Article 869

The dues and debts which attach to the estate of the deceased and must be paid before it is divided up are as follows 1 - The price of the winding - sheet of the corpse, and the dues which attach to the property of the estate, such as a thing which is subject to a pledge. 2 - The debts and the proprietory charges which were incumbent on the deceased. 3 - The legacies of the deceased, if without the permission of the heirs up to one third of the estate ; if with their permission, more than one third.