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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 62 Commercial Law · Des Lettres de change et Billets à ordre
Commercial Law
Those obligated on a bill of exchange or promissory note may be imprisoned for debt, in accordance with article 11 of the first chapter.
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Those obligated on a bill of exchange or promissory note may be imprisoned for debt, in accordance with article 11 of the first chapter.

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Article 63 Commercial Law · Des Lettres de change et Billets à ordre
Commercial Law
The holder of a bill of exchange may, with the admiralty judge's permission, make a conservatory seizure on the movables of the drawer, acceptor, and...
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The holder of a bill of exchange may, with the admiralty judge's permission, make a conservatory seizure on the movables of the drawer, acceptor, and endorsers, even if the acceptor has accepted, and all the more so if he has not.

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Article 64 Commercial Law · Des Lettres de change et Billets à ordre
Commercial Law
In case of protest, the bill may be accepted by someone other than the drawee, for the honor of the drawer; and that person then...
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In case of protest, the bill may be accepted by someone other than the drawee, for the honor of the drawer; and that person then acquires all the rights of the holder.

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Article 65 Commercial Law · Des Lettres de change et Billets à ordre
Commercial Law
Payment of a lost bill not bearing the words 'to order' or 'to bearer' may be pursued by the person to whom it was issued,...
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Payment of a lost bill not bearing the words 'to order' or 'to bearer' may be pursued by the person to whom it was issued, without being required to provide surety; and this by virtue of a second bill bearing the word 'by ampliation,' which annuls the first.

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Article 66 Commercial Law · Des Lettres de change et Billets à ordre
Commercial Law
But if the lost bill is payable to bearer or to order, payment may only be made by virtue of an admiralty judgment, and the...
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But if the lost bill is payable to bearer or to order, payment may only be made by virtue of an admiralty judgment, and the person collecting must provide the payer with good and valid surety. However, the person who lost a bill of exchange or promissory note must immediately declare the loss at the nearest admiralty clerk's office.

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Article 67 Commercial Law · Des Lettres de change et Billets à ordre
Commercial Law
After five years, payment of a bill of exchange or promissory note may no longer be claimed if in that time the necessary proceedings were...
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After five years, payment of a bill of exchange or promissory note may no longer be claimed if in that time the necessary proceedings were not commenced and preliminary formalities perfectly fulfilled.

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Article 68 Commercial Law · Des Lettres de change et Billets à ordre
Commercial Law
The oath of the drawer and heirs may nevertheless be required, to determine whether the bill has been paid.
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The oath of the drawer and heirs may nevertheless be required, to determine whether the bill has been paid.

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Article 69 Commercial Law · Des Lettres de change et Billets à ordre
Commercial Law
Protest for non-acceptance or non-payment shall be made by two notaries, or by one notary and two witnesses, or by one bailiff and two witnesses.
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Protest for non-acceptance or non-payment shall be made by two notaries, or by one notary and two witnesses, or by one bailiff and two witnesses.

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Article 70 Commercial Law · Des Lettres de change et Billets à ordre
Commercial Law
The protest deed must contain a literal copy of the bill of exchange or promissory note, including the name of the acceptor and endorsers. The...
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The protest deed must contain a literal copy of the bill of exchange or promissory note, including the name of the acceptor and endorsers. The protest shall contain clearly explained reasons for the refusal of acceptance, and the domicile of the person indicated by the bill.

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Article 71 Commercial Law · Des Lettres de change et Billets à ordre
Commercial Law
The protest may not be replaced by any act the holder might make, except in the cases provided by articles 65 and 66 concerning the...
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The protest may not be replaced by any act the holder might make, except in the cases provided by articles 65 and 66 concerning the loss of a bill of exchange.

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Article 72 Commercial Law · Des Lettres de change et Billets à ordre
Commercial Law
Notaries and bailiffs shall be required, on penalty of dismissal, costs, and damages, to leave an exact copy of protests and to record them in...
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Notaries and bailiffs shall be required, on penalty of dismissal, costs, and damages, to leave an exact copy of protests and to record them in full in a special daily register, numbered and initialed.

