six months after the testamentary words are spoken. The testamentary words must be reduced to writing within thirty (30) days, which writing must accompany the petition. There must be two credible and disinterested witnesses.-Section 7282.

No. 26-Mississippi.

[HEMINGWAY'S ANNOT. CODE, 1917.]

Any person twenty-one years of age, male or female, married or unmarried, of sound and disposing mind, may make a will. All the estate of the testator, real and personal, of every description, may be devised or bequeathed. A will must be signed by the testator, or by some other person in his presence, and by his express direction.

If not wholly written and subscribed by the testator, the will must be attested by two or more credible witnesses, in the presence of the testator.-Section 3366.

A will is revoked by destroying, cancelling or obliterating, or by subsequent will, or declaration in writing. Every last will made when the testator had no child living, and where no provision or mention is made for future children, if a child be afterborn, either before or after the death of the testator, shall have no effect during the life of any such afterborn child, and shall be void unless the child die without having been married or without leaving issue capable of inheriting, and before he or she shall have attained twenty-one years; and the estate, both real and personal, so devised shall descend to such child as if there had been no will, subject, nevertheless, to the bequests made in the will in case of the death of such child before marriage, or without issue capable of inheriting and under the age of twenty-one years. When a testator shall leave children born and a

posthumous child unprovided for by settlement, and neither provided for nor disinherited by a will, he succeeds to the same portion of his father's estate as if the father had died intestate.-Section 3367.

If testator has child born when will is executed, and later has child unprovided for by settlement or in his will, and not disinherited therein, takes as in case of intestacy.-Section 3368.

Nuncupative will can not be established unless made. at the time of the last sickness of the deceased, at his or her habitation, or where he or she resided for ten days preceding the time of his or her death, except when such person is taken sick from home and dies before his or her return to such habitation, nor where the value bequeathed exceeds $100.00, unless it be proved by two witnesses that the testator or testatrix called on some person present to take notice and bear witness that such was his or her will.-Section 3370.

Nuncupative will must be proved within six months after speaking the alleged testamentary words, which must be reduced to writing within six days after they are spoken.-Section 3371.

Fourteen days must elapse after the death of the testator before a nuncupative will can be proven.-Section 3372.

Soldiers in actual service, or mariners at sea, may dispose of goods and chattels as at common law.-Section 3373.

A husband or wife may renounce their rights under the will and elect to take in lieu thereof their legal share of the estate.-Section 3374.

If the will make no provision for surviving husband or wife, no renunciation is necessary, but the survivor takes as if there had been no will.-Section 3375.

Any provision in a will of a husband or wife for the other shall be construed a bar for any share of the real or personal estate of the testator, unless otherwise expressed in the will.-Section 3376.

A wife may not renounce, unless her separate property be not equal in value to what would be the value of her portion of her husband's estate.-Section 3377.

Bequests to a religious or ecclesiastical association or corporation are void.-Section 3379.

A person who kills another can not take under his will.-Section 3380.

An authenticated copy of a foreign will proven according to the laws of any state, territory or foreign country, may be admitted to probate in Mississippi.-Section 1669.

No. 27-Missouri.

[REVISED STATUTES, 1909.]

Every male, twenty-one years of age and upwards, of sound mind, may by last will devise all of his estate, saving the widow her dower. Male over eighteen years may by last will devise all his personal estate, saving the widow her dower.-Section 535.

Any woman eighteen years of age and upwards, of sound mind, may devise her lands or bequeath her personal property, subject to the rights of the husband, if any, to his curtesy.-Section 536.

Wills must be in writing, signed by the testator or by some person by his direction, in his presence, and shall be attested by two or more competent witnesses subscribing to the will in the presence of the testator.-Section 537.

A will may be revoked by subsequent will, or by burning, cancelling, or obliterating.-Section 538.

If after making a will disposing of the whole estate of the testator, he marry and die leaving issue living at the time of his death, or born after his death, such will is deemed revoked, unless provision is made for such issue, either by settlement or by the will and no evidence shall be received to rebut the presumption of revocation.Section 539.

Subsequent marriage of a woman revokes her will.Section 540.

A bond to convey property previously devised, is not a revocation of the devise.-Section 541.

A charge or encumbrance upon any real estate is not deemed a revocation of the previous devise thereof.Section 542.

Revocation of a second will does not revive a prior will unless the intention to revive appears by the terms of revocation, or unless the first will be republished.Section 543.

A testator is deemed to have died intestate as to children not named in the will.-Section 544.

If any child or his descendants have an equal proportion of the testator's estate bestowed upon him in the testator's lifetime by way of advancement, he does not take as if the testator had died intestate.-Section 545.

Issue of a deceased relative of testator named as beneficiary in his will take in place of deceased parent.-Section 546.

A nuncupative will is not good when the estate bequeathed exceeds the value of $200.00; nor unless the same be proved by two witnesses who were present at the making thereof; nor unless it be proved that the testator at the time of making the will bid some person present witness that such was his will, or to that effect;

nor unless such nuncupative will was made at the time of the last sickness and at the dwelling house of the deceased, or where he had been residing for the space of ten days or more, unless where such person was taken sick from home and died before his return.-Section 559.

Any mariner at sea or soldier in the military service, may dispose of his wages or other personal property, as he might have done by the common law.-Section 560.

No proof of nuncupative will shall be received unless it be offered within six months after speaking the testamentary words, or the substance thereof was reduced to writing thirty days after they were spoken.-Section 561.

No probate of any nuncupative will shall be granted for fourteen days after the death of the testator, and notice must be given to widow or next of kin.-Section 562.

Any person owning real or personal property in Missouri may pass same by will executed and admitted to probate according to laws of that state, or executed according to the laws of that state and probated according to the laws of that state or the state or territory in which the will shall be probated.-Section 567, amendment of 1917.

A foreign will may be admitted to probate on production of an authenticated copy of the will and record of probate.-Section 568.

A legacy to a subscribing witness is void.-Section 570. A subscribing witness entitled to share in the absence of the will, may take so much of his share as shall not exceed the value of the devise or bequest made to him in the will.-Section 571.

If the execution of the will be attested by a sufficient