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 am the wife of
..........................; that my husband...........................
has not made any declaration of homestead, and I therefore make this declaration for the joint benefit of myself and husband; that I do now, at the time of making this declaration, actually reside with my...............
on the land and premises described as follows, to-wit: Lying and being in the ................. County of................State of..............
and bounded and 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 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
 
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