Record of approval

Thereafter, and always in the presence of the said witnesses, the notary, after seeing the Will, but without reading it, shall draw up a record of approval, which shall begin immediately next to the signature on the same Will, and shall be continued without interruption in the same page and in subsequent pages. In such record the notary shall declare: 1. Whether the Will is written and signed by the testator. 2. The number of pages which it contains; 3. Whether it is initialed by the person who has signed it; 4. Whether it has or does not have any blot, interlineation, correction or marginal note; 5. That the testator was recognized, and his identity was verified; 6. That the testator was in his perfect senses and wholly free from any coercion; 7. Finally, that the Will was presented to him by the same testator, in the manner required by the law. § 1 - The record shall be read, dated and signed in conformity with the provisions of the preceding sub section. § 2 - Thereafter, and still in the presence of the same witnesses, the notary shall stitch and seal the Will, drawing up on the external side of the sheet, which serves as cover, a note declaring the name of the person to whom the Will contained therein belongs. The testator may forego such external formalities; but in such a case, it shall be mentioned in the act of approval that the same were omitted at the request of the testator.