An Act to continue and make perpetual an Act passed in the fifth year of the reign of His late Majesty King William the Fourth, entitled, “An Act to mitigate the Law in respect to Imprisonment for Debt.” Passed 10th February, 1840.

  • Province
    Upper Canada (1792-1840)
  • Chapter
    3 Victoria – Chapter 6
  • Year
    1840
  • Concepts
    Financial Regulation
    Justice System
  • Jurisdictional Relevance
    Provincial/Provinciale
  • Number of Articles
    1
  • Description
    This act continues and makes permanent an act first passed in 1835, which raises the amount required to jail debtors from five pounds to ten pounds. It also further defines the actions which can be taken against debtors in order to recover costs.
  • Source
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