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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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1052
Article 1052 Civil Law · Des Obligations du Vendeur
Contract Law
Delivery of the thing sold, its accessories, and everything intended for its perpetual use, must be made at the place where it was at the...
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Delivery of the thing sold, its accessories, and everything intended for its perpetual use, must be made at the place where it was at the time of the sale, unless otherwise agreed.

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Article 1053 Civil Law · Des Obligations du Vendeur
Contract Law
If through the seller's fault delivery is not made within the agreed time, the buyer may, at his choice, demand rescission of the sale or...
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If through the seller's fault delivery is not made within the agreed time, the buyer may, at his choice, demand rescission of the sale or to be placed in possession. In all cases, the buyer is owed damages if he suffers prejudice from the failure to deliver at the agreed term.

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Article 1054 Civil Law · Des Obligations du Vendeur
Contract Law
The seller is only bound to deliver the thing insofar as the price has been paid, unless he has granted the buyer a period for...
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The seller is only bound to deliver the thing insofar as the price has been paid, unless he has granted the buyer a period for payment. He shall not be obligated even if he granted a payment period, if since the sale the buyer has gone bankrupt or is on the verge of bankruptcy, such that the seller is in imminent danger of losing the price; unless the buyer provides security to pay at term.

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Article 1055 Civil Law · Des Obligations du Vendeur
Contract Law
The thing sold is delivered in the state it was in at the time of the sale; and from that day, all fruits belong to...
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The thing sold is delivered in the state it was in at the time of the sale; and from that day, all fruits belong to the buyer.

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Article 1056 Civil Law · Des Obligations du Vendeur
Contract Law
The seller is obligated to deliver the area of the thing sold as stated in the contract, subject to the modifications expressed hereafter.
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The seller is obligated to deliver the area of the thing sold as stated in the contract, subject to the modifications expressed hereafter.

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Article 1057 Civil Law · Des Obligations du Vendeur
Contract Law
If the sale of an immovable is made with indication of area, at a rate per measure, the quantity stated in the contract must be...
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If the sale of an immovable is made with indication of area, at a rate per measure, the quantity stated in the contract must be delivered to the buyer if he demands it; and if the seller cannot satisfy this obligation, or if the buyer does not demand it, a proportional reduction in price shall be made.

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Article 1058 Civil Law · Des Obligations du Vendeur
Contract Law
If, on the contrary, the area is found to be greater than that stated in the contract, in the above case, the buyer has the...
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If, on the contrary, the area is found to be greater than that stated in the contract, in the above case, the buyer has the choice of rescinding the contract if the excess is one-twentieth above the declared area, or of paying the price supplement.

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Article 1059 Civil Law · Des Obligations du Vendeur
Contract Law
In all other cases, whether the sale is made of a specific and defined thing, or has as its object distinct and separate parcels, or...
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In all other cases, whether the sale is made of a specific and defined thing, or has as its object distinct and separate parcels, or begins with the measurement or area of the thing sold followed by the measurement, without declaring it is made at a rate per measure; the expression of total measurement cannot give rise to any price supplement for excess, nor to any reduction for deficiency, unless the difference between the actual measurement and that stated in the contract is one-twentieth more or less, relative to the value of all the things sold, unless otherwise stipulated.

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Article 1060 Civil Law · Des Obligations du Vendeur
Contract Law
The buyer, in the case of the preceding article, if there is cause for a price increase for excess area, has the choice either to...
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The buyer, in the case of the preceding article, if there is cause for a price increase for excess area, has the choice either to pay the price supplement with interest, or to withdraw from the contract.

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Article 1061 Civil Law · Des Obligations du Vendeur
Contract Law
The action for rescission of the contract, or for price reduction, and that for supplement, must be brought within one year from the date of...
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The action for rescission of the contract, or for price reduction, and that for supplement, must be brought within one year from the date of the contract, on penalty of forfeiture.

