CHAPTER 1 NATURE, FORM AND KINDS OF AGENCY

Art. 1868. By the contract of agency a person binds himself to render _______________ service or to do
_______________ in representation or on behalf of another, with the consent or authority of the latter.

Art. 1869. Agency may be express, or _______________ from the _______________ of the principal, from his
_______________ or _______________ of action, or his _______________ to _______________ the agency,
_______________ that another person is _______________ on his behalf _______________ authority.

Agency may be oral, unless the law requires a _______________ form.

Art. 1870. Acceptance by the agent may also be express, or implied from his acts which _______________ out the
agency, or from his silence or _______________ according to the _______________.

Art. 1871. Between persons who are _______________, the acceptance of the agency may also be implied if the
principal _______________ his power of attorney to the agent and the latter _______________ it without any
_______________.

Art. 1872. Between persons who are _______________, the acceptance of the agency _______________ be implied
from the _______________ of the agent, except:

(1) When the principal _______________ his power of attorney to the agent, who receives it without any objection;

(2) When the principal _______________ to him by letter or _______________ a power of attorney with respect to the
_______________ in which he is _______________ engaged as an agent, and he did not _______________ to the letter
or _______________.

Art. 1873. If a person specially _______________ another or states by public _______________ that he has given a
power of attorney to a _______________ person, the latter thereby becomes a duly authorized agent, in the former
case with respect to the person who _______________ the _______________ information, and in the latter case with
regard to _______________ person.

The power shall _______________ to be in full _______________ until the _______________ is _______________ in
the _______________ manner in which it was _______________.

Art. 1874. When a _______________ of a piece of _______________ or any _______________ therein is through an
agent, the _______________ of the latter shall be in _______________; otherwise, the sale shall be _______________.

Art. 1875. Agency is _______________ to be for a _______________, unless there is _______________ to the
_______________.

Art. 1876. An agency is either _______________ or special.

The former comprises _______________ the business of the principal. The latter, one or more _______________
transactions.

Art. 1877. An agency _______________ in general terms comprises only acts of _______________, even if the principal
should state that he _______________ no power or that the agent may _______________ such acts as he may consider
_______________, or even though the agency should _______________ a general and _______________management.

Art. 1878. Special powers of attorney are _______________ in the following cases:
(1) To _______________ such _______________ as are not _______________ considered as acts of _______________;

(2) To _______________ _______________ which put an _______________ to obligations _______________ in

(3) To _______________, to submit _______________ to _______________, to _______________ the right to

(4) To _______________ any obligation _______________;

(5) To _______________ into any contract by which the _______________ of an _______________ is _______________
or _______________ either gratuitously or for a _______________ consideration;

(6) To make _______________, except _______________ ones for _______________ or those made to
_______________ in the business _______________ by the agent;

(7) To loan or _______________ money, unless the latter act be _______________ and _______________ for the
_______________ of the things which are under _______________;

(8) To _______________ any _______________ property to another person for more than _______________ year;

(9) To bind the principal to render some service without _______________;

(10) To bind the principal in a contract of _______________;

(11) To obligate the principal as a _______________ or _______________;

(12) To _______________ or convey _______________ rights over immovable property;

(13) To _______________ or _______________ an _______________;

(14) To _______________ or _______________ obligations contracted _______________ the agency;

(15) Any other _______________ of strict _______________.

Art. 1879. A special power to sell _______________ the power to _______________; and a special power to mortgage
does not _______________ the power to sell.

Art. 1880. A special power to _______________ does not _______________ submission to _______________.

Art. 1881. The agent must act _______________ the scope of his authority. He may do such acts as may be
_______________ to the _______________ of the _______________ of the agency.

Art. 1882. The _______________ of the agent's authority shall not be considered _______________ should it have been
performed in a manner more _______________ to the principal than that _______________ by him.

Art. 1883. If an agent acts in his _______________ name, the principal has no right of _______________ against the
persons with whom the agent has _______________; neither have such persons against the principal.

In such case the agent is the one _______________ bound in favor of the person with whom he has contracted, as if the
_______________ were his _______________, except when the contract involves things _______________ to the
principal.
The provisions of this article shall be understood to be without prejudice to the _______________ between the principal
and agent.

CHAPTER 2 OBLIGATIONS OF THE AGENT

Art. 1884. The agent is bound by his acceptance to carry out the agency, and is _______________ for the
_______________ which, through his _______________, the principal may _______________.

He must also finish the business already _______________ on the _______________of the principal, should
_______________ entail any _______________.

Art. 1885. In case a person _______________ an agency, he is bound to _______________ the diligence of a good father
of a family in the _______________ and _______________ of the goods _______________ to him by the owner until
the latter should _______________ an agent or take _______________ of the goods.

Art. 1886. Should there be a stipulation that the agent shall _______________ the _______________ funds, he shall be
bound to do so except when the principal is _______________.

Art. 1887. In the _______________ of the agency, the agent shall act in accordance with the _______________ of the
principal.

In _______________ thereof, he shall do all that a good father of a family would do, as required by the
_______________ of the business.

