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London, England, 1805-08-23 00:00:00

ST. DCllfilVad.

CONSTITUTION Qk HAVTL
Nre, H. Christophe; Clervtaux, Vernet, Gatiait
,Petion, On ffrard, TotiSsaint Brave, nor/lain, Laloil-
dridie, • Magity, ..Daut, Conge, Maglbirti
m ABroise, Yavoit, Jean Louis Francois*, Gerin;
Moreau, Yervu, BavelaiS, Martial BesSe i
As.well in our own name as .in that of the People
of Hayti, who have legally constituted us faithful
in organs interpreters of their will, presence of
the Supreme Beiria before, whom all mankind. ar'‘..
„,
&pia!, and • has scattered so many specieS of
creatures On
,the surface of the earth for _the purpose
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of manifesting his glery and his'powcr by the diver
shy of his works in the presence of all nature; by
whom we have been so unjustly, and for so long a
time;considered as outcast Children • •
;
Do deClare that the teuour Of the present Consti:.
tution is the ,free; spontaneous,. and invariable 'ex-
pression of:our hearts, and the general nil of our
Constituents, and we submit it to the iianetion of HiS
Majesty, the. Emperor Jacques Dessalities, our do.-
liverer, -to receive its speedy and entire execution:
• PRELIMINARY DECLARATION.
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''The People inhabiting the Island, formerly celled St. Mi.., miogo, hereby agree to form themselves lot° a free S
NW, so-
vereign and independent Of any other l'oWer in the universe,
undo!. ;he name of Empire or Hayti.
Slavery is for ever abolished..
The Citizens of Hayti are brotheis at honie ; erptality iti
the eye of the law is incontestibly acknowledged, and thew cannot exist any titles'i advantaged, ur privileges, other thati
those necessarily resulting from the consider.rtion and reward
of services rendered to liberty and ind.r.froutenee.
The quality of Citizen of Hayti by er*r.ttk4n and
naturalization in fi,reign countries, and cutickiiiiiation to cot_
poral or disgraceful punishments: The iiiSt case cartLa
tt the punishment of death and confiscation ofproperty.
No person is worthy of
.being a ;tartan who IS not a tool
fateldiher, a good son; a good husband, and espeijally a gricil
ser.
Every Citizen must possess a mechanic
err:
No white man,. of whatever Nation he May b', 4hall put
his trot on this territory with t tic title of Master or Pro.
prietor, neither shall he in future acquire ;My propaty there.
in.
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The preceding Article cannot in the smallest tkgree aftZt:tt
white women who have been riaturalizert lay traits uy Go.
Vernment, nor does it exteuil to children ~.q.nrity born,- or
that may be born, at the. women. The t;erniabs-alid
Poianders naturairzed by Government are tils4 coniprisco..ni
the dispositions of the present Article.
All aeceptidn of colour alitung the children of one and the
same family, of wiled' the Chief Magistrate is the Lithe',
being necessarily to cease, the Haytians shall henceforwat.i
be known only by the genetick appellation of 'Blacks.
OF TUE EMPIRE.
The. Empire of Hayti is one and indivisible. Its tern_
tort' is uistributed into six military divisions.
Toe following Islands are integral parts of the' Empire.
viz. Santana, La 'Forme, La Gonaive, Les Criyentete;,,
Saone, L'lste Vache, and other adjacent Islarnts.
OT THE. GOVERNMENT.
The Government of Hayti is cut rusted to a First Magistrate, who assumes the 'title of Emperor and COMMUntlet
Chief of the Arthy. r ur
People acknowledge for Emperor and Commander in Chief of toe AitnY ae!Ple'l bt'ssjlittes-i time averixer and
liverer of hiS" 17ellow.cittzens. Tire title of Maje.4ty
conferred' upon him, as wen' as upon his August Spouse
the Empress. •
The persons of T inviolable:
The Majesties are sacred and
The State will appropriate -a tixeclannuirl allowance to girt
Majesty the Empress, which she ill continue to etijoyuved
atter ttie.deceese of the Emperor, 45 Princess DoWirget,
The Crown is elective, not hereditap . •
There shall be assigned by tire St.ne ;in annual inenrno te'
`the children arkriowtedged.by Kis Majesty the Vitipetor:
• The male children acktiowledptd by The Emperor shall be
;f; s•ttlic manner as other Citizens, to pass sileces-
sivci i;, . . I,4:rade, with this only 4itr.zr,mce, that their
entrance ri,. •CI yiee *hall begin at the fourth ctemititigatle,
froin the, p.. ',I of their birth.
The Ern,. r 4.makes. seals, and promulgates the Laws,. appeints yokes at will tine Mircsters,the Crenerol inCliref
of the A the Coutmellors of Stare, int! Cienerals and Other
agents oft:, moire, the Sea-OilLers, the frivntbers 11!:.
Local Attlii....,trattotis, the Commissarits of: Govorn mew near
the Tribunals, the judges, and other Public Functiona;he,„
To the Emperor alone is reserved the power of maltnix
Peace or War, to maintain pelitiknti intercourse, and to knit
Treaties.
He provides for the interior safety aril for the definer
the State, vial distributes at pleasure the Sea and tarot Forces..
In case of Conspiracies. manifesting t helmet ves
.he
safety or the,state, against the Cens,rtation;eragainst r,..et-
son; thc E!tiperor shall cause the autnars or eccuinplw.e4 to
be arrested And tried belbre a Spe.tirt.CoOneil.
His Majesty pas alone
.the right to absolte a criminal *dl•
commute ors punishment.
The Emperor snail never form say enterpr;se with, tiro
view of making conquests, nor. to disturb tin: 1,,,!.ic2.,.1,d time
Interior Aciminist ration of Foreign Colones.
Every Public Ad shall be• made in the terms : 'Ffitt
Emperor I. of Hayti, and Commander in Chief of time
Army, by the Gtace of God, ar.d the Culistituiional Law cif
the State

OF tW‘,O ftS
The Law admit; of no predominant Religion.
The 'Freedom of Worship is toleraed..
The Sts does not provide for the maintenance of any Re.:
ligious Institution, nor of any MiniAer.