Cap. 9 Art. 556Formalitiestobe observed at inquiry into forgery of writings.

(1) In every inquiry into cases of forgery of writings, the document averred to be false, shall, as soon as it is produced, be numbered on every page, and there shall be drawn up a procès-of the material state of such document and of its production. verbal

(2) The shall describe every cancellation, procès-verbal addition or interlineation contained in any such document, and any other circumstance which may point to the alteration of the document.

(3) The document averred to be false as well as the procès-when it has been drawn up, shall be signed, and on every verbal page countersigned by the inquiring magistrate, by the registrar, and also, where practicable, by the witnesses and experts employed at the inquiry.

(4) The inquiring magistrate may, instead of drawing up the referred to in this article, order that a photostatic procès-verbal copy of the document averred to be false be made by a person appointed by him for such purpose which copy shall be kept in the custody of the registrar. The registrar shall produce such copy whenever requested by any court of criminal justice.