Civil Code (Cap. 16)
Civil Code (Cap. 16), article 761
761. (1) Any perpetual or limited burden by reason of which
the whole usufruct of the inheritance or of the legacy, or a po rtion
of such usufruct, or any other annuity, is to be given to two o r more
persons successively, shall be considered as if it had not been
written.
(2) Nevertheless, it is not forbidden to impose the payment of
an annuity, whether in perpetuity or for a limited time, for th e
purpose of creating a sacred patrimony, or of being employed fo r
the relief of the poor, or in reward for virtue or merit, or fo r any
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other purpose of public utility, even though the disposition be in
favour of persons belonging to a certain class or to certain fa milies.
(3) Sub-article (1) shall not apply to dispositions in favour of
persons called to benefit und er a trust or a foundation.
§ VII. O F TESTAMENTARY EXECUTORS
Appointment of
executors by
testator.
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