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AND CARKVULLY REVISED HY LEADING FROfEBSIONAL GENTLEMEN. PRINTED BY JOHN LOVELL, ST. NICHOLAS STREET. 1866. :A' r* The object in publishing the present Index is to afford professional men, students, and others, an easier mode of reference to the matters contained in the Civil Code of Lowee Canada, which has been i> force since the first day of August, 1866; — the Table of Contents in the Official edition of the Code having been found inadequate, and no t sufficiently explicit for general use. i Knt«red according to Act of the Provincial Logistaturi in the year one tliousand oi^ht hundred aad sixty-six by H, 0. Uakt in the office of the Begistrar of the rroviucc of Canada. ALPHABETICAL INDEX TO THE CIVIL CODE OF LOWER CANADA. ART. ABANDONMENT (DSlmssemmt) 2538 ABSENTEES 86 Curatorship to 87 Provisional possession of tlie heirs of. 93 EflFect of absence in relation to contingent rights which may accrue to 104 Effect of absence in relation to marriage 108 The care of minor children of a father who has disappeared. 113 ACCEPTANCE of successions 641 Of gifts inter vivos 776 Of community of property 1338 ACCESSION, (The right of) over what is produced by a thing.... 409 " " " becomes united and incor- porated with a thing 413 (The right of) in relation to immoveable property 414 " " " moveable " 429 ACQUISITION and exercise of rights of property 583 ACTION, The Hypothecary 2058 Effect of 2074 ACTS of civilstatus 39 Of birth 54 Of marriage 57 Of burial 66 Of religious profession 70 (Rectification of) of civil status 75 Notarial 1208 ADMISSIONS (^i;e(0 1243 ADVISERS, Judicial 349 ADVOCATES AND ATTORNEYS 1732 '.4 ART AFFREIGHTMENT *. 2407 Charter-party 2414 Conveyance of goods in u gencrul ship (ti la aieiUette) .... 24tU Bill of lading ! 2420 Obligations of the owner or lessor and of the mauter 2423 " " lessee 2437 Freight, prima{»o, average and demurrage 2442 AGENTS, Commercial 1735 ALIENATION for rent {Hall h rente) 1593 ANNULLING of the contract of sale 1545 ANONYMOUS PARTNERSHIPS 1870 AUCTION, Sale by 15()4 AUGMENTATION {i^ee AccesHion.) AUTHENTIC WRITINGS 1207 Copies of 1215 AUTHORITY, Paternal 242 AVERAGE (Contribution) 2442 BENEFICIARY HEIR G72etsef/. BETS (Pari) 1927 BILLS OF LADING 2420 BILLS OF EXCHANGE, The nature and rcquiHitcs of 2279 The negotiation of. 228f> The acceptance of. 2290 Noting and protest for non-acceptance, 2298 Payment 230(i Protest for non-payment 2319 Notice of protest 2321) Interest, commission and damages 2332 General provisions 2340 BIRTH, Acts of 54 BORROWER, Obligations of (t"ftZ/orm/o>-M«c) 17()(> '• "( " for conmmption) 1782 BOTTOMRY and Renpor.dentia {Pret a la grosse) 2594 BROKERS, Factors and other Commercial Agents 1735 BURIAL, Acts of, 6(; BUYER, Obligations of the 1532 CANCELLING of registration of real rights 2148 CAPACITY to buy or sell (tee Obligations) 1482 CARRIERS (^Voituriers) 1672 CHARTER-PARTY 2414 CHEQUES 2349 6 Art. CIVIL DEATH 31 Its offeotB 35 CIVIL STATUS, Acts of (««« AcU). CIVIL RIGHTS, Enjoyment of. 18 " " Loss of 30 CLAIM, Exception resulting from a privileged 2073 CLEARANCE (Z>^co««cr/) 610 CODE (The), hovr it efFucts the laws existing prior to its coming iutotorec 2613 Cases of difference between the P]nglish and French texts. 2615 COMMERCIAL AGENTS , 1735 COMMERCIAL LAW 2278 COMMERCIAL PARTNERSHIPS 1863 COMMUNITY OF PROPERTY 1268 Legal community 1270 What things compose the assets and liabilities of the com- munity 1272 The administration 1292 Effect of the acts of either consort in relation to the conjugal association 1296 The dissolution 1310 " continuation 1323 " acceptance 1338 " renunciation 1343 and 1379 " pauition 1354 " " of the assets 1355 " liabilities of the community and of the contribution to the debts 1369 Conventional community 1384 The most ordinary conditions which may modify or even exclude legal community 1384 The clause of realization 1385 " " mobilization («»ieMWt«»cme/«') .