CIVIL CODE.
CHAPTER 1.
GENERAL DEFINITIONS AND DIVISIONS.
§ 2689. Title. This act shall be known as the civil code of the state of North Dakota.
§ 2690. Origin of law. Law is a rule of property and of conduct prescribed by the sovereign power.
§ 2691. Expression of law. The will of the sovereign power is expressed:
1. By the constitution of the state.
2. By the statutes of the state.
3. By the ordinances of other and subordinate legislative bodies.
4. By the decisions of the tribunals enforcing those rules, which, though not enacted, form what is known as customary or common law.
§ 2692. Common law divided. The common law is divided into:
1. Public law, or the law of nations.
2. Domestic or municipal law.
§ 2693. Evidence of same. The evidence of the common law is found in the decisions of the tribunals.
§ 2694. Codes exclude common law. In this state there is no common law in any case where the law is declared by the codes.
§ 2696. Classification of civil rights. All original civil rights are either:
1. Rights of person; or,
2. Rights of property.
§ 2696. Rights, how waived. Rights of property and of person may be waived, surrendered or lost by neglect in the cases provided by law.
§ 2697. Code divisions. This code has four general divisions.
1. The first relates to persons.
2. The second, to property.
3. The third, to obligations.
4. The fourth contains general provisions relating to person property and obligations.605
