th6 saw shall be publi5$.6:.ed aa6ra~~oiroalation pub- simc mmspap5r.oi, n.wbIoh tbc petition S% ia ths county P {fiilad, if there be a noimpa~.:..pub~ehed in said toowty, but 'if not #en in thq..htareat county whus a newspaper bi genual alreu&tion Is pub- i 'Mahod, woo in mob .wmk for ta;t..c0nrrcloutf?~~~,.~~.~.~~. ~&&@&g& fd :&&~2*aw~. z&w .;&+)p5& :;~~~~w~;:':'::., *;.:;I:; p,i$i... '. ,' ., ,i::*i+&3~;,~.~*: ,‘- ..:

We tirrrt of tihioh pablioatixmns shall be not ilrss than ten daye pr$or to mob date sit Sor :

jsuah hr%rring. .heo. 5. ftj upon the pearl~ug of mild~ pC;titim, &ha Ju&gs shall ,%atgsti8a that .thbe raots

j%lleg%d therein are tnts, and that tiota ex.Xst #leh entltle the uila.to Cgntml, 5wm&1 a&?l O? $h6 OOimRWity pl't3pUtf' UnbU the

diUp056 1 of tois Act, he ahall $y?OYi~10I~ Of-96otiOn MU~c,hi% ordor.fiPd.irQ and wtflmg out suob toot%, land theroarter the ~12s shall hare the ~mn6 pow6rs year the ocammnity properly aa ar6 oonlermd until the hwzband shall :16N upon the hu%baUd, $%VS returnsd t0 tha Wif6, and Until 6%th6S.t'h* 5imll make arid f116 jkusband or Wff6 tCr XeOOrd :lfo the of?lee of the ooimty olerk oil the county &a which eel& pstftion wea filed, his or her

. ‘affidavit steting the fact of suoh return. Sal4 .afii&avit shall moor&%4 in the deed raaords dM!d ;Qf tltdd OOUntjy BIid may t6 r5Oi2~%6~& lraeorda of othss ootmtiers In which the property said ~Oo.sautity @tats nmy rS.tuatad.*