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 72d CONGRESS. SESS. II. CH. 128. F EBR UARY 27, 1933 . 1179 under age and not having been married, all the estate that came to the deceased child by inheritance from such decedent descends in equal shares to the other children of the same parent and to the issue of any such other children who are dead by right of representation ; 7 . If, at the death of such child, who dies under age, not having dr en deadll other chic • been married, all the other children of his parents are also dead, and any of them has left issue, the estate that came to such child by inheritance from his parent descends to the issue of all other children of the same parent ; and if all the issue are in the same de gree o f kind red to the child, they share the e state equall y, oth er- wi se the y take accor ding to the right of re prese ntatio n ; 8. If the deceased is a widow, or widower, and leaves no issue, deceased at wi dowor and the estate, or any portion thereof, was common property of such wido wer. decedent and his or her deceased spouse, while such spouse was living, such property goes in equal shares to the children of such deceased spouse and to the descendants of such children by right of, repre- sentation, and if none, then one half of such common property goes to the father and mother of such decedent in equal shares, or to the survivor of them if either be dead, or if both be dead, then in equal shares to the brothers and sisters of such decedent and to the descendants of any deceased brother or sister by right of represen- tation, and the other half goes to the father and mother of such deceased spouse in equal shares, or to the survivor of them if either be dead, or if both be dead, then in equal shares to the brothers and sisters of such deceased spouse and to the descendants of any deceased brother or sister by right of representation. If the estate, or any portion thereof, was separate property of pr ren sest t te de ec pea sea such deceased spouse, while living, and came to such decedent from spous e. such spouse by descent or bequest, such property goes in equal shares to the children of such spouse and to the descendants of any deceased child by rig ht of repre sentat ion, a nd if none, then to the fathe r and mother of such spouse, in equal shares, or to the survivor of them if either be dead, or if both be dead, then in equal shares to the brothers and sisters of such spouse and to the descendants of any deceased brother or sister by- right of representation. 9. If the decedent leaves no husband, wife, or kindred, and there n s„n eat, when no are no heirs to take his estate or any portion thereof, under sub- division 8 of this section, the same escheats to the United States. SEC. 403. IL LEG ITI MATE CI IIL DREN TO IN HERI T IN C ERT AIN EVE NTS .-- lilegitunate children Every illegitimate child is an heir of the person who, in writing, as hens. signed in the presence of a competent witness, acknowledges himself to be the father of such child ; and in all cases is an heir of his mother ; and inherits his or her estate, in whole or in part, as the case may be, in the same manner as if he had been born in lawful wedlock, but he does not represent his father or mother by inheriting any part of the estate of his or her kindred, either lineal or collateral, unless, before his death, his parents shall have intermarried, and his fathe r, aft er su ch mar riage, ackno wledge s him as hi s chil d, or adopt s him into his family ; in which case such child and all the legitimate children are considered brothers and sisters, and on the death of either of them, intestate, and without issue, the others inherit his estat e, and are heirs, as he reinbe fore p rovid ed, in like manner as i f all the children had been legitimate ; saving to the father and mother, resp ective ly, t heir r ights in the estat es of all t he chi ldren in li ke manner as if all had been legitimate. The issue of all marriages null in law, or dissolved by divorce, are legitimate. I