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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 201 Civil Law · De la Tutelle
Family Law
If a succession renounced on behalf of the minor has not been accepted by another, it may be taken up again, either by the minor...
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If a succession renounced on behalf of the minor has not been accepted by another, it may be taken up again, either by the minor upon reaching majority or by any other person; but in the state in which it is found at the very moment of this resumption, and all sales and other acts established by legal documents during the vacancy may not be challenged.

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Article 202 Civil Law · De la Tutelle
Family Law
The guardian may not accept a donation made to the minor without being authorized by the family council. The donation so accepted shall have the...
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The guardian may not accept a donation made to the minor without being authorized by the family council. The donation so accepted shall have the same effect for the minor as for an adult.

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Article 203 Civil Law · De la Tutelle
Judicial Procedure
No action concerning the minor's immovable rights may be brought in court by the guardian, and no related claim may be conceded by him, unless...
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No action concerning the minor's immovable rights may be brought in court by the guardian, and no related claim may be conceded by him, unless he has been expressly authorized by the family council.

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Article 204 Civil Law · De la Tutelle
Judicial Procedure
In case of initiation of partition by the guardian, he requires the same authorization; but this obligation ceases when it is a partition action brought...
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In case of initiation of partition by the guardian, he requires the same authorization; but this obligation ceases when it is a partition action brought against the minor.

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Article 205 Civil Law · De la Tutelle
Judicial Procedure
The partition of property in which a minor is interested may only be made judicially, after an appraisal by experts appointed by the seneschalsy of...
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The partition of property in which a minor is interested may only be made judicially, after an appraisal by experts appointed by the seneschalsy of the place where the succession was opened, who shall take, before the seneschal or others so commissioned, the oath to faithfully and honestly fulfill their mission.

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Article 206 Civil Law · De la Tutelle
Judicial Procedure
These experts shall divide the estates, form lots to be drawn by lot in the presence of one of the judges or a notary appointed...
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These experts shall divide the estates, form lots to be drawn by lot in the presence of one of the judges or a notary appointed for this purpose, who shall deliver them. These formalities exactly fulfilled, these partitions shall have the same effect as if made between adults; otherwise, they shall be provisional only.

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Article 207 Civil Law · De la Tutelle
Judicial Procedure
No settlement on behalf of the minor by the guardian may take place without the authorization of the family council, upon the advice of three...
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No settlement on behalf of the minor by the guardian may take place without the authorization of the family council, upon the advice of three advocates designated by the king's prosecutor, and shall be valid only after being homologated at the seneschalsy upon the king's prosecutor's conclusions.

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Article 208 Civil Law · De la Tutelle
Family Law
When the minor, by his conduct, gives his guardian cause for grave dissatisfaction, the guardian may, authorized by the family council, request the confinement of...
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When the minor, by his conduct, gives his guardian cause for grave dissatisfaction, the guardian may, authorized by the family council, request the confinement of the minor, in accordance with what is prescribed in the Title on Paternal Authority.

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Article 209 Civil Law · De la Tutelle
Accountability
The account of the guardian's management shall be rendered as soon as the guardianship ends.
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The account of the guardian's management shall be rendered as soon as the guardianship ends.

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Article 210 Civil Law · De la Tutelle
Accountability
The family council may require the guardian, except the father and mother, to provide annually to the surrogate guardian during the guardianship, statements of the...
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The family council may require the guardian, except the father and mother, to provide annually to the surrogate guardian during the guardianship, statements of the situation of his management, without any judicial formality.

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Article 211 Civil Law · De la Tutelle
Accountability
At the minor's majority or emancipation, the guardian shall render a final account of his administration, the costs of which shall be at the minor's...
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At the minor's majority or emancipation, the guardian shall render a final account of his administration, the costs of which shall be at the minor's expense but advanced by the guardian. All useful and duly justified expenses shall be allowed to the guardian.

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Article 212 Civil Law · De la Tutelle
Accountability
The guardian may not enter into any agreement with the minor who has reached majority until at least ten days after the rendering of a...
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The guardian may not enter into any agreement with the minor who has reached majority until at least ten days after the rendering of a detailed account of his management and the delivery of supporting documents, confirmed by the ward's receipt, under penalty of nullity.

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Article 213 Civil Law · De la Tutelle
Accountability
If a balance is owed by the guardian, he shall owe interest from the day of the closing of the account, without any need to...
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If a balance is owed by the guardian, he shall owe interest from the day of the closing of the account, without any need to bring a legal claim; but conversely, interest on what may be owed to the guardian by the minor shall run only from the day the guardian makes a claim for the sum due after rendering the account.

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Article 214 Civil Law · De la Tutelle
Judicial Procedure
Disputes over guardianship accounts shall be prosecuted and judged like other civil matters.
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Disputes over guardianship accounts shall be prosecuted and judged like other civil matters.

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Article 215 Civil Law · De la Tutelle
Judicial Procedure
After ten years from the minor's majority, he shall have no action to bring against the guardian for matters concerning the guardianship.
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After ten years from the minor's majority, he shall have no action to bring against the guardian for matters concerning the guardianship.

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Article 216 Civil Law · De l'Émancipation
Family Law
The minor, by marrying, is emancipated by operation of law.
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The minor, by marrying, is emancipated by operation of law.

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Article 217 Civil Law · De l'Émancipation
Family Law
The father, or the mother in the absence of the father, may emancipate the unmarried minor when he has reached the full age of fifteen;...
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The father, or the mother in the absence of the father, may emancipate the unmarried minor when he has reached the full age of fifteen; and this by the sole fact of the declaration before the seneschal, assisted by his clerk, who shall draw up the act.

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Article 218 Civil Law · De l'Émancipation
Family Law
Any minor aged eighteen or older whose father and mother are deceased may be emancipated by decision of the family council, if it has judged...
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Any minor aged eighteen or older whose father and mother are deceased may be emancipated by decision of the family council, if it has judged him capable; and in which decision it shall be declared by the seneschal or lieutenant judge, as president of the family council, that the minor is emancipated.

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Article 219 Civil Law · De l'Émancipation
Family Law
The relatives or persons related by marriage, first cousins or closer relatives of the minor, in the cases provided by the preceding article, who judge...
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The relatives or persons related by marriage, first cousins or closer relatives of the minor, in the cases provided by the preceding article, who judge him capable of being emancipated, and whose guardian has made no effort to have him enjoy emancipation, shall request, for this purpose, the convocation of the family council before the seneschal or lieutenant judge, who shall be required to comply with this request.

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Article 220 Civil Law · De l'Émancipation
Family Law
The family council shall appoint a curator for the minor at the time of his emancipation, to be present and assist him at the rendering...
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The family council shall appoint a curator for the minor at the time of his emancipation, to be present and assist him at the rendering of the guardianship account.

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