All wills and codicils made on or after the date of ~xecution,! the commencement of this Act within the '[Sta… — T.N. Act V

All wills and codicils made on or after the date of ~xecution,! the commencement of this Act within the '[State of willsand

9. All wills and codicils made on or after the date of ~xecution,! the commencement of this Act within the '[State of willsand codicils Tamil Nadu], and all such wills and codicils made c willsand codicils. outaide the =[mid State] so far as relate to immovable property situated wikhin the %[said State], must be executed according to the following rules :- 1st.-The testator shall sign or shall affix his mark to the will, or it shall be signed by some other person in his presence and by his direction. 2nd.-The signature or mark of the testator, or the signature of the person signing for him, shall be so placed that it shall appear that it was intended thereby to give effect to the writing as a will. 3rd.-The will shall be attested by two or more witnesses, each of whom must have seen the testator, sign or a& his mark to the will, or have seen some other person sign the will in the presence and by the direction of the testator, or have received from the testator a personal acknowledgment of his signature or mark, or of the signature of such other person ; and each of the witnesses must sign thc will in the prescrloe of the testator, but it shall not be necessary that' more than one witness be present at the shme time, and no particular form of attestation shall be necessary.

Section 9