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16 PERSONS
Election of domicile must be express and in writing.
CHAPTER V
ACTS OF CIVIL STATUS
Section I
General provisions
66 The only acts of civil status are acts of birth, acts of
marriage and acts of death.
They contain only what is required by law.
67 The contents of acts of civil status may be disclosed only
in the manner and in the cases provided by law.
68 The Registrar of Civil Status is the sole officer of civil
status.
He receives attestations and declarations of birth,
marriage and death.
He immediately signs and dates the declarations he
receives and enters them in the register of civil status.
69 The declaration so signed, dated and entered constitutes
an act of civil status.
If the declaration is made after the prescribed period,
the Registrar may make an investigation or apply for a
judgment before preparing the act.
70 The declaration of civil status indicates the surname,
given names, quality, and domicile of the declarant who signs
it.