The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1891-07-07
OF NEW JERSEY.
BY AUTHORITY.
CHAPTER CCLIX.

A further supplement to an act entitled
An act respecting the orphans court
aud relating to the powers AID duties Of
the ordinary and the orphans court and
surrogate approved March twenty
seventh. one thousand eight hundred
aud seventy-four.
!. BE IL enacted by the Seuate aud Gen.
eral Assembly of the State OF New Jersey,
That when any will shall rave been adj
mitted TO probate In any state or kingdom
without the United States, and any person
shall desire to have the said will admitted
to probate 10 this state for any D
IL shall be lawful for the surrogate OF any
county in this state, or for the ordinary,
uron a copy Of such being fled in his
Office, certified aud attested as a true
copy. BY the person or persons, officer or
court admitting the same to probate. to
admit the same to probate without pro-
duction Of the original will, upon proof
taken under commission, II Necessary or in
any otner manner provided for by law. of
the due execution OF said will, in accord
ance with the laws Of this state, which
proof may be taken ia the same manner
as IL the original will had been produced
before him. and to record such will aud
file the said copy In his ofice aud issue
letters testamentary thereon IL necess airy;
but the person or persons to whom
such letters may be issued shall not
be obliged to file al inventory or account
a t0G VI tfllauS COiAL VI Int tVuuLI
In which probate may be granted. or the
ordinary, shall so order, and any such
will being so proved and recorded. snail
have the same force and effect as If the
original will had been produced aud adj
mitted to probate, aud letters testament
airy or OF administration with the will an
nexed issued thereon, and ali conveyances
OF real estate heretofore or hereafter made
BY any executor or executors. or adminis-
traitor or administrators, with the will
annexed, OF the survivor OF survivors of
them. or by any trustee or trustees, or the
survivor Of them, or by any deyises or
devisees, shall be as valid as IL said will
had been originally admitted TO probat e
and letters testamentary or of admins
tratiOn with the will annexed had been
thereon issued in this state; aud such
record or n certified copy Of said will
shall be receivad in evidence Ia all cou rts
OF this state; the person or persons de-
string to a such will admitted to
probate may apply by petition to any
surrogate Of this state in which any real
estate devised or affected by said will, or
passing Hereunder, may be situate. or
which any personal property may be
found at the death OF the testator, or sub
sequently, ROd may annex thereto said
copy Of said will certified and sttested as
aforesaid; provided, thai there be a certi-
ficate appended to said copy by q consular
agent of the United States in such foreign
state or kingdom, under mis- seal, that the
person or persons, officer or officers certi-
Tying as aforesaid are such person or per-
sons, officer or officers, as by his OF their
certificate he or they purport to be; on
such petition being verified by the oath or
affirmation Of the petitioner, who shall be
sworn or affirmed as to the truth Of the
facts set out IN such petition according to
the best of his knowledge. information
and beiisf, the said surrogate or ordinary
shall he AfnnnVQrQ6 To taxa nronf and
proceed as aforesaid.
2. And be It enacted, That this act shall
take effect immediately.
Approved April 16. 1891.