Section 2
SEC. 2. It shall be the duty of the Court of First Instance, at any term thereof after the filing therein of such a petition, upon being duly satisfied by proof in open court of the truth of the allegations set forth in the petition, proper and reasonable cause appearing for changing the name of the petitioner, and provided that thirty days previous notice of the filing of the petition has been given by a suitable notice in some daily newspaper of general circulation published within the province or the city, as the case may be, or in the Official Gazette, to order and direct the change of the name of such petitioner, and the order shall he made of record.