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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 418 Law on Civil Procedure · Des Séparations de Biens
Civil Procedure
A similar extract shall likewise be posted on the board in the admiralty court's courtroom, as well as in the offices of attorneys and notaries;...
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A similar extract shall likewise be posted on the board in the admiralty court's courtroom, as well as in the offices of attorneys and notaries; the clerks shall deliver a certificate of posting.

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Article 419 Law on Civil Procedure · Des Séparations de Biens
Civil Procedure
No judgment on a separation claim may be rendered until one month after compliance with the above-prescribed formalities, which must be observed under penalty of...
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No judgment on a separation claim may be rendered until one month after compliance with the above-prescribed formalities, which must be observed under penalty of nullity; it may be invoked by the husband or by creditors.

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Article 420 Law on Civil Procedure · Des Séparations de Biens
Civil Procedure
Until the final judgment, the wife's attorney may be summoned by the husband's creditors to communicate the separation claim and supporting documents; they may even,...
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Until the final judgment, the wife's attorney may be summoned by the husband's creditors to communicate the separation claim and supporting documents; they may even, for the preservation of their rights, intervene in the case.

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Article 421 Law on Civil Procedure · Des Séparations de Biens
Civil Procedure
At the admiralty court hearing, the separation judgment shall be read publicly; an extract shall be posted on the designated board, and displayed for one...
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At the admiralty court hearing, the separation judgment shall be read publicly; an extract shall be posted on the designated board, and displayed for one year, in the courtroom of the seneschal court and admiralty court of the husband's domicile; this extract contains the date, the seneschal court designation, and the spouses' names, professions, and residence; a similar extract shall be posted in attorneys' and notaries' offices. The wife may not begin execution of the judgment until these formalities are fulfilled, though she need not wait the full year.

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422
Article 422 Law on Civil Procedure · Des Séparations de Biens
Civil Procedure
After the expiration of the period mentioned in the preceding article, the husband's creditors shall no longer be admitted to bring third-party opposition against the...
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After the expiration of the period mentioned in the preceding article, the husband's creditors shall no longer be admitted to bring third-party opposition against the separation judgment, if the formalities prescribed in this chapter were observed.

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Article 423 Law on Civil Procedure · Des Séparations de Biens
Civil Procedure
The wife makes her renunciation of the community at the clerk's office of the seneschal court seized of the separation claim.
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The wife makes her renunciation of the community at the clerk's office of the seneschal court seized of the separation claim.

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Article 424 Law on Civil Procedure · Des Avis de Parens
Civil Procedure
If the appointment of a tutor is not made in his presence, it shall be served on him within three days of the deliberation; plus...
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If the appointment of a tutor is not made in his presence, it shall be served on him within three days of the deliberation; plus one day per ten leagues of distance from his domicile to the place of the family assembly.

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Article 425 Law on Civil Procedure · Des Avis de Parens
Civil Procedure
If there is no unanimity in the family council's deliberations, the report shall note the opinion of each member. The assembly members, tutor, surrogate tutor,...
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If there is no unanimity in the family council's deliberations, the report shall note the opinion of each member. The assembly members, tutor, surrogate tutor, and curator may challenge the deliberation, and bring their claim against the members who supported said deliberation. The case is judged summarily.

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Article 426 Law on Civil Procedure · Des Avis de Parens
Civil Procedure
Upon presentation to the seneschal of the deliberation subject to approval, he writes at the bottom his order to communicate to the king's prosecutor, who...
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Upon presentation to the seneschal of the deliberation subject to approval, he writes at the bottom his order to communicate to the king's prosecutor, who gives his conclusions below the order; the approval judgment is written following said conclusions.

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Article 427 Law on Civil Procedure · Des Avis de Parens
Civil Procedure
If the approval has not been pursued by the tutor or other person responsible within the period fixed by the deliberation, or within two weeks...
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If the approval has not been pursued by the tutor or other person responsible within the period fixed by the deliberation, or within two weeks if none was fixed, any member of the family council may pursue the approval at the tutor's expense.