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Article 73 Commercial Law · Des Privilèges sur les Navires
Commercial Law
All ships and seagoing vessels are declared to be movable property; they are however particularly subject to payment of the seller and crew wages, suppliers,...
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All ships and seagoing vessels are declared to be movable property; they are however particularly subject to payment of the seller and crew wages, suppliers, pilotage fees, tonnage, dry dock, warehousing, workers who have worked on their repair, sums borrowed by the captain for his expedition, damages owed to shippers; and finally court costs relating to their sale.

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Article 74 Commercial Law · Des Privilèges sur les Navires
Commercial Law
Court costs, tonnage, pilotage, dry dock, and warehousing fees shall be fixed by the courts to which jurisdiction has been assigned.
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Court costs, tonnage, pilotage, dry dock, and warehousing fees shall be fixed by the courts to which jurisdiction has been assigned.

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Article 75 Commercial Law · Des Privilèges sur les Navires
Commercial Law
All liens are extinguished once it is proven that a free and voluntary sale has been established by declarations, publications and notices, and that the...
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All liens are extinguished once it is proven that a free and voluntary sale has been established by declarations, publications and notices, and that the new buyer has sailed the vessel on a complete voyage, that is, since its sale the vessel has called at two ports of the kingdom, and thirty days have elapsed since its return to said port.

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Article 76 Commercial Law · Des Privilèges sur les Navires
Commercial Law
If the vessel does not leave the port in which it was purchased, the law requires, for the sale to be good and valid, that...
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If the vessel does not leave the port in which it was purchased, the law requires, for the sale to be good and valid, that all formalities prescribed by the preceding article have been fulfilled, and that sixty days have elapsed since the sale.

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Article 77 Commercial Law · Des Privilèges sur les Navires
Commercial Law
If the vessel is on a voyage and a sale is made, it can never compromise the rights of creditors, who may always pursue the...
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If the vessel is on a voyage and a sale is made, it can never compromise the rights of creditors, who may always pursue the nullification of the sale, and even as fraudulent.

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Article 78 Commercial Law · De la Saisie des Bâtimens de mer
Commercial Law
Any seagoing vessel may be seized and sold by judicial authority, at the request of creditors; but the seizure may only be made twenty-four hours...
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Any seagoing vessel may be seized and sold by judicial authority, at the request of creditors; but the seizure may only be made twenty-four hours after the demand for payment, served in person or at domicile.

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Article 79 Commercial Law · De la Saisie des Bâtimens de mer
Commercial Law
The order to pay shall be made to the owner of the seized vessel, to the captain, or to their authorized representative. It may be...
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The order to pay shall be made to the owner of the seized vessel, to the captain, or to their authorized representative. It may be made to the captain in cases relating to article 73, which establishes the rights of privileged and mortgage creditors.

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Article 80 Commercial Law · De la Saisie des Bâtimens de mer
Commercial Law
The bailiff shall state in the official record: the names, surnames, and residence of the creditor for whom he acts; the title under which he...
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The bailiff shall state in the official record: the names, surnames, and residence of the creditor for whom he acts; the title under which he acts; the sum for which he pursues payment; the election of domicile made by the pursuing creditor in the place where the court sits before which he must pursue the sale; the place where the seized vessel is moored; the names of the captain and owners; the name and type of the vessel seized; he describes the ship's boats, canoes, arms, rigging, and dependent equipment; he establishes a guardian on board.

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Article 81 Commercial Law · De la Saisie des Bâtimens de mer
Commercial Law
If the owner is a foreigner, and outside the kingdom of Hayti, summonses are served as prescribed by the Law on Civil Procedure, article 39.
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If the owner is a foreigner, and outside the kingdom of Hayti, summonses are served as prescribed by the Law on Civil Procedure, article 39.