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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 681 Civil Law · Des Partages faits par Pères et Mères ou autres Ascendans entre leurs Descendans
Succession Law
If at the date of an ascendant's death there exists property not included in the partition and distribution he made among his children, the children...
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If at the date of an ascendant's death there exists property not included in the partition and distribution he made among his children, the children shall proceed, in accordance with the law, to an additional partition of said property among themselves.

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Article 682 Civil Law · Des Partages faits par Pères et Mères ou autres Ascendans entre leurs Descendans
Succession Law
If the children existing at the time of the ascendant's death, and the descendants of predeceased children, had not, each and every one, received a...
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If the children existing at the time of the ascendant's death, and the descendants of predeceased children, had not, each and every one, received a share in the partition made by the ascendant, the partition shall be entirely null; and the children or descendants who received no share, or those who did, may demand a new partition in the forms determined by law.

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Article 683 Civil Law · Des Partages faits par Pères et Mères ou autres Ascendans entre leurs Descendans
Succession Law
When there is a lesion of more than one-quarter, the partition made by the ascendant may be challenged; likewise when, by the partition and preferential...
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When there is a lesion of more than one-quarter, the partition made by the ascendant may be challenged; likewise when, by the partition and preferential dispositions, one of the children receives an advantage greater than that permitted by law.

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Article 684 Civil Law · Des Partages faits par Pères et Mères ou autres Ascendans entre leurs Descendans
Succession Law
If, for one of the above causes, the ascendant's partition is challenged, the costs of appraising the property shall be provisionally advanced by the challenging...
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If, for one of the above causes, the ascendant's partition is challenged, the costs of appraising the property shall be provisionally advanced by the challenging child, who shall bear them definitively, along with court costs, if his claim is unfounded.

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Article 685 Civil Law · Des Donations faites par Contrats de mariage aux Epoux et aux Enfans à naître du mariage
Succession Law
The general rules prescribed for inter vivos donations shall be observed for inter vivos donations of present property, even if made by marriage contracts to...
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The general rules prescribed for inter vivos donations shall be observed for inter vivos donations of present property, even if made by marriage contracts to the spouses, or to one of them. These donations may be made in favor of children to be born only in the cases provided for in Chapter V above.

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Article 686 Civil Law · Des Donations faites par Contrats de mariage aux Epoux et aux Enfans à naître du mariage
Succession Law
By marriage contract, there may be made, by parents, other ascendants, collateral relatives, and even third parties, a donation of all or part of the...
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By marriage contract, there may be made, by parents, other ascendants, collateral relatives, and even third parties, a donation of all or part of the property they will leave at death, in favor of both the spouses and children to be born of the marriage, in the case of the donor's survival of the donee-spouse; and in said case, the donation, if only in favor of the spouses or one of them, shall always be deemed made also in favor of the children and descendants to be born of the marriage.

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Article 687 Civil Law · Des Donations faites par Contrats de mariage aux Epoux et aux Enfans à naître du mariage
Succession Law
Inter vivos donations by marriage contract shall be irrevocable; that is, the donor may no longer, gratuitously, make new dispositions of the property included in...
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Inter vivos donations by marriage contract shall be irrevocable; that is, the donor may no longer, gratuitously, make new dispositions of the property included in the donation, except for modest sums only as remunerations or otherwise.

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Article 688 Civil Law · Des Donations faites par Contrats de mariage aux Epoux et aux Enfans à naître du mariage
Succession Law
Donations by marriage contract may include present and future property, in whole or in part; but a statement of debts and charges on the donor's...
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Donations by marriage contract may include present and future property, in whole or in part; but a statement of debts and charges on the donor's property at the time of donation must be annexed. At the donor's death, the donee may accept only the present property, renouncing the future; and shall be liable only for the debts listed in the annexed statement.

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Article 689 Civil Law · Des Donations faites par Contrats de mariage aux Epoux et aux Enfans à naître du mariage
Succession Law
If the debt statement was not annexed to the donation of present and future property, the donee must choose between accepting the donation or repudiating...
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If the debt statement was not annexed to the donation of present and future property, the donee must choose between accepting the donation or repudiating it entirely. If he accepts, his claim covers all property existing and belonging to the donor at death; and all succession debts and charges shall be borne and paid by the donee.

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Article 690 Civil Law · Des Donations faites par Contrats de mariage aux Epoux et aux Enfans à naître du mariage
Succession Law
If the donation by marriage contract in favor of the spouses and future children is made by anyone, charged with discharging all the donor's succession...
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If the donation by marriage contract in favor of the spouses and future children is made by anyone, charged with discharging all the donor's succession debts indiscriminately, or under other indeterminate conditions dependent on the donor's will, the donee, if he does not prefer to renounce, is obliged to pay the donor's debts even without an annexed debt statement, and to fulfill all conditions even if none were specifically determined.

