The Fremont weekly journal. [volume] (Fremont, Sandusky County, Ohio) 1867-1877, 1875-02-19
Replies and Decisions on Questions of
a Practical Nature.

Replies and Decisions on Questions of
a Practical Nature.
QUEsTIoN-In 1866 A. B. insured
his life for $1,000 payable to himself.
In 1857 he iudorsed on the back of the
policy the following: "For value re-
ceived assign to my wife E G (signed
A B. In 1859 the wife E. @ died leaving
six children, all minors. In1862 A. b.
obtained blank assignment from the
company and filed it out to I'D + in
trust for my children, and attached the
assignment to the policy, and same was
recorded in the home Office, but they
had no notice of the first assignment
Shortly after the last assignment, A. B
married again, by which last wife he had
several children. In 1874 A. B. died
intestate. The widow claims O proper
tionate share for her children under the
last assignment. The other heirs claim
they are not entitled to any part under
either assignment. Because if the first
assignment was good the second isvoid,
excepting A. B. sshare as an heir of his
wife e. 9. If the first one be void and
the second one good it is claimed that
it conveys to the children living at the
time, although not 30 stated, as A. B.
was then widower and could not have
contemplated that he would afterwards
have more children who should share in
the benefit. Now, which assignment is
good, and under that one how should
the amount of the policy be divided
REPLY.-The last assignment is valid
and the sum paid under the insurance
is to be divided equally among all the
children, share and share alike.
QUEsTIoN.-A makesa note for 81 900
payable on demand to the order of 3.
B. indorses the note, and G. gives A the
money for it. c. holds the note awhile
and sells it to ID. d presents the note
to A and demands payment. A is una
BILE to pay the note. d does not have
the note protested for non-payment
when the payment is demanded nor does
he even tell B. be has demanded pay
ment of A. Now, is B. legally held for
the payment of that note2
REPLY,-B. can be held as surety OF
co-maker, and no notice of the demand
need be sent him to establish a claim
against him.
! QUEsIoN.-My partner Is natural
lied citizen of the United States, owns
real estate in this city, but has resided
the last 20 years in Europe, only occa-
sionally visiting this country during
that time. He has a son, now about 1G
years Of age, born in Europe, and who
has never been here. The mother OF
the boy is q foreign lady. My partner
writes to me recently and asks: "At
what age ought my son go to America in
order to entitle him to American citizen,
ship at his majority
REPLY-As we understand the natur-
alization law, the son having been born
since the father was naturalized, is q
citizen of the United States, and may
claim his rights as such whenever he
chooses TO present himself to this coun-
try. All children of an alien who are
residing in this country when ther father
is naturalized and are under 81 years OF
age, are ipso facto, citizen (State v. Rem
lney, Eng 621) and all children born
thereafter of him are citizens, but
= children who were born and living
abroad at the time of the naturalization
are included, and must be naturalized
themselves before they can become
citizens.
! Question-Does the present P PostofficS
law permit any writing on the fly leaf OF
a book sent through the mail, say name
and date7 My excuse for troubling you
in that postofice officials do not seem
to agree in their construction of the law
Yours respectfully, ID. P. l..
REPLY-Any writing or memorandum
Of any kind in book will subject the
whole to a letter POSTAGE and there is a
fine for sending package as mailable
matter OF that class if it contains any
such writing.