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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 261 Civil Law · Des Immeubles
Property Law
When movable effects are sealed into the masonry, and they cannot be detached without being broken or damaged, or without breaking or damaging the masonry,...
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When movable effects are sealed into the masonry, and they cannot be detached without being broken or damaged, or without breaking or damaging the masonry, they shall be deemed to have been placed in perpetuity. Paintings, mirrors, and other house ornaments are subject to the same rules.

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Article 262 Civil Law · Des Immeubles
Property Law
Immovable by the object to which they apply are: the usufruct of immovable things, servitudes or land services. Actions that seek to recover immovable property.
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Immovable by the object to which they apply are: the usufruct of immovable things, servitudes or land services. Actions that seek to recover immovable property.

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Article 263 Civil Law · Des Meubles
Property Law
Property is movable either by its nature or by determination of the Law.
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Property is movable either by its nature or by determination of the Law.

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Article 264 Civil Law · Des Meubles
Property Law
Moving bodies that can be transported from one place to another are movable by their nature.
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Moving bodies that can be transported from one place to another are movable by their nature.

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Article 265 Civil Law · Des Meubles
Property Law
Movable by determination of the Law are: obligations and actions whose object is collectible sums or movable effects. Shares or interests in commercial and industrial...
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Movable by determination of the Law are: obligations and actions whose object is collectible sums or movable effects. Shares or interests in commercial and industrial companies are deemed movable with respect to each partner only, for the duration of the partnership. Perpetual and life annuities, whether on the kingdom or on private persons, are also movable.

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Article 266 Civil Law · Des Meubles
Property Law
Livestock, ferries, ships, and generally all unfixed factories and those not forming part of a house, are movable; the seizure of some of these objects,...
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Livestock, ferries, ships, and generally all unfixed factories and those not forming part of a house, are movable; the seizure of some of these objects, especially those necessary to manufactures, may be subject to particular formalities to be determined by the Law on Civil Procedure.

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Article 267 Civil Law · Des Meubles
Property Law
The materials of a demolished house, and those accumulated to build another, are movable until they are used in a construction.
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The materials of a demolished house, and those accumulated to build another, are movable until they are used in a construction.

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Article 268 Civil Law · Des Meubles
Property Law
The word 'furniture' used alone in legal or private dispositions, without further addition or specification, does not include: cash, gemstones, active debts, books, medals, instruments...
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The word 'furniture' used alone in legal or private dispositions, without further addition or specification, does not include: cash, gemstones, active debts, books, medals, instruments of the sciences, arts, and trades, personal linens, horses, carriages, weapons, provisions, grains, and everything that is the object of commerce.

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Article 269 Civil Law · Des Meubles
Property Law
By the words 'furnishing furniture,' one means only furniture intended for the use and decoration of apartments, such as tapestries, beds, seats, mirrors, clocks, tables,...
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By the words 'furnishing furniture,' one means only furniture intended for the use and decoration of apartments, such as tapestries, beds, seats, mirrors, clocks, tables, porcelain, and other objects of the same kind.

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Article 270 Civil Law · Des Meubles
Property Law
The expression 'movable property,' that of 'personal estate' or 'movable effects,' generally encompasses everything deemed movable according to the rules established above.
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The expression 'movable property,' that of 'personal estate' or 'movable effects,' generally encompasses everything deemed movable according to the rules established above.

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Article 271 Civil Law · Des Meubles
Property Law
The sale or gift of a furnished house includes only the furnishing furniture; likewise, one made with indication of everything found therein shall not include...
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The sale or gift of a furnished house includes only the furnishing furniture; likewise, one made with indication of everything found therein shall not include cash, active debts, or other rights whose titles may be deposited in the house; all other movable effects shall be included.

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Article 272 Civil Law · Du Rapport des Biens avec ceux qui les Possèdent
Property Law
Individuals have the free disposition of their property, in conformity with established laws.
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Individuals have the free disposition of their property, in conformity with established laws.

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Article 273 Civil Law · Du Rapport des Biens avec ceux qui les Possèdent
Property Law
Property belonging to the royal domain is governed by special laws, and fiefs granted to the dignitaries of the kingdom may only be alienated under...
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Property belonging to the royal domain is governed by special laws, and fiefs granted to the dignitaries of the kingdom may only be alienated under the terms of the king's edicts, dated 5 April and 3 May 1811, year eight of independence.

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Article 274 Civil Law · Du Rapport des Biens avec ceux qui les Possèdent
Property Law
Considered as belonging to the royal domain are all portions of public territory not susceptible of private ownership, such as roads, highways, and streets, rivers...
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Considered as belonging to the royal domain are all portions of public territory not susceptible of private ownership, such as roads, highways, and streets, rivers and streams, shores, tidal flats and accretions of the sea; accordingly, the extent of the king's rights is determined at one hundred paces; ports, roadsteads, gates, walls, moats, and ramparts of military places and fortresses form part of the royal domain.

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Article 275 Civil Law · Du Rapport des Biens avec ceux qui les Possèdent
Property Law
All vacant and ownerless property, and that of persons who die without heirs, or whose successions are abandoned, belongs to the king.
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All vacant and ownerless property, and that of persons who die without heirs, or whose successions are abandoned, belongs to the king.

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Article 276 Civil Law
Property Law
The use, absolute disposition of property, and the faculty to alienate it constitute the right of ownership, provided that one does nothing contrary to established...
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The use, absolute disposition of property, and the faculty to alienate it constitute the right of ownership, provided that one does nothing contrary to established laws and regulations.

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Article 277 Civil Law
Property Law
No one may demand the cession of another's property, unless the government has deemed it necessary, or a well-established motive of public utility requires the...
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No one may demand the cession of another's property, unless the government has deemed it necessary, or a well-established motive of public utility requires the measure; in such case, the owner shall receive sufficient compensation beforehand.

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Article 278 Civil Law
Property Law
Ownership of a thing, whether movable or immovable, gives right to all fruits resulting from that thing, and to all accessories and incidents depending on...
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Ownership of a thing, whether movable or immovable, gives right to all fruits resulting from that thing, and to all accessories and incidents depending on it, whether they derive naturally or result from industry and artifice. This right is called the Right of Accession.

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Article 279 Civil Law
Property Law
Included in this right are: 1st. The natural or industrial fruits of the earth. 2nd. Civil fruits. 3rd. The increase of animals.
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Included in this right are: 1st. The natural or industrial fruits of the earth. 2nd. Civil fruits. 3rd. The increase of animals.

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Article 280 Civil Law
Property Law
A mere possessor of a thing may consider the products of land as his legitimate property only insofar as he possesses it in good faith;...
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A mere possessor of a thing may consider the products of land as his legitimate property only insofar as he possesses it in good faith; otherwise, he is bound to return the thing, together with the fruits resulting from it, to the true owner, from the moment the latter has claimed it.

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