This section is from the book "How To Buy And Sell Real Estate At A Profit", by W. A. Carney. Also available from Amazon: How to buy and sell real estate at a profit.
Know All Men by These Presents: That I do hereby certify and declare that I am married and that I do now, at the time of making this declaration, actually reside with my family on the land and premises hereinafter described. That my family consists of a wife and ...............
children. That the land and premises on which I reside are bounded and described as follows, to-wit: Lying and being in the ....................
County of ...........................State of...................., and particularly described as follows:
(Description.)
That it is my intention to use and claim the said lot of land and premises above described, together with the dwelling-house thereon, and its appurtenances, as a Homestead, and I do hereby select, declare and claim the same as a Homestead;
That my wife has not made any declaration of homestead on said lands and I therefore make this declaration for the joint benefit of myself and wife.
That the actual cash value of said property I estimate to be $.........
In Witness Whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and seal, this ...................day of..................., one thousand nine hundred
.............................(Seal)
Signed, Sealed and Delivered in the Presence of
( Acknowledgment.)
 
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