Civil Code (Cap. 16), article 242

242. (1) The Director shall not receive any act which is not written in clear and legible c haracters, or which contains abbreviations, or which may ap pear to him to be otherwise defective or irregular. (2) In any such case, the act shall be presented by the Director to the retired Judge or retired Magistrate or retired advocate of the Court of Revision of Notarial Acts, who, after hearing, if nece ssary, the person by whom the act shall have been made, shall determin e the manner in which, according to law, the act is to b e drawn u p. (3) The Director may not refuse to receive any act which is countersigned by the said retired Judge or retired Magistrate o r retired advocate. Applicability of s.242 to certificates of baptism or marriage. Amended by: XXII.1939.2; XXXVII.1975.23; XXII.1976.4.