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The testator cannot dispose of the whole or a part of his estate in favor of the notary who authenticates his will, or of the wife, relatives, or connections of the latter within the fourth degree of consanguinity or affinity, with the exception mentioned in § 2147 of this title.\nThis prohibition is applicable to the witness to an open will executed with or without a notary.\nThe provisions of this section are also applicable to the witnesses and persons before whom special wills are executed.\nHistory —Civil Code, 1930, § 683.