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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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1292
Article 1292 Civil Law · Du Dépôt proprement dit
Contract Law
The deposit must be returned only to the person who entrusted it, or to the person in whose name it was entrusted, or to the...
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The deposit must be returned only to the person who entrusted it, or to the person in whose name it was entrusted, or to the person the depositor designated to receive it.

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1293
Article 1293 Civil Law · Du Dépôt proprement dit
Contract Law
The depositary may not require the depositor to prove ownership of the deposited thing. However, if the thing was stolen and the depositary discovers who...
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The depositary may not require the depositor to prove ownership of the deposited thing. However, if the thing was stolen and the depositary discovers who the true owner is, he must formally notify that owner of the deposit, with a summons to claim it within a fixed and sufficient period. If the deposit is not claimed within the prescribed period, the depositary is validly discharged by returning it to the person from whom he received it.

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1294
Article 1294 Civil Law · Du Dépôt proprement dit
Contract Law
If the depositor dies, his heir may claim the deposited thing. If there are several heirs, each withdraws an equal portion. If the thing cannot...
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If the depositor dies, his heir may claim the deposited thing. If there are several heirs, each withdraws an equal portion. If the thing cannot be divided, the heirs make an agreement among themselves, by which one of them exercises the rights of all toward the depositary.

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1295
Article 1295 Civil Law · Du Dépôt proprement dit
Contract Law
If since the deposit was made, the depositor's status has changed; for example, an unmarried or widowed woman by marrying; an adult by the effect...
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If since the deposit was made, the depositor's status has changed; for example, an unmarried or widowed woman by marrying; an adult by the effect of a judgment of interdiction; in all such cases and similar ones, the person administering the depositor's rights and property may claim the deposited thing.

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1296
Article 1296 Civil Law · Du Dépôt proprement dit
Contract Law
A deposit made by a tutor, husband, or administrator in the name of the person whose property they manage may only be returned to that...
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A deposit made by a tutor, husband, or administrator in the name of the person whose property they manage may only be returned to that same person, if the management or administration of the tutor, husband, or administrator has ceased.

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1297
Article 1297 Civil Law · Du Dépôt proprement dit
Contract Law
If it was agreed that the deposited thing would be returned at a designated place, the depositary is obligated to bring the thing there; but...
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If it was agreed that the deposited thing would be returned at a designated place, the depositary is obligated to bring the thing there; but transport costs, if he has paid them, are reimbursed by the depositor. If the place of return was not designated, restitution shall be made at the place where the deposit was entrusted.

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1298
Article 1298 Civil Law · Du Dépôt proprement dit
Contract Law
Even though the deposit contract may have fixed a period for the return of the deposited thing, the depositary is always bound to return it...
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Even though the deposit contract may have fixed a period for the return of the deposited thing, the depositary is always bound to return it to the depositor the moment it is demanded, unless prevented by judicial authority, such as attachment or opposition to return and removal of the thing.

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1299
Article 1299 Civil Law · Du Dépôt proprement dit
Contract Law
The depositary who fails to return the deposited thing may not claim the benefit of assignment.
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The depositary who fails to return the deposited thing may not claim the benefit of assignment.

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1300
Article 1300 Civil Law · Du Dépôt proprement dit
Contract Law
If since the deposit, the depositary comes to ascertain and prove that the deposited thing is his own property, from that point all agreement between...
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If since the deposit, the depositary comes to ascertain and prove that the deposited thing is his own property, from that point all agreement between the depositor and himself is extinguished by operation of law and in fact.

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1301
Article 1301 Civil Law · Du Dépôt proprement dit
Contract Law
Expenses incurred by the depositary for the preservation of the deposited thing must be reimbursed by the depositor, who is also liable for indemnities and...
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Expenses incurred by the depositary for the preservation of the deposited thing must be reimbursed by the depositor, who is also liable for indemnities and all losses the deposit may have caused the depositary. In this case, the depositary has the right to withhold the deposited thing until he has received the amount of expenses and indemnities owed to him.

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1302
Article 1302 Civil Law · Du Dépôt proprement dit
Contract Law
Necessary deposit takes place as a result of a force majeure event, such as a fire, collapse, pillage, shipwreck, or other distressing and unavoidable accident.
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Necessary deposit takes place as a result of a force majeure event, such as a fire, collapse, pillage, shipwreck, or other distressing and unavoidable accident.

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1303
Article 1303 Civil Law · Du Dépôt proprement dit
Contract Law
Testimonial evidence is admitted for necessary deposits, even when the value exceeds twenty-four gourdes.
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Testimonial evidence is admitted for necessary deposits, even when the value exceeds twenty-four gourdes.

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1304
Article 1304 Civil Law · Du Dépôt proprement dit
Contract Law
All provisions otherwise relating to voluntary deposit are applicable to necessary deposit.
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All provisions otherwise relating to voluntary deposit are applicable to necessary deposit.

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1305
Article 1305 Civil Law · Du Dépôt proprement dit
Contract Law
The deposit made by a traveler of his effects with the innkeeper or hotelier at whose establishment he lodges is a necessary deposit; the innkeeper...
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The deposit made by a traveler of his effects with the innkeeper or hotelier at whose establishment he lodges is a necessary deposit; the innkeeper or hotelier is liable, as depositary, for theft or damage to the traveler's effects, whether the theft was committed or damage caused by people of the inn or by strangers coming and going in the establishment. He is not liable for armed robberies or force majeure events.

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1306
Article 1306 Civil Law · Du Séquestre
Contract Law
Sequestration is either conventional or judicial.
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Sequestration is either conventional or judicial.

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1307
Article 1307 Civil Law · Du Séquestre
Contract Law
Conventional sequestration is the voluntary deposit by one or more persons of a thing in dispute, into the hands of a third party, under the...
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Conventional sequestration is the voluntary deposit by one or more persons of a thing in dispute, into the hands of a third party, under the express obligation to deliver it to the person in whose favor the judgment shall be rendered.

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Article 1308 Civil Law · Du Séquestre
Contract Law
Sequestration may not be gratuitous; but when it is, it is governed by all provisions relating to deposit properly so called, subject to the differences...
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Sequestration may not be gratuitous; but when it is, it is governed by all provisions relating to deposit properly so called, subject to the differences hereafter.

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1309
Article 1309 Civil Law · Du Séquestre
Contract Law
Movable effects and even immovables may be placed in sequestration.
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Movable effects and even immovables may be placed in sequestration.

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1310
Article 1310 Civil Law · Du Séquestre
Contract Law
Before the end of the dispute, the depositary charged with sequestration may not be replaced except with the consent of the interested parties, or for...
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Before the end of the dispute, the depositary charged with sequestration may not be replaced except with the consent of the interested parties, or for a cause or impediment recognized as legitimate.

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1311
Article 1311 Civil Law · Du Séquestre
Contract Law
Sequestration ordered by the court is judicial sequestration; movables seized from a debtor, the immovable or movable thing that is the subject of a litigious...
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Sequestration ordered by the court is judicial sequestration; movables seized from a debtor, the immovable or movable thing that is the subject of a litigious dispute between two or more persons, and things a debtor offers in court to discharge his obligation to his creditor, give rise to the establishment of judicial sequestration.

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