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Article 31

Des Actes de Naissance

Civil Administration
Titre III: Des Actes de l'État civil (On Civil Status Records)
Chapitre II: Des Actes de Naissance (On Birth Records)

Dans l'acte de naissance, on énoncera rigoureusement le jour, l'heure et le lieu de la naissance, le sexe et le prénom de l'enfant, les prénoms, noms, professions et domiciles des père et mère, et des témoins ; à la charge par le lieutenant de juge d'en vérifier le sexe.

Life lesson: A birth record is a person's first contract with the world. Every detail — the hour, the place, the name — anchors a life in law.
Notes: Mandatory data fields for birth records: date, time, place, sex, given name, parents' full identification, witnesses. The lieutenant judge personally verifies the child's sex — a physical verification requirement unusual by modern standards.
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