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To emancipate the minor in the absence of the father and the mother. For procedure – 224(3): See Art.965 of Portuguese Civil Procedure Code of 1939; (6) See Art.1442 of Portuguese Civil Procedure Code of 1939; (10) See Art.1394 onwards of Portuguese Civil Procedure Code of 1939; 52 (14) See Art.1438 of Portuguese Civil Procedure Code of 1939; (16) See Art.1438 of Portuguese Civil Procedure Code of 1939; (17) See Arts.12, 25 & 302 of Portuguese Civil Procedure Code of 1939; (18) See Art.6(4) of Decree No.1 of 25/12/1910 (Law of Civil Marriage). Also see Code of Civil Registration, 1912, Art.185; (20) See Art.249 onwards of Portuguese Civil Procedure Code of 1939; (22) See Art.185 of Code of Civil Registration, 1912, and Article 1461 of Portuguese Civil Procedure Code, 1939; Arts.442, 1392, 1404, 1479, 1481 & 1514 of Portuguese Civil Procedure Code, 1939, also mention the proper functions of the family council. Article 225 – Single guardian – The family council shall not appoint more than one guardian for the minor simultaneously. If the minor owns property at a distant place, its administration may be entrusted to an administrator, who will be appointed by the judge of orphans of that jurisdiction, upon request of the judge competent for the inventory. Article 226 – Composition and functions of the council of guardianship – The guardian, the pro-guardian, the curator of orphans, any relative of the minor or any other interested party in a decision of the family council may appeal the said decision to the guardianship council, except in the case foreseen in Article 1062. § 1 – The guardianship council is composed of the division judge, his/ her two immediate substitutes and the curator of orphans, who will have a merely advisory role. § 2 – A decision of the guardianship council confirming a decision of the family council cannot be appealed. § 3 – If the decision of the family council is not confirmed, there is a possibility of appeal to the High court, which shall decide finally. § 4 – These appeals suspend the effects of the appealed decisions, except in the cases where the law explicitly foresees the opposite. Substituted by the Arts.1495, 1496, 1497, 1498 & 1499 of Portuguese Civil Procedure Code of 1939. SECTION IX PERSONS WHO MAY EXCUSE THEMSELVES FROM BEING GUARDIANS, PROGUARDIANS OR MEMBERS OF THE FAMILY COUNCIL 53 Article 227 – Grounds for exemption of guardianship and pro-guardianship – The following persons may excuse themselves from guardianship and pro-guardianship: