ranted to the effects of those who died
without wills.

[EVERY MAN'S HOUSE IS HIS CASTLE.]

1585. Making a Will.

The personal property of any person deceased, left undisposed of by
deed or will, is divisible among his widow, should he leave one, and
his next of kin, in the following order:

i. Children, grandchildren, great-grandchildren, &c. The next
inheritors, in the absence of these, are,

ii. Father;--if none, mother, and brothers and sisters, and their
children (but not their grandchildren);

iii. His grandfathers and grandmothers;--if none,

iv. His uncles and aunts;--if none,

v. His cousins, and great-nephews and nieces.

1586. Further Details on Intestacy.

If the Deceased leave a Widow, but no child or children, one half of
his personal estate will fall to his widow, and the other half will be
divisible among the next of kin. The father of an intestate without
children is entitled to one half of his estate, if he leave a widow,
and to the whole if he leave no widow. When the nearest of kin are the
mother and the brothers and sisters, the personal estate is divisible
in equal portions, one of which will belong to the mother, and one to
each of the brothers and sisters; and if there be children of a
deceased brother or sister, an equal portion is divisible among each
family of children.

1587. Valid Wills (1).

Wills, to be Valid, can only be made by persons at or above the age of
twenty-one, and in a sound state of mind at the time of making the
last will and testament; not attainted of treason; nor a felon; nor an
outlaw. As regards the power of married women to make wills, a married
woman may make a will, disposing, as she may think fit, of all
property to which she is entitled for her separate use.

1588. Valid Wills (2).

No will is valid unless it is in writing, signed at the foot or end
thereof by the testator, or by some other person in his presence and
by his direction. And such signature must be made or acknowledged by
the testator, in the presence of two or more witnesses, all of whom
must be present at the same time, and such witnesses must attest and
subscribe the will in the presence and with the knowledge of the
testator.

1589. Irrevocable.

A Will or Codicil once made cannot be altered or revoked, unless
through a similar formal process to t