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HomeMy WebLinkAbout1516_BYERS_R_56_352_12-17-1933_10-05-1937• .. , '•.\"-S .s~""""'-~~;;,P &4£E "¥-,I -~.,r'~p ..':, I 'a I (, :b:XEMPLIFIED COpy OF Tlffi LAS T WI LL AND TEZTAllliNT AND CODICIL OF R.EUGENE BYERS~DEC'D o W ..."'"....lgU)~ ~C\AJ ..-,~\~ 10'~\~1Cfdtllc,o-tl Cumberland County Surrogate'.Office BRIDGETON,NEW JERSEY FRANK E.HOAGLAND,Surrogate I I Ij'-.~'.'_--..--.J •• 1!ro .FRANK E.HQAGLAlro 1£squit't ~ut't'o gat.e of t~t QLountll of QLullthtt'lanb t ~thl ]tt'Stll In the mattn'of the p"obate of the last Will and TeJtament of R•Eugene Byers deceased, PETITION Landis Twp. B.Eugene Byers ThiJ petition of Robert W.Byers Bnd George W.Scott of Monongahela of the Washington Pennsylvania COt/nty of CJIi1I'Ei4~a/zd State of lXiJ{ijX.]iJ€y,Jhows:That ~berlandlateofCounty,died at In the County of Cttmbedand,in the State of New jeney,on the Seventeenth having made and executed day of December his A,D,Nineteen Httndl'ed and thi rty three . a~d Codicil are la.lt IfTill and Testament,/and that yom'petitionn6 iJ.the exectttorS named therein,and that the said R.Euge ne Bye rs left llim Jurvzvmg as his ..heil:f at law aud next of kin the followilzg namedpet:rons to wit: Ca therine Josephine Byers e..0,A,llPRESSR.~.vlneland,N.J. 4 Yom'petitione16 thm/ore pray(that the Jaid IVill may be p1'Oved (md lettm gl'anted thet'eon,acc01·ding to law, December 19th,1933 Robert •Byers George W.Scott CUMBERLAND COUNTY,SS, Robert fir.Byers and George VI.Scott the petitioners named in the foregoing petition,being duly JW01'n,depos,{and Jayl that they and that the Jame iJ tme to the best of the i r Swom and S1(bmibed befol'e me this read the fotegoing petition by nineteenth them day of mbJcribed and know the contents thereof, knowledge,information and belief Ro ber t •Bye!.,s Decem1::;er A,D"19 33 Leonora S.Pierson Deputy SII1'1'ogate, .- •• 'Tl0.... 8-~(l) "C...."'d0 >-1g""'d(l)rten(l)+--EJ 0 .....8 ....., (l)rt M;:J i:l"'~rt (l) g.,1;;"~ en .....rt §1 Q t:::~ :»;:Jp... •• IN THE NAME OF GOD,.AMEN I,R.EUGENE BYERS,of the Township of Landis,County of Cumber- ~end and State of New Jersey,being of Sound Mind,Memory and Understanding,do ake and Publish this my 1ast ill and Testament in manner following,that is to say; FIRST -I order and direct my Executors hereinafter named to pay all my just debts and funeral expenses as soon as conveniently may be after my decee.se.------------------------- SBCOND;w I order and direct that my body be buried in Monongahela Cemetery,in the City of ~onongahela,ashington County,PennByl~ vania. THIRD:-I order and direct my Executors hereinafter named to purw chase and have erected at my grave,a marker to correspond with the markers at the other graves in our burial lot. ~OURTH:-I will,give and bequeath to the MOMOMGAHELA CEMETERY, in the City of Monongahela,ashington County,Pennaylvania,the sum of Five Hundred Dollars ($500.00);the interest and income from which,to be used in the care and upkeep of the Byers lot and the B.C.Camp lot in said cemetery,as well as the graves in said lots. ~IFTH:-I order and direct my Executors hereinafter named to set aside from my estate,immediately after my death,the sum of Twenty Thousand Dollars ($20,000 00),and to pay the income and interest therefrom to my brother,\ILLIAM C.BYERS and MARY A. 3YERS,his wife,of Millville,New Jersey,or the survivor of them, :or and during the term of their natural lives.Upon the d th of ~ my said brother,'illiam C.Byers and Mary A.Bye~,his wife,my eaid Executors are to hold the said fund of Twenty Thousand Dollars together with the accumulations thereof,and in the event that my Liece MARY C.C IPPER should