The Alaska citizen., 1913-09-01

tNtth4td much oI Hl7 property III aeeajus tAc bos out of jail. Natural Iy enough, Stmt1 desired that ou his death his wife and daughter should receive all the remainf.g property and the son noue. sa he @ro'o the .o.loNing
 When die it IS my will that all my property be equally div ded be- tweel my nite Esther. anu my daaehtrr. sarah.
 @tSl4Hei1 SANtEL HENDRfN."
 samuel had heard that witnesses are necessary To a will. so he called m hs Wile, Esther. and daughter. Sarah and had them watch him whtte he ar=fr his signature and theH sign their names below hi,. The result Was that ueirhe: the wife @or h. daughter coud tahe any .sa. .ar:g under the Wiii. for it < 4 -e4est ruEe ef law that no one aho witnesses d will may lake any bcnc- 1t or receive anything from tha VII Had samuel Hendrix possessed bJr more information of the law he would have called others as Nit nes-es and his wishes coHld have been enforced
 This illustrates but ene of the many pitfalls into Wh ch one may taA in the very important task of .,ra,.iH@ h.s 4ill Tin preparation of Mil is usually ask Tor an attorney. and a eoa3 one. Ha there aee cases of amrr4eneH Hhe3 a law CTS erH.ees are not readily oil. aln- a6.o. t the e~5a;e is small and not scattered. and he djsp9si lon }hu. f. - ny maIe ot t $ simple. direct aad clearly eascfsta | il requires TO aroa. kHoale34e 10 draft an cftce- 'ist jll h aa3 event somo iu= formation q the itHs s6gerniag the disposition o5 property on dcaJh is
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 X Hiti iz eenr fascinating nsru- Meaf Ihe preparation oa il is | serious mater and iao i ahe makef .a's h.s deliberate and wcacoHsiapt- ed bought Thus fl goes far to- ward reteaIifa the real spirit ol tlla ua,er he words of thc vii mc tar #orJs d man des res To leave ahaa ho ha5 passed Gzyoad; they display his true a1i@ade toward aftrads and relatives
 D 5,H is the great inevitable. Tax da zers IF, famous. hut death dodg- ef- haee has .ar achieved no no egf.eey. The Nal is ma4e n appra- a.ot.oA of the inevitable end and takes effect upon dceease II is thus taal h. may be assured that h.s wishes in regard to the disposition Of his property ~iH bc rcsarded af.- cr death. The power 10 make will has nut always been recognized hE ia@. The #ilI is stated to be at Roman origin, but. be that as fl may. the powcr 10 will is now firm, F established and rceoenizgd bg laY.
 To make a MI requires mental eapacity. Ne often hear of ius,ru- mcuts irawn as wills Wh ch are set aside hH the courts because the mak- CT aas lacking iu intellect. The mental capacity that is required make q Will may be enumerated as taliGWs: |. Ability 10 understand the nature Of a will and that the m26er k engaged in making his W l. ,. Ability 10 know and keep in mind he various items O. his property. 3 Ability 10 know and keep in mind the members of the family and others entitled 10 the makers bounty In general, any person of ull age pos scssing the mental capacity descfib ed above, and not subject [ some spec al legal disability may make val 1 and binding VII In the majority of the states the full age Of tWenty-one years is required Of both sexes before the power to make will is granted
 Married women were formerly den jed the right to will their property. but modern statutes quite generally give them that privilege Of course. an insane person, lacking the re quifed mental qual fications. cannot make will. nar can infants under age. in most states
 The first great requisite of a will is that it shall be in writing. This does not mean that t need he writ ten in lonehand. though that is the most desirable of all ways when the maker is preparing his own will. Typewriter wills and printed wills. With the blanks filled in. are com mon, and wills have been held valid when prepared in many unusual ways on strange substitutes for paper or parchment. The prudent attorney. in preparing a will, always sees to il that the entire instrument is fast ened together. Thus if the will con sists of several typewriter or print ed sheets. the last of which alone is signed, another typewriter page ;Crl,4