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Code Henry

The first comprehensive legal code of the Kingdom of Haiti, promulgated by King Henry Christophe on February 20, 1812 — a sovereign act of juridical self-determination just eight years after the world's only successful slave revolution produced an independent nation. This digital edition presents the complete Code in 3,004 articles spanning 8 laws and 67 titres — from the Loi Civile's 1,535 articles on personhood, marriage, property, and succession, to the Loi sur la Procédure Criminelle's 421 articles on investigation, confrontation, and royal clemency. Every article has been hand-extracted from 19th-century OCR, corrected, translated into English, and annotated with plain-language life lessons and scholarly notes. Browse in French, English, or Kreyòl Ayisyen. 3,004 articles · 8 laws · 3 languages · 213 years restored

3,004 articles in the Code Henry

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Article 478 Law on Civil Procedure · De la Vente des Biens immeubles
Civil Procedure
The sale of immovable property belonging solely to minors may only be ordered upon a family council opinion; but when such property belongs partly to...
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The sale of immovable property belonging solely to minors may only be ordered upon a family council opinion; but when such property belongs partly to adults and partly to minors, this opinion is not necessary if the partition sale is ordered at the adults' request; and it is proceeded with as prescribed in the Partitions chapter.

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479
Article 479 Law on Civil Procedure · De la Vente des Biens immeubles
Civil Procedure
One or three experts shall be appointed by the judgment approving the family council deliberations on the alienation of minors' immovable property, and it orders...
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One or three experts shall be appointed by the judgment approving the family council deliberations on the alienation of minors' immovable property, and it orders that upon the experts' valuation, bids shall be publicly received before a court member or a notary appointed by the same judgment.

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Article 480 Law on Civil Procedure · De la Vente des Biens immeubles
Civil Procedure
After taking their oath, the experts must draft their report as a single opinion by majority vote, presenting the bases of the valuation, the original...
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After taking their oath, the experts must draft their report as a single opinion by majority vote, presenting the bases of the valuation, the original of which shall be deposited at the clerk's office or with the notary.

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Article 481 Law on Civil Procedure · De la Vente des Biens immeubles
Civil Procedure
Bids are opened on the specifications, which are deposited at the clerk's office or with the notary, and contain: 1. The statement of the judgment...
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Bids are opened on the specifications, which are deposited at the clerk's office or with the notary, and contain: 1. The statement of the judgment approving the family opinion; 2. The statement of the title of ownership; 3. A summary description of the property to be sold and its estimated price; 4. The conditions of sale.

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482
Article 482 Law on Civil Procedure · De la Vente des Biens immeubles
Civil Procedure
If the sale is conducted in court, the specifications are read at the hearing; the day of the first or preliminary award shall be announced....
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If the sale is conducted in court, the specifications are read at the hearing; the day of the first or preliminary award shall be announced. This day shall be at least six weeks away.

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483
Article 483 Law on Civil Procedure · De la Vente des Biens immeubles
Civil Procedure
The preliminary award is also announced by posted notices; they contain a summary description of the property, the names, professions, and domiciles of the minor,...
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The preliminary award is also announced by posted notices; they contain a summary description of the property, the names, professions, and domiciles of the minor, his tutor, and surrogate tutor, as well as the notary's address if the sale is conducted by one.

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Article 484 Law on Civil Procedure · De la Vente des Biens immeubles
Civil Procedure
These notices shall be posted on three consecutive Sundays: 1. At the main door of each building for which the sale is requested; 2. At...
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These notices shall be posted on three consecutive Sundays: 1. At the main door of each building for which the sale is requested; 2. At the church door of the parishes where the property is situated; 3. At the outer door of the seneschal court that authorized the sale, and at that of the notary who is to conduct it. On one copy of these notices, their posting shall be certified free of charge by the parish lieutenant judges.

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Article 485 Law on Civil Procedure · De la Vente des Biens immeubles
Civil Procedure
The posting of notices shall be repeated at least eight days before the final award.
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The posting of notices shall be repeated at least eight days before the final award.

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Article 486 Law on Civil Procedure · De la Vente des Biens immeubles
Civil Procedure
If at the final award the bids have not reached at least the estimated price, the seneschal court, upon a new family opinion, may order...
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If at the final award the bids have not reached at least the estimated price, the seneschal court, upon a new family opinion, may order the property awarded to the highest bidder, even below the estimate; for this purpose the award shall be postponed to the day fixed by the judgment, with at least fifteen days between the judgment date and the indicated day. To announce this award, new notices shall be posted in the places and manner prescribed above, at least eight days before the award.