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Article 1062 Civil Law · Des Obligations du Vendeur
Contract Law
If two or more parcels are sold by the same contract, for a single price, with the measurement of each stated, and there is found...
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If two or more parcels are sold by the same contract, for a single price, with the measurement of each stated, and there is found to be less in one and more in the other, compensation shall be made; and the action for price supplement or reduction shall only occur following the rules established above.

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Article 1063 Civil Law · Des Obligations du Vendeur
Contract Law
In all cases where the buyer has the right to rescind the contract, the seller restores to him the costs of the contract and the...
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In all cases where the buyer has the right to rescind the contract, the seller restores to him the costs of the contract and the price, if received.

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Article 1064 Civil Law · Des Obligations du Vendeur
Contract Law
It is determined by the rules prescribed in Title XVII, on Conventional Obligations in general, which of the buyer or seller must bear the loss...
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It is determined by the rules prescribed in Title XVII, on Conventional Obligations in general, which of the buyer or seller must bear the loss or deterioration of the thing sold before delivery.

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Article 1065 Civil Law · Des Obligations du Vendeur
Contract Law
The seller's warranty to the buyer has two objects: 1st. Peaceful possession of the thing sold; 2nd. Hidden defects of that thing, or redhibitory vices.
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The seller's warranty to the buyer has two objects: 1st. Peaceful possession of the thing sold; 2nd. Hidden defects of that thing, or redhibitory vices.

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Article 1066 Civil Law · Des Obligations du Vendeur
Contract Law
The seller is warrantor by operation of law and without stipulation, against eviction suffered by the buyer in whole or in part of the thing...
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The seller is warrantor by operation of law and without stipulation, against eviction suffered by the buyer in whole or in part of the thing sold, including undeclared encumbrances claimed thereon at the time of sale.

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Article 1067 Civil Law · Des Obligations du Vendeur
Contract Law
The effect of this legal obligation may be increased or diminished by particular agreements, and it may even be declared that the seller shall not...
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The effect of this legal obligation may be increased or diminished by particular agreements, and it may even be declared that the seller shall not be bound by any warranty; however, this stipulation would not prevent him from being liable for that resulting from a personal act, any contrary agreement being null.

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Article 1068 Civil Law · Des Obligations du Vendeur
Contract Law
If there is a stipulation of non-warranty, the seller is only bound in case of eviction to reimburse the buyer the price received, if the...
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If there is a stipulation of non-warranty, the seller is only bound in case of eviction to reimburse the buyer the price received, if the buyer, at the time of sale, did not know the danger of eviction, or purchased at his own peril and risk.

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Article 1069 Civil Law · Des Obligations du Vendeur
Contract Law
When there is a warranty promise or stipulation, and the buyer is evicted, he has the right to demand from the seller: 1st. Restitution of...
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When there is a warranty promise or stipulation, and the buyer is evicted, he has the right to demand from the seller: 1st. Restitution of the price, including the increased value of the evicted thing however arising; 2nd. Restitution of fruits, when obliged to return them to the evicting owner; 3rd. Costs incurred for the buyer's defense and those incurred by the original claimant; 4th. Damages as well as the costs of the contract and other legitimate expenses.

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Article 1070 Civil Law · Des Obligations du Vendeur
Contract Law
Whether the thing sold has decreased in value at the time of eviction, or is found considerably deteriorated, whether by force majeure or the buyer's...
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Whether the thing sold has decreased in value at the time of eviction, or is found considerably deteriorated, whether by force majeure or the buyer's negligence, the seller is always bound to restore the full price. But if the deterioration has benefited the buyer, the price shall be restored only minus a sum equal to the profit.

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Article 1071 Civil Law · Des Obligations du Vendeur
Contract Law
All useful repairs or improvements the buyer has made to the property shall be reimbursed by the seller.
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All useful repairs or improvements the buyer has made to the property shall be reimbursed by the seller.

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