Subscribed and sworn [or, affirmed] to before me this

day of..........., 19.....

[Signature, title and seal of magistrate.]

131. Oath of Appraisers Attached to the Inventory. State of.... County of...... SS:

We, the undersigned appraisers, do solemnly swear [or, affirm], respectively, that we will truly, honestly and impartially appraise the property exhibited to us by the ............. of the estate of decedent, as belonging to said estate, according to the best of our knowledge and ability, and that we have no interest in the property of said estate. So help us God. [Or, this affirmation we make under the pains and penalties of perjury.] [Signatures of appraisers.] Subscribed and sworn [or, affirmed] to before me this

day of ............, 19.....

[Signature, title and seal of magistrate.]

132. Certificate of Appraisers Attached to the Inventory.

We, the undersigned appraisers, do hereby, respectively, certify that the values set down opposite the several items of property included in the foregoing list and schedules constitute a true and correct appraisement of that part of the estate of the said decedent,

In witness whereof we have hereunto set our hands, this
day of
19.....

............

............,

[Signatures of appraisers.]

133. Separate Inventory and Appraisement of Partnership Prop

....

19...., since the said

I, the undersigned surviving partner of deceased. of the partnership firm of ............. with its principal place of business at ............, do hereby certify that on the ............ day of .... died, I made a complete inventory and appraisement of all the property of every description belonging to said firm, together with an estimate of all the liabilities of said firm; and the following general property statement and schedules truly exhibit all the resources and liabilities of said firm at the time of the death of the said

[Attach schedules A, B and C, as in No. 130.] 134. Oath of Surviving Partner, to Inventory.

State of..., County of

............, SS :

I, the undersigned, do solemnly swear [or, affirm] that the above is a true and correct inventory and appraisement of all the property belonging to the aforesaid partnership firm of as the same existed at the date of the decease of..., a member of said firm, and that the foregoing general property statement truly exhibits all of the resources and liabilities of said firm at said time. So help me God. [Or, this affirmation I make under the pains and penalties of perjury.]

[Signature of affiant.] Subscribed and sworn [or, affirmed] to before me this

day of, 19.....

135.

[Signature, title and seal of magistrate.] Administrator's Schedule of Appraised Personalty Exempt by Law from Forced Sale.

[Title.]

I, the undersigned, being duly sworn, do, on my oath state that I am the administrat......... of the estate [or, executor of the last will and testament] of said decedent,; that the family of said decedent consists of h.... surviving wife [or, husband] and h.... following named minor children, viz, ............. and that the following is a true and correct inventory and appraisement of the exempt personal property assigned by law for the use, forthwith, free from all debts and expenses of administration, of said family:

I. P. F.-6

82

INTERSTATE PROBATE FORMS.

SCHEDULE A.

Property to be, forthwith, delivered to the family.

Description of property

1. All family pictures and portraits, viz,

2. Books of family library (not over $ -) viz,-.

3. All the family wearing apparel (not over $ -), viz,-4. Articles of food, either provided or growing, for one year's supply, viz,

5. Wood, coal or other fuel for heat used for domestic purposes for one year, viz,

6. Household and kitchen furniture (not over $), viz 7. All other personalty assigned by law for the immediate use of the family, viz,

Values

And I do further state, on my oath, that the following is a true and correct inventory and appraisement of the exempt personal property assigned by law for the use of said family, in addition to that included in the above schedule, free from all debts, excepting such parts thereof as shall be found necessary for the payment of the debts incurred on account of decedent's funeral, h.... last sickness and the administration of h.... estate: SCHEDULE B.

Property to be delived to the family after the payment of preferred claims.

Description of property

1. All the family wearing apparel (not mentioned above),| viz,

2. All implements of husbandry used on the homestead, viz 3. Horses [or mules],

in number, viz

10. All household and kitchen furniture not mentioned above), viz,

11. Carriage, buggy or other vehicles or wagons exempted 12. All saddles, bridles, harness, etc. used on the homestead, viz,

14. Forage and grain, on hand or growing, necessary for feeding of exempt live stock for one year, viz

15. All other property exempted by law from forced sale, viz

And I do further state that the valuations appearing in the above schedules are as the same appear in the general appraisement of the same items of property made by the appraisers ap

............

pointed for said estate, on the .... day of..... afterwards filed herein as a part of the record.

19...., and

[Signature of executor or administrator.] [Subscribed and sworn to, as in No. 134.]

Claim for Exemptions.

I, the undersigned surviving wife [or, husband] of the said decedent [or, the undersigned guardian of ............, minor child.... of said decedent, ], do hereby ask the court to set aside the personal property described in the foregoing inventory and appraisement, for the use of the said family of the decedent, in the manner provided by law.

[Signature of petitioner.]

136. Petition for Appraisement of Newly Discovered Property. [Title.]

Your petitioner undersigned respectfully alleges:

That he is interested in the estate of the said decedent,

in this, to wit, ............;

That since the time the original inventory and appraisement of the property of said decedent was made and filed herein, there has come to the possession or knowledge of the executor [or, administrator] herein, certain property of the estate which was not included in such original inventory, the general description, value and location of said property being (as your petitioner is reliably informed) the following:

Wherefore your petitioner prays for an order of the court appointing appraisers for said additional estate and requiring the said administrator [or, executor] to inventory said property and cause the same to be appraised and returned herein without undue delay.

[Signature of petitioner.] [Verification as in No. 9.]

137. Order for Appraisement of Newly Discovered Property.

[Title.]

Now, on this............ day of ..... ...., 19...., on application of ........ of said estate in the above entitled

one of the

cause, and it appearing that the administrator herein has become aware of certain property belonging to the said estate,

unknown to the administrator at the time of the filing of the first inventory of said estate herein, it is now ordered by the court that the said administrator proceed forthwith to make an inventory of such newly discovered property and cause the same to be appraised by the oaths of and .... appraisers appointed herein, such inventory and appraisement to be returned and filed herein without undue delay.

[Signature of judge or surrogate.]

138. Order Appointing Appraisers for Newly Discovered Prop

erty.
[Title.]

Now, on this ............ day of...... day of, 19..., it appearing to the court that the administrator herein has discovered certain property belonging to the estate of the said decedent, which was unknown to the administrator at the time of the filing of the first inventory and appraisement made herein, it is ordered by the court that.......................... and ............, three suitable disinterested (freeholders) of this said county of....... ...... be, and are, hereby appointed to appraise such newly discovered property.

[Signature of judge or surrogate.]

ARTICLE IV. ELECTION OF WIDOW UNDER THE WILL.

139. Application for Citation to Widow to Accept or Reject Legacy under the Will.

Your petitioner undersigned respectfully alleges:

That said petitioner is interested in the said estate of deceased, in this, to wit, ....... ;

That the last will and testament of said decedent was admitted to probate in the above entitled matter in this court on the ..... day of.... ...., 19...., and an order was then made by the court conditioned for the appointment of ............ as the executor of said will [or, as the administrator with the will annexed]; that it is necessary for the widow of said decedent, to appear herein and make her legal election as to whether she will take the gifts and bequests made to her under the will, in lieu of her dower and thirds under the law. [That said widow is, by reason of........... unable to appear in court at this time.]