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Article 19

Dispositions générales

Civil Administration
Titre III: Des Actes de l'État civil (On Civil Status Records)
Chapitre I: Dispositions générales (General Provisions)

Les procurations et les autres pièces exigées pour la rédaction des actes de l'état civil, sont et demeurent annexées aux registres devant être déposés au greffe des sénéchaussées, après avoir été paraphées de la personne qui les a produites et du lieutenant de juge.

Life lesson: Every document that supports a record becomes part of the record itself. The chain of evidence must never be broken.
Notes: Supporting documents (powers of attorney, etc.) must be physically annexed to the deposited registers — creating a complete archival packet. Both the submitting party and the judge initial these attachments.
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