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Chapter FIFth VACANT SUCCESSIONS

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Chapter FIFth
VACANT SUCCESSIONS

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    1066.   The curator to a vacant succession appointed in virtue of article 628 of the Civil Code is bound to give security for the faithful discharge of his or her duties, and is also bound to give notice of his or her appointment by 2 advertisements in the Gazette.

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    1067.   The Administrator General or curator disposes of the movables if not considered to be above the value of $96; if above that value, he or she obtains their sale by the Sheriff, who pays over to him or her the net proceeds of the sale by cheque.

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    1068.   He or she cannot sell the immovables, nor shares or stock in manufacturing or financial associations, without the consent of all the parties interested. If this consent cannot be had, the Court or Judge may order that the property be sold by the Sheriff.

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    1069.   He or she is bound to render an account of his or her administration, in the same manner as any other curator, and also from time to time whenever required to do so by the Court or Judge.

BOOK SEVENTH
GENERAL PROVISIONS APPLYING TO THE DIFFERENT TITLES OF THE SIXTH PART OF THIS CODE

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    1070.   In all proceedings under the different Books of the Sixth Part of this Code, the delay upon summons is one day when the place or service is within a distance of 10 miles, and with an additional delay of one day for every additional 10 miles.

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    1071.   All applications made or proceedings brought before the Judge must remain in the records of the Court and form part thereof.

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    1072.   The Registrar may exercise all the powers conferred upon the Court or Judge; but any decision by such Registrar is subject to be revised by the Judge, upon application being made to that effect, after notice given to the persons interested.

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    1073-1085.   (Repealed by Act 29 of 1955)

FINAL PROVISIONS

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    1086.   The forms contained in the Appendix to this Code, whether in connection with this Code or with the Civil Code, or others to the same effect, may be used in the cases to which they are intended to apply.

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    1087.   The laws concerning procedure in force at the time of the coming into force of this Code, are abrogated:

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      1.     in all cases in which this Code contains any provision indicating that effect either expressly or by implication;

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      2.     in all cases in which such laws are contrary to or inconsistent with any provision of this Code or in which express provision is made by this Code upon the particular matter to which such laws relate.

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    Except always that as regards proceedings, matters, and things anterior to the coming into force of this Code, and to which its provisions could not apply without having a retroactive effect, the provisions of law which without this Code would apply to such proceedings, matters and things remain in force and apply to them, and this Code applies to them only so far as it coincides with such provisions.

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