COMPOSITION WITH CREDITORS, continued. parties, 258. recital of debts, 258. agreement to pay and accept composition, 258. to pay composition by instalments, 258. recital of agreement of surety, 259. covenant by debtor and surety to pay composition, 259. debtor to deliver promissory note to trustee, 261. creditor receiving composition to cancel note, 261. creditor not to negotiate bills without indorsing memorandum, 261. secured debts to be paid in full, 261. power to arrange with nonassenting creditors, 262. on default, composition to be void, 262. creditors electing to avoid deed to discharge surety, 263. if deed avoided, debtor to pay in full, 263. instrument to be absolute though not signed by all creditors, 263. precedents, 264-280. short forms, 264. upon a cash payment within a limited time, 265. allowing debtor to carry on business under a committee, 266. license to debtor to continue business, 274. license to debtor for a fixed period, 275. with assignment by debtor to secure performance, 276. CONDITIONAL SALE, agreement for, 107, 109, 111. of rolling stock, 751-764. covenant not to sue, 234, 236. CONDITIONS OF SALE at auction, 159. CONNECTICUT, forms of acknowledgments, 11. statutes regarding acknowledgments, 11, n. seals to deeds, 11, n., 59, n. dower and release of, 11, n., 61, n., 64, n. homestead and release of, 11, n., 62, n., 64, n. powers of attorney, acknowledgment of, 180, n. forms of deeds, 304. form of mortgage, 464. age at which a person is competent to make a will, 892, n. witnesses to a will, 893, n. CONTRACT of purchase, agreement for sale of, 94. COPYRIGHT, assignment of, 128. mortgage note and bond, 512, 513. DEBT, discharged by bankruptcy, agreement to revive, 105. DECLARATIONS OF TRUST, of undivided share of purchased land, 281. of funds added to trust funds in a settlement, 281. by trustees who have taken a mortgage for several lenders, 283. DEEDS, acknowledgment and proof of, 1-58. seals to, 59, n. dower and curtesy, 60-61, 64, 65. homestead exemption and releases, 62, 65. forms of commencement, 285, 286. consideration and receipt for same, 286. description of parcels, 287-289. of a piece of land, 287. of an irregular piece, 287. of a farm, 288. of a mill, 288. of an undivided half, 288. of reversion after life tenancy, 288. with coal mines without surface, 289. of right of way, 290. of right to use well, 290. of right to lay pipes in sewers, 290. of minerals with right to work, 290, 291. subject to incumbrances, 292. general words, 292. estate clause, 293. habendum, 293–296. covenants, 297-301. attestation clause, 301. testimonium clauses, 302, 303. common forms of, used in the several states, 303–337. Alabama, 305. Missouri, 324. Montana, 325. Nebraska, 305, 825. New Hampshire, 305, 326 New Jersey, 326, 327. New Mexico T., 326. New York, 327, 896-902. Ohio, 305, 328. Oklahoma T., 903, 904. Oregon, 305, 328. Pennsylvania, 329. Rhode Island, 305, 330. South Carolina, 305, 331. South Dakota, 331, 907. Texas, 305, 332. Utah T., 333, 908, 909. Vermont, 305, 333. Virginia, 333. Washington, 335. West Virginia, 333. Wyoming, 337. general forms, 337-350. by trustees under power in will, 337. heir and legatees concurring, 338. DEEDS, continued. by trustees under a trust conveyance, 339. by husband's grantee to husband's wife for life, remainder to daughters, 340. by trustees under a decree of court to wife of one trustee, 341. by assignee of a bankrupt, 343. by assignees in bankruptcy who have elected not to take possession, 343. by heir and executors of a vendor under a contract, 344. by mortgagor and mortgagee of part of mortgaged premises, 345. of right of way, 346. release of right of way, 348. of mines with powers of working, 349. by retiring partner to his copartners, 685. DELAWARE, forms of acknowledgments, 11. statutes regarding acknowledgments, 11, n. seals to deeds, 12, n., 59, n. dower and release of, 12, n., 60, n., 64, n. homestead and release of, 12, n., 62, n., 64, n. powers of attorney, acknowledgment of, 180, n., 182, n. form of deeds, 310. statutes relating to deeds, 310, n. form of mortgage, 465. age at which a person is competent to make a will, 892, n. DISCHARGE of mortgages, 551, 552. DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA, forms of acknowledgments, 12. statutes regarding acknowledgments, 12, n. witnesses to deeds, 12, n., 58, n. seals to deeds, 12, n., 59, n. dower and release of, 12, n., 61, n., 64, n. homestead and release of, 12, n., 62, n., 64, n. form of deeds, 311. age at which a person is competent to make a will, 892, n. witnesses to a will, 893, n. DOWER, form of release of, 306. DOWER, AND RELEASE OF IN THE SEVERAL STATES: Alabama, 2, n., 60, n., 64, n. Arizona, 61, n., 64, n. Arkansas, 5, n., 61, n., 64, n. California, 8, n., 61, n., 64, n. Colorado, 10, n., 61, n., 64, n. Connecticut, 11, n., 61, n., 64, n. District of Columbia, 12, n., 61, n., 64, n. Florida, 13, n., 61, n., 64, n. DOWER AND RELEASE, ETC., continued. Georgia, 15, n., 61, n., 64, n. Idaho, 16, n., 61, n., 64, n. Minnesota, 27, n., 61, n., 64, n. New Hampshire, 34, n., 60, n., 65, n. Oregon, 41, n., 60, n., 65, n. South Carolina, 61, n., 65, n. South Dakota, 61, n., 65, n. Tennessee, 45, n., 61, n., 65, n. Texas, 46, n., 61, n., 65, n. Utah T., 47, n., 61, n., 65, n., 908, n. West Virginia, 51, n., 61, n., 65, n. Wyoming, 54, n., 61, n., 65, n. ENCROACHMENT, agreement as to continuance of, 102. EXTENSION, of time of payment of mortgage, 535–540. assent of second mortgagee to extension of first mortgage, 631. FACTOR, agreement for sale of goods abroad, 98. FLORIDA, forms of acknowledgments, 13. |