The appointments and powers section gives testamentary powers to the executor. Moreover, this clause provides for the appointment of a guardian for children or persons who are incompetent. The details of the administration give directions to pay debts and taxes, include survival clauses and give rules of interpretation of the will. Finally, the execution and witnessing section provides the required signature and the affidavits of witnesses. Legislation, however, may be private, such as corporate bylaws or covenants or restrictions for a condominium or a subdivision.
Legislation is objective.
Although legislation must be tailored to a larger audience, the drafter must be precise in his wording so that the legislation is not vague. Because of the targeted audience and need for preciseness, the legislative drafter has a need for factual data. The drafter uses data that usually comes from legislative hearings to decide what he incorporates in his drafted pieces of legislation. Kathleen Miller is a professor at Texas Tech University School of Law.