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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 358 Law on Civil Procedure · Des Incidens sur la poursuite des Saisies immobilières
Civil Procedure
The difference between the resale price and the first award price is borne by the defaulting bidder if it is lower, and he may not...
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The difference between the resale price and the first award price is borne by the defaulting bidder if it is lower, and he may not claim any surplus, if any, which must be paid to the creditors.

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Article 359 Law on Civil Procedure · Des Incidens sur la poursuite des Saisies immobilières
Civil Procedure
No voluntary sale of immovable property belonging to adults who have the disposition of their property may be made by judicial auction, under penalty of...
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No voluntary sale of immovable property belonging to adults who have the disposition of their property may be made by judicial auction, under penalty of nullity.

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Article 360 Law on Civil Procedure · Des Incidens sur la poursuite des Saisies immobilières
Civil Procedure
If all parties with an interest in the seizure of an immovable are adults exercising their rights, they may request that the award be made...
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If all parties with an interest in the seizure of an immovable are adults exercising their rights, they may request that the award be made either before notaries or in court, following only the formalities prescribed in Chapter VI on the Sale of Movables.

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Article 361 Law on Civil Procedure · Des Incidens sur la poursuite des Saisies immobilières
Civil Procedure
If a minor or ward is a creditor, his tutor may, in the case of the preceding article, and upon advice of relatives, join the...
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If a minor or ward is a creditor, his tutor may, in the case of the preceding article, and upon advice of relatives, join the other interested parties; but if the minor or ward is the debtor, all interested parties must submit to the formalities for the sale of minors' property.

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Article 362 Law on Civil Procedure · De l'Ordre
Civil Procedure
The debtor and the creditors must settle among themselves for the distribution of the price, within one month of service of the award judgment if...
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The debtor and the creditors must settle among themselves for the distribution of the price, within one month of service of the award judgment if it is not challenged, or within one month of service of the final judgment if there has been an appeal.

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Article 363 Law on Civil Procedure · De l'Ordre
Civil Procedure
Within one week after this period expires, if the parties have not settled among themselves, the creditor, purchaser, or most diligent creditor requests the appointment...
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Within one week after this period expires, if the parties have not settled among themselves, the creditor, purchaser, or most diligent creditor requests the appointment of the commissioner judge, who shall proceed with the distribution order.

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Article 364 Law on Civil Procedure · De l'Ordre
Civil Procedure
The party requesting the order shall file his requisition at the clerk's office, on the register kept for awards, and the court president shall designate,...
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The party requesting the order shall file his requisition at the clerk's office, on the register kept for awards, and the court president shall designate, following the requisition, the commissioner judge who shall open the distribution report, to which he shall annex the extract of existing registrations issued by the mortgage registrar.

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Article 365 Law on Civil Procedure · De l'Ordre
Civil Procedure
Upon the commissioner judge's order, the pursuing party shall summon the creditors to produce their claims, by act served at the domiciles of their attorneys,...
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Upon the commissioner judge's order, the pursuing party shall summon the creditors to produce their claims, by act served at the domiciles of their attorneys, or at the domicile elected by the registration.

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Article 366 Law on Civil Procedure · De l'Ordre
Civil Procedure
Each creditor must, within one month of this summons, produce his titles with a production certificate signed by the attorney, and request to be ranked;...
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Each creditor must, within one month of this summons, produce his titles with a production certificate signed by the attorney, and request to be ranked; the commissioner judge's report notes these submissions.

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Article 367 Law on Civil Procedure · De l'Ordre
Civil Procedure
Once this period expires, the commissioner judge drafts, following his report, a ranking statement based on the documents produced, which the pursuing party notifies by...
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Once this period expires, the commissioner judge drafts, following his report, a ranking statement based on the documents produced, which the pursuing party notifies by attorney's act to the debtor and creditors, with a summons to review and contest on said report within one month; creditors who fail to do so within this period shall be barred, without further notice.

