(1) Where a notary dies without having disposed of his or her deeds or where for any reason such disposition has become inoperative, the judge shall appoint some other notary to act as curator of such deeds, until their disposition can be finally effected.
(2) The heirs or legal representatives of a deceased notary may sell or otherwise dispose of or deliver to a notary approved by the judge, all the original deeds executed before such notary, or which were in the custody or possession of such notary at the time of his or her death; and in such a case such deeds shall become the property of the notary to whom they are so sold or disposed of and delivered.
(3) If such deeds are not so sold or disposed of and delivered within a period of 6 months from the death of the deceased notary the said heirs or legal representatives shall deposit all such deeds in the office of the Registrar unless the judge otherwise orders.
(4) Where original deeds have been deposited at the office of the Registrar under the provisions of this Act, ½ of the fees payable in respect of copies of such deeds shall, unless otherwise ordered, be paid to or for the benefit of the notary to whom they belong, or to the legal representatives of the deceased notary in whose custody they were, as the case may be.