Civil Code (Cap. 16), article 771

771. (1) The testamentary executor, for the purpose of paying the debts of the estate or of discharging the legacies, may, in the absence or insufficiency of fund s in the estate, collect sums o wing CIVIL CODE [CAP. 16. 195 to the estate, or, in default, sell property. (2) Such sale shall be made by public auction, unless the heirs agree, or the court, on the application of the executor, allows , that the sale be made otherwise. Heir may prevent sale.