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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 661 Civil Law · Des Dispositions permises en faveur des Petits-Enfans du Donateur ou Testateur, ou des Enfans de ses Frères et Sœurs
Succession Law
A brother or sister dying without children may likewise, by inter vivos or testamentary act, dispose in favor of one or more siblings of all...
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A brother or sister dying without children may likewise, by inter vivos or testamentary act, dispose in favor of one or more siblings of all or part of his property not included in the legal reserve, with the obligation upon said sibling-donees to transmit said property to their children born or to be born, at the first degree only.

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Article 662 Civil Law · Des Dispositions permises en faveur des Petits-Enfans du Donateur ou Testateur, ou des Enfans de ses Frères et Sœurs
Succession Law
The dispositions authorized by the two preceding articles shall be valid only insofar as the obligation to transmit the property to the donees' children born...
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The dispositions authorized by the two preceding articles shall be valid only insofar as the obligation to transmit the property to the donees' children born or to be born is made in favor of all children without distinction, and without exception or preference of age or sex.

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Article 663 Civil Law · Des Dispositions permises en faveur des Petits-Enfans du Donateur ou Testateur, ou des Enfans de ses Frères et Sœurs
Succession Law
If the donee who received property with the obligation to transmit it to his children should die leaving children of the first degree and descendants...
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If the donee who received property with the obligation to transmit it to his children should die leaving children of the first degree and descendants of a predeceased child, the latter shall be called, by representation, to receive the share due to the predeceased child.

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Article 664 Civil Law · Des Dispositions permises en faveur des Petits-Enfans du Donateur ou Testateur, ou des Enfans de ses Frères et Sœurs
Succession Law
If the property was given by inter vivos act without transmission obligation, and the donee accepts a new donation conditioned on transmitting the first donation's...
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If the property was given by inter vivos act without transmission obligation, and the donee accepts a new donation conditioned on transmitting the first donation's property to the donees' children, the donees may not separate the two dispositions, nor renounce the second to benefit from the first, even if they consent to restore the second donation's property.

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Article 665 Civil Law · Des Dispositions permises en faveur des Petits-Enfans du Donateur ou Testateur, ou des Enfans de ses Frères et Sœurs
Succession Law
The rights of the children to whom the property must be transmitted shall open from the moment the donees' enjoyment ceases for any reason; and...
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The rights of the children to whom the property must be transmitted shall open from the moment the donees' enjoyment ceases for any reason; and if the donees voluntarily abandoned their enjoyment before it was due to end, this abandonment may not prejudice the rights of the donees' creditors for debts owed before the abandonment.

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Article 666 Civil Law · Des Dispositions permises en faveur des Petits-Enfans du Donateur ou Testateur, ou des Enfans de ses Frères et Sœurs
Succession Law
The wives of donees may exercise subsidiary recourse on the property their husbands are charged with transmitting, in case of insufficiency of said husbands' property,...
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The wives of donees may exercise subsidiary recourse on the property their husbands are charged with transmitting, in case of insufficiency of said husbands' property, only for the capital of the dower, if the testator formally manifested his will in this regard.

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Article 667 Civil Law · Des Dispositions permises en faveur des Petits-Enfans du Donateur ou Testateur, ou des Enfans de ses Frères et Sœurs
Succession Law
The donor or testator must appoint a guardian for the children to whom the donated property is transmissible, charged with the donation's execution. This appointment...
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The donor or testator must appoint a guardian for the children to whom the donated property is transmissible, charged with the donation's execution. This appointment may be made in the donation act itself or in a subsequent authentic act; the appointed guardian may be excused only for causes stated in Section VI, Chapter II, Title IX on Minority and Guardianship.

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Article 668 Civil Law · Des Dispositions permises en faveur des Petits-Enfans du Donateur ou Testateur, ou des Enfans de ses Frères et Sœurs
Succession Law
If the donor or testator died without having appointed this guardian, one shall be appointed judicially, at the diligence of the donee or his guardian...
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If the donor or testator died without having appointed this guardian, one shall be appointed judicially, at the diligence of the donee or his guardian if the donee is a minor, within one month from the date of the donor's or testator's death, or from the date the donation act became known after death.

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Article 669 Civil Law · Des Dispositions permises en faveur des Petits-Enfans du Donateur ou Testateur, ou des Enfans de ses Frères et Sœurs
Succession Law
The donee charged with transmitting the donated property who failed to have the guardian appointed shall be declared forfeited from the donation's benefit, and the...
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The donee charged with transmitting the donated property who failed to have the guardian appointed shall be declared forfeited from the donation's benefit, and the children's rights to the property shall be declared open at the diligence of said children if adult, or their guardians or curators if minor or interdicted, or any relative, or even ex officio by the king's prosecutor at the sénéchaussée.

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Article 670 Civil Law · Des Dispositions permises en faveur des Petits-Enfans du Donateur ou Testateur, ou des Enfans de ses Frères et Sœurs
Succession Law
After the donor's or testator's death, an inventory of all succession property shall be made at the donee's request, provided it is not a particular...
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After the donor's or testator's death, an inventory of all succession property shall be made at the donee's request, provided it is not a particular legacy, in ordinary forms and within the Successions title's time limit, in the presence of the appointed guardian; movables shall be appraised at fair value, and inventory costs charged to the donated property.

