Nature And Essence Of The Deposit
| CIVIL CODE |
| Section I: Nature and essence of the deposit contract |
| Article 1917 |
| The deposit itself is essentially a free contract. |
| Article 1918 |
| It can only have for object movable things. |
| Article 1919 |
| It is perfect only by the real or feigned tradition of the thing deposited. The feigned tradition suffices, when the depositary is already pledged, in some other way, with the thing which one agrees to leave him as a deposit. |
| Article 1920 |
| The deposit is voluntary or necessary. |