An Act to repeal so much of an Act made in the Parliament of England, in the Tenth and Eleventh years of King William the Third, as inflicts capital punishment on persons guilty of stealing to the amount of five shillings, in any Shop, Warehouse, Coach-house or Stable. (9th March, 1824.)

  • Province
    Lower Canada (1792-1841)
  • Chapter
    4 George IV Chapter 4
  • Year
    1824
  • Concepts
    Justice System
  • Jurisdictional Relevance
    Provincial/Provinciale
  • Number of Articles
    3
  • Description
    An Act to repeal parts of a former Act, “An Act for the better apprehending, prosecuting and punishing of Felons that commit Burglary, House-breaking or Robbery in Shops, Ware-houses, Coach-Houses or Stables, or that steal Horses,” as apply to inflicting capital punishment on individuals charged with stealing Goods, Wares or Merchandise, under the value of fifteen pounds from a Shop, Warehouse, Coach-house or Stable. Under this Act, individuals charged with this crime will be banished from the province for life or a term not under two years, or serve a sentence at the common gaol.
  • Source
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