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may afterwards become possessed, otherwise than by her husband, 

 shall not be held responsible for his debts, whether contracted 

 before or after marriage. 



Nor shall the property thus intended to be secured to the 

 woman be alienated otherwise than by her voluntary consent. 



Section ii. In all cases in which estates are insolvent, the 

 widow shall be entitled to one-third of the real estate during 

 her natural life, and to one-third of the personal estate which 

 she shall hold in her own right, subject to alienation by her, 

 devise or otherwise. 



Section 12. No person shall be entitled to hold real estate 

 in this republic unless he be a citizen of the same. Neverthe- 

 less, this article shall not be construed to apply to colonisation, 

 missionary, educational, or other benevolent institutions, so long 

 as the property or estate is applied to its legitimate purposes. 



Section 13. The great object of forming these colonies being 

 to provide a home for the dispersed and oppressed children 

 of Africa, none but persons of colour shall be admitted to 

 citizenship in this republic. 



Section 14. The purchase of any land by any citizen or 

 citizens from the aborigines of this country, for his or their 

 own use, or for the benefit of others, as estate or estates in fee 

 simple, shall be considered null and void to all intents and 

 purposes. 



Section 15. The improvement of the native tribes and 

 their advancement in the arts of agriculture and husbandry being 

 a cherished object of this government, it shall be the duty of 

 the President to appoint in each county some discreet person 

 whose duty it shall be to make regular and periodical tours 

 through the county for the purpose of calling the attention of 

 the natives to these wholesome branches of industry, and of 

 instructing them in the same, and the legislature shall, as 



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