Book III: Different ways of acquiring property

If the will is received by two notaries, it is dictated to them by the testator; one of these notaries writes it himself or has it written by hand or mechanically. If there is only one notary, it must also be dictated by the testator; the notary writes it himself or has it written by hand or mechanically. In all cases, it must be read to the testator. Where the…

This will must be signed by the testator in the presence of the witnesses and the notary; if the testator declares that he does not know how to sign or cannot sign, express mention shall be made in the deed of his declaration, as well as of the cause which prevents him from signing.

The will must be signed by the witnesses and by the notary.

Neither the legatees, in whatever capacity, nor their parents or relatives up to and including the fourth degree, nor the clerks of the notaries by whom the deeds are received, may be taken as witnesses to the will by public deed. .

When the testator wishes to make a mystical will, the paper containing the provisions or the paper to be used as an envelope, if there is one, shall be closed, sealed and sealed. The testator shall present it thus closed, sealed and sealed to the notary and to two witnesses, or he shall cause it to be closed, sealed and sealed in their presence, and he shall declare that the…

If the testator does not know how to sign or if he was unable to do so when he had his dispositions written, the procedure shall be as stated in the preceding article; in addition, it shall be mentioned in the act of suscription that the testator declared that he did not know how to sign or that he was unable to do so when he had his dispositions written.

Those who cannot read or cannot read will not be able to make dispositions in the form of a mystical will.

In the event that the testator is unable to speak, but is able to write, he may make a mystical will, on the express condition that the will shall be signed by him and written by him or by another, that he shall present it to the notary and to the witnesses, and that at the top of the act of suscription he shall write, in their presence, that the…

Witnesses called to be present at wills must understand the French language and be of age, be able to sign and have the enjoyment of their civil rights. They may be of either sex, but husband and wife may not be witnesses to the same act.