GOVERNMENT AND LAW. 



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each other, have subscribed our names as 

 witnesses hereto. 



THOMAS MAY, residing at Media, Pa. 

 JOHN NOLAN, " " " " 

 HENRY MANN, " " " " 

 Codicil to a Will. Whereas, I, Richard 

 Roe, of the city of Pittsburg, in the county of 

 Allegheny and State of Pennsylvania, have 

 made my last will and testament, in writing, 

 bearing date the fourteenth day of February, 

 in the year of our Lord one thousand eight 

 hundred and ninety-three, in and by -which I 

 have given to the Pennsylvania Institution for 

 Deaf Mutes, in the city of Philadelphia, the 

 sum of one thousand dollars. 



Now, therefore, I do, by this my writing, 

 which I hereby declare to be a codicil to my 

 said last will and testament, and to be taken 

 as a part thereof, order and declare that my 

 will is that only the sum of five hundred dol- 

 lars shall be paid to the said Pennsylvania In- 

 stitution for Deaf Mutes as the full amount 

 bequeathed to the said institution, and that 

 the residue of the said legacy be given to the 

 person who shall be acting as treasurer at the 

 time of my decease of the Baptist Publication 

 Society, located in the city of Philadelphia, to 

 be expended by the society in such manner as 

 the officers of the said society may deem best 

 for the interests of said society ; and, lastly, 

 it is my desire that this codicil be annexed to 

 and made a part of my las^ will and testament 

 as aforesaid, to all intents and purposes. 



In testimony whereof, etc. (as in form of 

 will). 



MISCELLANEOUS FORMS. 



Mortgage of Lands by Husband and 



Wife. This Indenture, made the day 



of , in the year of our Lord one thousand 



eight hundred and , between F. F., of the 



city of New York, merchant, and J. his wife, of 

 the first part, and L. M., of said city, mer- 

 chant, of the second part, witnesseth : That the 

 said parties of the first part, for and in consid- 

 eration of the sum of , lawful money of 

 the United States, to them in hand paid, the 

 receipt whereof is hereby acknowledged, have 

 granted, bargained, sold, aliened, released, 

 conveyed, and confirmed, and by these pres- 

 ents^ do grant, bargain, sell, alien, release, 

 convey, and confirm, unto the said party of 

 the second part, and to his assigns forever, all 

 that certain lot, etc. ; together with all and 

 singular the hereditaments and appurtenances 

 thereunto belonging, or in any wise appertain- 

 ing, and the reversion and reversions, remainder 

 and remainders, rents, issues, and profits 

 thereof ; and also all the estate, right, title, 

 interest, dower, possession, claim, and demand 



whatsoever, of the said parties of the first part, 

 of, in, and to the same, and every part thereof, 

 with the appurtenances : To have and to hold 

 the said hereby granted premises, with the ap- 

 purtenances, unto the said party of the second 

 part, his heirs and assigns, to his and their 

 only proper use, benefit, and behoof forever. 

 Provided always, and these presents are upon 

 this condition, that if the said parties of the 

 first part, their heirs, executors, administra- 

 tors, or assigns, shall pay unto the said party 

 of the second part, his executors, administra- 

 tors, or assigns, the sum of , on or before 



the day of , which will be in the year 



, with interest, according to the condition 

 of a bond of the said F. F., to the said L. M., 

 bearing even date herewith, then these presents 

 shall become void, and the estate hereby 

 granted shall cease and utterly determine. 

 But if default shall be made in the payment of 

 the said sum of money, or the interest, or of 

 any part thereof, at the time hereinbefore 

 specified for the payment thereof, the said par- 

 ties of the first part, in such case, do hereby 

 authorize and fully empower the said party of 

 the second part, his executors, administrators, 

 and assigns, to sell the said hereby granted 

 premises at public auction, and convey the same 

 to the purchaser, in fee simple, agreeably to 

 the act in such case made and provided, and 

 out of the moneys arising from such sale, to 

 retain the principal and interest which shall 

 then be due on the said bond, together with all 

 costs and charges, and pay the overplus (if 

 any) to the said F. F., party of the first part, 

 his heirs, executors, administrators, or assigns. 

 In witness whereof, the parties to these 

 presents have hereunto set their hands and 

 seals, the day and year first above written. 

 Sealed and delivered in 

 the presence of 

 John Smith. 



FRANCIS FOREST. [L. s.] 

 JULIA FOREST. [L. s.] 

 Articles of Copartnership. Articles 

 of copartnership made and concluded this 



day of , in the year one thousand eight 



hundred and sixty, by and between A. B., 

 bookseller, of the first part, and C. D., book- 

 seller, of the second part, both of , in the 



county of . 



I Whereas, it is the intention of the said 

 parties to form a copartnership, for the pur- 

 pose of carrying on the retail business of book- 

 sellers and stationers, for which purpose they 

 have agreed on the following terms and articles 

 of agreement, to the faithful performance of 

 which they mutually bind and engage them- 

 selves each to the other, his executors and ad- 

 ministrators. 



