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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 291 Law on Criminal Procedure · Des appellations
Criminal Procedure
In the case of confirmation, the court shall dismiss the appeal, and order that the sentence appealed from shall take effect.
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In the case of confirmation, the court shall dismiss the appeal, and order that the sentence appealed from shall take effect.

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Article 292 Law on Criminal Procedure · Des demandes en cassation, en obtention de grâce ou en commutation de peine
Criminal Procedure
In the case of condemnation, whether to the death penalty, or to any other corporal or afflictive penalty, the convicted persons may petition the king...
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In the case of condemnation, whether to the death penalty, or to any other corporal or afflictive penalty, the convicted persons may petition the king in his council, either for cassation of the decree, or for obtaining letters of pardon or commutation of sentence.

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Article 293 Law on Criminal Procedure · Des demandes en cassation, en obtention de grâce ou en commutation de peine
Criminal Procedure
The convicted person shall have three clear days, after the day of pronouncement of the decree, to declare at the clerk's office of the court...
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The convicted person shall have three clear days, after the day of pronouncement of the decree, to declare at the clerk's office of the court that he is petitioning the king in his council.

During these three days, and until the receipt of the king's letters, execution of the decree shall be stayed.

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Article 294 Law on Criminal Procedure · Des demandes en cassation, en obtention de grâce ou en commutation de peine
Criminal Procedure
Within the twenty-four hours following the expiration of the three days mentioned in the article above, if the convicted person has not petitioned, the attorney...
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Within the twenty-four hours following the expiration of the three days mentioned in the article above, if the convicted person has not petitioned, the attorney general is required to do so ex officio, by transmitting the decree to the minister of justice, in the manner prescribed by article 296, hereafter.

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Article 295 Law on Criminal Procedure · Des demandes en cassation, en obtention de grâce ou en commutation de peine
Criminal Procedure
The petition for cassation of the decree, or for obtaining letters of pardon, or commutation of sentence, shall be made by petition signed by the...
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The petition for cassation of the decree, or for obtaining letters of pardon, or commutation of sentence, shall be made by petition signed by the convicted person's attorney.

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Article 296 Law on Criminal Procedure · Des demandes en cassation, en obtention de grâce ou en commutation de peine
Criminal Procedure
The petition shall be delivered to the king's attorney general, who shall forward it to the minister of justice, together with copies of the seneschal...
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The petition shall be delivered to the king's attorney general, who shall forward it to the minister of justice, together with copies of the seneschal court's sentence and the decree rendered on appeal, as well as the reasons stated in his final conclusions or those of his substitutes, and all other clarifications regarding the circumstances that provoked and determined the condemnation.

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Article 297 Law on Criminal Procedure · Des demandes en cassation, en obtention de grâce ou en commutation de peine
Criminal Procedure
Upon the report made thereon to the king in his council, by the minister of justice, his majesty shall quash or confirm the decree, grant...
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Upon the report made thereon to the king in his council, by the minister of justice, his majesty shall quash or confirm the decree, grant pardon, or commute the sentence.

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Article 298 Law on Criminal Procedure · Des demandes en cassation, en obtention de grâce ou en commutation de peine
Criminal Procedure
The minister of justice shall transmit to the king's attorney general the letters that it has pleased the king to grant.
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The minister of justice shall transmit to the king's attorney general the letters that it has pleased the king to grant.

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Article 299 Law on Criminal Procedure · Des demandes en cassation, en obtention de grâce ou en commutation de peine
Criminal Procedure
The king's attorney general, upon receipt of the letters of pardon or commutation of sentence, shall request the convocation of the court, the reading, the...
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The king's attorney general, upon receipt of the letters of pardon or commutation of sentence, shall request the convocation of the court, the reading, the publication at the hearing, and the registration of the king's letters, wherever necessary.

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Article 300 Law on Criminal Procedure · Des demandes en cassation, en obtention de grâce ou en commutation de peine
Criminal Procedure
The convicted person shall be brought to the hearing; and during the reading of the letters, he shall remain on his knees and bareheaded.
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The convicted person shall be brought to the hearing; and during the reading of the letters, he shall remain on his knees and bareheaded.