die before her pTesent husband,J. •• Bruce Clipper,then in such event the said fund so held by my said Executors,together with the accumulations thereof,shall revert to my residuary estate,and be distributed as hereinafter set forth.In the event my sa'd niece,Mary C.Clipper should survive her said husband,J.Bruce Clipper,then in such event the said fund of Twenty Thousand Dollars together with the accumulations thereof,sha·ll be paid and distributed to my said niece,MARY C. CLIPPER.But,in either of said events,no distribution to be made of said fund after the deaths of my said brother william C. Byers and Mary A.Byers,his wife,until after the death of my wife,Catherine Josephine Byers.---------------------------- SIXTH:-I order and direct my Executors hereinafter named to take full charge of my said estate and property and pay the income, interest and profits therefrom to my said wife,CATHERINE JOSEPH- INE BYERS,for and during her natural life;and upon her death it is my will that my estate be distributed as follows:----------- S VENTH:-I will,give and bequeath unto my brother,THEODORE M. BYERS,of Uonong8.hela,Pennsylvania,the sum of Ten Thousand Dol- lars (10,000.00) EIGHTH~-I will,give and bequeath unto my brother-in-law,B. EDWIN CAMP,the sum of Five Thousand Dollars ($5,000.00).---------1 NINTH:-I will,give and bequeath unto my grand-niece,JOSEPHINE -=~~~~C~O~E~,the sum of Five Thousand Dollars ($5,000.00)._ TENTH:-I Will,give and bequeath unto my grand-niece,RACHEL CAMP SUFFOLK,the sum of Five Thousand Dollars ($5,000.00).------- ELEVENTH:-I Will,give and bequeath my two (2)gold watches unto my grand-nephews,ROBERT EDWIN BYERS and GEORGE BYERS SCOTT, TWELFTH~-All of the rest,residue and remainder of my estate and property,real,personal or mixed,of Whatsoever nature and kind the same may be and wheresoever situate,I order and direct •• my ExecQtors hereinafter aamed to sell and convert into cash,and to distribute the fund arising therefrom to the following named persons and in the following st~ted proportions,vizt- (a)To my nephew,ROBERT •BYERS,on Monongahela,Penn- sylvania,a forty...two 'two~hundred fifty~seco*dB /(421252)l.part thereof.------------------------------1 -==----(1)To my grand-ni$3b.e ,jGAIL FURNIER,a two two hundred fifty-seconds (2/252)part thereof.~-------------­ (m)To my grand-nephew,CLYDE FURN~,a two two hundred !i~ty-seconds (2/252)part thereof.----~ (n)To my grand-niece,HAZEL FURNIER.a two two hundred ,- fifty-seconds (2/252)part thereof.---------------------~ •• (0)To my grand-niece,MARION FURNIER,a two two hundred fiftywseconds (2/252)part thereof. (p)To my niece,GAIL P.LECKEMBY,of Vinelapd,New Jersey,forty-two two hundred fi~~seconds (42/25~part thereaf. (q)To my nephew,EUGENE M.CMlP,of Clairton,Pennsyl- vania,a forty-two two hundred fifty-seconds (42}252)part there- of. THIRTEENTHl~I order and direct that my brother,THEODORE M. BYERS,my nephew,ROBERT".BYERS,my grandnephew,GEORGE BYERS Scott,and EUGENE W.GIBBONS,of Monongahela,Pennsylvania,shall have the first right and option to purchase my stock in the Belle- wood and Monongahela City Natural Gas Company,of Monongahela, Pennsylv nia,of wbich I am now President,for the sum and at the price of Thirty-five Dollars ($35.00)per share.Each to have the first,full right and privilege to purchase the one-fourth of my said stock at said price,or they shall have the first right to purchase said stock among them in any proportions they may amic- ably agree upon,and at the purchase price aforesaid;and my Executors hereinafter named ~re authorized and directed to sell to said four named persons respec tively,the said stoc~at any time after the death of my wife,and at said purchase price,pro- vided that said persons elect to take said stock within a reason- able time after the death of my wife,should she survive me.