The Free Libraries Act.-1898.

8. Free Libraries shall be deemed to be urban, suburban, or Free Libraries to country institutes, as the case may be, for the purpose of partici- participate in grants. pating in any grant voted by Parliament in aid of such institutes.

9. This Act, so far as it relates to Municipalities, shall be Incorporation. incorporated with "The Municipal Corporations Act, 1890," and so far as it relates to District Councils, with "The District Councils Act, 1887."

10. Any two or more Municipal Corporations or District Councils may agree to combine with cach other or with any Corporations or Councils for the purposes of this Act, and so that it shall suffice if the Free Library be established within any Municipality or District the Corporation or Council of which shall be a party to such agree

ment.

In the name and on behalf of Her Majesty, I hereby assent to
this Bill.
S. J. WAY, Lieutenant-Governor.

An Act to amend the "Married Women's Property Act,

1883-4."

[Assented to, December 23rd, 1898.]

E it Enacted by the Governor, with the advice and consent

BE

of the Parliament of South Australia, as follows:

1. This Act may be cited as "The Married Woman's Property Short title and Amendment Act, 1898," and shall be incorporated with the "Married incorporation. Women's Property Act, 1883-4."

2. Every contract hereafter entered into by a married woman Contracts by married otherwise than as agent

(a) Shall be deemed to be a contract entered into by her with

respect to and to bind her separate property, whether she
is or is not in fact possessed of or entitled to any separate
property at the time when she enters into such contract:

(b) Shall bind all separate property which she may at that time
or thereafter be possessed of or entitled to: and

(c) Shall also be enforceable by process of law against all property which she may thereafter while discovert be possessed of or entitled to:

Provided that nothing in this section contained shall render available to satisfy any liability or obligation arising out of such contract any separate property which at that time or thereafter the married woman is restrained from anticipating: Provided also that in all

women.

Will of married

woman.

Repeal.

The Married Woman's Property Amendment Act.-1898.

cases the onus shall be on the married woman of showing that she has no separate property.

3. Every will shall be construed with reference to the real estate and personal estate comprised in it to speak and take effect as if it had been executed immediately before the death of the testator, unless a contrary intention shall appear by the will, and shall equally apply to the will of a married woman made during coverture, whether she is or is not possessed of or entitled to any separate property at the time of making it, and such will shall not require to be re-executed or republished after the death of her husband.

4. Sub-section (3) of section 1 of the "Married Women's Property Act, 1883-4," is hereby repealed.

In the name and on behalf of Her Majesty, I hereby assent to
this Bill.
S. J. WAY, Lieutenant-Governor.

Adelaide By authority, C. E. BRISTOW, Government Printer, North Terrace.

An Act relating to Affiliation.

[Assented to, December 23rd, 1898.]

E it Enacted by the Governor, with the advice and consent of

BE

the Parliament of South Australia, as follows:

1. This Act may be cited as "The Affiliation Law Amendment Short title. Act, 1898."

2. The remedies against the father of an illegitimate child are Extension of extended to the recovery of any sum not exceeding Ten Pounds remedies. for confinement expenses.

3. "Confinement expenses " includes reasonable medical and Confinement nursing expenses attendant upon the confinement of the mother expenses. and the cost of clothing necessary for the child for two months after its birth.

4. An order for confinement expenses may be made on complaint Order. therefor, or such order may be made therefor without any complaint in any proceedings against the father for the relief or maintenance of the child, and such order may be made separately or included in any other order against the father.

5. Proceedings may be had against the father of an illegitimate Time for proceedings. child for relief or maintenance or for confinement expenses either

before or after the birth of the child.

6. No