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Article 272
Du Rapport des Biens avec ceux qui les Possèdent
Titre XI:
De la Distinction et de la Nature des Biens
(On the Distinction and Nature of Property)
Chapitre III:
Du Rapport des Biens avec ceux qui les Possèdent
(On the Relationship of Property to Those Who Possess It)
Les particuliers ont la libre disposition de leurs biens, en se conformant aux lois établies.
Life lesson:
Free disposition of property — subject to the law. This is the foundational promise of Henry's kingdom: you own what is yours, and you may do with it as you will, within the bounds the sovereign sets.
Notes:
Fundamental principle of private property and free disposition. Qualified by conformity with established laws — the state retains regulatory authority. Key right in post-independence Haiti where land ownership was transformative.