This Act continues and amends the 1830 Act, “An Act to continue further for a limited time a certain Act passed in the third year of His Majesty’s Reign, intituled ‘An Act to erect certain Townships therein mentioned into an Inferior District, to be called the Inferior District of Saint Francis, and to establish Courts of Judicature therein, and to make further provision for the due Administration of Justice in the said Inferior District.'” The Act clarifies certain functions of the Provincial Court for the said district, and outlines fees to be charged for services rendered as listed.
This Act provides that a "Board of Police" be established in Hamilton, and defines the rights of the said Board. The Act also defines the town borders of Hamilton.
This Act proposes to revive the two Acts cited in this Act's title for four years plus the time to the conclusion of the following legislative session.
This Act lists the fees that Justices of the Peace are to charge for services rendered by Clerks, Constables or Baliffs. This Act is to remain in force until 1835.
This Act enumerates the regulations around holding the office of Sheriff, and the provisions designed to guard against misconduct by those holding this office.
This Act revives and continues the 1827 Act, “An Act to prevent fraudulent Debtors evading their Creditors in certain parts of the Province,” which is to remain in force until 1836.
This Act states that only offenders convicted of felonies will lose their property rights; other people set to inherit any property associated with such a convicted felon will not be affected. The exception to this law is high treason, in which case "corruption of blood" will continue to apply.
This Act makes it so that Suits or Actions can be brought to the Inferior Terms of the Court of King’s Bench for the District of Trois-Rivières either for and in the name of the Resident Judge of the Court, or against him.