CONSTITUTION DE LA REPUBLIQUE D'HAITI 1946 [wrapper title]
1946 · Port-au-Prince
by [Haiti
Port-au-Prince: Imprimerie de l'Etat, 1946. 27pp. Original printed red wrappers. Wrappers edgeworn with tears. Wrappers and text quite water-stained. A fair copy. This constitution, enacted on November 22, 1946, is a much toned-down version of the original draft supported by new President Dumarsais Estime, which described Haiti as socialist, restored bans on foreign land ownership, prohibited foreigners from doing business, and legitimized trade unions. Under protests from the United States, Britain, France, the Vatican and the business community, the present much more conservative document was promulgated. (Inventory #: WRCAM38304)