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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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1212
Article 1212 Civil Law · Des Engagemens des Associés entre eux et à l'égard des tiers
Contract Law
The partner who contributes his industry must account to the partnership for all gains he has made through the type of industry he contributed to...
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The partner who contributes his industry must account to the partnership for all gains he has made through the type of industry he contributed to the partnership.

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1213
Article 1213 Civil Law · Des Engagemens des Associés entre eux et à l'égard des tiers
Contract Law
If a debtor of the partnership becomes insolvent after having paid one of the partners his share of the common claim, that partner is obligated...
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If a debtor of the partnership becomes insolvent after having paid one of the partners his share of the common claim, that partner is obligated to account to his co-partners for what he received, even though the receipt states it was for his share.

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1214
Article 1214 Civil Law · Des Engagemens des Associés entre eux et à l'égard des tiers
Contract Law
If one of the partners is a creditor on his own account, and the partnership on its own, each for an amount due from a...
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If one of the partners is a creditor on his own account, and the partnership on its own, each for an amount due from a third party; what is received by that partner shall be imputed on both claims proportionally to their amounts, even though the receipt directed full imputation on the partner's personal claim; but if the imputation was made entirely on the partnership's claim, that stipulation shall be enforced.

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1215
Article 1215 Civil Law · Des Engagemens des Associés entre eux et à l'égard des tiers
Contract Law
Every partner is liable for damages he has caused to the partnership through his fault, and may not set off profits he has procured through...
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Every partner is liable for damages he has caused to the partnership through his fault, and may not set off profits he has procured through other dealings.

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1216
Article 1216 Civil Law · Des Engagemens des Associés entre eux et à l'égard des tiers
Contract Law
Everything that is not consumed by use, such as specific and determined things, and of which only the enjoyment has been contributed to the partnership,...
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Everything that is not consumed by use, such as specific and determined things, and of which only the enjoyment has been contributed to the partnership, is at the risk of the contributing partner; the partnership can only bear the risk of consumable things, those appraised by inventory at the time of contribution, and those that may deteriorate with keeping or that were intended for sale. The partner whose contribution is appraised may only claim the appraised value.

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1217
Article 1217 Civil Law · Des Engagemens des Associés entre eux et à l'égard des tiers
Contract Law
The share of each partner in the profits or losses, not having been determined by the partnership deed, each shall participate in proportion to his...
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The share of each partner in the profits or losses, not having been determined by the partnership deed, each shall participate in proportion to his contribution; with regard to the partner who contributed only his industry, his share shall be equal to that of the partner who contributed the least.

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1218
Article 1218 Civil Law · Des Engagemens des Associés entre eux et à l'égard des tiers
Contract Law
If it has been agreed that the allocation of shares shall be made by one of the partners or by a third party, no objection...
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If it has been agreed that the allocation of shares shall be made by one of the partners or by a third party, no objection shall be admitted against this allocation except by proving that it is contrary to equity; this objection must be made within three months from the day the aggrieved party became aware of the allocation, if there has been no beginning of performance on the part of the claimant.

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1219
Article 1219 Civil Law · Des Engagemens des Associés entre eux et à l'égard des tiers
Contract Law
An agreement that would give one or more of the partners all the profits, or one that would exempt them from all contribution to losses,...
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An agreement that would give one or more of the partners all the profits, or one that would exempt them from all contribution to losses, is null.

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Article 1220 Civil Law · Des Engagemens des Associés entre eux et à l'égard des tiers
Contract Law
The partner specially charged with administration by the partnership contract may perform all acts pertaining thereto, despite the opposition of the other partners, provided it...
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The partner specially charged with administration by the partnership contract may perform all acts pertaining thereto, despite the opposition of the other partners, provided it is without fraud; this power lasts as long as the partnership and may only be revoked for legitimate cause; the same does not apply to a power granted after the partnership deed, which is revocable at will, like a simple mandate or power of attorney.

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1221
Article 1221 Civil Law · Des Engagemens des Associés entre eux et à l'égard des tiers
Contract Law
When several partners have been charged with administration, without designating their functions or without prohibiting one from acting without the other, they may separately perform...
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When several partners have been charged with administration, without designating their functions or without prohibiting one from acting without the other, they may separately perform all administrative acts; but if, on the contrary, it is stipulated that one may not act without the other, one alone cannot act except after a new agreement, even if the others are unable to participate in administrative acts.

