Civil Code (Cap. 16)
Civil Code (Cap. 16), article 689
689. A testamentary disposition made in favour of the nearest
relation of a person shall, in de fault of any other designation , be
deemed to have been made in favour of the persons in whom the
intestate succession of the said person would legally vest.
Disposition in
favour of the poor.
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