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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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1312
Article 1312 Civil Law · Du Séquestre
Contract Law
The obligations are reciprocal between the seizing party and the guardian of the sequestered things; the latter must care for and preserve, as a prudent...
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The obligations are reciprocal between the seizing party and the guardian of the sequestered things; the latter must care for and preserve, as a prudent manager, the seized effects entrusted to his keeping. He is bound to produce them, discharging the seizing party, at the ordered sale, or in case of release from seizure, to the person against whom it was executed. The seizing party is bound to pay the guardian the salary fixed by law.

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1313
Article 1313 Civil Law · Du Séquestre
Contract Law
The custody of things sequestered by judicial authority is entrusted either to the person designated by the interested parties, or to the person the judge...
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The custody of things sequestered by judicial authority is entrusted either to the person designated by the interested parties, or to the person the judge himself designates. Either, by accepting custody of the judicial sequestration, submits to the obligations and duties imposed on conventional sequestration and to imprisonment for debt.

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1314
Article 1314 Civil Law · Des différentes espèces de Contrats aléatoires
Contract Law
Any reciprocal agreement whose advantages or losses, for all parties, for one or several of them, depend on an uncertain event, is an aleatory contract....
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Any reciprocal agreement whose advantages or losses, for all parties, for one or several of them, depend on an uncertain event, is an aleatory contract. Such are the insurance contract, gambling and wagering, and the life annuity contract. Commercial laws govern the first, and the second is prohibited. Thus, no legal action is granted for a gambling debt or the payment of a wager, nor for the return of what the loser voluntarily paid.

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1315
Article 1315 Civil Law · Du Contrat de Rente viagère
Contract Law
All life annuities may be constituted either for value, for an immovable, an appreciable movable thing, or in exchange for a sum of money, or...
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All life annuities may be constituted either for value, for an immovable, an appreciable movable thing, or in exchange for a sum of money, or purely gratuitously, by inter vivos donation or by will; in the latter two cases, validity requires compliance with the forms determined by law.

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1316
Article 1316 Civil Law · Du Contrat de Rente viagère
Contract Law
In the case of gifts or bequests, the life annuity shall be reduced if it exceeds what the law permits to be disposed of; it...
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In the case of gifts or bequests, the life annuity shall be reduced if it exceeds what the law permits to be disposed of; it may even be annulled if the donee is among the incapable persons.

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1317
Article 1317 Civil Law · Du Contrat de Rente viagère
Contract Law
It is permitted to constitute a life annuity on the life of the person who gives the price, on that of a third party who...
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It is permitted to constitute a life annuity on the life of the person who gives the price, on that of a third party who is not to enjoy it, and even on one or several lives.

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Article 1318 Civil Law · Du Contrat de Rente viagère
Contract Law
The annuity may be constituted for the benefit of a third party, even though another person furnished the price; this constitution shall not be considered...
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The annuity may be constituted for the benefit of a third party, even though another person furnished the price; this constitution shall not be considered a donation as to the forms required for its validity, except in case of reduction or nullity, in accordance with article 1316.

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1319
Article 1319 Civil Law · Du Contrat de Rente viagère
Contract Law
If the person on whose life the life annuity is created was dead before the date of the deed, the contract produces no effect.
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If the person on whose life the life annuity is created was dead before the date of the deed, the contract produces no effect.

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Article 1320 Civil Law · Du Contrat de Rente viagère
Contract Law
The contracting parties are free to fix the rate of interest for life annuities.
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The contracting parties are free to fix the rate of interest for life annuities.

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1321
Article 1321 Civil Law · Du Contrat de Rente viagère
Contract Law
The life annuity contract may be rescinded if it was made for a price and the debtor of the annuity does not provide the security...
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The life annuity contract may be rescinded if it was made for a price and the debtor of the annuity does not provide the security required for its performance. The creditor of the life annuity, by mere failure to pay arrears, may not resume possession of the alienated property or demand reimbursement of the capital; but he has the right to seize and pursue the sale of the debtor's property, and to have the sale proceeds or a sufficient portion applied for the security of the annuity service.

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Article 1322 Civil Law · Du Contrat de Rente viagère
Contract Law
The creator or debtor of a life annuity is obligated to pay it during the life of the person or persons on whose life it...
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The creator or debtor of a life annuity is obligated to pay it during the life of the person or persons on whose life it was created, and cannot discharge himself even by offering to forfeit paid arrears and reimburse the capital. This annuity is extinguished only by the death of the owner.

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1323
Article 1323 Civil Law · Du Contrat de Rente viagère
Contract Law
The arrears of the life annuity are owed to the creditor in proportion to the days he has lived, unless by express stipulation the arrears...
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The arrears of the life annuity are owed to the creditor in proportion to the days he has lived, unless by express stipulation the arrears are payable in advance, in which case the accrued term belongs to the creditor from the day of its maturity.

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1324
Article 1324 Civil Law · Du Contrat de Rente viagère
Contract Law
A life annuity constituted gratuitously may not be seized.
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A life annuity constituted gratuitously may not be seized.

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Article 1325 Civil Law · Du Contrat de Rente viagère
Contract Law
Only by proving the existence of the person on whose life the annuity is constituted may one demand payment of arrears.
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Only by proving the existence of the person on whose life the annuity is constituted may one demand payment of arrears.

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Article 1326 Civil Law · De la nature et de la forme du Mandat
Contract Law
A mandate or power of attorney is the power one person gives another to manage his affairs in his name; this power is special if...
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A mandate or power of attorney is the power one person gives another to manage his affairs in his name; this power is special if it designates the affairs for which it is given; but if it is given for all the principal's affairs without specification, it is general.

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Article 1327 Civil Law · De la nature et de la forme du Mandat
Contract Law
A mandate may be given in writing, either public or private, and even by letter. It may also be given verbally; but in that case,...
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A mandate may be given in writing, either public or private, and even by letter. It may also be given verbally; but in that case, it may only be proved by witnesses in conformity with Title XVII on Conventional Obligations in general.

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Article 1328 Civil Law · De la nature et de la forme du Mandat
Contract Law
The acceptance of the mandatary is essentially necessary for the validity of this contract; this acceptance, even if tacit, suffices if the mandatary has begun...
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The acceptance of the mandatary is essentially necessary for the validity of this contract; this acceptance, even if tacit, suffices if the mandatary has begun his management.

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Article 1329 Civil Law · De la nature et de la forme du Mandat
Contract Law
An express agreement is required for a mandate not to be gratuitous.
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An express agreement is required for a mandate not to be gratuitous.

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Article 1330 Civil Law · De la nature et de la forme du Mandat
Contract Law
To be authorized to consent to acts concerning real property or annuities, such as alienation or mortgaging, a special mandate is required; a general mandate...
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To be authorized to consent to acts concerning real property or annuities, such as alienation or mortgaging, a special mandate is required; a general mandate gives power only for acts of pure administration.

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Article 1331 Civil Law · De la nature et de la forme du Mandat
Contract Law
The mandatary authorized only to settle has no power to consent to an arbitration agreement or an arbitral judgment.
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The mandatary authorized only to settle has no power to consent to an arbitration agreement or an arbitral judgment.

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