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An Act concerning Wills. 1824 129 (1824)

handle is hein.slavery/ssactsfl0029 and id is 1 raw text is: Form of execu. ting a will. Aevokable only in the same forin. first of August, one thousand eight hundred and twen; ty two, be and continue in force until the first day of August next and no longer. CEO. MURRAY, President of the Legislative Council. Attested, F. J. FATO1, Clerk. (.4/firoved 29th June 1823.) \VI. P3 DUVAL. Governor of the Territory of Florida. AN ACT Concerninig Wills. Be it enacted by the Governor and Leglslatzve C'ou; cil qf the Territory o7.' Florida, That every person of the age of twenty one years, heing of sound mind, shall have power by last will and testament in writing, to device and dispose or his, or her lands, tenements and hereditaments, and of his or her estate, right, title and interest in the same, in possession, remainder or re- version at the time or the execution of the said last will and testament, and orthe slaves which may be posses- sed by him or her, at the time of his or her death, Provided, That every such last will and testament shall be signed by the testator, or by some other per- son in his or her presence, and by his or her express directions, and shall be attested and subscribed in the presence of the said testator or testatrix, by three or more witnesses, or else it shall be utterly void and of none effeet. Sec. 2. Be it furthe*r enacted, That no such devise or disposition of lands, 'enements, hereditaments oi slaves or any part or clause thereof, shall be revocable by any other will or codicil unless the same be in writing and made as aforesaid; tjut every such last will and testa- ment, devise or disposition may be revoked hy any o- ther writing, signed by the testator or testatrix, declar- ing the same to be revoked, or operating as a revoca- tion thereof by law, or by bi,-ning, cancelling, tearing or obliterating the same, by the testator or testatrix, or by his or her direction and consent, or by the act and operation of law. See S. Beit fuither enacted, That no nuncupative will shall be good, that is not proved by the oaths of three witnesses, at the least, that were present at the

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