Where a power is vested in several persons, all must unite in its execution; but in case any one or more of them is dead, the power may be executed by the survivor or survivors unless otherwise prescribed by the terms of the power.

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Source: CivC 1877, § 318; CL 1887, § 2834; RCivC 1903, § 341; RC 1919, § 409; SDC 1939, § 59.0422.