Editing Statuto domestico Nostrini (section)

== Terms and use ==
The statute regulated the transfer of senior authority after the death of a capofamiglia. It required branch heads to recognize the signed succession act before claiming access to the central archive. The rule strengthened Vittorio Nostrini's position after 1811 and gave the northern household a written basis for archive custody.<ref name="vittorio-career">''[[Vittorio Nostrini]]'': "The Statuto domestico Nostrini was copied and sealed on 12 May 1811. Nostrini used it to regulate succession, branch authority, marriage approval, proxy signatures, and archive custody."</ref>

The statute also governed the use of proxy signatures. Senior relatives who could not attend a family sitting could be represented through written authority, but the proxy had to be accepted before the sitting opened. The rule reflected the procedure used during the 1811 convocation, where [[Alessandro Nostrini]] represented absent relatives through written authority.<ref name="convocazione-participants">''[[Convocazione Settentrionale della Famiglia Nostrini]]'', participants table: "[[Alessandro Nostrini]]"; "procuratore familiare"; "Represented absent relatives through written authority and supported Vittorio."</ref>

Marriage approval was included because dowry records and marriage contracts formed part of the inheritance dispute. [[Lucia Nostrini Bellandi]] produced the dowry and marriage-contract papers during the convocation, and [[Don Paolo Nostrini]] confirmed the marriage entries used in the settlement.<ref name="convocazione-sittings">''[[Convocazione Settentrionale della Famiglia Nostrini]]'': "Lucia Nostrini Bellandi produced the dowry records. Don Paolo Nostrini confirmed the marriage entries used in the inheritance settlement."</ref>

Archive custody became one of the main practical effects of the statute. The first transferred archive chests reached the Casa di San Michele on 7 September 1811, where [[Benedetto Nostrini]] catalogued them for the northern household.<ref name="casa-archive">''[[Casa di San Michele]]'': "The first transferred archive chests reached the Casa di San Michele on 7 September 1811, where Benedetto Nostrini catalogued them for the northern household."</ref>