Cap. 12 Art. 832Where claim is for payment of sum of money.

Where the right sought to be secured by the act is a debt, or a claim which may be satisfied by the payment of a sum of money, the applicant shall also in this sworn statement referred to in the last preceding article indicate approximately the sum to which, in his belief, the debt or claim amounts, and if a cause has already been filed in court, such a claim may specify and include any judicial costs, under pain of nullity of the act.