Preble County Democrat. [volume] (Eaton, Ohio) 1857-1859, 1857-05-28
April 16.

mo. l53 AN ACT.
To amend the first and second sections of an act
entitled an act regulating desccnts, and the
di stribation of personal estates. passed March
II, 1898.
SEC. /. BE it enacted by the General Assem-
bly, of the State of Ohio. That the first section of
the act entitled IAN act regulating descents and
the distribution of personal e~States,' passed
March II, 1858, be SO amended as to read as fol-
lows: Section |. That when any person shall die
intestate, having title or right to any real estate
or Inheritance in this State, which title shall
have come to such interstate, by descent or de-
wise, Or deed of gilt from any ancestor. such es-
tate shall descend and pass in parccnary. to his
or her kindred. in the following coursc:
First--To the children Of such iutestatc, or
their legal representa- lives;
Second - If there be no children or their legal
representatives living, the estate shall pa IS to
and vest IN the husband or wife rciicto of such
intestate during his or her natural life:
Third-If such interstate leave no hu <bInd or
wife, relict OF himself Or herself, or at the death
Of such relict. the estate shall pass to and vest
in the brothers and sisters of the interstate who
may be of the blood of the ancestors fron whom
the interstate came. or their legal representa-
tives. whether such brothers and sisters be of
the whole or half blood Of the intestate;
Fourth-If there be no brother or sisters of the
intcstate. of the blood of the ancestor from whom
the estate came, or their legal representatives.
and if the est tie came by deed or gift from an
ancestor who may be living, the estate shall as
cend to such ancestor.
Fifth-if the ancestor from whom the estate
came be deceased the estate shall pass to and
vest in the brothers and sisters of such ancestor.
or heir legal representatives and for want of
such brothers and 81 listers or their legal re JrcScn-
tatiyeS. to the brothers a nd sisters OF the mites
tate of the half-blood or their legal representa-
tives, though such brothers and sisters be not Of
the blood OF the ancestors from whom the estate
came;
Sixth-If there be no brothers and sisters of
the intestate or their legal representatives the
estate shall pass to the next of KIN to the intes-
tate, Of the blood OF the ancestor from whom the
estate came,
SEC. ,. That section two of the act to which
this is amendatory be so amended as to read as
follows: Section ,. That if the estate come not
by descent, devise or deed OF gift. it shall de-
scend and pass as follows:
FIr-C-TO the children OF the intestate and
their legal representatives:
Second-If there be no children or their legal
representatives,. the estate shall pass t. and be
vested in the husband or wife rc!ict of such in
~test1te;
Tnird-If such iutestate leave no husband or
wife rclict of himself or herself, tic estate hall
pas to the brothers and sisters Of the intcs-
tate Of the whole blood and their legal represen-
tatiYcs;
Fourth-If there be no brothers or sisters of
the intcstate of the whole blood. or their legal
repres eatatircs, the estate shall pass to the bro
Tiers and sisters of the half blood and their le-
cal representatives;
Fifth-If there be no brothers. or sisters of
the i~utestlte Of the half blood or their legal
representatives, the estate shall ascend to the
father; if the father be dead, then to the moth
err:
Sixth-If the frther and mother be dead, the
estate shall pas TO the next of kin to and OF the
blood of the interstate.
SEC. 5. That sections one and two of the act to
which this act is an amendment be and the same
are hereby Tspealed.
SEC. T.. This act shall take effect and be in
force from and after it's pa ssa &C.
n. Ii. VAN WORRIES,
Speaker OF the House of Representatives.
THOMAS II. FORD,
President of the Senate,