| An Act to enable the Sureties of the late Municipal Council of the Township of Hatley to enforce their claims against the said Township. 30th May, 1849. |
12 Victoria – Chapter 134 |
1849 |
This act assures that lawsuits being held against the township of Hatley will be assessed by the county. |
Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act to make provision for the erection or repair of Court Houses and Gaols at certain places in Lower Canada. 30th May, 1849. |
12 Victoria – Chapter 112 |
1849 |
An act to raise funds for the construction or repair of several courthouses and gaols in Montreal, Bonaventure, and elsewhere through debentures and taxes. |
Early Canadiana Online |
| Act to detach a certain tract of land from the Midland District, and to annex it to the District of Bathurst. 30th May, 1849. |
12 Victoria – Chapter 94 |
1849 |
This act removes an area from the Midland district and places it instead in the Bathurst district, as the population of the said area find it difficult to attend court proceedings in Midland. |
Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act to provide for the alteration of the times and places for holding the Division Courts, in Division Number Six in the District of Bathurst. 30th May, 1849. |
12 Victoria – Chapter 93 |
1849 |
This act allows the judge of the division number six courts in the district of Bathurst to fix the the times and places for holding said courts, so long as they are held a minimum of three times per year. |
Early Canadiana Online |
| 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. 30th May, 1849. |
12 Victoria – Chapter 81 |
1849 |
This 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. |
Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act to authorize the Judges of the Superior Courts of Record in Upper-Canada to appoint Commissioners for taking Affidavits in Lower-Canada. 30th May, 1849. |
12 Victoria – Chapter 77 |
1849 |
This act gives judges in Upper Canada the power to appoint commissioners to take affidavits. |
Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act to improve the Law of Evidence in Upper-Canada. 30th May, 1849.
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12 Victoria – Chapter 70 |
1849 |
This act prevents anyone offered as a witness in a trial from being excluded from offering testimony for any reason. |
Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act to amend and extend the provisions of the Act of this Province, intituled, An Act to allow the issuing of Testatum Writs of Capias ad respondendum, in the several Districts of Upper-Canada, and for other purposes therein mentioned. 30th May, 1849. |
12 Victoria – Chapter 68 |
1849 |
This act allows for the Deputy-Clerk of the Crown for each district of Upper-Canada to write testatum writs of capias ad respondendum, which are writs calling for a defendant who has failed to appear in court to answer to a civil suit against them. |
Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act, to amend and extend the provisions of the Act of this Province, intituled, An Act to amend, consolidate and reduce into one Act the several Laws now in force, establishing or regulating the practice of the District Courts in the several Districts of that part of this Province formerly Upper-Canada. 30th May, 1849. |
12 Victoria – Chapter 66 |
1849 |
This act consolidates and amends several past acts regarding the practice and jurisdiction of the district courts of Upper Canada. |
Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act for the more effectual Administration of Justice in the Court of Chancery of the late Province of Upper-Canada. 30th May, 1849. |
12 Victoria – Chapter 64 |
1849 |
This act amends various procedures in the court of Chancery of Upper Canada. |
Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act to make further provision for the Administration of Justice, by the establishment of an additional Superior Court of Common Law and also a Court of Error and Appeal, in Upper-Canada, and for other purposes. 30th May, 1849. |
12 Victoria – Chapter 63 |
1849 |
This act establishes two new superior courts, one for common law, and another for appeals. The act establishes procedures and jurisdiction for both, as well as the forms for writs. |
Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act to amend the Act providing for the Organization of the Notarial Profession in Lower-Canada. 30th May, 1849. |
12 Victoria – Chapter 47 |
1849 |
This is an amendment to a prior act concerning the requirements for those who wish to become notaries in Lower Canada. |
Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act to incorporate The Bar of Lower-Canada. 30th May, 1849. |
12 Victoria – Chapter 46 |
1849 |
This act incorporates the bar of Lower-Canada, giving it the power to regulate the legal profession in that part of the province. |
Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act for the limitation of Actions of Clerks of Courts of Justice and Attorneys ad lites, and of all other Officers of Justice, entitled to receive fees and costs. 30th May, 1849. |
12 Victoria – Chapter 44 |
1849 |
This act clarifies the right for court clerks in Lower Canada to sue for fees owed to them. |
Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act to amend an Act to Insolvent Confined Debtors. Passed 14th April 1849. |
12 Victoria Chapter 44 |
1849 |
This act amends prior legislation related to insolvent confined debtors. |
Acts of the General Assembly of Her Majesty's Province of New Brunswick passed in the year 1849. Fredericton: John Simpson, 1849. |
| An Act to remove all doubts as to the right of suing and defending Causes in formâ pauperis before the Courts of Law in Lower-Canada. 30th May, 1849. |
12 Victoria – Chapter 43 |
1849 |
This act clarifies the rights of individuals who cannot afford to pay for court procedures, to sue and defend their causes in court. |
Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act to abolish Imprisonment for Debt, and for the punishment of Fraudulent Debtors, in Lower-Canada, and for other purposes. 30th May, 1849. |
12 Victoria – Chapter 42 |
1849 |
This act abolishes the imprisonment of debtors, as it does not actually contribute to the reimbursement of creditors. It also enacts various other new measures which inform how creditors can pursue their debtors. |
Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act to define the mode of proceeding before the Courts of Justice in Lower-Canada, in matters relating to the protection and regulation of Corporate rights and to Writs of Prerogative, and for other purposes therein mentioned. 30th May, 1849. |
12 Victoria – Chapter 41 |
1849 |
This act clarifies how to proceed in court against private corporations and corporate bodies. |
Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act to amend the Laws relating to Juries. Passed 14th 1849. |
12 Victoria Chapter 41 |
1849 |
This act amends legislation relating to juries. |
Acts of the General Assembly of Her Majesty's Province of New Brunswick passed in the year 1849. Fredericton: John Simpson, 1849. |
| An Act to amend the Law relative to the administration of Justice in Gaspé. 30th May, 1849. |
12 Victoria – Chapter 40 |
1849 |
This act amends various laws relating to the administration of the courts of Gaspé, including the jurisdiction of its superior court, the time at which certain courts will be seated, and other measures. |
Early Canadiana Online |