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Article 428 Law on Civil Procedure · Des Avis de Parens
Civil Procedure
Judgments rendered on family council deliberations shall be subject to appeal.
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Judgments rendered on family council deliberations shall be subject to appeal.

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Article 429 Law on Civil Procedure · De l'Interdiction
Civil Procedure
The interdiction proceedings shall be brought by petition to the seneschal; it shall contain the facts of imbecility, dementia, or fury, indicate the witnesses; and...
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The interdiction proceedings shall be brought by petition to the seneschal; it shall contain the facts of imbecility, dementia, or fury, indicate the witnesses; and supporting documents shall be attached. The seneschal shall order at the bottom of the petition that it be communicated to the king's prosecutor.

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Article 430 Law on Civil Procedure · De l'Interdiction
Civil Procedure
After the king's prosecutor has given his conclusions, the seneschal court shall order that the family council give its opinion on the condition of the...
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After the king's prosecutor has given his conclusions, the seneschal court shall order that the family council give its opinion on the condition of the person whose interdiction is sought.

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Article 431 Law on Civil Procedure · De l'Interdiction
Civil Procedure
The petition and family council opinion shall be served on the defendant; he shall be examined by the judge within the fixed period. If the...
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The petition and family council opinion shall be served on the defendant; he shall be examined by the judge within the fixed period. If the defendant's examination and documents produced are insufficient, and the facts can be proven by witnesses, an inquiry shall be ordered; it shall follow ordinary procedure, and may be conducted outside the defendant's presence if circumstances require; but his counsel shall represent him.

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Article 432 Law on Civil Procedure · De l'Interdiction
Civil Procedure
The appeal of the interdiction judgment is lodged as follows: If by the interdict, it is directed against the petitioner. If by the petitioner or...
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The appeal of the interdiction judgment is lodged as follows: If by the interdict, it is directed against the petitioner. If by the petitioner or an assembly member, it is directed against the interdict. But if only the appointment of a counsel was ordered, the appeal shall be lodged by the person to whom the counsel was given, and directed against the petitioner.

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Article 433 Law on Civil Procedure · De l'Interdiction
Civil Procedure
When there has been no appeal of the interdiction judgment, or it has been confirmed on appeal, a tutor and surrogate tutor shall be appointed...
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When there has been no appeal of the interdiction judgment, or it has been confirmed on appeal, a tutor and surrogate tutor shall be appointed for the interdict, following the procedure prescribed in Chapter VI.

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Article 434 Law on Civil Procedure · De l'Interdiction
Civil Procedure
Claims for lifting of interdiction are investigated and judged in the same forms as the interdiction itself.
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Claims for lifting of interdiction are investigated and judged in the same forms as the interdiction itself.

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Article 435 Law on Civil Procedure · De l'Interdiction
Civil Procedure
The interdiction or counsel-appointment judgment shall be posted in the manner prescribed by Article 240 of the Civil Law.
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The interdiction or counsel-appointment judgment shall be posted in the manner prescribed by Article 240 of the Civil Law.

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Article 436 Law on Civil Procedure · Du Bénéfice de Cession
Civil Procedure
Debtors who claim the benefit of cession granted by Article 859 of the Civil Law must deposit their balance sheet, books, and active titles at...
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Debtors who claim the benefit of cession granted by Article 859 of the Civil Law must deposit their balance sheet, books, and active titles at the clerk's office of the court where the claim is brought.

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Article 437 Law on Civil Procedure · Du Bénéfice de Cession
Civil Procedure
The claim for cession of property is brought by the debtor and pursued before the seneschal court of his domicile; it shall be communicated to...
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The claim for cession of property is brought by the debtor and pursued before the seneschal court of his domicile; it shall be communicated to the king's prosecutor, and may not suspend any proceedings, unless the judges have ordered a provisional stay, with the parties present or summoned.