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the children who during infancy have become resident in the Chap. XXI. country where the parent is naturalized and have become naturalized there are not British subjects. If, however, the father or mother (being a widow) under such circumstances obtains a certificate of re-admission to British nationality, the children who during infancy have become resident with such father or mother in the British dominions become British subjects.2 Where the father or mother (being a widow) have been naturalized in the United Kingdom, the children who during infancy have become resident with such father or mother in the United Kingdom, or with such father in the service of the Crown out of the United Kingdom, become naturalized British subjects.3

Letters of denization granted by the Crown to an alien make Denization. him a British subject as from their date. Naturalization, whereby Naturalizaan alien becomes a British subject, is obtained either by a special tion. Act of Parliament or by a certificate under the Naturalization Act, 1870.*

1 Naturalization Act, 1870 (33 Vict. c. 14), s. 10 (3).

2 Ib. s. 10 (4).

3 Ib. s. 10 (5), as amended by s. 1 of

the Naturalization Act, 1895 (58 & 59
Vict. c. 43).

+33 Vict. c. 14, as amended by 33 &
34 Vict. c. 102; 35 & 36 Vict. c. 39; and
58 & 59 Vict. c. 43.

ACTS IN APPENDIX.

THE WILLS ACT, 1837.

[7 WILL. 4 & 1 VICT. c. 26.]

THE WILLS ACT, 1852.

[15 & 16 VICT. c. 24.]

THE STATUTES OF DISTRIBUTION (in part)

[22 & 23 CAR. 2, c. 10.]

[1 JAC. 2, c. 17.]

FORMS IN APPENDIX.

BILL OF LADING.

CHARTERPARTY.

POLICY OF MARINE ASSURANCE.

LETTERS PATENT.

BILL OF SALE.

APPENDIX.

413

THE WILLS ACT, 18371 (3RD JULY, 1837).

[7 WILL. 4 & 1 VICT. CAP. 26.]

7 Will. 4 & 1 Vict. c. 26.

"Will."

BE it enacted by the Queen's most Excellent Majesty, by and with the advice and consent of the Lords Spiritual and Temporal, and Commons, in this present Parliament assembled, and by the authority of the same, that the words and expressions hereinafter mentioned, which in their ordinary signification have a more confined or a different meaning, shall in this Act, except where the nature of the provision or the context of the Act shall exclude such construction, be interpreted as follows (that is to say) the word "will" shall extend to a testament, and to a codicil, and to an appointment by will or by writing in the nature of a will in exercise of a power, and also to a disposition by will and testament or devise of the custody and tuition of any child, by virtue of an Act passed in the twelfth year of the reign of King Charles the 12 Car. 2, Second, intituled an Act for taking away the Court of wards and c. 2. liveries, and tenures in capite and by knight's service, and purveyance, and for settling a revenue upon his Majesty in lieu thereof, or by virtue of an Act passed in the Parliament of Ireland in the fourteenth and 14 & 15 Car. 2 fifteenth years of the reign of King Charles the Second, intituled an (I.). Act for taking away the Court of wards and liveries, and tenures in capite and by knight's service, and to any other testamentary disposition; and the words "real estate " shall extend to manors, advowsons, "Real messuages, lands, tithes, rents and hereditaments, whether freehold, estate." customary freehold, tenant right, customary or copyhold, or of any other tenure, and whether corporeal, incorporeal, or personal, and to any undivided share thereof, and to any estate, right, or interest (other than a chattel interest) therein; and the words "personal estate" shall "Personal extend to leasehold estates and other chattels real, and also to moneys, shares of government and other funds, securities for money (not being real estates), debts, choses in action, rights, credits, goods and all other property whatsoever which by law devolves upon the executor or administrator, and to any share or interest therein; and every word

1 This is the title given to the Act by the Short Titles Act, 1896 (59 & 60 Vict. c. 14).

estate."

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