~------l .,.FOURTEENTHt...I hereby authorize and direct mx Executors herein -4- after named to hold any or all of my stocks,bonds or other se- curities among my assets as well as any real estate I may die seized of,for a period of time not to exceed however,three years from the date of my death,provided my said wife at such time be deceased;and in the event my said wife should survive me for a period of more than three years,then my said Executors are order- ed and directed to dispose of my said assets and property within a reasonable time after the decease of my said Wife.It being my •• full intention to give my said Executors,full discretionary power as to the sale of my said assets,knowing full well that they will dispose of my estate and property for the purpose of distribution at such time as will be most advantageous to my estate and to the beneficiaries under this my last ill and Testament.Nothing in this paragraph however to in any way conflict with the plan for the selling of my stock in the Bellewood and Monongahela City Nat- ural Gas Company at any time after the decease of my wife,as pro- vided in Paragraph Thirteen herein~---------------------------------- FIFTEENTHI-For the purpose of the sale of any real estate of which I may die seized,I hereby authorize and direct my Executors hereinafter named to grant,sell and convey my said real estate and to execute,acknowledge and deliver any deed or deeds,to the purchaser or pruchasers thereof as may be required and to receive and to receipt for the purchase money therefor. L STLY:-I hereby nominate,constitute and appoint my nephew"I ROBERT W.BYERS and GEORGE'•SCOTT,both of Monongahela,Pennsyl- vania,as Executors of this my last 'ill and Testament,and in as much as neither one of my said Executors are residents of the State of New Jersey,wherein I now reside,I order and direct that my said Executors or either of them shall n~required to file any -5- bond or give any security as such Executors;and further,I here- by order and direct that all the rights,privileges and powers granted in this my last ]11 and Testament to my said Executors, either discretionary or otherwise,shall extend to the survivor in the case of the death of one of them. IN TNESS WHEREOF,I have hereunto set my band and seal this----Nineteenth~day of February,in the year of our Lord one thousand nine hundr~d and thirty (I930). R.Eugene Byers •• SI GliED,SEALED,PUBLI SHED and DECLARED,by the above name d,R. EUGENE BYERS,to be his Las~fill and Testament,in the ~resence of us;who were present at the same time,and at the request of the testator after the signing thereof by him have hereunto sub~ scribed our names as witnesses,in the presence of the testator and of each other. S.•Hurd,Vineland,N.J. Mabel E.Crossley •• It R.EUGENE BYER ,of the Township of Landis, county of Cumberland and state of New Jersey,do on this Twenty-fourth day of June,nineteen hundred and thirty-two, SECOND:-My brother,illiam C.Byers having predeceased me, I hereby revoke Paragraph ~FIFTHM of said will,and in lieu there· of I hereby will and direct as follows:--------------------------- 1,'---------------I order and direct my Executors hereinafter named to set aside from my estate,immediately after my death,the sum of Twenty Thousand Dollars (20,000.00),and to pay the income and interest therefrom to MARY A.BYF~S,widow of my said brother William C.Byers,deceased,for and during the term of her natural life.Upon the death of said Mary A.Byers,my Executors are to hold the said fund