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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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501
Article 501 Civil Law · Du Partage et des Rapports
Succession Law
Gifts and legacies made to the spouse of a successor are deemed made with exemption from collation. If made jointly to two spouses of whom...
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Gifts and legacies made to the spouse of a successor are deemed made with exemption from collation. If made jointly to two spouses of whom only one is a successor, the latter collates half; but if made only to the successor spouse, he collates them in full.

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502
Article 502 Civil Law · Du Partage et des Rapports
Succession Law
Collation is made only to the succession of the donor.
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Collation is made only to the succession of the donor.

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503
Article 503 Civil Law · Du Partage et des Rapports
Succession Law
What has been used for the establishment of one of the co-heirs, or for the payment of his debts, must be collated.
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What has been used for the establishment of one of the co-heirs, or for the payment of his debts, must be collated.

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504
Article 504 Civil Law · Du Partage et des Rapports
Succession Law
Not subject to collation are the costs of food, maintenance, education, apprenticeship, ordinary outfitting, wedding expenses, and customary gifts; nor the profits the heir may...
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Not subject to collation are the costs of food, maintenance, education, apprenticeship, ordinary outfitting, wedding expenses, and customary gifts; nor the profits the heir may have derived from agreements with the deceased, if they presented no indirect advantage when made, as well as partnerships formed without fraud between the deceased and one of the heirs, when the terms were set by authentic act.

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505
Article 505 Civil Law · Du Partage et des Rapports
Succession Law
An immovable that perished by fortuitous event, and without fault of the donee, is not subject to collation.
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An immovable that perished by fortuitous event, and without fault of the donee, is not subject to collation.

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506
Article 506 Civil Law · Du Partage et des Rapports
Succession Law
The fruits and interest on things subject to collation are owed only from the day of the opening of the succession.
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The fruits and interest on things subject to collation are owed only from the day of the opening of the succession.

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507
Article 507 Civil Law · Du Partage et des Rapports
Succession Law
Collation is not owed to legatees or to the creditors of the succession.
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Collation is not owed to legatees or to the creditors of the succession.

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508
Article 508 Civil Law · Du Partage et des Rapports
Succession Law
Collation is made in kind or by taking less.
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Collation is made in kind or by taking less.

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509
Article 509 Civil Law · Du Partage et des Rapports
Succession Law
Collation in kind shall be required for immovables only when the donated immovable has not been alienated by the donee, and there are no others...
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Collation in kind shall be required for immovables only when the donated immovable has not been alienated by the donee, and there are no others in the succession of the same nature, value, and quality from which roughly equal lots may be formed for the other co-heirs.

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510
Article 510 Civil Law · Du Partage et des Rapports
Succession Law
If the donated immovable was alienated by the donee before the opening of the succession, collation takes place only by taking less, and only for...
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If the donated immovable was alienated by the donee before the opening of the succession, collation takes place only by taking less, and only for the value of the immovable at the time of the opening.

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511
Article 511 Civil Law · Du Partage et des Rapports
Succession Law
In all cases, the donee is credited for improvements that enhanced the thing, with regard to the value by which the thing has increased at...
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In all cases, the donee is credited for improvements that enhanced the thing, with regard to the value by which the thing has increased at the time of partition; even for those that did not improve the property, if they were necessary for the preservation of the thing.

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512
Article 512 Civil Law · Du Partage et des Rapports
Succession Law
If the immovable has diminished in value through degradation and deterioration caused by the donee, or through his fault and negligence, he must account for...
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If the immovable has diminished in value through degradation and deterioration caused by the donee, or through his fault and negligence, he must account for it.

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513
Article 513 Civil Law · Du Partage et des Rapports
Succession Law
In the case of alienation by the donee of the immovable subject to collation, improvements or degradations made by the purchaser shall be regulated in...
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In the case of alienation by the donee of the immovable subject to collation, improvements or degradations made by the purchaser shall be regulated in accordance with the two preceding articles.

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514
Article 514 Civil Law · Du Partage et des Rapports
Succession Law
If collation is made in kind, the property is reunited to the mass of the succession, free and clear of all charges created by the...
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If collation is made in kind, the property is reunited to the mass of the succession, free and clear of all charges created by the donee; mortgage creditors shall have the right only to intervene in the partition at their own expense, to oppose collation being made in fraud of their rights; but they may not attack a completed partition unless it was made in fraud of their rights and in prejudice of an opposition.

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515
Article 515 Civil Law · Du Partage et des Rapports
Succession Law
When the gift of an immovable is made to a successor with exemption from collation, and it exceeds the disposable portion, the excess is collated...
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When the gift of an immovable is made to a successor with exemption from collation, and it exceeds the disposable portion, the excess is collated in kind if the reduction can be conveniently made. Otherwise, if the excess is more than half the value of the immovable, the donee must collate it in its entirety; and he shall deduct from the mass the value of the disposable portion; if this portion exceeds half the value of the immovable, the donee may retain it in its entirety, subject to taking less and compensating his co-heirs in money or otherwise.

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516
Article 516 Civil Law · Du Partage et des Rapports
Succession Law
The co-heir who makes collation in kind of an immovable has the right to retain possession until the effective reimbursement of sums owed for improvements...
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The co-heir who makes collation in kind of an immovable has the right to retain possession until the effective reimbursement of sums owed for improvements or betterments.

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517
Article 517 Civil Law · Du Partage et des Rapports
Succession Law
Collation of movables is made only by taking less from the succession, at the value of the movables according to the valuation statement annexed to...
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Collation of movables is made only by taking less from the succession, at the value of the movables according to the valuation statement annexed to the act; and if there was none, according to an expert valuation, at fair price and without markup.

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518
Article 518 Civil Law · Du Partage et des Rapports
Succession Law
Collation of money given is made by taking less from the cash of the succession. If there is insufficiency, the donee cannot be compelled to...
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Collation of money given is made by taking less from the cash of the succession. If there is insufficiency, the donee cannot be compelled to return cash, but may surrender movables up to the amount owed, and failing movables, immovables of the succession.

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519
Article 519 Civil Law · Du Partage et des Rapports
Succession Law
Each co-heir must contribute to the payment of the debts and charges of the succession, in proportion to what he receives from it.
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Each co-heir must contribute to the payment of the debts and charges of the succession, in proportion to what he receives from it.

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520
Article 520 Civil Law · Du Partage et des Rapports
Succession Law
The universal legatee contributes with the heirs, in proportion to his benefit; but the particular legatee does not contribute, being subject to no debt or...
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The universal legatee contributes with the heirs, in proportion to his benefit; but the particular legatee does not contribute, being subject to no debt or charge, except for the mortgage action on the bequeathed immovable.

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