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EDMUND LAW.
President 1fthe Legiblative Council.
C./4qroved Selaimber 13th 1822.]
\VM. P. DUVAL.
TET, Governor of the Trerritory o' Florida.
OBERT MITCH[tLL.
Clerk of the Legislative Council.
AN ACT
Concerning Dower and Jointure in lands and slaves of 1vidnwS.
Be it enacted by the Governor and Leg4ialative Coun.
cil of the Territory of l'orida, That if aniy testator
shall devise or bequeath to his wife any portion of his
estate, such devise or bequest shall be deemed and be
taken in lieu ard barof dower, out of the estate of her
deceased hi.shandi in like manner as if the same were
expressed; unless such testator shall by his last will
and testament declare otherwise; Provided that noth-
ing in this section contained, shall deprive the widow
oft her choice, either to dower of the estate, or to the
part or portion so devised or bequeathed to her; and
it shall and may be lawful for any such widow, who
will make choice of her dower within one year from
the time of the death of the testator before the circuit
court, (county court) or by deed executed and acknowl-
edged before aiiy justice ofthe peace of the county, and
filed and entered on the clerks office of said court, to
declare that she will not accept the, provisions made
for her by said will, or any part thereof; and renounce
all benefits which she might claim, by such will; but
every widow not making such declarution within the
time aforesaid, shall have no more of her husbands
estate than is given to her by will.
2. Be it further enacted, That any widow after the
death of her husband may farry in the mansion place
of tier husband, and the plantation thereto belonging,
rent free, until her, dower, shall he assigned to her.
And whosoever shall deforce widows oftheir dower pf
lands, whereof the husband died seized, or of such
manfion house or plantation, shall pay damages to the
widow, to the value of the whole dower to them be.
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