of Twenty Thousand Dollars together with the accumulations thereof,and in the event that my niece MARY C. CLIPPER should die before her present husband,J.Bruce Clipper, then in such event the said fund so held by my said xecutors, together with the accumulations thereof,shall revert to my resid- uary estate and be distributed as hereinafter set forth.In the event my said niece ]~RY C.CLIPPER should survive her said husband, J.Bruce Clipper,then in such event the said fund of Twenty Thous- , and Dollars ($20,000.00)together with the accumulations thereof, shall be paid and distributed to my said niece MARY C.CLIPPER, But in either of said events,no distribution to be made of said fund after the death of Mary C.Byers,until after the death of my wife Catherine Josephine Byers T~IRD:-My brother THEODORE M.BYERS having predeceased me, I hereby revoke Paragraph -SEVENTH of said will. •• , FOURTH;-I hereby revoke Paragraph "THIRTEENTH-of said will,and in lieu thereof will and direct as follows:-------------~ ~~===============~Iorder and direct that my nephew ROBERT r.B RS, and my grandnephew GEORGE BYERS SCOTT and EUGE~m •GIBBONS,of Monong~hela,Pennsylvania,shall have the first right and option t purchase my stock in the Bellewood and Monongahela City Natural Gas Company,of Monongahela,Pennsylvania,of which I am now Pres- ident,for the sum of Twenty-five Dollars ($25.00)per share,bein the par value thereof.Each to have the first full right and priv- ilege to purchase the one-third of my said stock at said price,or they shall have the first right to purchase said stock among them 1\ in any proportions they may amicably agree upon,and at the price Iaforesaid.The foregoing named legatees have been closely connect- ed with the operation of the above mentioned corporation and I fee that in fixing the amount of $25.00 per share to them,by reason o~ I said relationship,is only fair and just;and my Executors herein-I after named are authorized and directed to sell to said three name persons respectively,the said stock at any time after the death of my wife,and at said purchase pr ice,provided that said persons Ielect to take said stock within a reasonable time after the death of my wife,should she survive me.---------:---------------------- and GEORGE i.iJCOTT,or the survivor,Trustees of my estate;and it is my will that they be not required to furnish bonds or secur- ity of any nature either in this State of any other state.-------- ~~~===~L~~~T~L~Y::~-~I:n~t~h:e~e~v:e~n:t~t~h~a~t~a~n=y~m=l~·n~o=r~c:h~i~l~d~orchildren I should be entitled to any interest in my said estate I hereby appoint the said ROBERT Y.BYERS and GEORGE U.SCOTT to be Trustees lof said infant or infants share or interest,and to invest and I re-invest said ~a~or shares,and to pay the principal together with the earnings there~n to said infant or infants respectively fS they shall arrive at the age of twenty-one years. •• IN ITTNESS '~HEREOF,I have hereunto set my hand and seal the day and year first above wri tten.---------------\ __R~.-....;E;;;:;;.u~g.:;.en;;,;;,e.:-.-;B::;.,y,-e:;.;r:;,;s~__-l~ SI GNED,SEALED,PUBLISHED and DECLARED by the said R.EUGENE BYERS,as a CODICIL to his Last'ill and Testament,in the presenc I of us,who were present at the same time,and who subscribed our Inames as witnesses thereto,in the presence of the testator and of I each other,and at his reque8t~ S.Vf.Hurd Vi ne 18.nd,N.