When a power is vested in several persons and, previous to the execution, one or more of such persons dies, it may be executed by the survivor or survivors.
History: (Code 1852, §1340; Code 1867, §1610; Code 1876, §2219; Code 1886, §1865; Code 1896, §1061; Code 1907, §3438; Code 1923, §6943; Code 1940, T. 47, §91.)