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349. Inheritance. The husband can convey his separate 

 property and one-half of the common property by will, at his 

 pleasure. If, however, he gives little or nothing to his chil- 

 dren or wife, the jury in the Probate Court may declare him 

 insane, and set the will aside. If he died without a will, his 

 widow takes one-half if there be no child, or only one child, 

 and one-third if there be two or more children. If there be 

 no child, half shall go to his father, and if there be no father 

 living, then to the mother, brothers, and sisters in equal shares, 

 or the entire half to one if only one be alive. If the intestate 

 had a child who died before him and left children, they get 

 the share of their parent. The children inherit equally when 

 they inherit anything. No distinction is made on account of 

 age or sex. If the intestate leave no wife or child, all goes 

 to the father, and if he leave no child, parent, brother, or sis- 

 ter, all goes to the wife. In case of the death of the wife 

 without a will, her property descends in the same manner to 

 her husband, children, and relatives. 



No legacy to a corporation is valid, unless the corporation 

 be expressly authorized by its charter, or by statute to take 

 bequests. 



350. Conveyance of Land. Real estate is conveyed by 

 " grant." The Statute gives the following as a valid form : 



I, A B , grant to C D all that real prop- 

 erty situated in County, State of California, bounded as 



follows . 



Witness my hand this day of 18 . 



A.B. 



No seal is necessary, and a fee-simple title passes, unless a 

 limitation be expressed. Under the English law, if the con- 

 veyance were made to " John Smith," simply, the title reverted 

 to the grantor when Smith died ; and to get a fee-simple the 

 conveyance was made to " John Smith and his heirs." 



The use of the word " grant " in a fee-simple conveyance in 



