(b)  Every  person  competent  to  make  a  will,  being  the  mother
or  adopting  mother  of  any  minor  child  unmarried,  may  appoint  a
testamentary  guardian  for  such  child  during  his  or  her  minority,
or  for  any  shorter  period,  whenever  the  father  or  adopting  father
of  such  child  shall  be  deceased  and  has  not  appointed  such  a
guardian.  Such  mother  or  adopting  mother,  who  shall  leave  to
such  child  an  estate,  either  real  or  personal,  may  appoint  a  testa-
mentary guardian  for  such  estate  of  the  child,  whether  the  father
or  adopting  father  of  such  child  shall  be  living  or  dead,  and
whether  he  shall  or  shall  not  have  appointed  a  testamentary  guard-
ian for  such  child.  Whenever  the  father  or  adopting  father  of
such  child  has  for  one  year  or  upwards,  immediately  preceding
the  death  of  the  mother  or  adopting  mother,  wilfully  neglected  or
refused  to  provide  for  such  child,  such  mother  or  adopting
mother,  who  shall  leave  to  such  child  an  estate,  either  real  or
personal,  may  appoint  a  testamentary  guardian  for  such  child*

*The  portion  in  italics  was  added  by  the  amendatory  Act  of  June  12,
1919.  (P-  L.  443-)


138  WILLS  act-Section  8  (fe),   (c)

Note:— This  is  founded  on  Sections  i  and  2  of  the  Act  of  June  10,  1881,
P.  L.  96,  4  Purd.  S152;  the  Act  of  April  15,  1915,  P.  L.  124,  5  Purd.  5887;
and  the  Act  of  April  21,  1915,  P.  L.  14S,  S  Purd.  5887,  and  involves  the
repeal  of  these  acts.
