Civil Code (Cap. 16)
Civil Code (Cap. 16), article 659
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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