PREFACE. This bulletin has been compiled by Mr. Charles W. Bradrick of the Legislative Reference Department, who has accomplished the difficult task in a most complete and satisfactory manner. Its purpose is to meet an ever-growing demand for a publication setting forth the rights, privileges, duties and disabilities of women under the constitution and the statutes of Michigan, particularly wherein they differ from those enjoyed by or imposed upon men. Although it purports to include only the laws relating to women, in some cases (as, for example, the chapter on Descent and Distribution), for the sake of completeness and usefulness, the provisions of the statutes are given in full. Most of the sections herein contained are taken verbatim or in substance from the statutes. In some instances, where the statutes are silent or where the law is stated in more general terms, it has been deemed advisable to incorporate extracts from the reports of cases decided by the Supreme Court of this State. The purpose and the nature of this bulletin preclude greater amplitude or a more detailed statement of the law. The following is a list of abbreviations used: C. L. Compiled Laws of Michigan, 1897. How. Howell's Annotated Statutes of Michigan, 2nd Edition, 1913. P. A. Public Acts of Michigan, followed by the number of the act and the year of enactment. Const. Constitution of Michigan, 1909. |