• Edna S.Laning ".. •• ~tatr of Nrm 3Jrrarn. illumhrrlault Olounty ~llll. s.W.Hurd One of the witnesses to the annexed writing purporting to be the Last Will and Testament of R.Euge ne Bye rs deceased, the Testat 0 r therein named,being duly sworn doth depose and say that he saw the said Testat 0 r sign and seal the same,and heard him publish and declare it to be his last Will and Testament,that at the time of the doing thereof,the said Testat 0 r was of sound and disposing mind,memory and understanding,as far as this deponent knows,and as he verily believes;and that Mabel E.Crossley thereto was present at the same time with this deponent, their names thereto as witnesses,in the presence of the the other subscribing witness and that they together subscribed Testat 0 r and of each other. Sworn day of De:n:m:::ribed 1: hi:3 ,::::me.I.... Leono ra S.Pie rson \ Deputy Surrogate.} S....Hurd... • the other subscribing witness and that they together subscribed Testat ar and of each other. • ~tatr nf NrUt 3Jrr5ru,( Qtumhrrlaub Qtnuuty ~55. Mabel E.Crossley One of the witnesses to the annexed writing purporting to be the Last Will and Testament of R.Eugene Bye rs deceased, the Testat 0 r therein named,being duly swo rn doth depose and say that she saw the said Testat or sign and seal the same,and heard him publish and declare it to be hi s last Will and Testament,that at the time of the doing thereof,the said Testat ar was of sound and disposing mind,memory and understanding,as far'as this deponent knows,and as she verily believes;and that S.W.Hurd thereto was present at the same time with this deponent, their names thereto as witnesses,in the presence of the and subscribed this Leonora S.Pierson Deputy 20thSworn day of December 19 33 , ) before me.\...... Surrogate.j ......Mab.e.l...E.,..Cr.o_s~.ley____...._ •• ~tatr of Nrw 3Jrrnrl1t ( <numhrrlanb <nounty ~nn. s.~.Hurd a Codicil to One of the witnesses to the annexed writing purporting to be/the Last Will and Testament of R.Euge ne Bye rs deceased, the Testa10 r therein named,being duly swo rn doth depose and say that he saw the said Testator sign and seal the same,and heard him.a co.di,.ci 1 to..pubhsh and declare It to be;Ill.s last WIll and Testament,that at the tIme of the doing thereof,the said Testat 0 r was of sound and disposing mind,memory and understanding,as far as this deponent knows,and as he verily believes;and that the other subscribing witness and that they together subscribed Testat 0 r and of each other. Edna S. thereto was their names Laning present at the same time with this deponent, thereto as witnesses,in the presence of the Leonora S.Pierson and subscribed this Deputy 19th ) before me.l,. Surrogate.) 19 33,December Sworn day of • ~tatr nf Nrw 3JrrnrY1 ( Qtumbrrlatt~Qtnuttty ~nn. • Edna S.Laning a Codicil to One of the witnesses to the annexed writing purporting to bE/the Last Will and Testament of R.Eugene Byers deceased, the Testat 0 r therein named,being dulysWOrn doth depose and say that she saw the said Testat 0 r sign and seal the same,and heard him publish and declare it to~ecrt i c i rii ~o last Will and Testament,that at the time of the doing thereof,the said Testat 0 r was of sound and disposing mind,memory and understanding,as far as this deponent knows,and as she verily believes;and that s.'.Hurd the other subscribing witness and that they together subscribed Testat 0 r and of each other. thereto was present at the same time with this deponent, their names thereto as witnesses,in the presence of the Deputy and subscribed this Leonora S.Pierson Sworn day of December 20th ) 19 33 ,before me.