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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 118 Law on Civil Procedure · De la Vérification des Écritures
Civil Procedure
Whoever has denied his writing or signature shall be condemned to a fifty gourde fine, paid to the excise treasury, plus costs, damages, and interest;...
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Whoever has denied his writing or signature shall be condemned to a fifty gourde fine, paid to the excise treasury, plus costs, damages, and interest; he may even be imprisoned for the principal amount.

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Article 119 Law on Civil Procedure · Du Faux incident civil
Civil Procedure
If one party claims a document served, communicated, or produced in the case is false or falsified, it may, if warranted, be admitted to register...
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If one party claims a document served, communicated, or produced in the case is false or falsified, it may, if warranted, be admitted to register a forgery claim; but before being admitted, the requesting party must summon the other, by attorney-to-attorney act, to declare whether it intends to use the document, declaring it will register a forgery claim if the document is used.

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Article 120 Law on Civil Procedure · Du Faux incident civil
Civil Procedure
The summoned party must, within the following eight days, serve by attorney act its signed declaration of whether it wishes to use the document alleged...
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The summoned party must, within the following eight days, serve by attorney act its signed declaration of whether it wishes to use the document alleged to be forged.

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Article 121 Law on Civil Procedure · Du Faux incident civil
Civil Procedure
The plaintiff may, by simple act, have it ordered at the hearing that the document be rejected as to the defendant; if the latter has...
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The plaintiff may, by simple act, have it ordered at the hearing that the document be rejected as to the defendant; if the latter has not complied with the summons or declared he does not wish to use the document; but if the defendant has declared he wishes to use the document, the plaintiff must file his personally signed declaration at the clerk's office that he registers in forgery. The hearing is pursued by simple act to have the registration admitted and appoint the commissioner judge.

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Article 122 Law on Civil Procedure · Du Faux incident civil
Civil Procedure
The judgment admitting the registration is served, and within three days, the defendant must deposit the challenged document at the clerk's office, and serve notice...
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The judgment admitting the registration is served, and within three days, the defendant must deposit the challenged document at the clerk's office, and serve notice of its deposit within the following three days; if he fails to comply within this period, the plaintiff may apply to the hearing, as provided in Article 121, to have the document rejected or to be authorized to have it deposited at the clerk's office.

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Article 123 Law on Civil Procedure · Du Faux incident civil
Civil Procedure
The defendant serves the plaintiff's attorney with notice of the document's deposit at the clerk's office, and summons him to attend the official report on...
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The defendant serves the plaintiff's attorney with notice of the document's deposit at the clerk's office, and summons him to attend the official report on the state of the document, which must be prepared three days after such service, in the presence of the king's prosecutor.

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Article 124 Law on Civil Procedure · Du Faux incident civil
Civil Procedure
At any stage of the proceedings, documents alleged to be forged may be inspected at the clerk's office by the plaintiff or his attorney.
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At any stage of the proceedings, documents alleged to be forged may be inspected at the clerk's office by the plaintiff or his attorney.

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Article 125 Law on Civil Procedure · Du Faux incident civil
Civil Procedure
The plaintiff must serve his grounds for forgery on the defendant within eight days following the official report, and the defendant must respond within eight...
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The plaintiff must serve his grounds for forgery on the defendant within eight days following the official report, and the defendant must respond within eight days of such service; three days after the response, the hearing is pursued by the most diligent party, to have the grounds for forgery admitted or rejected.

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Article 126 Law on Civil Procedure · Du Faux incident civil
Civil Procedure
The judgment admitting the grounds for forgery orders that they shall be proved before the appointed judge, by documents and witnesses, subject to counter-proof, and...
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The judgment admitting the grounds for forgery orders that they shall be proved before the appointed judge, by documents and witnesses, subject to counter-proof, and that the documents shall be verified by three expert handwriting analysts appointed by the court.

