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Article 89

Des Droits et des Devoirs respectifs des Époux

Civil Law
Titre V: Du Mariage (On Marriage)
Chapitre V: Des Droits et des Devoirs respectifs des Époux (On the Respective Rights and Duties of Spouses)

En matière commerciale, les engagemens contractés par la femme, autorisée par son mari à faire le commerce, sont obligatoires pour lui, s'ils sont communs en biens.

Life lesson: A wife who trades with her husband's blessing binds him to her deals. Commerce shared is risk shared.
Notes: Commercial debts of an authorized trading wife bind the husband under community of property. Recognizes the wife as a full commercial agent whose obligations extend to the marital estate. Practical acknowledgment of women's role in Haitian commerce.
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