Cap. 16 Art. 1232Proof of obligations and their extinguishment.

(1) Where the law does not require that an obligation or its extinguishment should result from a public deed or a private writing, such obligation or its extinguishment may be evidenced by means of witnesses or any other means allowed under the provisions of the Code of Organization and Civil Procedure.

(2) A public deed is an instrument drawn up or received, with the requisite formalities, by a notary or other public officer lawfully authorized to attribute public faith thereto.