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1816 (Public Order and Police): The Captain-General was granted extensive powers over the “high police” of the colony, allowing him to take extraordinary mea…

HT-HAPA-1816-000017

1816 (Public Order and Police): The Captain-General was granted extensive powers over the “high police” of the colony, allowing him to take extraordinary measures to maintain public tranquility. He was authorized to deport individuals whose presence was deemed a threat to the safety of the colony, provided he informed the French government immediately. This power of deportation was a tool used to suppress dissent and maintain the colonial status quo. Prince Sanders emphasized that the Haytian government replaced such arbitrary colonial measures with “enlightened systems of policy” based on “liberal principles”. The inclusion of these police regulations provides a baseline for understanding the “ameliorated” social conditions in the Haytian Empire.

Source  ·  HT-HAPA-1816-000017  ·  p. 8-9 Sanders, Haytian Papers, 8-9 / Bates: HT-HAPA-1816-000017, 000018