Legislation by Concept: Property Law, Justice System
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| Title | Chapter | Date Passed | Legislative Summary | Source Document |
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| An Act to continue an Act, intituled An Act for the punishment of persons who shall be guilty of the trespasses therein mentioned in the City of Saint John. Passed 11th April 1850. | 13 Victoria Chapter 2 (NBLA) | 1850 | This act extends the terms an earlier act detailing the punishment for trespass in the City of Saint John until 1855. | Acts of the General Assembly of Her Majesty's Province of New Brunswick passed in the year 1850. Fredericton: John Simpson, 1850. |
| An Act relating to the Police Office established in the City of Saint John, and to provide for the relief of Debtors confined in the Gaol of the said City for small sums, and making provision for the levying and collecting of assessments in the said City, and other purposes. Passed 18th March 1850. | 13 Victoria Chapter 1 (NBLA) | 1850 | This act creates new rules and regulations for the Saint John Police regarding their duties and their department's finances. | Acts of the General Assembly of Her Majesty's Province of New Brunswick passed in the year 1850. Fredericton: John Simpson, 1850. |
| An Act to appropriate the moneys arising from Duties on Tavern Licenses, in the County and City of Montreal, towards defraying the cost of the new Court House to be erected in the City of Montreal. 10th August, 1850. | 13 & 14 Victoria – Chapter 94 | 1850 | This act directs funds raised by an act requiring taverns to pay duties for licenses, to defray the cost of the construction of a new courthouse in Montreal. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act for correcting certain errors and omissions in the Act of the Parliament of this Province, passed in the last Session thereof, intituled, An Act to provide, by one general law, for the erection of Municipal Corporations and the establishment of Regulations of Police in and for the several Counties, Cities, Towns, Townships and Villages in Upper Canada, for amending certain of the provisions of the said Act, and making some further provisions for the better accomplishment of the object thereof. 10th August, 1850. | 13 & 14 Victoria – Chapter 64 | 1850 | This is a correction to an act passed in 1849. The original act facilitates the creation of municipal corporations so that townships can in turn establish their own police forces. It defines what constitutes a township for the purposes of incorporation, the responsibilities of the municipal councils once they are established, matters which will be policed by the established village police force, and various other matters. The current act corrects the omission of a schedule as well as a few other errors. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act to amend the Law relating to Slander and Libel. 24th July, 1850. | 13 & 14 Victoria – Chapter 60 | 1850 | This act amends how matters of slander and libel are to be brought before the courts of the province. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act for the consolidation and amendment of the Laws relative to Jurors, Juries and Inquests in that part of this Province called Upper Canada. 10th August, 1850. | 13 & 14 Victoria – Chapter 55 | 1850 | This act is a complete overhaul of laws respecting jurors and juries in Upper Canada, and covers numerous issues including jury rolls are to be maintained and organized and by whom, to qualifications that must be met by potential jurors, how jurors are to be selected from the rolls and who is responsible for selecting them, when a jury is necessary, and the responsibilities of a jury when one is appointed, among other things. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act to extend the right of Appeal in certain cases in Upper Canada. 10th August, 1850. | 13 & 14 Victoria – Chapter 54 | 1850 | This act makes it necessary to hold all appeals requested within twelve days of the conviction of the appellant, and details the conditions which must be met by the officers of the court for a conviction to be heard on appeal. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act to amend and consolidate the several Acts now in force, regulating the Practice of Division Courts in Upper Canada, and to extend the jurisdiction thereof. 10th August, 1850. | 13 & 14 Victoria – Chapter 53 | 1850 | This act amends the manner in which small debts are claimed throughout Upper Canada by altering the division of the court system and redefining the responsibilities of each division. Responsibilities of court officers, as well as their eligibility for office, are specified, as well as conditions for removing and replacing them. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act to alter and amend the Act regulating the Practice of the County Courts in Upper Canada, and to extend the Jurisdiction thereof. 10th August, 1850. | 13 & 14 Victoria – Chapter 52 | 1850 | This act extends the jurisdiction of county courts in Upper Canada to cases regarding debt. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act to confirm and give effect to certain Rules and Regulations made by the Judges of Her Majesty’s Court of Error and Appeal for Upper Canada, and for other purposes relating to the powers of the Judges of the Courts of Law and Equity in that part of the Province, and the practice and decisions of certain of those Courts. 10th August, 1850. | 13 & 14 Victoria – Chapter 51 | 1850 | This act confirms a law passed by the judges of the Upper Canadian court of appeals, which cannot take effect until they have been reviewed and approved by the parliament. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act for the more effectual Administration of Justice in the Court of Chancery in Upper Canada. 10th August, 1850. | 13 & 14 Victoria – Chapter 50 | 1850 | This act allows for the appointment of administrative officials by judges in the courts of chancery in Upper Canada. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act to amend and consolidate the Act providing for the organization of the Notarial Profession in Lower Canada. 10th August, 1850. | 13 & 14 Victoria – Chapter 39 | 1850 | This act amends several past acts regarding how notaries in Lower Canada are regulated and organized, and privatizes one single board to regulate and organize the notaries of Lower Canada. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act to facilitate the swearing of Experts and Arbitrators appointed by the Courts of Justice in Lower Canada, and of Witnesses and others to be heard before them. 10th August, 1850. | 13 & 14 Victoria – Chapter 38 | 1850 | This act makes it possible for judicial officials of the lower Canadian courts to administer oaths to witnesses in trials. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act to amend the Act to define the mode of proceeding before Courts of Justice in Lower Canada, in matters relating to the protection and regulation of Corporate Rights and to Writs of Prerogative. 10th August, 1850. | 13 & 14 Victoria – Chapter 36 | 1850 | This is an amendment to an act regarding the exercise of corporate rights in the courts of justice of Lower Canada. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act to facilitate the holding of Courts of General or Quarter Sessions of the Peace in Lower Canada. 10th August, 1850. | 13 & 14 Victoria – Chapter 35 | 1850 | This act amends the responsibilities of the courts of general quarter sessions of Lower Canada as well as their times and places of holding. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act to facilitate and encourage the study of the Law in this Province. 10th August, 1850. | 13 & 14 Victoria – Chapter 26 | 1850 | This act regulates the admission of lawyers to the practice of law in the province. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act to facilitate the admission of evidence of foreign Judgments, and certain official and other documents. 24th July, 1850. | 13 & 14 Victoria – Chapter 19 | 1850 | This act allows for the admission of court documents from other imperial jurisdictions in provincial courts. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act to enable Charles James Stuart, Esquire, to practice the Law in Lower Canada. 25th April, 1849. | 12 Victoria – Chapter 195 | 1849 | This act enables Charles James Stuart to practice law in Lower Canada, having met the requirements stated. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act for the reversal of the attainder of Oliver Grace, and, for other purposes therein mentioned. 30th May, 1849. | 12 Victoria – Chapter 175 | 1849 | This act reverses Oliver Grace's prosecution for treason after his participation in the war of 1812, thereby returning his property both to him and his heirs. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act for the relief of Joseph Richard Thompson, and Henry Jessup. 25th April, 1849. | 12 Victoria – Chapter 173 | 1849 | This act allows Joseph Richard Thompson to practice as an attorney, having met the requirements necessary. | Early Canadiana Online |