The head of the commune shall be the civil status officer in the territory of his commune, where the person appointed by the administration and his assistants are not in a position to carry out their duties.
Civil Code
2015 English source edition · Current applicability not established.
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Article 49
Head of Commune · Preserved transcription; page attribution imported from the source collection. Verify against the original.
He may, in such case, require to be helped or substituted in his duties of civil status officer, under his own responsibility, by one or more helpers.
He shall without delay inform the administration of the situation.