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rule, !1m th ncxt io c1rgrce to tite deceaf"d (or OCXI of

kiu) f"cc,'eús 10 ,hc

whol~ ;

.ud il' tllere . retwo or lItore

cqo,t1ly r,(dr,

, 11

of them fucceed

equal pans, \Vi,h·

Oll t ,h,lt pleron' lil'c, \Vhi: h takes pl. ,e iu heritage, of

the c1ddl loo

OI'C,

th<youogu, or ofmales ol'er fcmaks ,

Nell ha does the riglll of reprefeot"tioo, expl.liocd Tit,

xx,'ii .

oh" io io ,he fuceeníoo of move.hles, exeept

in th" liogle

e.fe

of a eompeti lioo bet\Veeo the full blood

aod ,he hall' blood : for a oieee hy the full hlood \ViII he

prd , rrcd helore a hro,her by the half hloud, though Ihe

is by ooe degree more remote (romIhe deeeafed thao her

uocle. ,""here Ihe ellm of a perfoo deeeafed eonfins

panly of heritag" aod partly 01move.hles, the heir in

the

heril.ge

h.s oufh are of the move.bles, If there . re o'

thels as oear io dcgree

the deeealed as himfdf : But

wher theheir. io fuchcafe, linds it hisiOlerell to Ieoouoee

his cxclufi vc e1aim lOIhe heritage, aod betakc himfelf lO

his righl as one of the oext of kin, he mal' collate orcomo

muoicate the h.ritage \Vith the others, \Vho io Iheir turn

mun

eoll.te

the moveables \Vithhim ; fo that the whole is

thrown ioto ooe mafs, aod divided equall y amoog all of

them, This doélrioe holds, oot ooly io the line of de'

feeodenlS, hut of eollAterals; for it was iotroduced, that

the heir might in no

c~fe

he \Vorfe than the other oext

of kin ,

2, One mal'

fettl~

his moveable enale upon whom he

pleafes, excludi og the legal fuece{for, hy a tenameol;

\Vhieh is a writtcn deelaration of whal a perfon wills la

be done with his moveable enale afler his death , No

lenamentary deed i, efl'eélual, till the dealh of Ihe ten.·

tor; who mal' therefore revok. it at ple.fure, or make a

newone, by which Ihe fi rn lofes its force; aod henee

tellamenlS are ealled, lan or laner \Vills. TenameolS,

io Iheir nriél aeeepl"ioo, mull coolaio a oominatioo of

exeeutors,

i ,

of perfoos appoioted 10 admioiner Ihe

fueeeflioo aeeordiog

Ih, will of Ihe deeeafed : Yel oo·

thing hioders ooe frommakiog a feulcmeol of moveahles,

in favour of ao univerfallegalee, Ihough he fh ould 001

have appointed exeeulors ; aod

Ihe olher part, a le·

IIdmenl \Vhere execulors are appoioted, is valid, Ihough

Ihe perfoo who is

have Ihe right of fueee flioo fhould

nOI be named, lo this lan eafe, if Ihe exeeUlor oomi–

o",d be a Or aoger,

ooe who has 00 legal iOlerefl in

Ihe moveable ellate, he is merely a trUnee, aeeouolable

to Ihe oeXI of kio; bUl hemal' relaioa third of Ihe d.,d's

part (exp:aio,d

6.) for his Irouble io exceuliog the

teOameol . in p.t) OleOI of whieh , legacies. if aoy be lefl

10 him, mufl be imputed. The heir, if he be oamed

exeeUlor, h,1S righl tOIhe third as a flraoger ; bUI if ooe

be o. meú who has ao inlerca io Ihe leg.1fueecllioo, he

has 00 . 1I0waoee,

uol.es

fu eh i,ltcren be lef, Ih. o a Ihird ,

Nuoeupatil'e or ,'erballell. menlS are O(lt, by Ihe laIV of

Seotl, ocl, dfd l,ual for fupl'0ni og the nomioalioo of ao

exeeUlor, lellhe fubjcél ofthe fueeenioo he ever fo fmall :

])"1

verh~1

legaeics, 001 exeeediog

100

Seo/J,

are

f '¡laiocd; aod eveo where Ihey are graolcd for more,

Ihey are ioefl'<lIt,,1 ooly .s to Ihc execfs.

3, A

leg.ey

i, a donalioo by the dcecafeel , to he paid

by Ihe Ixceutor 10 Ihc 1eg,lIec. II m"y he grantcd, eilher

in the lcO ..mt:Ilt, or in a

fcpariHc

wn rinr..

LCJ~aci~s;H(:

bol due ull tI,c

g, ~nt(! 'S

dl"lt; alld eonfellueotly Iltey

C'10 trAr.rmit no

,ight

tll~

Cy.ccli tcrs

lhe

Icó;¡t~e,

lhe

eVcnt

th,n th...: grantcr

fUI':ivcs

him.

