The Alaska citizen., 1913-09-01
POPULAR TALKS ON LAW
WILLS: BREAkABlE AND UNBREAkABl F By Waiter K. Towers A. B" J. D. Michigan Bar

SeSfceSSSSSeSeS 'he state iH which il is made Nc. 'ada is the only state which rcauires a seal The usual and proper method Of signing is for the maker 10 wrfta his name in full at the bottom r the will. Where the maker .anra. write. his mark" is surf c.en.. Wills have been held valid vllen si-HeH with initials. or part of the name. or hy stamp. bu, such meth ods are dangerous II person Is I any reason incapable of writing he may authorize another to sign his name Tor him.
 %ot only must a will he signed pHt it must also be witnessed. and that in the strictest form. Some states require hut two witnesses. others three, but f is always hest to have three witnesses. A 0a+ pointed out In the ease of Samact Hendrix. thr witnesses mus h. p,f- sons who have no interest in tae will, and il must be seen L thdF neither they nor their near relatives ale to receive anything under the will
 The manner in which careful a.. torney completes the nccessa IF. form. aiities. having written the MI i. self ou' secured rE Utecsses is somewhat as follows Al inc ryt. sons maker and wjsa"ssus must he in the same room and all iu sight of each other The maker declares the Aiil 10 be his and writes his sigma.
 ure, With all the witnesses watching him. Then each the witnesses ia urn signs il $ name. Jhe eH5ite part still remaining together While will is usually dated this is not ue,os- saY. Nc reejs)rat on k required. The original will be filed in safe place, usually by the maker anon his papers. and copy fut Ill anotA- ef place, The copy is not will hut is useful in proving the eonteu s q taa will il tbo instrument should be destroyed or altered.
 Having made will and wishing 10 change |, the maker has tsya general course open. He may write mother will, ia which expressly reFohes the earlier one OF pen re- t0cat on, either of which instruments must be signed and witnessed d. T &ili. Or he may take the Will and lE tearing 1t up burning it. CT aaa~iug lines through t. win the intention of reyoking if. cause fa 10 ast all effects as will. h Iowa this act must he done n the pre- saree cf witnesses and in aa easas | is hest 10 q 50.
 en the death of the maker tAoze i4'elcstcl r. the will usually secure thc services of an attorney in hay ag Jt probated and the estate admin S tered. Gl course. the person named in the vtn as executor may himself place il before the probate. or simi- lar court, but he usually finds il simpler to have q lawyer arrange @aIfrrs. If no eXecutor has been named by the maker in his will an administrator is apFoiatca by the court. It is the duty of exceutor or administrator to care for the dec.as- eds property and see that il is q E. 1T bured according 10 the terms of rha will under the direction o. the court. CT course, the will and proof of tEo makers death must first be place. before the court and the yalility of the will established.
 ln determ ming the meaning of a will, the court is always guided by the cardinal principle that the intention of the maker of the will is to be determined as accurately as possible from the instrument and effect given thereto.
 The task of the person makiHe Will is to realize its 'mporta zee. weigh all the possibilities carefully and state them clearly The task af the lawyer is to warn the mak- TT ef the various contingencies that may arise in the makers peculiar circumstances to affect the dsposi- tion of his property and to see that all Of the necessary formalties haze Dean complied with. A will is [ a thing to be made hastily, or with out information. Consider thoroughly and then act carefully.