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Article 671 Civil Law · Des Dispositions permises en faveur des Petits-Enfans du Donateur ou Testateur, ou des Enfans de ses Frères et Sœurs
Succession Law
In default of inventory at the donee's request within the prescribed period, it shall be made the following month, in the donee's or his guardian's...
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In default of inventory at the donee's request within the prescribed period, it shall be made the following month, in the donee's or his guardian's presence, at the diligence of the guardian appointed for the donation's execution; and if the latter did not fulfill this formality, the persons designated in Article 669 shall have the inventory made in the presence of the donee or his guardian and the appointed guardian.

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Article 672 Civil Law · Des Dispositions permises en faveur des Petits-Enfans du Donateur ou Testateur, ou des Enfans de ses Frères et Sœurs
Succession Law
The donee charged with transmission shall sell by public notice and auction all movables included in the donation, except those given on condition of preserving...
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The donee charged with transmission shall sell by public notice and auction all movables included in the donation, except those given on condition of preserving and returning them in kind, and except animals and implements for land cultivation, which are deemed included in the land donations and inseparable; for these, a detailed description and valuation shall be made for return of equal value.

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Article 673 Civil Law · Des Dispositions permises en faveur des Petits-Enfans du Donateur ou Testateur, ou des Enfans de ses Frères et Sœurs
Succession Law
Within six months from the close of the inventory, the donee must invest the cash from the succession, the proceeds from the sale of movables,...
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Within six months from the close of the inventory, the donee must invest the cash from the succession, the proceeds from the sale of movables, and payments received from debtors. The donee may, due to circumstances or distance, request and obtain an extension.

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Article 674 Civil Law · Des Dispositions permises en faveur des Petits-Enfans du Donateur ou Testateur, ou des Enfans de ses Frères et Sœurs
Succession Law
The investment of funds shall be made in the presence and at the diligence of the appointed guardian, and may be made only in accordance...
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The investment of funds shall be made in the presence and at the diligence of the appointed guardian, and may be made only in accordance with the donor's or testator's intention if manifested in the donation act; otherwise, the investment shall be in immovables or with privilege on immovables.

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Article 675 Civil Law · Des Dispositions permises en faveur des Petits-Enfans du Donateur ou Testateur, ou des Enfans de ses Frères et Sœurs
Succession Law
Donation acts for property to be transmitted shall, at the diligence of the donee or appointed guardian, be transcribed in full in the designated register...
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Donation acts for property to be transmitted shall, at the diligence of the donee or appointed guardian, be transcribed in full in the designated register kept by the sénéchaussée clerk where the property is situated; and the privilege resulting from fund investment shall be inscribed on the affected property.

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Article 676 Civil Law · Des Dispositions permises en faveur des Petits-Enfans du Donateur ou Testateur, ou des Enfans de ses Frères et Sœurs
Succession Law
Creditors and third-party purchasers may invoke the lack of transcription even against minors or interdicted persons, subject to recourse against the donee charged with transmission...
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Creditors and third-party purchasers may invoke the lack of transcription even against minors or interdicted persons, subject to recourse against the donee charged with transmission and the appointed guardian; and said minors or interdicted persons may not argue the insolvency of said donees and guardians to be restored against the lack of transcription.

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Article 677 Civil Law · Des Dispositions permises en faveur des Petits-Enfans du Donateur ou Testateur, ou des Enfans de ses Frères et Sœurs
Succession Law
The lack of transcription or inscription may in no case be invoked by donees, legatees, or even the legitimate heirs of the person who disposed...
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The lack of transcription or inscription may in no case be invoked by donees, legatees, or even the legitimate heirs of the person who disposed of the property with transmission charge.

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Article 678 Civil Law · Des Dispositions permises en faveur des Petits-Enfans du Donateur ou Testateur, ou des Enfans de ses Frères et Sœurs
Succession Law
If the appointed guardian has not performed the necessary diligences for the donated property to be properly and faithfully transmitted; if he has not conformed...
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If the appointed guardian has not performed the necessary diligences for the donated property to be properly and faithfully transmitted; if he has not conformed in all respects to the prescribed formalities for establishing the property's condition, selling movables, investing funds, and transcribing and inscribing acts and privileges on immovables, this guardian shall be personally liable for the slightest negligence to the detriment of the interested parties.

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Article 679 Civil Law · Des Dispositions permises en faveur des Petits-Enfans du Donateur ou Testateur, ou des Enfans de ses Frères et Sœurs
Succession Law
If the donee charged with transmitting the property is a minor, he may not, even in the case of his guardian's insolvency, be restored against...
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If the donee charged with transmitting the property is a minor, he may not, even in the case of his guardian's insolvency, be restored against the non-performance of the formalities prescribed by the articles of this chapter.

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Article 680 Civil Law · Des Partages faits par Pères et Mères ou autres Ascendans entre leurs Descendans
Succession Law
Parents and other ascendants have the right to make, by inter vivos or testamentary acts, following the forms, conditions, and rules for donations and testaments,...
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Parents and other ascendants have the right to make, by inter vivos or testamentary acts, following the forms, conditions, and rules for donations and testaments, the distribution and partition of their property among their children and descendants. By inter vivos acts, they may include only their present property in the partition.

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