\ Surrogate.) ................Edna...S •..Laning.. ~tatr of Nrw 3JrrnrY1 1 nn.Qtumbrrlattb Qtnunty Robert W.Byers and George 1.Scott the Execut 0 rs in the annexed writing named,being duly aworn do depose and say that the said annexed writing contains the true last Will and Testament ofnd codicil R.Eugene Byera deceased, the Testat 0 r therein named,as far as they know ,and as they verily believe that theY will,as the Execut 0 ra thereof,well and truly perform the same,by paying first the debts of said deceased,and then the legacies therein specified as far as the Goods, Chattels and Credits of said deceased can thereunto extend;that they will make and exhibit into the Surrogate's Office of the County of Cumberland,a true and perfect inventory of all and singular the Goods,Chattels and Credits of the said deceased that have or shall come to thei r possession or knowledge,or to the possession of any other person or persons for thei r use,and that they will well and truly account when thereunto lawfully required,and that said Testat 0 r died :IDOx~ot~~~XiXOOX.JtOC~on the 17th day of Decerrnber A.D.19 33 Sworn and subscribed this 19th (day of Decembe r 19 33 ,before me..........Bobe.r.t.~Yl •..Bye.rs~.................. Leonora S.Pierson Deputy Surrogate George 'W.Scott Last Will and Testament OF ........•........ DECEASED • Proved -..........---............ A.D.,19 ,and recorded in the Sur- rogate's Office of Cumberland County in Book ..of Wills,Pages &c. Surrogate • • Cumberland County Surrogate's Office • In the matter ofthe probate ofthe alleged Will of -R.Eugene:aYe:I."~------ Deceased. ORDER FOR PROBATE Applieettioll having been made by -.-..Robe rt laJt uill ....and ..90dicil of •Byers and George Vi.Scott..-.--- .....for probate ofthe R.Eugene Byers deceased,and Letters Testamentary thereon,and tbe Smrogate having inquired into the circtt1nJtanres and taken proof,and being "{,d ,f h .',(h W'n d Codicil----------------satl.~,e oJ t e genumeneJJ oJ t e lu an..... produced,the validity ofits exemtion and the competency ofthe teJta tor ---and the probate ofthe Jaid Will. and Codicil --------not having been contested,and it appearing that the testa ..to r.-..-.-....diecl more than ten day.r ago,it iJ on this "7 twenty eighth~day of -..-...Decetnbe:rL-..-.--.-..-...A.D.19 3 3 adjudged that the imtrument offered for probate in this matter iJ the Imt Will and TeJtament and C04ie1:1:---...---- 0/-..----..R•.Eugene Bye r~--:--.._.----,-.-,.deceased,and the same-is --hereby admitted to probate,-and it ir ordered that Letters Testimentar),be iJJued thereon to~obert W.ByerQ .anCLge9l,"ge • s.~().~t ----------------._...-....-....-....-..-...-._ the ExemtO ~S.~medin .raid Will ......andCod:icil-----------."I~vr.1",11O may qualify thereunder. --.--Frank.E...HoaglE3,·I1<:l . 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Form 59 (SEAL)...::=:t.w.~.P..t.Y ~.ight.b7.tay -o/-=:.P.~.c..E;l.mp'g;r . /UMUIJ<ed Q/ltd,de1<ty ...thlf.ae..•.............................. ........Frank...E.•.....Ho.8,gland.==..S4_o"aw • • Letters Testamentary ESTATE OF Deceased. •• QIount~of QIumhcrlana ~FRANK E.HO~GLAND J-~1<r:tcde and ex--ojflao ctkc1 0/the !/w;l1<r:fClte j ~tf/}lt 0/de ~{Utty 0/ctumk1land and Ytate 0/Jltw filjey, do he1<e':J Ce1<t~that f imlfe comjta1ced de annexed cojty 0/Ihe !I!aot 1IfI1 and :J;/ame?'tt efx····a.nd C.o.d.icil Of.R.•....Eu.g.ene By.e.ra d.e.c.eas.e.d . late 0;de ~anty and :Jlate aj!»tejat(/deceaJec{and de annexed C~t~ 0/the ~fltcauon f1C f1l0kte,0/de f1l~0/lhe O1cde1l 0/de ~l?~afe JNca1tU?7;j de /I/}lolafe 0/:late!1IfI1 a?td 0/de £tte10 :J;tamenta1;1 !!J<aJZted and {j()tted lheJceon .a.s o.f record in.Bo.ok ~.J o.f A.ppli.cation :f.or Le..tters ~.~.f3..~§:~~.T.l.~~.~.y.l P§:g~1f~9..:?'~~.<:i J.I.l :E3.9..9.¥".~?.~..of .w.i.:I,:I,.~..t P.r3$~f1.4Q.$.~. ao.taken rom and cOJJ0Cl?led «ltd de 1leco1lCIJ the?leo!?WW 1<emaM'ttJZ:;tJl·tiij. #ce,and ~fttncl the j·ame to Ie a C01C1lf3Ct tJCCl?WC1<Yu the1eeo/ ................ten.th dcvy-oj Oc..tober.