Leg,tCie~,

where Ihey

ate

g/:tlerAl,

¡,

,:of. eemin

fUOl of olCloey iodefioitcly, gil'e Ihe

IC~<lc<

00 righl In

aoy ooe dcbl or fU!ljeél; he cao ooly io!ill io a perrO"

,Ilioo agaion the exeeutor, for p,lyolelll OUI of Ihe Iln.,

lor s efl'eéls, A fpeciallegaey,

of a panicular dchl

due

Ihe deeeafe,I, or of a p:trtieular lubjca bcloogiog

to him, is of the o.lUre of ao alfignatioo, hy whleh Ihe

propeny of the fpeeial debl or ¡uhjeil vens, upoo Ihe

len'lOr'Sd.ath , io Ihe legaleo, \Vhll C,IO Iherefored!fcél–

Iy fue lite deblor or po{f<flur : Yel

00 I, caey can be

e1.imed lilllhe debts ue

p.id,

tI,e cxeculor mull heeiled

io fu eh proeefs, Ihal it mal' be koown, IVhether Ibe'e are

free , fl'<éls fulliei,ol for aofweriog Ihe I<gaey, Where

Ihere is not eoough for p.yment of . lIlhe legaeies, edCh

of Ihe geoeral legatees inun fu{fer

proporllooal ahale–

meO!: BUI a fpeeiallegalee gm hlS legJeyeotire, Ihough

there fhould be oOlhiog over for paymeot of Ihe ren ; aod

00 Ihe eootrary, he has 00

c1.im

, if Ihedebl or fuhjeé\ he–

quealhed fhould perifh, wh. tever the eXlenl of the free

exeeutry m ..y he.

Mioors, after puberty, cao lell without their cura–

tors, wives wilhoul Iheir hulbaods, .ami perfoos iO!erdie–

led wi,houl ,hei, iOlerdiélors . bUI hallards eannOI teO,

exeepl io Ihe cafes. aflerwards fet forth , Til. xxix, 3,

Asaeertainfhareoflhegoods, f, lIiogundenhe eommunion

Ihal is eonfequenl on marriage, beloogs, upooIhe hulband's

deee.fe,

10 his \Vidow,

j u"

,,¡¡fI••,

, od a eertaio finre

10 the ehildreo, ealled the legilime, portion.natural, or

bairos part of gear ; ooe who has a wife or childreo,

Ihough he be the abfolule admioifimor of all Ihefe goods

duriog his life, and coofequeotly mal' alien Ihem by a

deed

in/u . iv?J

li:g_ p'''jl;',

eveo graluitoufly, if 00

fraudulenl inlenlioo 10 difappoiol Ihe wife or ehildren

fhall appear, yet eanool imp. ir their fhares gratuilOufly

00 dealhbed; nor eao he difpore of his mOl'eables tO

,Iheir prejudiee by ten.meOI, though il Ihould be made

ti(ge p,ujlie;

fioee tenamenlS Jo 001 operate lill Ihe

dealh of the lellalor.

whieh period Ihe dil'ifioo of the

goods io eOOlmuhion

~ave

Iheir full elfeél io favour of Ihe

widow aod ehildren.

6. If a perfoo deeeafed lea

ves

a \\'ido\V, bUI 00 ehild,

his leOamenl, or, io olher \VorJs, the goods io eoOl–

muoioo, divide io I\VO; ooe half goes 10 Ihe \Vidow, Ihe

olher is Ihe dead's part,

Ihe

ahf~lttle

propen)' of

Ihe deeeafed, 00 whi.h he eao lell, aod whieh f. lls 10

his oexl of kio, if he dies inlen"e, \Vhere he 1<-JI'es

childreo, ooe or more bUl 00

\\'idol~,

Ihe cJlIldrco &<1

ooe half as Ihei r ler,ilime ; Ihe olher hall i, the dw l's

pan, which f,tI" alfo 10 Ihe ehi ltlrcn, il Ihe fad", has

001tened upooil. Ifhe leal'es botll widolV aoJ eh,l.l" o,

Ihe di,'iGoo is tripanile ; the wife "kcs

(11lC

Ihi,J b) her,

fel f ; aoo,her falls, as legilime, 10 Ihee;,""reo eqll:rlJy a·

mong thcl1l, or e\'en to don

onl)'

Chllrl , thllugll

IlhwL-l

fueceed

!ti

Ihe heritage; Ihe rem<iOlng th:rtl is Ihe ,k.·,!,s

par!. Wher. Ihe wifc rredeccaf" withollt ehil,lrcll ,

~'O<

h"lf is re"i"," hy ,he hulbaod, Ibc ,I:h" ..

,11,

'o IILr

oe:oa of kili: \\-hcre Ihe I, ""cs cJlIl,ll <n, the ,1 \ 'í,'n

oll;~ht

:4lfo

hipHlilC,

~}'

(he comnwn

luk: ,,:"

',.:j.

ely, lince no kgilime is

111) dile on a mot!;er's

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