Civil Code (Cap. 16), article 704

704. (1) Where the testator bequeaths by way of legacy any determinate thing or sum, as due by him to the legatee, the leg acy is valid, even though such thing or sum is not due. CIVIL CODE [CAP. 16. 185 (2) If such thing or sum is due by the testator, the legatee acquires a new action for the r ecovery of the thing or sum due to him, and, where otherwise the thing or sum would not have been exigible except after the lapse of a certain time, or if the payment thereof was dependent upon the fulfilment of a condition, the legatee shall not be bound to wait until the expiration of such time, or the fulfilment of such condition. (3) The legacy, however, shall be ineffectual if the testator shall pay the debt at a ny time after the will. Legacy of debt to creditor.