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British North American Legislative Database, 1758-1867

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An Act to authorize the apprehending of Felons, and others, escaping from any of his Majesty’s provinces and governments in North-America, into this province.

Original Act
Transcribed Act
  • Province
    Upper Canada (1792-1840)
  • Chapter
    37 George III Chapter 15
  • Year
    1797
  • Concepts
    Justice System
  • Jurisdictional Relevance
    Provincial/Provinciale
    Interprovincial
    Imperial/Impérial
  • Number of Articles
    2
  • Description
    This act makes it lawful for felons from other British North American provinces to be apprehended in Upper Canada and transmitted back to the province in which their offences were committed.
  • Source
    Early Canadiana Online
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