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Article 1996Necessary Deposit
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A deposit is necessary:
(1) When it is made in compliance with a legal obligation;
(2) When it takes place on the occasion of any calamity,
such as fire, storm, flood, pillage, shipwreck, or other
similar events. (1781a)
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