Every judgment to which the pain of death or corporal punishment is annexed shall not be carried into execution until it has been confirmed by the emperor. Theft shall be punished according to the circumstances which may have preceded, accompanied or followed it. Every stranger inhabiting the territory of Hayti shall be, equally with the Haytians, subject to the correctional and criminal laws of the country. All property which formerly belonged to any white Frenchmen, is incontestably and of right confiscated to the use of the state. Every Haytian, who, having purchased property from a white Frenchman, may have paid part of the purchase money stipulated in the act of sale, shall be responsible to the domains of the state for the remainder of the sum due.
Marriage is an act purely civil, and authorized by the government.
A particular law shall be issued concerning children born out of wedlock. Respect for the chiefs, subordination and discipline are rigorously necessary. A penal code shall be published and severely observed. Within each military division a public school shall be established for the instruction of youth. The national colours shall be black and red.