Document - Le Boucher - Parenté, Successions - Le Boucher J. - 1870

1/ The image shows an old document titled “Genealogical Tree for Supputation of Successive Degrees of Kinship,” published as a supplement to the Gazette of Notarial Clerks. Document details Representation: A large tree depicting the common ancestor (“Pierre, common author”) at the base, with lines of descendants presented on both sides in oval medallions (François, Edme, Denis, etc.). Historical usefulness: This type of pedagogical and legal plate was used by lawyers and notaries in the 19th century to visually calculate degrees of kinship and inheritance rights. Edition: It is a 5th edition dated 1820, offered at the price of one franc at the time, administered by Alex. Michaux in Paris (rue des Mathurins).

2/ This folded old document is a synoptic and legal genealogical table titled “Kinship, Succession, according to the Napoleonic Code,” prepared by Théophile Grégoire in the 19th century and published as a supplement by La Gazette des Clercs de Notaire. Structure and function: It presents, in the form of a tree or graphic network, degrees of kinship, ancestors, descendants and collateral relatives for calculating successions under French civil law. Visual elements: It features a geometric layout with colored spheres (pink for ancestors/parents, yellow and blue for collaterals) connected by fine kinship lines leading to the “Family.”

3/ This document is a “Table of Special Formalities and Accessories of Public Sales of Furniture, Fructus and Crops,” published by Le Boucher J. in Paris in 1870. Nature of the document: A poster or synoptic legal-practical table of the 19th century detailing procedures and regulations of public auctions. Edition: Published by Le Boucher J., publisher, boulevard de Médicis, 15, in Paris, with the year 1870 indicated and a sale price of 1 franc at the bottom of the page. Addressees: Designed to guide public officers of the time, such as auctioneers, notaries, bailiffs, clerks, and commercial brokers.

4/ This document is an official 1875 table entitled “Registration Fees for Acts and Contracts,” published by La Gazette des Clercs et des Notaires. Main characteristics Nature: A legal and fiscal poster table of its time. Era: Dated 1875 (indicated at the bottom of the document with a sale price of 4 francs). Historical usefulness: Intended for legal professionals to apply the registration rates in force under the Third Republic.

5/ The image shows an old folded document titled “Table of Declarations of Succession and Transfer Duties by Death,” published in Paris in 1874 by A. Chérié and drafted by Alex. Michaux. It is a 19th-century legal and tax table detailing the rules of succession and the taxes of the time. The document features a columnar layout with prices indicated at the bottom (“1 fr. 25” and “1 fr. 50”). Its condition shows creases typical of long-term preservation in the form of a sheet or unfolding booklet.

6/ This document is a “Table of Civil and Criminal Prescriptions” compiled by M. Ganthier, director of the Paris School of Notaries, which summarizes the legal prescription periods for extinctionary or acquisitive actions in French law under the old Civil Code (referring to C.N., C.C., C.P.C., etc.). Structure of the table: It classifies actions and penalties by decreasing duration, from 30 years and 20 years (for real estate actions, crimes, etc.) down to 3 days, passing through 10 years, 5 years, 3 years, 1 year, or very short periods in days (such as 10, 8 or 3 days for specific oppositions or judgments). Historical usefulness: Published in the 19th century or early 20th century, it served as a mnemonic display or working aid for legal practitioners (notaries, sworn advocates) to quickly determine whether a legal action was time-barred or prescribed.

7/ This old document is a 1870 table titled “Table Indicating the Progress of Affairs and Formalities to be Completed to Draft Notarial Acts,” published by Alex. Michaux, editor-in-chief of the Gazette of Notarial Clerks, and published by Le Boucher. Document type: A large synoptic table or practical guide on folded paper intended for notarial clerks and 19th-century legal professionals. Content: It details procedures, formalities and legal steps for drafting and executing various legal and notarial acts of the time (sales, successions, obligations, mortgages). Edition and date: Dated 1870, with a price note “1 fr. franco” at the bottom center.

8/ This old document is a 19th-century synoptic legal table prepared by M. F. Cleyette, chief notary clerk in Orléans, published in 1870 and sold for one franc. Full title: Table summarizing all principles of law on the devolution of successions. Structure of content: Part I: Regular successions; Part II: Irregular successions; Part III: Available quantities, reserves, reductions.