=::::::- •• State of New Jersey,( County ofCumberland,)ss. FRANK E.HOAGLAND I,,Surrogate of the County of Cumberland,in the State of New Jersey,and also ex-officio Judge of the Surro ate's Court holden in and ." for the said County of Cumberland,do hereby certify that ~~tu~~~~~~~;K whose name is subscribed to the foregoing attestation,is and was at the time the same bears date,Surrogate of the said County,and ex-officio Judge of the Surrogate's Court, holden in and for the said County,duly elected and sworn,and that full faith and credit are due to his official acts,as well in courts of judicature as elsewhere,and I further certify that the seal affixed to the said attestation is his official seal and the seal of the said Surrogate's Court,and that the certificate is in due form and made by the proper officer,and would be received in evidence in the courts of this state. New Jersey,this tenth ----- in the year of our Lord one thousand nine ~ Surrogate and ex-officio Judge of the Surrogate's Court. Witness my hand at Bridgeton, day of October ------ hundred an thi rty six State of New Jersey,l County ofCumberland,rss. FRANK E.HOAGLAND I,,"nlelIi'Iil'"V'~vrv Surrogate and ex-officio Clerk of the Surrogate's Court of the said Count of Cumberland in and for the said State of New Jersev,doEM'hereby certify that whose name is subscribed to the pre- ceding certificate,is Surrogate and ex-officio Judge of the Surrogate's Court of the said County of Cumberland,duly commissioned and sworn;that the said certificate is in due form;that the seal thereto affixed is the seal of the said Surrogate's Court;that his signature to said certificate is genuine,and to all whose acts as such,full faith and credit are due and should be given,as well in courts of judicature as elsewhere. In Testimony Whereo,f,I have hereunto set my hand and affixed my seal of office this-ten th- day of--October ,A.D.one thousand nine hundred and-thirty six ------- Surrogate and ex-officio Judge of the Surrogate's Court. • State ofNew Jersey,} County ofCu111berland,ss. LeROY •LQDER I,,President Judge of the Court of Common Pleas of Cumberland County,and also ex-officio Judge of the Orph ns'oUft holden in and for the said County of Cumberland,do hereby certify that ta~nxMb1~~:m~VA<KL whose name is subscribed to the foregoing attestation,is the Surrogate of the said County,and ex-officio Clerk of the Orphans'Court,holden in and for said County, duly elected and sworn,and that full faith and credit are due to his official acts,as well in courts of judicature as elsewhere,and I further certify that the seal affixed to the said attestation is the seal of the said Orphans'Court,and that the certificate is in due form and made by the proper officer,and \Vould be received in evidence in the courts of this state. lIf7"itness my hand at Bridgeton,New Jersey,this te nth day of October in the year of our Lord nineteen hundred and-thirty six ~Judge. State of New Jersey,} County ofCumherland,ss. FRANK E.HOAG LAND I,,Surrogate of the County of Cumberland,and ex- officio Clerk of th~Or hans'Court holden therein,do hereby certify that the HON- ORABLE \\-hose name is subscribed to the preceding cer- tificate,is President Judge of the Court of Common Pleas of Cumberland County,and ex-officio Judge of the Orphans'Court,holden in and for the said County of Cumber- land,duly commissioned and sworn,to all whose acts as such,full faith and credit are due and ought to be given,as well in courts of judicature as elsewhere. In Witness Whereo.,f,I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of the said court, this--tenth day of-October-- In the year of our Lord nineteen hundred and thirty-six ------