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Article 691 Civil Law · Des Donations faites par Contrats de mariage aux Epoux et aux Enfans à naître du mariage
Succession Law
If, by marriage contract, the donor reserved free disposition of an item included in the donation of his present property, or of any sum chargeable...
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If, by marriage contract, the donor reserved free disposition of an item included in the donation of his present property, or of any sum chargeable to said property, and the donor dies without having made any disposition thereof, the reserved item or sum shall be deemed part of the donated property and belong to the donee or his heirs.

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Article 692 Civil Law · Des Donations faites par Contrats de mariage aux Epoux et aux Enfans à naître du mariage
Succession Law
The lack of acceptance may not serve as a pretext or valid ground for attacking and having a marriage-contract donation declared null.
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The lack of acceptance may not serve as a pretext or valid ground for attacking and having a marriage-contract donation declared null.

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Article 693 Civil Law · Des Donations faites par Contrats de mariage aux Epoux et aux Enfans à naître du mariage
Succession Law
Any donation made in favor of marriage shall have effect only if the marriage is concluded.
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Any donation made in favor of marriage shall have effect only if the marriage is concluded.

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Article 694 Civil Law · Des Donations faites par Contrats de mariage aux Epoux et aux Enfans à naître du mariage
Succession Law
Donations made to one of the spouses under Articles 686, 687, and 688 above shall be without effect if the donor survives the donee and...
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Donations made to one of the spouses under Articles 686, 687, and 688 above shall be without effect if the donor survives the donee and his descendants.

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Article 695 Civil Law · Des Donations faites par Contrats de mariage aux Epoux et aux Enfans à naître du mariage
Succession Law
At the opening of the donor's succession, donations made to spouses by marriage contract may be reduced to the portion of property the law permits...
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At the opening of the donor's succession, donations made to spouses by marriage contract may be reduced to the portion of property the law permits him to dispose of.

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Article 696 Civil Law · Des Dispositions entre Epoux, soit par Contrat de mariage, soit pendant le mariage
Succession Law
Donations by marriage contract may be mutual or reciprocal between the spouses, or relative or simple from one to the other, and as extensive as...
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Donations by marriage contract may be mutual or reciprocal between the spouses, or relative or simple from one to the other, and as extensive as they please, subject to the modifications hereafter explained.

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Article 697 Civil Law · Des Dispositions entre Epoux, soit par Contrat de mariage, soit pendant le mariage
Succession Law
An inter vivos donation of present property shall not be deemed made subject to the condition of the donee's survival, if this condition is not...
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An inter vivos donation of present property shall not be deemed made subject to the condition of the donee's survival, if this condition is not formally expressed in the marriage contract; and the rules and forms established for inter vivos donations in general shall be followed in all respects for spousal donations by marriage contract.

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Article 698 Civil Law · Des Dispositions entre Epoux, soit par Contrat de mariage, soit pendant le mariage
Succession Law
As to donations of future property, or present and future property, between spouses by marriage contract, whether simple, mutual, or reciprocal, they shall be subject...
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As to donations of future property, or present and future property, between spouses by marriage contract, whether simple, mutual, or reciprocal, they shall be subject to the forms prescribed in the preceding chapter governing future-property donations by third parties; with the sole difference that spousal donations shall be transmissible to children of the marriage if the donee-spouse dies before the donor-spouse.

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Article 699 Civil Law · Des Dispositions entre Epoux, soit par Contrat de mariage, soit pendant le mariage
Succession Law
One spouse may, in favor of the other, either by marriage contract or during the marriage, and in case of death without children or descendants,...
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One spouse may, in favor of the other, either by marriage contract or during the marriage, and in case of death without children or descendants, dispose in ownership of all that the law permits him to give to a stranger, plus the usufruct of the entire reserved portion. And if the donating spouse leaves children or descendants, he may dispose in favor of the surviving spouse only of one-quarter in ownership and another quarter in usufruct of the disposable portion, or of one-half of all his property in usufruct only.

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Article 700 Civil Law · Des Dispositions entre Epoux, soit par Contrat de mariage, soit pendant le mariage
Succession Law
A minor may, by marriage contract, whether by simple or reciprocal donation, and with the consent and assistance of the persons whose consent is required...
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A minor may, by marriage contract, whether by simple or reciprocal donation, and with the consent and assistance of the persons whose consent is required for the marriage's validity, dispose only of the portion of property that an adult spouse may give to the other spouse under the law.

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