Art. 1888. An agent shall not carry out an agency if its _______________ would _______________ result in
_______________ or damage to the principal.

Art. 1889. The agent shall be liable for damages if, there being a _______________ between his interests and those of
the principal, he should _______________ his _______________.

Art. 1890. If the agent has been _______________ to borrow money, he may himself be the _______________ at the
_______________ rate of interest. If he has been _______________ to lend money at interest, he cannot
_______________ it without the consent of the principal.

Art. 1891. Every agent is bound to render an _______________ of his transactions and to _______________ to the
principal _______________ he may have _______________ by virtue of the agency, even though it may not be
_______________ to the principal.

Every stipulation _______________ the agent from the obligation to render an account shall be _______________.

Art. 1892. The agent may _______________ a _______________ if the principal has not _______________ him from
doing so; but he shall be _______________ for the acts of the _______________:

(1) When he was not given the _______________ to _______________ one;

(2) When he was given such power, but without _______________ the person, and the person _______________ was
_______________ incompetent or _______________.

_______________ acts of the substitute appointed against the _______________ of the principal shall be
_______________.
Art. 1893. In the cases mentioned in Nos. 1 and 2 of the preceding article, the principal may furthermore bring an
_______________ against the substitute with respect to the obligations which the latter has _______________ under
the _______________.

Art. 1894. The _______________ of two or more agents, even though they have been appointed _______________, is
not _______________, if _______________has not been _______________ stipulated.

Art. 1895. If solidarity has been agreed upon, each of the agents is _______________ for the _______________ of
agency, and for the _______________ or _______________ of his _______________ agents, except in the latter case
when the fellow agents acted _______________ the scope of their authority.

Art. 1896. The agent _______________ interest on the _______________ he has _______________ to his
_______________ use from the _______________ on which he did so, and on those which he still owes after the
_______________ of the agency.

Art. 1897. The agent who acts as such is not _______________ liable to the party with whom he contracts, unless he
expressly binds _______________ or _______________ the _______________ of his authority without giving such party
_______________ _______________ of his powers.

Art. 1898. If the agent contracts in the _______________ of the principal, exceeding the scope of his authority, and the
principal does not _______________ the contract, it shall be _______________ if the party with whom the agent
contracted is _______________ of the limits of the powers granted by the principal. In this case, however, the agent is
liable if he _______________ to _______________ the principal's _______________.

Art. 1899. If a duly authorized agent acts in accordance with the _______________ of the principal, the latter cannot set
up the _______________ of the agent as to circumstances whereof he _______________ was, or _______________ to
have been, _______________.

Art. 1900. So far as third persons are concerned, an act is _______________ to have been _______________within the
scope of the agent's authority, if such act is within the _______________ of the power of attorney, as _______________,
even if the agent has in _______________ exceeded the limits of his authority according to an _______________
between the principal and the agent.

Art. 1901. A third person cannot set up the fact that the agent has exceeded his powers, if the principal has
_______________, or has _______________ his _______________ to ratify the agent's _______________.

Art. 1902. A third person with whom the agent _______________ to contract on behalf of the principal may
_______________ the _______________ of the power of attorney, or the _______________ as regards the agency.
Private or _______________ orders and _______________ of the principal do not prejudice third persons who have
_______________ upon the power of attorney or instructions _______________ them.

Art. 1903. The _______________ agent shall be responsible for the goods received by him in the terms and
_______________ and as _______________ in the _______________, unless upon _______________ them he should
make a _______________ statement of the _______________ and deterioration _______________ by the same.

Art. 1904. The commission agent who _______________ goods of the _______________ kind and _______________,
which belong to _______________ owners, shall _______________ them by _______________, and _______________
the _______________ respectively _______________ to _______________ principal.
Art. 1905. The commission agent cannot, without the express or implied consent of the principal, _______________ on
_______________. Should he do so, the principal may _______________ from him _______________ in
_______________, but the commission agent shall be _______________ to any interest or _______________, which
may _______________ from such _______________.

Art. 1906. Should the commission agent, with authority of the principal, sell on credit, he shall so _______________ the
principal, with a _______________ of the _______________ of the _______________. Should he _______________ to
do so, the sale shall be deemed to have been made for _______________ insofar as the principal is concerned.

Art. 1907. Should the commission agent receive on a sale, in addition to the _______________ commission, another
called a _______________ commission, he shall bear the _______________ of _______________ and shall
_______________ the principal the _______________ of the sale on the same _______________ _______________
upon with the purchaser.

Art. 1908. The commission agent who does not collect the _______________ of his principal at the time when they
become due and _______________ shall be liable for damages, unless he _______________ that he _______________
due diligence for that _______________.

Art. 1909. The agent is _______________ not only for _______________, but also for _______________, which shall be
_______________ with more or less _______________ by the courts, according to whether the agency was or was not
for a _______________.

CHAPTER 3 OBLIGATIONS OF THE PRINCIPAL

Art. 1910. The principal must _______________ with _______________ the obligations which the agent may have
_______________ within the scope of his authority.

