Abstracts of Title 161 



Abstracts should show, as to wills: 



1. Date of death of testator. 



2. Date of probate of will and name of executor 

 and any decree or order affecting him or his 

 power. 



3. Any charge made upon the estate in the 

 nature of legacies, annuities, etc. ; the judicial 

 settlement of the estate, if any, or the reason 

 such settlement has not been made. 



4. The particular clause or portion of the will 

 relied upon for title in full. 



5. All codicils affecting the portion of the origi- 

 nal will relied upon for title. 



6. Anything which might act as a partial revoca- 

 tion of the will, as the birth of a child subsequent 

 to the making of the will, or such a change in the 

 nature of the estate as might affect the title. 



When title is derived from sale upon execution, 

 or in fact from any judicial sale, the proceedings 

 leading up to the sale should be carefully exam- 

 ined and the principal steps carefully noted in 

 the abstract. 



All facts not a matter of record should be prop- 

 erly authenticated by affidavit or official certificate 

 annexed to the abstract. 



All encumbrances should be noted, with their 

 date and character. These include judgments in 

 the county where the property is situated and 

 judgments in the United States Courts, judgments 



