Cap. 12 Art. 535Delivery of will to notary.

(1) When the will is published as provided in the last preceding article, it shall be delivered to the notary by whom the publication of the will shall have been made.

(2) The notary shall, in the presence of the judge, sign a receipt in the book referred to in article 530; and such receipt shall be countersigned by the judge.

(3) Any will delivered in terms of sub-article (1) shall not be deemed to be cancelled from the book referred to in article 530; for the purpose of any document certifying the existence or non-existence of secret wills, and there shall be indicated in any such document, in respect of any such will, the name of the notary who published it and the date of its publication.