• 1390 " " separation of debts 1396 The right given to the wife of taking back free and clear what she brought (sou apport) into the community. . . 1400 Cimventional preciput 1401 The clause by which unequal shares in the community are assigned to the consorts 1406 Community by general title 1412 Provision common to conventional community 1413 Covenants excluding community 1415 The clause simply " " 1416 6 Art COMMUNITY OF IMIOI'KUTY.— (CW/tHH«/.) Tho clause oi'supnratiori of property 1422 Dower 1426 Partioular provisions m to the dower of tho wife 1450 '' " " " children 14()(J COMPENSATION 1187 CONFUSION 119K CONSTITUTION OF RRNT {Comtitnt) 1787 CONSUMPTION, Loan for {kcv. Loan) CONTINUATION OF COiMMUNITY 1323 CONTRACTS 984 Tho requisites to the validity of 984 Tho legal capacity to contract 985 Consent 988 The causcor consideration of 989 The object, (ace Ohjcct of Obligations, 1058.) Causes of nullity 991 Error 992 Fraud 993 Violence and four 994 Lesion 1001 Interpretation of 1013 Effect of 1022 " with rej^ard to third persons 1028 (The avoidance of) and payments made in fraud of creditors 1032 CONVENTIONAL HYPOTHEC 2037 CONVENTIONAL PRECIPUT 1401 CONVENTIONAL SEQUESTRATION 1818 COPIES of authentic writings 1215 CORPORATIONS 352 (Nature and creation of) and their different kinds ;}52 Ri<.'ht,s of 357 Privileges 3t)2 Disabilities 3()4 Dissolution 308 The liquidation of thcaff"airs of dissolved 371 CO-SURETIES, Effect of suretyship between 1955 COUNTER LETTERS, Effect of. 1212 COVExNANTS of marriage 1257 CROWN, Legal hypothec of the 2032 CURATORSHIP 337 DEBTORS, Joint and several 1103 7 Anr DEBTS, Thcclfluroof separation of 1:{9»> DEFAULTS (^Demcure) 1067 DELIVERY 1492 DEMURRAGE 2142 DEPOSIT, Tender and {Opes ct de la i-omUjuutlou) 11G2 DEPOSIT {DipiU) 1794 Simple 1795 Voluntary 1799 UbligatioHH of the depositary 1802 " " dopoHitor 1812 Necessary 181U Sequestration 1817 (^nventional sequestration , 1818 Judicial " 1823 DEPOSITARY, Oblii,'ation.^ of the 1802 DEPOSITOR, " " 1812 DISCUSSION, The exception of 20G0 DISSOLUTION OF COMMUNITY (sec Commimilij) 1310 DISSOLUTION OP PARTNERSHIP 1892 Effects of dissolution 1897 DISTINCTION OF THINGS (— des Bicm) 374 Innnoveables 375 Moveables 383 Property in its relation with those to whom it belongs or who possess it 39!) DITCHES {t\mi,) 5HI DIVISION WALLS 510 DOMICILE 79 DOWER 142(5 (Particular provisions as to the) of the wife 1450 " " " " children 14C0 EMANCl^PATION 314 EMPHYTEUSIS, (Emphi/t6)f:e) 5G7 Rights and obligations, the lessor und lessee 573 Terniination of. 570 ESTIMATE, (Work by) and contract (—^xz/JtrAs' eOJKryr/ies) 1683 EVIDENCE (.s<.fi Proof). EXCEPTION OF DISCUSSION 2000 EXCEPTION FROM EXPENDITURES {Depcnses) 2072 EXCEPTION FROM A PRIVILEGED CLAIM OR A PRIOR HYPOTHEC 2073 EXCEPTION OP SUBROGATION (cedendavum actioman) . . . 2070 EXCEPTION OP WARRANTY (Garantir) 2008 8 Art HXCHANGE {Ecliangc) 15»6 EXECUTORS, Testamentary 905 FACTORS 1735 FARMS, Lease of. 1646 FILIATION 218 (The) of children who are legitimate or conceived during marriage 218 (Evidence of the) of legitimate children 228 Illegitimate children 237 FIRE INSURANCE 2568 FRAUD 993 FEAR 994 FREIGHT {Fret) 2442 GAMING CONTRACTS AND BETS (Jeu et Pari) 1927 GENERAL PARTNERSHIPS 1865 GENERAL SHIP, Conveyance of goods in a (a focMei'K^Wc).... 