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1222
Article 1222 Civil Law · Des Engagemens des Associés entre eux et à l'égard des tiers
Contract Law
In the absence of special stipulations on the mode of administration, the following rules apply: The partners may administer through each other. What one does...
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In the absence of special stipulations on the mode of administration, the following rules apply: The partners may administer through each other. What one does without the consent of the others is valid even for their shares, subject to their right to oppose the operation before it is concluded. They may use the things of the partnership, employing them only for their designated purpose, without depriving other partners of their right to use them, and without using them against the partnership's interests. Each has the right to compel co-partners to make necessary expenditures for the preservation of partnership property. No innovation may be made on partnership immovables by one partner without the others' consent, even if advantageous to the partnership.

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1223
Article 1223 Civil Law · Des Engagemens des Associés entre eux et à l'égard des tiers
Contract Law
Things belonging to the partnership, including movables, may only be alienated or pledged by the person who has its administration.
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Things belonging to the partnership, including movables, may only be alienated or pledged by the person who has its administration.

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Article 1224 Civil Law · Des Engagemens des Associés entre eux et à l'égard des tiers
Contract Law
Obligations contracted in good faith by a partner for the common business give him an action against the partnership to be discharged therefrom; he also...
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Obligations contracted in good faith by a partner for the common business give him an action against the partnership to be discharged therefrom; he also has an action to recover sums he has paid for the partnership, and the right to demand indemnities for the risks inseparable from his management.

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Article 1225 Civil Law · Des Engagemens des Associés entre eux et à l'égard des tiers
Contract Law
It is permitted to associate a third person with one's share in the partnership, without the consent of the others; but one may not associate...
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It is permitted to associate a third person with one's share in the partnership, without the consent of the others; but one may not associate that person with the partnership itself, even if one is its administrator.

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Article 1226 Civil Law · Des Engagemens des Associés entre eux et à l'égard des tiers
Contract Law
Partners not being jointly and severally liable for partnership debts in non-commercial partnerships, a partner may not bind his co-partners unless they have given him...
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Partners not being jointly and severally liable for partnership debts in non-commercial partnerships, a partner may not bind his co-partners unless they have given him the power to do so.

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Article 1227 Civil Law · Des Engagemens des Associés entre eux et à l'égard des tiers
Contract Law
Partners who have contracted an obligation toward a third party shall each be liable to the creditor only for an equal share and portion, unless...
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Partners who have contracted an obligation toward a third party shall each be liable to the creditor only for an equal share and portion, unless there is a contrary stipulation in said obligation.

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1228
Article 1228 Civil Law · Des Engagemens des Associés entre eux et à l'égard des tiers
Contract Law
Partners are not bound by obligations entered into by one or several of them, even though contracted on behalf of the partnership, unless they had...
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Partners are not bound by obligations entered into by one or several of them, even though contracted on behalf of the partnership, unless they had given the power to do so, unless the thing has turned to the partnership's profit.

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1229
Article 1229 Civil Law · Des différentes manières dont finit la Société
Contract Law
The partnership ends: 1st. By the expiration of the time for which it was made; 2nd. By the extinction of the thing or the completion...
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The partnership ends: 1st. By the expiration of the time for which it was made; 2nd. By the extinction of the thing or the completion of the business; 3rd. By the natural death, interdiction, or bankruptcy of any of the partners; 4th. By the will expressed by one or more partners to no longer be in partnership.

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Article 1230 Civil Law · Des différentes manières dont finit la Société
Contract Law
No fixed-term partnership may be extended except in writing, which must be in the form of a partnership contract.
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No fixed-term partnership may be extended except in writing, which must be in the form of a partnership contract.

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Article 1231 Civil Law · Des différentes manières dont finit la Société
Contract Law
The loss of the thing promised in ownership by one of the partners, before the contribution is made, dissolves the partnership with respect to all...
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The loss of the thing promised in ownership by one of the partners, before the contribution is made, dissolves the partnership with respect to all the others; it is equally dissolved by the loss of the thing even though it remained with the partner, where only enjoyment was contributed to the partnership; but if ownership was contributed to the partnership, its loss does not dissolve it.

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