CONTENTS.

AN ACT for the Amendment of the Laws with respect to

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Sect. 3.-Testamentary power under 1 Vict. c. 26.

Sect. 4.

Sect. 5.

Sect. 6.

over copyholds and customary freeholds

estates per autre vie ..

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contingent, executory, and future in-

1. That every will shall be in writing

2. That it shall be signed at the end by the testator,

or by some other person in his presence, and

by his direction

3. That such signature shall be made or acknow-

ledged in the simultaneous presence of two wit-

nesses

4. That such witnesses shall subscribe the will in

the presence of the testator

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Sect. 13.-Publication

Sect. 14.-Qualification of witnesses

Sect. 15.-Gifts to a witness void

Sect. 16.-Creditor attesting

Sect. 17.-Executor attesting

Sect. 19.-Revocation not to be presumed from an al-

Sect. 23.-Alteration of the estate

The four modes in which a will can now

CHAPTER VI.

RULES OF CONSTRUCTION.

Sect. 24.-The time at which a will speaks

Sect. 25.-Lapsed and void devises

Sect. 26.-Operation of a general devise of lands upon customary, copyhold, and lease

Sect. 27.-Operation of a general devise of lands upon estates over which the testator has

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a general power of appointment .. .. 72

Sect. 28.-A devise without words of limitation shall

pass the fee simple ..

Sect. 29.-The construction of words importing failure

of issue

Sects. 30 & 31.-Continuance of estate in trustees

Sect. 32.-Estates tail shall not lapse, by the death of the devisee living the devisor

Sect. 33.-Gifts to issue who die leaving issue shall

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