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 72d CONGRESS. SESS. II. CII. 128. FEBRUAR Y 27, 1933 . tions of obedience and maintenance with respect to them. Such c hild shall be to all intents and purposes the child and legal heir of the person adopting him or her, entitled to all the rights and privileges, and subject to a ll the obligatio ns of a child of such person bego tten in lawful wedlock, (E. O. Mar. 22, 1907, † 797; Act Cong . Aug . 24, 1912, c. 390, †† 2, 9,37 Stat. 561; E. O. Mar. 12, 1914, † 10 ; Act Cong. Sept. 21, 1922, c . 370, † 3, 42 Stat . 1006.) SEC. 163. CONSENT TO ADOPTION OF ri .LFOITIMATE CHILD.-If the child to be adopted is illegitimate, the consent of the father to adop- tion shall not b e required. (E. O. Mar. 22, 1907, † 798 ; Act Cong. Aug.24,1912,c.390,†† 2,9,37Stat. 561; E. O. Mar. 12, 1914,† 10; Act Cong . Sept . 21, 1922, c. 370, † 3, 42 Stat. 1006 .) SEC. 164. ADOPTION OF TLI .RGITIMATE CHILD BY FATHER.-The father of an illegitimate child, by publicly acknowledging it as his own, receiving it as such. with the consent of his wife, if he is married, into his family, and otherwise t reating it as if it were a legiti mate child, thereby adopts it as such ; and such child is thereupon deemed for all purposes legitimate from the time of its birth. The fore- going pr ovisions of this chapter do not apply to such an adoption. CHOSE REFERENCE Affec ting inheri tance, see s ection 403. CI3APTER 9 .-GUARDIAN AND WA RD CROSS REFERENCE .3ndiethl appointment of guardians, see Code Civil Procedure. SEO. 16 5. GUARDIAN, WHAT .-A guardian is a person appointed to take care of the person or pr operty of anothe r. SEC. 166. WARD, WHAT.The person over whom or over whose property a guard ian is appointed, is called his ward. SE C. 166a. KINDS of GUARDIANS.-Guardians are either : L Ge neral ; or, 2. Special. CROSS REr1 uwcss Test amenta ry guar dians, see se ction 1 6 6e. Guard ians ad iitem, see Cod e Civil Procedu re, SE C. 166b. GENERA,;, GUA RDIA N, WHAT .-A general guardian is a guardian of the person or of all the property of the ward within the Canal Zone, or of both. SEC. 166c. SPECIALI ouARDIAN, WHAT.-Every oth er is a sp ec ial guardian. SEC. 166d. GUARDIAN ; APPOINTMENT BY WILL, AND SO FORTH.-A guardian of the person or estate, or of both, of a child born, or likely to be born, may be appointed by will or by deed, to take effect upon the death of the parent appointing : One. If the child be legitimate, by the father, with the written consent of the mother ; or b y either parent, if the other be dead or incapable of c onsent. Two. If the child be illegitimate, by the mother. SEC. 166e. APPOINTMENT BY WILL OR DEED OF GUARDIAN .-A guard - ian of the person or estate, or of both, of an insane or incompetent person may be appointed by will or deed, to take effect upon the death o f the pe rson app ointing ; 1 . If the insane or incompetent person be unmarried, or be a per- son whose mar ri age has be en annulled or dissolved by death or divorce, by th e father, with t he written conse nt of the mother, or by either parent if the other be dead or incapable of consent. 1145 Executive Order No. 59731. Vol. 37, p.561; Vol. 42, p.1006. Illegitimate child. Adoption by father. , p-11 79. GUA RD IAN AND WARD. Ante, p.1078. "Guardian," defined. "Ward," deiinad. R'indsnT. Ante, p. P181. General guardian. Special guardian. Appointment, by will, etc. Guardian of an in- sane, etc ., person. Appointment by will. I