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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 341 Civil Law · De l'Usage et de l'Habitation
Property Law
The user is liable, like the usufructuary, for cultivation costs, maintenance repairs, and payment of taxes, in the case where he occupies the entire house,...
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The user is liable, like the usufructuary, for cultivation costs, maintenance repairs, and payment of taxes, in the case where he occupies the entire house, or where he absorbs all the fruits of the property; otherwise, he contributes to these charges only in proportion to his share of the house's enjoyment, or to the quantity of fruits he receives.

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Article 342 Civil Law
Property Law
A servitude is a right that subjects a property to some service for the use of another property belonging to another owner.
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A servitude is a right that subjects a property to some service for the use of another property belonging to another owner.

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Article 343 Civil Law
Property Law
This right is regulated either by the natural situation of the places, by the law, or by the titles that establish it.
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This right is regulated either by the natural situation of the places, by the law, or by the titles that establish it.

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Article 344 Civil Law · Des Servitudes qui dérivent de la Situation des lieux
Property Law
The owner of a lower property is obliged to receive the waters that flow naturally from a higher property. He may not raise a dike...
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The owner of a lower property is obliged to receive the waters that flow naturally from a higher property. He may not raise a dike to oppose them, just as the owner of the higher property may not do anything that could aggravate the servitude of the lower property.

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Article 345 Civil Law · Des Servitudes qui dérivent de la Situation des lieux
Property Law
Every owner has free and full disposal of the spring found on his property, without prejudice nevertheless to the right that the owner of a...
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Every owner has free and full disposal of the spring found on his property, without prejudice nevertheless to the right that the owner of a lower property might have, either by title or by uninterrupted enjoyment of thirty years, proven by visible works intended to facilitate the course of said spring into his property.

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Article 346 Civil Law · Des Servitudes qui dérivent de la Situation des lieux
Property Law
The course of a spring may not be changed by the owner when it supplies the inhabitants of a town with their necessary water; but...
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The course of a spring may not be changed by the owner when it supplies the inhabitants of a town with their necessary water; but when inhabitants who have not yet acquired its use claim it, the owner shall have the right to demand compensation, which shall be determined by experts.

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Article 347 Civil Law · Des Servitudes qui dérivent de la Situation des lieux
Property Law
Riparian owners of running water have the right to use it as it passes, for the benefit of their property, with the obligation to return...
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Riparian owners of running water have the right to use it as it passes, for the benefit of their property, with the obligation to return the water to its natural bed; the same applies to owners whose properties are crossed by running water.

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Article 348 Civil Law · Des Servitudes qui dérivent de la Situation des lieux
Property Law
In cases of disputes relating to watercourses, the judges, in their decisions, must observe the particular regulations on the course and use of waters, consulting...
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In cases of disputes relating to watercourses, the judges, in their decisions, must observe the particular regulations on the course and use of waters, consulting as far as possible the interest of agriculture, without infringing on the right of property.

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Article 349 Civil Law · Des Servitudes qui dérivent de la Situation des lieux
Property Law
Every owner has the right to compel his neighbor to contribute to the demarcation of their adjoining properties, and the costs occasioned by these boundary...
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Every owner has the right to compel his neighbor to contribute to the demarcation of their adjoining properties, and the costs occasioned by these boundary markers are borne in equal shares.

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Article 350 Civil Law · Des Servitudes qui dérivent de la Situation des lieux
Property Law
Every owner has the right to enclose his property with a fence, subject to the exception set forth in Article 127 of Title VII of...
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Every owner has the right to enclose his property with a fence, subject to the exception set forth in Article 127 of Title VII of the Law on Hattes and Corrals.

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Article 351 Civil Law · Des Servitudes qui dérivent de la Situation des lieux
Property Law
When the owner wishes to enclose, he loses his right to common pasturage and open grazing, proportionally to the land he withdraws.
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When the owner wishes to enclose, he loses his right to common pasturage and open grazing, proportionally to the land he withdraws.

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Article 352 Civil Law · Des Servitudes établies par la Loi
Property Law
The law imposes servitudes either for public utility or for that of private individuals.
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The law imposes servitudes either for public utility or for that of private individuals.

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Article 353 Civil Law · Des Servitudes établies par la Loi
Property Law
Those concerning public utility have as their object the construction and repair of roads and other public works.
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Those concerning public utility have as their object the construction and repair of roads and other public works.

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Article 354 Civil Law · Des Servitudes établies par la Loi
Property Law
Independently of any particular agreement, owners are subject, by law, to various obligations toward one another. The rural law regulates a part of these obligations.
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Independently of any particular agreement, owners are subject, by law, to various obligations toward one another. The rural law regulates a part of these obligations.

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Article 355 Civil Law · Des Servitudes établies par la Loi
Property Law
Servitudes for the utility of private individuals relate to party walls and ditches, counter-walls, views onto the neighbor's property, roof drainage, and the right of...
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Servitudes for the utility of private individuals relate to party walls and ditches, counter-walls, views onto the neighbor's property, roof drainage, and the right of way.

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Article 356 Civil Law · Des Servitudes établies par la Loi
Property Law
In cities, towns, and countryside, every wall, hedge, or enclosure serving as a separation between house, yard, garden, or manufactory is presumed to be a...
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In cities, towns, and countryside, every wall, hedge, or enclosure serving as a separation between house, yard, garden, or manufactory is presumed to be a party wall, unless there is a title or mark to the contrary.

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Article 357 Civil Law · Des Servitudes établies par la Loi
Property Law
All those who have a right to a party wall are obligated to contribute in proportion to each one's right to its repair and reconstruction;...
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All those who have a right to a party wall are obligated to contribute in proportion to each one's right to its repair and reconstruction; however, any co-owner of a party wall on which no building belonging to him is supported may exempt himself from contributing to its repairs and reconstruction, provided he renounces his right of co-ownership.

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Article 358 Civil Law · Des Servitudes établies par la Loi
Property Law
Every co-owner has the right to build against a party wall, and to set beams or joists into the full thickness of the wall to...
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Every co-owner has the right to build against a party wall, and to set beams or joists into the full thickness of the wall to within two inches, without however prejudicing the neighbor's right to have the beam trimmed to half the wall's thickness, in the case where the neighbor wishes to set beams in the same place, or to back a chimney against it.

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Article 359 Civil Law · Des Servitudes établies par la Loi
Property Law
The raising of a party wall is permitted to every co-owner; but he is required to pay, from his own funds alone, the resulting expense,...
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The raising of a party wall is permitted to every co-owner; but he is required to pay, from his own funds alone, the resulting expense, the maintenance repairs above the height of the common enclosure, and in addition compensation for the burden, in proportion to the raising and according to value.

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Article 360 Civil Law · Des Servitudes établies par la Loi
Property Law
If the thickness of the party wall is insufficient to support the raising, the one who wishes to raise it must have it entirely rebuilt...
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If the thickness of the party wall is insufficient to support the raising, the one who wishes to raise it must have it entirely rebuilt at his own expense, and the extra thickness required shall be taken from his side of the land.

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