This act defines how sheriffs are to be appointed throughout the province, their responsibilities once they are appointed, and the salaries they are to be paid.
An act to allow Archibald Gilkinson to be an Attorney and Solicitor for the Court of the Queen's Bench and Chancery after completing his five years as a Barrister.
An act to make Frederic Fraser Carruthers an attorney and solicitor in the Queen's Bench and courts in Upper Canada. He passed the bar in England and was a Barrister in Upper Canada.
An act to extend the "An Act to amend the Law for the admission of Barristers and Attornies, and to provide for the further relief of William Conway Keele" to those educated in Universities and Colleges in Upper Canada as well as in the United Kingdom.
An act to regulate notaries in Lower Canada. This includes required qualifications, rules and regulations in practice, and the establishment of three notary boards.
An Act which amends the laws in Upper Canada related to imprisonment for debt. It details how a person can make bail and the provisions that they receive in prison.
An act which outlines how jurors are summoned to Civil and Criminal Court. It includes all land owning men between the ages of 21 to 60 years of age. The act also states who is exempt from serving on a jury.
An Act to repeal An Act for Limitation of Actions, and for avoiding the Suits in Law. The new act calls for a statue of limitation of six years and makes verbal contracts invalid.
An Act which outlines how a person responsible for an accident causing death must compensate the family of the deceased. This also includes those found to be aiding and abetting.