2419 GIFTS inter vivos 754 Of the capacity to give and to receive by 761 (Form of) and of their acceptance 776 Effect of. 795 Registration 804 Revocation 811 Gifts by contract of marriage, whether of present property or made in contemplation of death 817 GIVING IN PAYMENT 1592 HABITATIOxN 487 HEIR, Beneficiary 672c1) " of partners towards third persons 1854 Difforei.t kinds ^ 1 857 Universal 1858 Particular 1802 Oommereial 1863 General 1 805 Anonymous 1870 I.imited 1871 Joint-Stock Companies 188;» Dissolution of 1 892 The effects of dissolution 1 S!'t7 PATERNAL AUTHORITY 242 PAWNING (aujc) 1%8 PAYMENT ll.'!!» With subrogation 1154 Imputation of payments 1158 PERSONS 18 PLEDGE {Coiilriitdc nantisscment) 10i;i> Of inimcveables 1007 Pawning {Gngt) 1008 POSSESSION 2102 (Provisional) of the heirs of absentees 0;j POWER OF ATTORNEY (.SVe M,nf.r.) PRECIPUT, Conventional 140 1 PREMIUM 250(» PRESCRIPTION ., 2183 Causes which hinder 2201 Certain imprescriptible thing-, and of privileged 2211 Causes which interrupt 2222 " suspend the course of 22.'>2 Time required to prescribe 2240 By thirty years, — of rents and interest and of the duration of tlie plea of (rxcrptioi' ) 22 t2 it u 15 PRESCRIPTION.— (Co«<(««c(7.) By subsequent purchasers Certain prescriptions by ten years Certain short Transitory provisions PRESUMPTIONS PRIMAGE PRIVILEGED CLAIM, Exception resulting from a PRIVILEGES AND HYPOTHECS Privileges upon moveable property " immoveables (How) " " are retained Hypothecs Legal hypothec... " " of married women " " " minors and of interdicted persons " the crown " mutual insurance companies Judicial hypothec Conventional " Order in which hypothecs rank (Effect of) with regard to the debtor or other holder Hypothecary action , Exception of discussion " warranty .'•' subrogation [ccdenda rum actionum) resulting from expenditures " "a privileged claim or a prior hypothec Effect of the hypothecary action Extinction of. PROFESSION, Acts of religious Legal PROHIBITION TO ALIENATE PROMISE OF SALE 1476 PROMISSORY NOTES PROOF By writings [Prenve h'tteralr) Authentic writings Copies of authentic writings Certain writings executed out of Lower Canada Private " tt n It (( Art. 2251 2258 2260 2270 1238 2142 2073 1080 1083 1903 2009 2015 2016 2024 2029 2030 2032 2033. 2034 2037 2047 2053 205S 200(5 2008 2070 2072 2073 2074 20S1 70 1732 968 2344 1203 1207 1207 1215 1220 1221 ^b^ 16 Ab)'. VROOF, —(ConttHued.) Testimony 123ft Presumptions 1238 Admissions (Avm) 1243 Oath of parties 1246 Decisory oath 1247 Oath put officially 1254 PROPERTY, The clause of separation of 1422 PROTEST, Noting and protest for non-acceptance 2298 For non-payment 2319 Notice of 2326 PROVISIONAL POSSESSION of the heirs of absentees 93 PURCHASER, Obligations of the 1532 QUASI-CONTRACTS 1041 {Ncgotiorum gcstio) 1043 Resulting from the reception of a thing not due 1047 QUASI-OFFENCES 1053 REALIZATION, The clause of {Rialhation) 1385 REAL SERVITUDES 499 Servitudes which arise from the situation of property 501 " established by law 506 Division walls and ditches, and of clearance. 510 Distance and the intermediate works required for certain structures.' 532 A'^iews on the property of a neighbour 533 Eaves of roofs 539 Right of fay 540 Servitudes established by act of man 545 Different kinds of servitudes which may be established on property 545 How servitudes are established 549 Rights of the proprietor of the land to which the thing is due 553 Their extinction 55? REDEMPTION, The right of (Droit de s6,nM) 1546 REGISTRATION as regards gift inter vivos in particular 804 Of substitutions 938 Of red rights 2082 Rules particular to different titles by which real rights are acriuired 2098 'H^ 17 REGISTRATION.— ((7on