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Article 1257. In order that the consignation of

the thing due may release the obligor, it must

first be announced to the persons interested in

the fulfillment of the obligation.

The consignation shall be ineffectual if it is not

made strictly in consonance with the provisions

which regulate payment. (1177)

Article 1258. Consignation shall be made by

depositing the things due at the disposal of

judicial authority, before whom the tender of

payment shall be proved, in a proper case, and

the announcement of the consignation in other

cases.

The consignation having been made, the

interested parties shall also be notified thereof.

(1178)