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Article 301 Law on Criminal Procedure · Des demandes en cassation, en obtention de grâce ou en commutation de peine
Criminal Procedure
After the reading of the letters, the president of the court shall address to the convicted person an exhortation, tending to reform his conduct, his...
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After the reading of the letters, the president of the court shall address to the convicted person an exhortation, tending to reform his conduct, his morals, and to prove in the future that he was worthy of the benefit granted to him.

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Article 302 Law on Criminal Procedure · Des demandes en cassation, en obtention de grâce ou en commutation de peine
Criminal Procedure
In the case of confirmation, the letters shall be read by the clerk to the convicted person at the barrière neuve.
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In the case of confirmation, the letters shall be read by the clerk to the convicted person at the barrière neuve.

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Article 303 Law on Criminal Procedure · Des demandes en cassation, en obtention de grâce ou en commutation de peine
Criminal Procedure
The decree shall be read, published, and posted wherever necessary, and shall be executed within the twenty-four hours following the receipt of the letters of...
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The decree shall be read, published, and posted wherever necessary, and shall be executed within the twenty-four hours following the receipt of the letters of confirmation.

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Article 304 Law on Criminal Procedure · Des demandes en cassation, en obtention de grâce ou en commutation de peine
Criminal Procedure
An official report of the execution shall be drawn up by the clerk at the foot of the decree, with mention of the letters of...
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An official report of the execution shall be drawn up by the clerk at the foot of the decree, with mention of the letters of confirmation, their reading at the hearing, and their registration at the clerk's office of the court.

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Article 305 Law on Criminal Procedure · De la procédure par contumace
Criminal Procedure
If the arrest warrant cannot be executed due to the absence of the accused who had his domicile or residence in the suburb of the...
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If the arrest warrant cannot be executed due to the absence of the accused who had his domicile or residence in the suburb of the seneschal court's seat, after search for his person; his movable property, titles, and papers, including the fruits of his immovable property, shall be seized and sequestered. To this effect, seizure and attachment shall be made in the hands of his debtors, tenants, and lessees, without it being necessary to obtain any judgment for this purpose.

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Article 306 Law on Criminal Procedure · De la procédure par contumace
Criminal Procedure
The search shall be conducted at the accused's domicile or residence; and a copy of the search report, together with the bodily seizure order or...
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The search shall be conducted at the accused's domicile or residence; and a copy of the search report, together with the bodily seizure order or arrest warrant, shall be left with the person occupying the house; and if there is no one, it shall be posted on the door of the house.

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Article 307 Law on Criminal Procedure · De la procédure par contumace
Criminal Procedure
If the accused has no domicile, or does not reside in the jurisdiction, a copy of the arrest warrant shall be posted at the door...
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If the accused has no domicile, or does not reside in the jurisdiction, a copy of the arrest warrant shall be posted at the door of the courthouse.

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Article 308 Law on Criminal Procedure · De la procédure par contumace
Criminal Procedure
The seizure of the accused's movable property shall be carried out in the manner prescribed by the Law on Civil Procedure, for enforcement seizures.
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The seizure of the accused's movable property shall be carried out in the manner prescribed by the Law on Civil Procedure, for enforcement seizures.

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Article 309 Law on Criminal Procedure · De la procédure par contumace
Criminal Procedure
If there is reason to fear that some of the seized movable property may perish, or be consumed in costs of guarding or feeding; if...
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If there is reason to fear that some of the seized movable property may perish, or be consumed in costs of guarding or feeding; if they are animals, the judge may, upon the king's prosecutor's conclusions, order their sale, unless the movable property, effects, or animals are useful for the operation of the immovable property.

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Article 310 Law on Criminal Procedure · De la procédure par contumace
Criminal Procedure
A provision shall be granted by the judge, upon the king's prosecutor's conclusions, to the wife and children of the accused, from the seized movable...
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A provision shall be granted by the judge, upon the king's prosecutor's conclusions, to the wife and children of the accused, from the seized movable effects and from the fruits of the immovable property.