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Article 368 Law on Civil Procedure · De l'Ordre
Civil Procedure
If disputes arise, they shall be resolved at the hearing upon referral by the commissioner judge, who nevertheless finalizes the order for claims senior to...
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If disputes arise, they shall be resolved at the hearing upon referral by the commissioner judge, who nevertheless finalizes the order for claims senior to those contested, and orders the delivery of ranking certificates for those creditors, who may not be required to refund anything to those who might produce later.

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Article 369 Law on Civil Procedure · De l'Ordre
Civil Procedure
The commissioner judge, if there are no disputes, closes the order, declares the forfeiture of non-producing creditors, liquidates the costs of registration cancellation and order...
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The commissioner judge, if there are no disputes, closes the order, declares the forfeiture of non-producing creditors, liquidates the costs of registration cancellation and order pursuit which are ranked by preference, orders delivery of ranking certificates to successfully ranked creditors, with deduction in favor of the purchaser of the registration cancellation costs, and further orders the cancellation of registrations of those not ranked.

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Article 370 Law on Civil Procedure · De l'Ordre
Civil Procedure
The final order of contested and subsequent claims shall be settled by the commissioner fifteen days after the judgment on disputes or service of the...
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The final order of contested and subsequent claims shall be settled by the commissioner fifteen days after the judgment on disputes or service of the appellate ruling, in accordance with the preceding article.

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Article 371 Law on Civil Procedure · De l'Ordre
Civil Procedure
The ranking certificate is enforceable against the purchaser; it is delivered by the clerk to the successfully ranked creditor within ten days of the commissioner...
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The ranking certificate is enforceable against the purchaser; it is delivered by the clerk to the successfully ranked creditor within ten days of the commissioner judge's order.

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Article 372 Law on Civil Procedure · De l'Ordre
Civil Procedure
In the receipt the creditor gives for the amount of his ranking, he shall consent to the cancellation of his registration.
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In the receipt the creditor gives for the amount of his ranking, he shall consent to the cancellation of his registration.

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Article 373 Law on Civil Procedure · De la Détention
Civil Procedure
No judgment ordering imprisonment for debt may be enforced until one day after service thereof, with a demand for payment, by the bailiff appointed for...
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No judgment ordering imprisonment for debt may be enforced until one day after service thereof, with a demand for payment, by the bailiff appointed for that purpose by the judgment, or the seneschal of the debtor's domicile; this service shall contain an election of domicile in the commune where the judgment was rendered.

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Article 374 Law on Civil Procedure · De la Détention
Civil Procedure
No debtor may be arrested: 1. Before sunrise or after sunset; 2. On legal holidays; 3. In buildings dedicated to worship, during religious services only;...
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No debtor may be arrested: 1. Before sunrise or after sunset; 2. On legal holidays; 3. In buildings dedicated to worship, during religious services only; 4. At his domicile, or in any house, unless ordered by the local judge, who in such case shall personally accompany the ministerial officer to the house.

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Article 375 Law on Civil Procedure · De la Détention
Civil Procedure
A debtor summoned as a witness who holds a safe-conduct from the presiding judge of a civil or criminal court may not be arrested during...
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A debtor summoned as a witness who holds a safe-conduct from the presiding judge of a civil or criminal court may not be arrested during the duration of said safe-conduct, which may only be granted after the king's prosecutor has been heard.

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Article 376 Law on Civil Procedure · De la Détention
Civil Procedure
The bailiff charged with the execution shall be assisted by two assistants; his arrest report, besides the ordinary formalities of writs, must contain a repeated...
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The bailiff charged with the execution shall be assisted by two assistants; his arrest report, besides the ordinary formalities of writs, must contain a repeated demand for payment and an election of domicile in the commune where the debtor is detained.

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Article 377 Law on Civil Procedure · De la Détention
Civil Procedure
If after a full year from the demand, the judgment has not been executed, the imprisonment may only be enforced after a new demand made...
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If after a full year from the demand, the judgment has not been executed, the imprisonment may only be enforced after a new demand made by a bailiff appointed for that purpose.

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