Legislation by Concept: Justice System, Public Order
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| Title | Chapter | Date Passed | Legislative Summary | Source Document |
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| An Act to reduce the number of cases in which Capital Punishment may be inflicted; to provide other punishment for offences which shall no longer be Capital after the passing of this Act; to abolish the privilege called benefit of Clergy; and to make other alterations in certain Criminal Proceedings, before and after conviction. Passed 13th February, 1833. | 3 William IV – Chapter 4 | 1833 | This Act outlines the crimes for which death shall be the punishment; details regarding the trial of such cases; and details around how punishment of death is to be carried out. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act relating to the Bailing and Commitment, Removal and Trial of Prisoners in certain cases. Passed 13th February, 1833. | 3 William IV – Chapter 3 | 1833 | This Act contains provisions regarding the justice process for a variety of categories of crime, including felony, misdemeanour, and manslaughter/murder. A number of the provisions relate specifically to bail. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act to continue for a limited time certain Acts therein-mentioned. (3d April, 1833) | 3 William IV Chapter 3 | 1833 | This Act lists several former Acts that are to remain in force for a limited time. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act to repeal part of, amend and reduce to one Act of Parliament the several Laws now in force in this Province, for the recovery of Small Debts; and to extend the Jurisdiction of the Court of Requests within the same. Passed 13th Feb. 1833. | 3 William IV – Chapter 1 | 1833 | This Act repeals certain previous legislation regarding small debt, and institutes a new system for settling the same, provided the debt be less than ten pounds. The new system is to be comprised of a series of Courts of Requests, and to come into effect 1 September 1833. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act to afford relief, during a limited time, to Insolvent Debtors. (25th February, 1832.) | 12 William IV Chapter 1 | 1832 | This Act places limits on the movement of persons arrested by virtue of any Writ of Capias ad satisfaciendum, who are to be allowed to go at large within the county where they were arrested under certain circumstances, as outlined. This Act is to remain in force until 1835. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act to authorize the erection of Court Houses and Gaols in the Counties of this Province, and for other purposes therein-mentioned. | 2 William IV Chapter 66 | 1832 | This Act outlines the processes by which new Court Houses and jails can be established in the several Counties of the Province, including how real estate should be acquired for that purpose, and how plans and estimates can be submitted. The manner in which these projects should be paid for are also explained. This Act is to remain in force until 1840. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act to continue and to amend certain Acts relating to the Judicature of the Inferior District of Gaspé. (25th February, 1832.) | 2 William IV Chapter 50 | 1832 | This Act continues and amends several Acts relating to the Judicature in the Inferior District of Gaspé as described. This Act is to remain in force until 1834. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act to authorize the appointing of Courts of Inquiry for investigating the qualification of Militia Officers in certain cases. (25th February, 1832.) | 2 William IV Chapter 42 | 1832 | This Act appoints of Courts of Inquiry for investigating and determining complaints against officers charged with accepting or acting under commissions without being qualified. The processes by which these courts should operate , and allowable expenses, are outlined. This Act is to remain in force until 1834. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act to appropriate a certain sum of money for continuing and completing the repairs of the Court House in the City of Québec. (25th February, 1832.) | 2 William IV Chapter 39 | 1832 | Under this Act, the sums remaining of the three hundred and fifty pounds appropriated under the 1831 Act, “An Act to appropriate a certain sum of money to reimburse a sum advanced by His Excellency the Administrator of the Government for the repairs of the Court House at Québec, and for continuing and completing the said repairs,” are to be paid over to towards for continuing and completing the repairs of the Court House at Québec, with an additional sum not exceeding one thousand three hundred pounds applied to the same purpose. