Civil Code (Cap. 16), article 883

883. When the inventory is comple ted, the heir who has not yet made the declaration of accepting the inheritance, shall be all owed the time of forty days, to be reckoned from the day of the completion of the inventory, to deliberate whether he would acc ept or renounce the inheritance; and if, within the said time, the heir has not made in the registry of the said court a declaration renouncing the inheritance, or ac cepting it under the benefit o f CIVIL CODE [CAP. 16. 209 inventory, he shall be deemed to have accepted it under the ben efit of inventory. Running of time with regard to heir not having actual possession of property of inheritance.