witness would have been entitled to any share of the testator's estate in case the will was not established, then so much of such share shall be saved to such witness as shall not exceed the value of the said devise or bequest made to him as aforesaid.-Section 7872. If any land, tenements or hereditaments shall be charged with any debts, by any will, and the creditor whose debt is secured shall attest the execution of the same, such creditor shall, notwithstanding, be admitted as witness to the execution thereof.-Section 7873. In no case, where any testator shall, by his will, appoint his debtor to be his executor, shall such appointment operate as a release or extinguishment of any debt due from such executor to such testator, unless the testator shall, in such will, expressly declare his intention to devise or release such debt, and not even in that case unless the estate of such testator is sufficient to discharge the whole of his just debts, over and above the debt from such executor.-Section 7874. Issue of deceased child or grand-child of testator take any gift in the place of the deceased parent.-Section 7875. A will probated in another jurisdiction of the United States, concerning real estate in Colorado, may be admitted in latter state upon certificate of proper officers of fact of probate of said will.-Section 7892. No. 7-Connecticut. All persons of the age of eighteen years and of sound mind may dispose of their estates by will, and devises of realty convey all realty owned by testator at his death.— Section 292. A will must be in writing, subscribed by the testator and attested by three witnesses, each of them subscribing in his presence. All wills executed according to the laws of the state or country where they are executed, may be admitted to probate and shall be effectual to pass any estate of the testator situate in this state.-Section 293. Devise or bequest to a subscribing witness or to the husband or wife of a subscribing witness, shall be void unless the will is otherwise legally attested, or unless such devisee or legatee be an heir of the testator, but the validity of the will is not otherwise affected.—Section 294. When a devisee or legatee being a child, grandchild, brother or sister of the testator, shall die before him and no provision is made for such contingency, the issue of such devisee or legatee take the estate so devised or bequeathed.-Section 296. A will is revoked by the subsequent marriage or by the birth of a child of a testator, unless provision is made in the will for such contingency. No will or codicil is revoked in any other manner, except by burning, cancelling, tearing or obliterating it by the testator, or by some person in his presence, by his direction, or by later will or codicil. -Section 297. When a will conveying property situate in this state has been proved and established outside of this state, it may be probated by duly authenticated and exemplified copy of such will and of the record of the proceedings. proving and establishing the same.-Section 305, amended 1909. No. 8 Delaware. [REVISED CODES, 1915.] Any person of the age of twenty-one years and upwards, of sound and disposing mind and memory, may make a will, as well of real as personal estate.-Section 3240. Every will must be in writing, and signed by the testator, or by some person subscribing the testator's name, in his presence and by his express direction, and attested and subscribed in his presence by two or more credible witnesses.-Section 3241. A creditor may be a witness, although the will contains a provision for payment of debts.-Section 3242. After-acquired land passes by will, unless the contrary intention appear.-Section 3244. Nuncupative will of personal estate may not exceed two hundred dollars; must be pronounced by the testator as his last will before two or more credible witnesses, and within three days thereafter reduced to writing and attested by the signatures of said witnesses. Such will is valid if the testator die before the expiration of said three days, or if he be not at the expiration of such period, or afterwards, capable of making a will. A nuncupative will must be produced for probate within thirty days. after the testator's death.-Section 3245. A last will of a nonresident duly admitted to probate by the state of his domicile, may be admitted to probate by filing a copy, together with a copy of the record admitting the same to probate; such certified copy must be authenticated by a certificate under the great seal of the state, or hand of the chancellor or presiding judge of the court of record, and such copy is certified in due form and by the proper officer.-Section 3246. A will is revoked by cancellation by the testator, or in his presence and by his express direction, or by a valid last will, or by a writing signed by the testator, or by some person subscribing the testator's name in his pres ence and by his direction, and attested and subscribed in his presence by two or more credible witnesses.-Section 3250. A will is revoked by the birth of a child, when such will is made by a person having no legal issue and contains no provision for the child.-Section 3251. An after-born child takes as if upon intestacy of the parent, where no provision is made by will.-Section 3252. No. 9-District of Columbia, [CODE OF LAW, 1911.] All property may be disposed of by will.-Section 1623. Males of the age of twenty-one years and females of the age of eighteen years, and of sound mind, are capable of making wills.-Section 1625. A will must be in writing and signed by the testator, or by some other person in his presence and by his express directions, and be attested and subscribed in the presence of the testator by at least two credible witnesses; and no devise or bequest shall be revoked otherwise than by some other will or codicil in writing or other writing declaring such revocation, or by burning, cancelling, tearing or obliterating the same by the testator himself or in his presence and by his direction and consent. Revocation by will or other writing must be executed with the formalities prescribed for the execution of wills.-Section 1626. No will or part thereof previously revoked shall be revived otherwise than by re-execution thereof or by codicil executed in the manner of a will, and then only to the extent to which an intention to revive is shown.-Section A general devise carries real property acquired after the execution of the will.-Section 1628. An appointment by will in the exercise of a power must be executed with the formalities required for the execution of wills.-Section 1629. The issue of any devisee or legatee under the testator's will take in the place of the deceased parent, unless a contrary intention is shown by the will.-Section 1631. Nuncupative wills are not valid in the District of Columbia, but any soldier in actual military service or mariner being at sea may dispose of his movables, wages and personal estate by word of mouth, provided that such disposition shall be proved by at least two witnesses who were present at the making thereof and were requested by the testator to bear witness such was his last will, and such will must be made in the time of the last sickness of the deceased, and the substance thereof reduced to writing within ten days after the making thereof.-Section 1634. No. 10-Florida. Every person of the age of twenty-one years, of sound mind, may make a will and dispose of all his real and personal property.-Section 2269. A married woman may dispose of her real and personal property by will, as if she were not married, even though a minor.-Section 2270. Every general or residuary devise or bequest is construed to apply to the property owned by the testator at the time of his death, unless restricted in the will to that owned by him at the time of the execution of the will.Section 2271. Every will disposing of real estate shall be signed by |