An Ordinance to establish Circuit Courts of Requests in the Districts of Quebec, Montreal, and Three Rivers, and for other purposes.

  • Province
    Lower Canada (1792-1841)
  • Chapter
    2 Victoria Chapter 58 (Session 4)
  • Year
    1839
  • Concepts
    Justice System
  • Jurisdictional Relevance
    Local
  • Number of Articles
    13
  • Description
    This Ordinance amends the 1836 Act, “An Act to provide for the Summary Trial of Small Causes,” and suspends some of its terms except as persons to the Districts of Saint-François and Gaspé, and establishes Courts of Requests to provide for the trial of small causes in the Districts of Montréal, Québec, and Trois-Rivières as outlined. Directions for how these Courts of Requests should operate are given.
  • Source
    Not available