As for any obligation wherein the agent has exceeded his power, the principal is not bound except when he
_______________ it expressly or _______________.

Art. 1911. Even when the agent has exceeded his authority, the principal is _______________ liable with the agent if the
former _______________ the latter to _______________ as _______________ he had _______________ powers.

Art. 1912. The principal must _______________ to the agent, should the latter so _______________, the
_______________ _______________ for the _______________ of the agency.

Should the agent have _______________ them, the principal must _______________ him therefor, even if the business
or undertaking was not _______________, provided the agent is _______________ from all _______________.

The _______________ shall include _______________ on the sums advanced, from the day on which the advance was
_______________.

Art. 1913. The principal must also _______________ the agent for all the _______________ which the
_______________ of the agency may have _______________ the latter, without _______________ or
_______________ on his part.

Art. 1914. The agent may _______________ in _______________ the things which are the _______________ of the
agency until the principal _______________ the reimbursement and _______________ the _______________ set forth
in the two preceding articles.
Art. 1915. If two or more persons have appointed an agent for a _______________ transaction or _______________,
they shall be _______________ liable to the agent for all the _______________ of the agency.

Art. 1916. When two persons contract with regard to the _______________ thing, one of them with the agent and the
other with the principal, and the two contracts are _______________ with each other, that of _______________ date
shall be _______________, without prejudice to the provisions of Article _______________.

Art. 1917. In the case referred to in the preceding article, if the agent has acted in good faith, the principal shall be liable
in _______________ to the third person whose contract must be _______________. If the agent acted in bad faith, he
_______________ shall be responsible.

Art. 1918. The principal is not liable for the _______________ incurred by the agent in the following cases:

(1) If the agent acted in _______________ of the principal's _______________, unless the latter should
_______________ to _______________ himself of the _______________ _______________ from the contract;

(2) When the _______________ were _______________ to the _______________ of the agent;

(3) When the agent _______________ them with _______________ that an _______________ result would
_______________, if the principal was not _______________ thereof;

(4) When it was stipulated that the expenses would be _______________ by the agent, or that the latter would be
_______________ only a _______________ _______________.

CHAPTER 4 MODES OF EXTINGUISHMENT OF AGENCY

Art. 1919. Agency is _______________:

(1) By its _______________;

(2) By the _______________ of the agent;

(3) By the _______________, civil interdiction, _______________ or _______________ of the principal or of the agent;

(4) By the _______________ of the firm or _______________ which _______________ or _______________ the agency;

(5) By the _______________ of the object or _______________ of the agency;

(6) By the _______________ of the _______________ for which the agency was _______________.

Art. 1920. The principal may _______________ the agency at _______________, and _______________ the agent to
_______________ the document _______________ the agency. Such _______________ may be express or implied.

Art. 1921. If the agency has been _______________ for the purpose of _______________ with _______________
persons, its revocation shall not prejudice the latter if they were not given _______________ thereof.

Art. 1922. If the agent had _______________ powers, revocation of the agency does not prejudice third persons who
acted in good faith and without _______________ of the revocation. _______________ of the revocation in a
newspaper of general circulation is a _______________ _______________ to third persons.
Art. 1923. The _______________ of a _______________ agent for the _______________ business or _______________
revokes the _______________ agency from the day on which _______________ thereof was given to the
_______________ agent, without prejudice to the provisions of the two preceding articles.

Art. 1924. The agency is revoked if the principal _______________ _______________ the business _______________ to
the agent, _______________ directly with third persons.

Art. 1925. When two or more principals have _______________ a power of attorney for a _______________ transaction,
_______________ one of them may revoke the same without the consent of the _______________.

Art. 1926. A general power of attorney is revoked by a _______________ one granted to another agent, as regards the
special _______________ involved in the latter.

Art. 1927. An agency cannot be revoked if a _______________ contract _______________ upon it, or if it is the means
of _______________ an obligation already _______________, or if a partner is appointed _______________ of a
partnership in the contract of partnership and his _______________ from the management is _______________.

Art. 1928. The agent may _______________ from the agency by _______________ _______________ notice to the
principal. If the latter should suffer any damage by reason of the withdrawal, the agent must _______________ him
therefor, unless the agent should _______________ his withdrawal upon the _______________ of _______________
the performance of the agency without _______________ _______________ to himself.

Art. 1929. The agent, _______________ if he should withdraw from the agency for a _______________ reason, must
_______________ to act until the principal has had _______________ _______________ to take the _______________
steps to _______________ the situation.

Art. 1930. The agency shall _______________ in full force and _______________ even after the _______________ of
the principal, if it has been _______________ in the _______________ interest of the latter and of the agent, or in the
interest of a third person who has _______________ the stipulation in his _______________.

Art. 1931. _______________ done by the agent, without _______________ of the death of the principal or of any other
_______________ which _______________ the agency, is _______________ and shall be _______________
_______________ with respect to third persons who may have _______________ with him in good faith.

Art. 1932. If the agent _______________, his _______________ must notify the principal thereof, and in the
_______________ adopt such measures as the circumstances may _______________ in the interest of the latter.