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Section II.
Rights and Duties of the Head and of the Members of a House.

746.

The head and the members of a house bear the name of the house.

747.

The head of a house is bound to support its members.

748.

Property which a member of a house acquires in his own name is his separate property.

Property as to which it is uncertain whether it belongs to the head of the house or to a member, is presumed to belong to the former.

749.

A member of a house may not choose his residence against the will of the head of the house.

So long as a member, in contravention of this provision, is not at the residence appointed by the head of the house, the head of the house is free from his obligation to support him.

In such case the head may notify the member to remove his residence to the place appointed by him within a reasonable time. If the member does not comply with such notification, the head may exclude him from the house, unless he is a minor.

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