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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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1032
Article 1032 Civil Law · De la nature et de la forme de la Vente
Contract Law
Sale may be made purely and simply, or under a condition, whether suspensive or resolutory, or may have as its object two or more alternative...
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Sale may be made purely and simply, or under a condition, whether suspensive or resolutory, or may have as its object two or more alternative things. In all these cases, its effect is governed by the general principles of Conventional Obligations, Title XVII.

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Article 1033 Civil Law · De la nature et de la forme de la Vente
Contract Law
The sale of goods made in bulk is perfected even though they have not yet been weighed, counted, or measured; the same is not true...
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The sale of goods made in bulk is perfected even though they have not yet been weighed, counted, or measured; the same is not true of those sold by weight, count, or measure, as well as liquids and other objects customarily tasted, which cannot be perfected (in the sense that such things remain at the seller's risk) until they are weighed, counted, measured, tasted, and approved; the buyer, in case of non-performance, may demand either delivery or damages, as appropriate.

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Article 1034 Civil Law · De la nature et de la forme de la Vente
Contract Law
All sales made on trial are under suspensive conditions.
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All sales made on trial are under suspensive conditions.

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Article 1035 Civil Law · De la nature et de la forme de la Vente
Contract Law
A promise of sale has the effect of a sale when there is consent of both parties on the thing and the price; but if...
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A promise of sale has the effect of a sale when there is consent of both parties on the thing and the price; but if earnest money has been given, each of the contracting parties is free to withdraw. The one who gave the earnest, by forfeiting it; and the one who received it, by returning double.

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Article 1036 Civil Law · De la nature et de la forme de la Vente
Contract Law
The price of the sale may be left to the determination of a third party; and if that party cannot or will not fix it,...
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The price of the sale may be left to the determination of a third party; and if that party cannot or will not fix it, there is no sale.

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Article 1037 Civil Law · De la nature et de la forme de la Vente
Contract Law
The costs of deeds and other accessories to the sale are borne by the buyer.
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The costs of deeds and other accessories to the sale are borne by the buyer.

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1038
Article 1038 Civil Law · Qui peut acheter ou vendre
Contract Law
All persons whom the law does not prohibit may buy and sell.
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All persons whom the law does not prohibit may buy and sell.

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Article 1039 Civil Law · Qui peut acheter ou vendre
Family Law
The contract of sale between spouses may only take place in the following three cases: 1st. Where one spouse transfers property to the other, judicially...
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The contract of sale between spouses may only take place in the following three cases: 1st. Where one spouse transfers property to the other, judicially separated from them, in payment of rights; 2nd. Where the husband's transfer to his wife, even if not separated, has a legitimate cause, such as reinvestment of alienated immovables or of money belonging to her, if such immovables or money do not fall into the community; 3rd. Where the wife transfers property to her husband in payment of a sum she promised as dowry, when community is excluded; subject in all three cases to the rights of heirs of the contracting parties, if there is indirect advantage.

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Article 1040 Civil Law · Qui peut acheter ou vendre
Contract Law
The following may not become purchasers at auction, on pain of nullity, neither by themselves nor through intermediaries: Tutors, of the property of those under...
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The following may not become purchasers at auction, on pain of nullity, neither by themselves nor through intermediaries: Tutors, of the property of those under their guardianship; Agents, of the property they are charged to sell; Administrators, of communal or public establishment property entrusted to their care; Public officers, of state property whose sales are conducted through their office.

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1041
Article 1041 Civil Law · Qui peut acheter ou vendre
Contract Law
Judges, their substitutes, royal prosecutors, their deputies, clerks, bailiffs, attorneys, and notaries may not become assignees of lawsuits, rights, or litigious claims within the jurisdiction...
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Judges, their substitutes, royal prosecutors, their deputies, clerks, bailiffs, attorneys, and notaries may not become assignees of lawsuits, rights, or litigious claims within the jurisdiction of the court in which they exercise their functions, on pain of nullity, costs, and damages.

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Article 1042 Civil Law · Des choses qui peuvent être vendues
Contract Law
All things that are in commerce and whose alienation the law does not prohibit may be sold.
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All things that are in commerce and whose alienation the law does not prohibit may be sold.

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Article 1043 Civil Law · Des choses qui peuvent être vendues
Contract Law
The sale of another's property is null; and if the buyer did not know it did not belong to the seller, it gives rise to...
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The sale of another's property is null; and if the buyer did not know it did not belong to the seller, it gives rise to damages.

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Article 1044 Civil Law · Des choses qui peuvent être vendues
Contract Law
One may not sell the succession of a living person, even with that person's consent.
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One may not sell the succession of a living person, even with that person's consent.

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Article 1045 Civil Law · Des choses qui peuvent être vendues
Contract Law
If the entirety of the thing sold had perished at the time of the sale, the sale is null; but if only a part had...
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If the entirety of the thing sold had perished at the time of the sale, the sale is null; but if only a part had perished, the buyer would have the choice either to rescind the sale or to demand the preserved part, having the price determined accordingly.

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Article 1046 Civil Law · Des Obligations du Vendeur
Contract Law
If the seller fails to explain clearly the clauses and conditions of the contract, any obscurity or ambiguity shall be interpreted against him in favor...
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If the seller fails to explain clearly the clauses and conditions of the contract, any obscurity or ambiguity shall be interpreted against him in favor of the buyer.

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Article 1047 Civil Law · Des Obligations du Vendeur
Contract Law
The seller has two principal obligations to fulfill: to deliver and to warrant the thing sold.
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The seller has two principal obligations to fulfill: to deliver and to warrant the thing sold.

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Article 1048 Civil Law · Des Obligations du Vendeur
Contract Law
Delivery is the transfer of the thing sold into the power and possession of the buyer.
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Delivery is the transfer of the thing sold into the power and possession of the buyer.

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Article 1049 Civil Law · Des Obligations du Vendeur
Contract Law
For immovables, it is effected by handing over the title deeds and the keys, if it concerns a building; for movable property, by actual delivery,...
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For immovables, it is effected by handing over the title deeds and the keys, if it concerns a building; for movable property, by actual delivery, or by handing over the keys of the building containing them, or even by the consent of the parties, if transport cannot be made at the time of sale, or if the buyer already had them in his power under another title.

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Article 1050 Civil Law · Des Obligations du Vendeur
Contract Law
The transfer of incorporeal rights is effected by the delivery of the titles, or by the use the buyer makes of them with the seller's...
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The transfer of incorporeal rights is effected by the delivery of the titles, or by the use the buyer makes of them with the seller's consent.

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Article 1051 Civil Law · Des Obligations du Vendeur
Contract Law
The seller bears the costs of delivery, and the buyer those of removal, unless otherwise stipulated.
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The seller bears the costs of delivery, and the buyer those of removal, unless otherwise stipulated.

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