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Article 127 Law on Civil Procedure · Du Faux incident civil
Civil Procedure
Proof may only be made of the grounds admitted and stated in the operative part of the judgment.
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Proof may only be made of the grounds admitted and stated in the operative part of the judgment.

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Article 128 Law on Civil Procedure · Du Faux incident civil
Civil Procedure
Expert proof shall be conducted in the form and manner prescribed in Chapter IX, Article 113, for comparison documents, and for the report, Article 115...
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Expert proof shall be conducted in the form and manner prescribed in Chapter IX, Article 113, for comparison documents, and for the report, Article 115 and following.

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Article 129 Law on Civil Procedure · Du Faux incident civil
Civil Procedure
By a simple act, the judgment shall be pursued as soon as the investigation is completed.
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By a simple act, the judgment shall be pursued as soon as the investigation is completed.

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Article 130 Law on Civil Procedure · Du Faux incident civil
Civil Procedure
If the proceedings reveal evidence of forgery or falsification, and the perpetrators and accomplices are still alive, the presiding judge shall order their arrest and...
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If the proceedings reveal evidence of forgery or falsification, and the perpetrators and accomplices are still alive, the presiding judge shall order their arrest and appearance before him; in such case, the civil proceedings are stayed pending the criminal judgment on the forgery.

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Article 131 Law on Civil Procedure · Du Faux incident civil
Civil Procedure
If the judgment ordered the suppression, destruction, or striking out in whole or in part, or even the correction or restoration of documents declared forged,...
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If the judgment ordered the suppression, destruction, or striking out in whole or in part, or even the correction or restoration of documents declared forged, execution on that count shall be stayed, as shall the return of comparison documents ordered by the same judgment, until after the expiration of the period for appeal, civil petition, or cassation, or a formal and valid acceptance of the judgment.

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Article 132 Law on Civil Procedure · Du Faux incident civil
Civil Procedure
Any plaintiff in a forgery claim who loses, the claim having been admitted, is condemned to a fine that shall never be less than eighty...
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Any plaintiff in a forgery claim who loses, the claim having been admitted, is condemned to a fine that shall never be less than eighty gourdes, to be paid to the excise treasury, plus such damages and interest as may be appropriate.

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Article 133 Law on Civil Procedure · Du Faux incident civil
Civil Procedure
No settlement on an incidental forgery case may be executed without having been approved by the court and communicated to the king's prosecutor, who may...
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No settlement on an incidental forgery case may be executed without having been approved by the court and communicated to the king's prosecutor, who may make any submissions he deems appropriate.

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Article 134 Law on Civil Procedure · Du Faux incident civil
Civil Procedure
No interlocutory or final judgment in a forgery matter may be rendered except upon the conclusions of the king's prosecutor.
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No interlocutory or final judgment in a forgery matter may be rendered except upon the conclusions of the king's prosecutor.

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Article 135 Law on Civil Procedure · Des Enquêtes
Civil Procedure
The request to prove facts must be made by a simple act of conclusions, without pleadings or petition, and the facts succinctly articulated; within the...
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The request to prove facts must be made by a simple act of conclusions, without pleadings or petition, and the facts succinctly articulated; within the following three days, they are likewise by a simple act denied or admitted; failing which they may be deemed proven.

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Article 136 Law on Civil Procedure · Des Enquêtes
Civil Procedure
If the law does not prohibit proof of the denied facts, it may be ordered. Judges may even order proof of facts that appear conclusive...
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If the law does not prohibit proof of the denied facts, it may be ordered. Judges may even order proof of facts that appear conclusive on their own motion, provided the law does not prohibit it.

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Article 137 Law on Civil Procedure · Des Enquêtes
Civil Procedure
The judgment ordering proof specifies the facts to be proven, names the judge before whom the inquiry shall be conducted, or in case of witness...
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The judgment ordering proof specifies the facts to be proven, names the judge before whom the inquiry shall be conducted, or in case of witness remoteness, designates the seneschal court that will appoint a judge to conduct the inquiry.

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