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Article 487 Law on Civil Procedure · De la Vente des Biens immeubles
Civil Procedure
For the reception of bids, the form of the award, and its consequences, the provisions of Articles 340 and following of the chapter on Immovable...
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For the reception of bids, the form of the award, and its consequences, the provisions of Articles 340 and following of the chapter on Immovable Seizures shall be observed; however, bids received by a notary may be made without the intermediary of an attorney.

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Article 488 Law on Civil Procedure · Des Partages et Licitations
Civil Procedure
The partition that must be made judicially, in the cases of Articles 477 and 492 of the Civil Law, is pursued by the most diligent...
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The partition that must be made judicially, in the cases of Articles 477 and 492 of the Civil Law, is pursued by the most diligent party.

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Article 489 Law on Civil Procedure · Des Partages et Licitations
Civil Procedure
The judgment ruling on the partition claim appoints a judge, in accordance with Article 477 of the Civil Law; it orders the expert valuation of...
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The judgment ruling on the partition claim appoints a judge, in accordance with Article 477 of the Civil Law; it orders the expert valuation of the immovable property, their partition if possible, or the sale by auction, either before a commissioner judge or a notary.

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Article 490 Law on Civil Procedure · Des Partages et Licitations
Civil Procedure
The approval of the expert report is obtained at the pursuer's request, by a simple petition served attorney to attorney. For the sale, the formalities...
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The approval of the expert report is obtained at the pursuer's request, by a simple petition served attorney to attorney. For the sale, the formalities prescribed in the chapter on the Sale of Immovable Property shall be followed, adding only to the specifications: the names, profession, and residence of the pursuer and his attorney; the names, professions, and residences of the co-sellers. Within one week of the specifications' deposit at the clerk's office or notary, a copy must be served by simple act on the co-sellers' attorneys.

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491
Article 491 Law on Civil Procedure · Des Partages et Licitations
Civil Procedure
All difficulties that may arise regarding the specifications shall be resolved at the hearing, by simple attorney's act.
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All difficulties that may arise regarding the specifications shall be resolved at the hearing, by simple attorney's act.

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Article 492 Law on Civil Procedure · Des Partages et Licitations
Civil Procedure
Once the experts have made their report, the pursuer summons his co-partitioners to appear on the indicated day before the commissioner judge, to proceed with...
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Once the experts have made their report, the pursuer summons his co-partitioners to appear on the indicated day before the commissioner judge, to proceed with the drawing of lots if they were made by the experts, or otherwise to be sent before the notary chosen by the parties or appointed by the court, to proceed with the accounts, reports, and formation of masses, as ordered by Article 482 of the Civil Law.

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493
Article 493 Law on Civil Procedure · Des Partages et Licitations
Civil Procedure
The report that the notary must draw up of the parties' statements, in the case of Article 491, is delivered by him to the clerk's...
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The report that the notary must draw up of the parties' statements, in the case of Article 491, is delivered by him to the clerk's office; the parties, if necessary, are referred to the hearing by the commissioner judge, and on the day he indicates, they shall appear without need for a summons.

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Article 494 Law on Civil Procedure · Des Partages et Licitations
Civil Procedure
After the formation of lots and the resolution of disputes, the co-partitioners shall be summoned, at the pursuer's initiative, to appear on the indicated day...
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After the formation of lots and the resolution of disputes, the co-partitioners shall be summoned, at the pursuer's initiative, to appear on the indicated day at the notary's office, to be present at the closing of the report and sign it.

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Article 495 Law on Civil Procedure · Des Partages et Licitations
Civil Procedure
The approval of the partition report is pursued by the most diligent party, and upon the commissioner judge's report, the seneschal court approves it, if...
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The approval of the partition report is pursued by the most diligent party, and upon the commissioner judge's report, the seneschal court approves it, if warranted, upon the king's prosecutor's conclusions, when he must be heard, with the parties present or summoned if not all appeared at the closing.

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Article 496 Law on Civil Procedure · Des Partages et Licitations
Civil Procedure
The drawing of lots is ordered by the same judgment; it is done either before the commissioner judge or the notary.
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The drawing of lots is ordered by the same judgment; it is done either before the commissioner judge or the notary.

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Article 497 Law on Civil Procedure · Des Partages et Licitations
Civil Procedure
The clerk or notary shall deliver extracts, in whole or in part, of the partition report, to the parties who request them.
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The clerk or notary shall deliver extracts, in whole or in part, of the partition report, to the parties who request them.