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act granting to His Majesty a Sum of Money to obtain Plans and Estimates of a Penitentiary to be Erected in this Province, and to appoint Commissioners for the same. Passed 28th January, 1832. | 2 William IV – Chapter 30 | 1832 | In light of the desirability of building a penitentiary in Upper Canada, this Act names two Commissioners to research penitentiary management, building plans, and cost estimates, and makes 100 pounds available for these purposes. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act to regulate the qualification and summoning of Jurors in Civil and Criminal matters. (25th February, 1832.) | 2 William IV Chapter 22 | 1832 | This Act describes how jurors are to be selected and summoned to court, and who is qualified to serve as jurors on provincial, civil, and criminal courts. Specific instructions for how this is to be undertaken in each district are outlined, as well as penalties should summoned jurors fail to serve without giving lawful cause. This Act is to remain in force until 1835. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act to amend an Act passed to the Fiftieth Year of the Reign of His Majesty King George the Third, intituled An Act for the more easy and speedy Recovery of small Debts. Passed 9th March 1832. | 2 William IV Chapter 21 Session 1 | 1832 | This act creates new regulations for lawsuits concerning debts. | Acts of the General Assembly of His Majesty's Province of New Brunswick passed in the year 1832. Fredericton: John Simpson, 1832. |
| An Act to regulate the Service of Writs of Scire Facias. Passed 9th March 1832. | 2 William IV Chapter 20 Session 1 | 1832 | This act establishes when a writ of Scire Facias can be serviced by law officials. | Acts of the General Assembly of His Majesty's Province of New Brunswick passed in the year 1832. Fredericton: John Simpson, 1832. |
| An Act to establish a Police in the Town of Brockville, in the District of Johnstown. Passed 28th January, 1832. | 2 William IV – Chapter 17 | 1832 | This Act establishes a "Board of Police" in Brockville, and outlines both the purview of the Board and the procedure for electing Board representatives. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act to continue and amend the Acts rotating to the Support and Relief of confined Debtors. Passed 9th March 1832. | 2 William IV Chapter 13 Session 1 | 1832 | This act continues the terms of two acts concerning debt relief until 1834 and amends to allow for those imprisoned under their terms to better support themselves in prison. | Acts of the General Assembly of His Majesty's Province of New Brunswick passed in the year 1832. Fredericton: John Simpson, 1832. |
| An Act to make Valid certain Proceedings in the Home District Court. Passed 28th January, 1832. | 2 William IV – Chapter 9 | 1832 | This Act clarifies that the details of the law passed during this session regarding the meeting location and dates of the Court of King's Bench shall also apply to the District Court of the Home District. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act to make better provision with regard to Appeals from the Provincial Court of the Inferior District of Saint Francis, to establish Circuits therein, and to extend the benefits of Trial by Jury to the said Inferior District. (25th February, 1832.) | 2 William IV Chapter 8 | 1832 | Under this Act, appeals to the Provincial Court coming out of the Inferior District of Saint-François are to be heard in the Inferior District, not by the Courts of King's Bench at Montreal or Trois-Rivières as had formerly been practiced. Provisions outlining how this should be done are described, including where and when these appeals should be heard. The Act also establishes a Supreme Court at Trois-Rivières. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act respecting the Time and Place of Sitting of the Court of King’s Bench. Passed 23rd December, 1831. | 2 William IV – Chapter 8 | 1832 | This Act, to be valid until the conclusion of the sitting of the legislature in two years' time, states that the Court of King's Bench will sit in the community which is the "[s]eat of the [c]ivil [g]overnment." The Act also states that the Term of Hilary for the Court's sitting will take place during the first full week of February. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act to continue, for a limited time, a certain Act therein-mentioned respecting Enquêtes in Civil matters. (25th February, 1832.) | 2 William IV Chapter 6 | 1832 | This Act continues, for a limited time, an Act passed in 1831, “An Act to facilitate the administration of justice respecting in Civil matters before the Court of King’s Bench for the Districts of Québec, Montreal, and Three-Rivers, and Inferior District of Saint Francis," which is to remain in force until 1834. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act to continue, for a limited time, certain Acts therein-mentioned. (25th February, 1832.) | 2 William IV Chapter 5 | 1832 | This Act continues several Acts pertaining to houses of correction, fraudulent land sales, Clerks of the Peace, marriage contracts, and police in Sorel-Tracy which are to remain in force until 1835. | Early Canadiana Online |