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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 121 Civil Law · De l'Adoption
Civil Administration
Three months after this last formality, upon presentation of a certified copy of the superior court's judgment, the inscription of the adoption shall be made,...
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Three months after this last formality, upon presentation of a certified copy of the superior court's judgment, the inscription of the adoption shall be made, at the request of either party, in the register of the lieutenant judge of the adopter's domicile; once this period has expired, the adoption shall lose its force and effect.

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Article 122 Civil Law · De l'Adoption
Judicial Procedure
If the adopter should die before the superior court has definitively ruled, the proceedings shall nevertheless continue; provided that the conditions required by law for...
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If the adopter should die before the superior court has definitively ruled, the proceedings shall nevertheless continue; provided that the conditions required by law for the adoption have been faithfully fulfilled, and the adoption admitted, if warranted. The heirs of the adopter have the right to submit to the king's prosecutor of their seneschalsy all memoranda and observations tending to prove the inadmissibility of the adoption.

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Article 123 Civil Law · De la Tutelle officieuse
Child Welfare
Whoever, having passed the age of fifty, without legitimate children or descendants, wishes to acquire by legal title the right to attach to himself an...
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Whoever, having passed the age of fifty, without legitimate children or descendants, wishes to acquire by legal title the right to attach to himself an individual still of minor age, may become his official guardian, provided he obtains the consent of the child's father and mother, or in their absence, of the family council expressly convened for this purpose, or the consent of the director of the hospice where the child was placed, or the agreement of the lieutenant judge of the child's place of residence, in the case that the child has no known relatives.

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Article 124 Civil Law · De la Tutelle officieuse
Family Law
The position of official guardian may not be conferred upon a spouse without the consent of the other spouse.
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The position of official guardian may not be conferred upon a spouse without the consent of the other spouse.

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Article 125 Civil Law · De la Tutelle officieuse
Civil Administration
A report of the requests and consents concerning the official guardianship shall be drafted by the lieutenant judge of the child's domicile.
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A report of the requests and consents concerning the official guardianship shall be drafted by the lieutenant judge of the child's domicile.

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Article 126 Civil Law · De la Tutelle officieuse
Child Welfare
No child whose age exceeds fifteen may benefit from the favorable effects of official guardianship. The obligations imposed by this guardianship are to feed and...
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No child whose age exceeds fifteen may benefit from the favorable effects of official guardianship. The obligations imposed by this guardianship are to feed and raise the ward, to provide him with the means and ability to earn his living, without prejudice to other particular agreements one may undertake toward him.

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Article 127 Civil Law · De la Tutelle officieuse
Child Welfare
The administration of both the property and the person of the ward, if the latter has any property and was previously under guardianship, shall pass...
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The administration of both the property and the person of the ward, if the latter has any property and was previously under guardianship, shall pass to the official guardian, without the ward's education expenses being charged against his revenues by the official guardian.

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Article 128 Civil Law · De la Tutelle officieuse
Family Law
The official guardian who foresees that his death may occur before his ward's majority has the right to confer adoption upon the ward by testamentary...
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The official guardian who foresees that his death may occur before his ward's majority has the right to confer adoption upon the ward by testamentary provision, provided that the official guardian leaves no legitimate children and that five full years have elapsed since the guardianship began.

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Article 129 Civil Law · De la Tutelle officieuse
Child Welfare
If the official guardian should die, whether before the five years or after this period, without having adopted his ward or having provided for his...
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If the official guardian should die, whether before the five years or after this period, without having adopted his ward or having provided for his subsistence by formal agreement, it shall be settled, either amicably between the representatives of the guardian and the ward, or judicially in case of dispute, the type and kind of means that must ensure the ward's existence throughout his minority.

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Article 130 Civil Law · De la Tutelle officieuse
Family Law
The official guardian who wishes to adopt his ward who has already reached the age of majority and consents thereto, shall observe, in the mode...
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The official guardian who wishes to adopt his ward who has already reached the age of majority and consents thereto, shall observe, in the mode of adoption, the forms set forth in the preceding chapter, and the same effects shall follow in every respect.

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Article 131 Civil Law · De la Tutelle officieuse
Child Welfare
If, within three months following his majority, the ward is not in a position to earn his living, or if the official guardian has remained...
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If, within three months following his majority, the ward is not in a position to earn his living, or if the official guardian has remained silent on the arrangements made for the purpose of adoption, the judges, given the ward's inability to provide for his subsistence, shall order the official guardian to pay compensation sufficient to provide the ward with the means to obtain a trade, without prejudice to stipulations that foresight of this case may have already determined.

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Article 132 Civil Law · De la Tutelle officieuse
Accountability
In all cases, the official guardian shall render an accounting of the ward's property whose administration was entrusted to him.
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In all cases, the official guardian shall render an accounting of the ward's property whose administration was entrusted to him.

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Article 133 Civil Law
Family Law
The child, until the time of his majority or emancipation, remains immediately under the authority of his father and mother.
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The child, until the time of his majority or emancipation, remains immediately under the authority of his father and mother.

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Article 134 Civil Law
Family Law
At all ages, he owes them honor, respect, and assistance.
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At all ages, he owes them honor, respect, and assistance.

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Article 135 Civil Law
Family Law
Paternal authority resides solely in the person of the father during the course of the marriage.
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Paternal authority resides solely in the person of the father during the course of the marriage.

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Article 136 Civil Law
Family Law
Without the father's permission, the child may not leave the paternal home, unless it is for the service of the kingdom.
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Without the father's permission, the child may not leave the paternal home, unless it is for the service of the kingdom.

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Article 137 Civil Law
Family Law
In case of grave dissatisfaction provoked by a child's conduct, the father shall have recourse to the means of correction hereinafter provided.
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In case of grave dissatisfaction provoked by a child's conduct, the father shall have recourse to the means of correction hereinafter provided.

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Article 138 Civil Law
Family Law
If the age of a legitimate child or a legally recognized child has not exceeded fifteen years, the father may not seek detention of more...
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If the age of a legitimate child or a legally recognized child has not exceeded fifteen years, the father may not seek detention of more than one month; and upon his request, the arrest order for the son shall be issued by the seneschal of the locality.

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Article 139 Civil Law
Family Law
From the aforementioned period until majority or emancipation, the longest detention the father may seek against his legitimate or legally recognized child shall be six...
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From the aforementioned period until majority or emancipation, the longest detention the father may seek against his legitimate or legally recognized child shall be six months; in this case, he shall apply to the seneschal, who, after consulting the opinion of the king's prosecutor, shall grant or refuse the arrest order, and may, in the first case, assign to the detention requested by the father a shorter term.

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Article 140 Civil Law
Family Law
The arrest order, in which the reasons themselves shall not be expressed, shall be the sole judicial formality in either case, for both the legitimate...
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The arrest order, in which the reasons themselves shall not be expressed, shall be the sole judicial formality in either case, for both the legitimate child and the legally recognized one, with the father being required to pay all costs and provide the necessary sustenance.

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