The provisions of the preceding sections of this article must not be so construed as to conflict with the will of the testator.
(Code 1852, §1904; Code 1867, §2268; Code 1876, §2608; Code 1886, §2217; Code 1896, §285; Code 1907, §2750; Code 1923, §5989; Code 1940, T. 61, §205.)