Civil Code (Cap. 16)
Civil Code (Cap. 16), article 209
209. (1) Where there is no secret or public will, the demand
referred to in the last preceding article, may be made immediat ely
upon the expiration of the times respectively established in ar ticle
205.
(2) Upon such demand the cour t shall hear the attorney or
curator, if any, and, if expedie nt, shall issue an edict simila r to that
referred to in article 206, causing it to be posted up as provi ded in
that article; and it shall give the requisite decree on that de mand
after the lapse of six months fro m the publication of the edict .
Publication of
edict.
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