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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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1272
Article 1272 Civil Law · Du Dépôt en général et de ses diverses espèces
Contract Law
Deposit is an agreement by which one person gives another a thing for safekeeping, to be returned in kind whenever the depositor wishes to withdraw...
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Deposit is an agreement by which one person gives another a thing for safekeeping, to be returned in kind whenever the depositor wishes to withdraw it.

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1273
Article 1273 Civil Law · Du Dépôt en général et de ses diverses espèces
Contract Law
There are two types of deposit: deposit properly so called, and sequestration.
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There are two types of deposit: deposit properly so called, and sequestration.

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1274
Article 1274 Civil Law · Du Dépôt proprement dit
Contract Law
Deposit properly so called is a purely gratuitous act, which does not oblige the depositor to any monetary reward toward the depositary.
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Deposit properly so called is a purely gratuitous act, which does not oblige the depositor to any monetary reward toward the depositary.

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1275
Article 1275 Civil Law · Du Dépôt proprement dit
Contract Law
Only movable objects may be placed in deposit with another person.
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Only movable objects may be placed in deposit with another person.

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1276
Article 1276 Civil Law · Du Dépôt proprement dit
Contract Law
The real or constructive delivery of the object is the certain and complete proof of the positive existence of the deposit. When a person already...
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The real or constructive delivery of the object is the certain and complete proof of the positive existence of the deposit. When a person already holds in his hands, under another title, the thing one wishes to entrust as a deposit, the constructive delivery suffices as if it had been made actually and by tradition.

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1277
Article 1277 Civil Law · Du Dépôt proprement dit
Contract Law
Deposit is either voluntary or necessary.
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Deposit is either voluntary or necessary.

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1278
Article 1278 Civil Law · Du Dépôt proprement dit
Contract Law
The reciprocal consent of the depositor and the depositary is what constitutes a voluntary deposit; but this deposit can only be recognized and take place...
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The reciprocal consent of the depositor and the depositary is what constitutes a voluntary deposit; but this deposit can only be recognized and take place by the act of the owner of the deposited thing, and with his tacit or expressed consent.

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1279
Article 1279 Civil Law · Du Dépôt proprement dit
Contract Law
Proof of a voluntary deposit must be established in writing, and testimonial evidence is not admitted when the value of the thing deposited exceeds the...
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Proof of a voluntary deposit must be established in writing, and testimonial evidence is not admitted when the value of the thing deposited exceeds the sum of twenty-four gourdes.

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1280
Article 1280 Civil Law · Du Dépôt proprement dit
Contract Law
If the value of the deposited thing exceeds the above-mentioned sum and proof of the deposit cannot be demonstrated in writing, the negative declaration of...
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If the value of the deposited thing exceeds the above-mentioned sum and proof of the deposit cannot be demonstrated in writing, the negative declaration of the person accused as depositary suffices to establish proof in court, reject the claim for restitution, and end the dispute.

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1281
Article 1281 Civil Law · Du Dépôt proprement dit
Contract Law
Voluntary deposit may only take place between persons capable of contracting; however, a capable person who receives a deposit from an incapable person submits by...
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Voluntary deposit may only take place between persons capable of contracting; however, a capable person who receives a deposit from an incapable person submits by acceptance to all the obligations of a true depositary; and proceedings for recovery shall be brought by the tutor or administrator of the incapable depositor. If, conversely, the deposit was made by a capable person with an incapable person, the depositor may only exercise the action to recover the thing deposited as long as it still exists in kind in the depositary's hands, or the action for restitution up to the amount of profit the depositary derived from disposing of it.

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1282
Article 1282 Civil Law · Du Dépôt proprement dit
Contract Law
The depositary is bound to take the same care of the deposited thing as he takes of his own property.
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The depositary is bound to take the same care of the deposited thing as he takes of his own property.

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1283
Article 1283 Civil Law · Du Dépôt proprement dit
Contract Law
The provision of the preceding article must be more rigorously observed: 1st. toward the depositary who, of his own initiative and without solicitation, requested that...
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The provision of the preceding article must be more rigorously observed: 1st. toward the depositary who, of his own initiative and without solicitation, requested that the deposit be entrusted to him; 2nd. toward the one for whom a salary was stipulated for guarding the deposit; 3rd. toward the one in whose own interest the deposit was made; 4th. finally, toward the one who, in the deposit contract, assumed responsibility for all types of faults or negligence on his part.

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1284
Article 1284 Civil Law · Du Dépôt proprement dit
Contract Law
The depositary is not liable for force majeure events; but if he has been put in default to return the deposit and has not returned...
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The depositary is not liable for force majeure events; but if he has been put in default to return the deposit and has not returned it, he alone bears the damage caused to the thing by any unfortunate event or force majeure that may occur.

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1285
Article 1285 Civil Law · Du Dépôt proprement dit
Contract Law
The depositary may not use the deposited thing for his own benefit or personal use, except with the express or presumed consent of the depositor.
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The depositary may not use the deposited thing for his own benefit or personal use, except with the express or presumed consent of the depositor.

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1286
Article 1286 Civil Law · Du Dépôt proprement dit
Contract Law
If the things entrusted in deposit are enclosed in a chest or placed under a sealed envelope, the depositary may not open the deposit to...
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If the things entrusted in deposit are enclosed in a chest or placed under a sealed envelope, the depositary may not open the deposit to learn its nature or kind; he must preserve it and return it intact, just as he received it, closed or sealed.

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1287
Article 1287 Civil Law · Du Dépôt proprement dit
Contract Law
The deposit of coined sums must be returned in the same metallic species, whether the rate of these species has increased or decreased in value...
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The deposit of coined sums must be returned in the same metallic species, whether the rate of these species has increased or decreased in value since the deposit was made.

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1288
Article 1288 Civil Law · Du Dépôt proprement dit
Contract Law
The deposited thing must be returned by the depositary in whatever condition it may be when the depositor demands its return. Deterioration not caused by...
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The deposited thing must be returned by the depositary in whatever condition it may be when the depositor demands its return. Deterioration not caused by the depositary's act is borne by the depositor.

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1289
Article 1289 Civil Law · Du Dépôt proprement dit
Contract Law
In the case where the deposited thing has been taken by force majeure, and the depositary has received a value or thing in replacement, he...
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In the case where the deposited thing has been taken by force majeure, and the depositary has received a value or thing in replacement, he is bound to restore to the depositor what was given to him as indemnity or in exchange for the deposit taken from him.

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1290
Article 1290 Civil Law · Du Dépôt proprement dit
Contract Law
If after the depositary's death, his heir sells, as an estate asset, a thing he did not know was deposited, the heir is bound to...
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If after the depositary's death, his heir sells, as an estate asset, a thing he did not know was deposited, the heir is bound to return to the depositor the sale price, if received; and if not, to subrogate the depositor in all his rights against the buyer.

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1291
Article 1291 Civil Law · Du Dépôt proprement dit
Contract Law
If the depositary has collected fruits produced by the deposited thing, he is bound to restore them. Deposited money bears no interest for the depositor,...
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If the depositary has collected fruits produced by the deposited thing, he is bound to restore them. Deposited money bears no interest for the depositor, except from the time the depositary was put in default to return it.

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