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An Act concerning Wills. 1822 52 (1822)

handle is hein.slavery/ssactsfl0008 and id is 1 raw text is: What per make a wi Attested. Saving. Slaves, re -how far. No will in revokable thro,,ll cc formalities Will made birth of a Will made children li others born Nuncupat AN ACT S nccrnLng Wills. it enacte 6 . 1 son pay 1. Be it enactedy the Governor and Legislative Coun- cil of the Trrrit6ry of Florida, That, every person aged twelty one years or u1pwvards, being of sound mind and not a married woman, shall hu ,e power at his or her will and pleasure, by last will and testamiuent in writing, to de- vise sll tip estate, right, title and interest in possession, remainder or reversinn, which he or she hath, or at the tihle of his or her' leath shall have of, in or to lands, tene. ments or hereditaments, annuities or rents issuing out of them; goods and chattels, so as such last will and testa- mient be signed by the testator or testatrix or by some dther pers~oi in his or her presence, and by his or her di- rections; atid moreover, if' not wholly written by himself or hterslf' be attested by two or more competent witness- ess, subscribing their uines in his or her presence-sav- ilig to the widows of' testaturs their right ofr dower ill lands and tenaments, which shall not be prejudiced by the devise thereo'. 2. Be it further enacted, That, slaves so far as res- LI estate pects wills and testaments, and marriage rights of bus. bands over the estate )' wire, shall be considered real es- tate and pass by will and testament of' persons being possessed thereof subject to the same regulations as land- edI property. 3. Be it further enacted, That, no will in writing or any except devise tlerin of chattels shall be revoked by any subse- rtahn qulcift will, codicil or declaration unless the same be il writing and accompanied with the formalities required by law fro' the due execution of the will thereby revoked. 4. Be it further enacted, Tiat, if any testator make a before last will and testatient when he have no child living wherein any child he might lave is not provided for, such will shall have no effect aFter the birth of said child, unless he die unmarried and without issue before he at- -some tains the age of twenty one years-When a testator hav- visg-and ii a child or children born before the making his last naftcr. wllIand testament, and a child shall be born afterwards neither lrovided for notr disinherited, he shall succeed to the same portion of the estate as lie would have been en- titled to had the father died intestate-towards raising whiclh tle devisees alid legatees shall c6ntrihute propor- tionAliv out of' the parts devised or bequeathed to them. ye will. 5. Be it/urter enacted, That, no nuncupative will shall be established unless it be made in thei tle of the last illney cif' the deceased, anid unless lie call upon two or more disintei'mted persons to take notice and bear testi- m, y of' suh verbal will or words or ike import; and after six months have elapsed no testimony shall be re- I

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