If any of the persons to be cited as hereinbefore prescribed be incapacitated, or under age, or under the guardianship of a tutor, or declared absent in accordance with the provisions of the Civil Code, the said citation shall be addressed to such legal representative; but if such legal representative be absent from Puerto Rico, or such guardianship or representation be not legally executed, the court shall appoint an attorney ad hoc, who shall defend the rights of the persons incapacitated or absent, fixing the amount of the fees for such defense.
History —Mar. 12, 1903, p. 50, § 8.