Civil Code (Cap. 16)

Civil Code (Cap. 16), article 659

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659. (1) The notary who receives a secret will shall draw up the act of delivery, r ecording therein the declaration prescrib ed in sub-article (2) of article 657, on the paper itself on which th e 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 sha ll enter such declaration at the foot of the act, and such entry shall be equivalent to the signature. 178 [CAP. 16. CIVIL CODE Notary to present secret will to court of voluntary jurisdiction. Cap. 12.

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