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  1. If the husband has deserted her;
  2. If the husband becomes adjudged incompetent or quasi-incompetent;
  3. If the husband because of lunacy is placed in a hospital or a private house to be taken care of;
  4. If the husband has been sentenced to a punishment of imprisonment of one year or more, for the time he is undergoing such sentence;
  5. If the interests of the husband and wife conflict.

18.

If the husband is a minor, he can give permission for the acts of his wife only in accordance with the provisions of Art. 4.

19.

The other party to a voidable act of an incapacitated person may after such person has acquired capacity notify him to declare definitely within a period of not less than one month whether he will ratify such act or not. If no definite answer is given within such time, it is deemed to be ratified.

The same is the case if, so long as the incapacity continues, such a notification is given to the husband or legal representative, and no definite answer is made within the time fixed; but to a legal representative such a notification can only be given as to matters within the scope of his authority.

If the act is one for which particular forms are required, it is deemed to be rescinded, unless such form is complied with within the time above specified.

A notice may be given to a quasi-incompetent person or to a wife, to ratify the act with the consent of the curator or the permission of the husband within the

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