 | American Bible Society - 1877 - 752 pages
...be subject to the provisions of the act of April 13, I860 (Chapter 360)." This act provides that " No person having a husband, wife, child, or parent,...bequeath to any benevolent, charitable, literary, scientiiic, religious, or missionary society, association, or corporation, in trust or otherwise, more... | |
 | John Willard - 1861 - 718 pages
...intended is apparent. (Angel & Amet on Corporations, 78, 150.) (3.) If the devise or bequest be to a benevolent, charitable, literary, scientific, religious...association or corporation, in trust or otherwise, by a person having a husband, wife, child or parent, it shall not pass more than one half part of his... | |
 | Nathan Howard (Jr.) - 1862 - 612 pages
...legislature of 1860, entitled "An act relating to wills." (Laws of I860, ch. 360, p. 607.) It declares that no person having a husband, wife, child or parent,...corporation, in trust or otherwise, more than one-half of his or her estate, after the payment of bis or her debts, and such devise or bequest shall be valid... | |
 | Oliver Lorenzo Barbour, New York (State). Supreme Court - 1864 - 716 pages
...of Virginia are not within the act of April 13, 1860, (ch. 350, Laws of I860,) which declares that "no person having a husband, wife, child or parent shall, by his or her last will or testament, devise or bequeath to any benevolent, charitable,. literary, scientiBc, religious or... | |
 | Benjamin Vaughan Abbott, Austin Abbott - 1866 - 758 pages
...wife, child . or parent, shall devise or bequeath to any benevolent, charitable, literary, scientifie, religious or missionary society, association or corporation,...one-half part of his or her estate, after the payment of debts ; and such devise or bequest shall be valid to the extent of one-half and no more. (a) ffurm.... | |
 | James Kent - 1866 - 786 pages
...XY for I860, ch. 360), it is enacted that no person having a husband, wife, child, or parent, shall devise or bequeath to any benevolent, charitable,...or missionary society, association, or corporation, more than one half of his or her estate after payment of debts, and such devise or bequest shall be... | |
 | Oliver Lorenzo Barbour, New York (State). Supreme Court - 1867 - 732 pages
...wills, (Laia o/1860, ch. 360,) whi,ch provides that "no person having a husband, wife, child or parents shall by his or her last will and testament devise...charitable, literary, scientific, religious or missionary socir ety, association or corporation, in trust or otherwise, more than one half part of his or her... | |
 | Murray Hoffman - 1868 - 364 pages
...passed April 13, 1860, entitled " An Act relating to Wills " (Laws of 1860, chap. 360), it is provided: "No person having a husband, wife, child, or parent, shall, by his last will or testament, devise or bequeath to any benevolent, charitable, literary, religious, or missionary... | |
 | Austin Abbott - 1869 - 600 pages
...anything found in these citations. 3. The act relating to wills (Laws of I860, p. 607) enacts that " No person having a husband, wife, child, or parent,...charitable, literary, scientific, religious, or missionary societies, association, or corporation, in trust or otherwise, more than one-half part of his or her... | |
 | 1878 - 488 pages
...benevolent and charitable uses." The wording of so significant a law is worthy of notice. It is as follows: "No person having a husband, wife, child or parent...last will and testament, devise or bequeath to any benevol ent, charitable, literary, scientific, religious, missionary or social society or corporation,... | |
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... in trust or otherwise, more than one-half part of his or her estate, after the payment of his or her debts, and such devise or bequest shall be valid to the extent of one-half, and no more. 
