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Cap. 16 · Civil Code (Cap. 16)

Cap. 16 Art. 659Duties of notary receiving a secret will.

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(1) The notary who receives a secret will shall draw up the act of delivery, recording therein the declaration prescribed in sub-article (2) of article 657, on the paper itself on which the will is written, or on the paper used as its envelope.

(2) The act of delivery shall be signed by the testator, the witnesses, and the notary.

(3) Where the testator declares that he does not know how to, or cannot write, the notary shall enter such declaration at the foot of the act, and such entry shall be equivalent to the signature.