Legislation by Concept: Justice System
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| Title | Chapter | Date Passed | Legislative Summary | Source Document |
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| An Act to alter the sittings of the Courts of Common Pleas and General Sessions of the Peace in the District of Pictou and County of Sydney, in the Eastern Division, and in the County of King’s County, in the Middle Division, of the Province. | 6 George IV – Chapter 34 | 1825 | This act changes the times at which the courts of common pleas and general sessions in Pictou and Sydney counties are held. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act in amendment of an Act, passed in the fourth year of His present Majesty’s reign, entitled, “An Act to regulate the Jurisdiction of the Inferior Court of Common Pleas within the County of Cape-Breton, and to fix and establish the times and places for holding the said Inferior Court and General Sessions of the Peace in and for the said County." | 6 George IV – Chapter 31 | 1825 | An amendment to an act passed in 1823, which allows for the division of Cape Breton into three separate districts which will each have its own inferior court and general sessions of the peace. The amendment changes the date on which the general sessions of the peace for the western district are held, to the first Tuesday of October. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act relating to Special Juries. | 6 George IV – Chapter 24 | 1825 | This act increases the fees paid to special jurors in order to better cover their expenses. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act relating to the Terms of the Supreme Court at Halifax. | 6 George IV – Chapter 23 | 1825 | This act states that grand and petit jurors who attend the supreme court of Halifax will not be required to attend during the Trinity Term (that is, the term beginning after Easter) unless the court issues specific writs. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act to provide for the more effectual recovery of Fines imposed upon Jurors and Officers attending the Courts of Justice in this Province. Passed 17th March, 1825. | 6 George IV Chapter 19 | 1825 | This act reforms how fines are collected from jurors who do not appear in court to perform their duties. | Acts of the General Assembly of His Majesty's Province of New Brunswick passed in the year 1825. Fredericton: George K. Lugrin, 1825. |
| An Act to authorize the Justices of the Peace for Queen County, to assess the Inhabitants for erecting and building a Gaol in the said County. Passed 17th March 1825. | 6 George IV Chapter 10 | 1825 | This act allows for Charlotte County officials to raise money and hire workers to finish the county gaol. | Acts of the General Assembly of His Majesty's Province of New Brunswick passed in the year 1825. Fredericton: George K. Lugrin, 1825. |
| An Act to continue and amend an Act, entitled, “An Act for the Summary Trial of Actions.” | 6 George IV – Chapter 10 | 1825 | This is a continuation and amendment of an act passed in 1822, which specifies the minimum amount of debt which can be held by a creditor in order to pursue their debtor in court, and specifies the various fees which can be charged by various court officials for judicial action. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act to continue an Act, entitled, “An Act relating to the Court of Commissioners at Halifax.” | 6 George IV – Chapter 8 | 1825 | A continuation of an act passed in 1824, which pertains to the method by which the court of commissioners can be replaced in case of death, resignation or removal from office, fees which can be charged by said commissioners (with an included table of fees), and various other matters. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act to authorize the Justices of the Peace for the City and County of Saint John, to make a further assessment for building a Court House within the City of St. John. Passed 17th March, 1825. | 6 George IV Chapter 7 | 1825 | This act allows Saint John officials to rasie more money to build a city court house. | Acts of the General Assembly of His Majesty's Province of New Brunswick passed in the year 1825. Fredericton: George K. Lugrin, 1825. |
| An Act to authorise the Justices of the Peace for the County of York to levy a further assessment on the said County, towards paying off the debt due for the County Court-House. Passed 17th March 1825. | 6 George IV Chapter 6 | 1825 | This act allows York County Justices of the Peace to award at least 500 more pounds to pay off the debt incurred purchasing the couty court house. | Acts of the General Assembly of His Majesty's Province of New Brunswick passed in the year 1825. Fredericton: George K. Lugrin, 1825. |
| An Act to authorize the justices of the Peace for the County of Northumberland to build a New Gaol and House of Correction at Newcastle in the said County. Passed 17th March, 1825. | 6 George IV Chapter 5 | 1825 | This act allows Northumberland County justices of the peace to sell the building currently used as a county gaol and use the funds to build a new one. | Acts of the General Assembly of His Majesty's Province of New Brunswick passed in the year 1825. Fredericton: George K. Lugrin, 1825. |
| An Act to continue an Act for establishing a Bridewell or House of Correction, for the County of Halifax; and for providing a Police Office in said Town, with proper Officers to attend the same. | 6 George IV – Chapter 4 | 1825 | A continuation of an act first passed in 1815, which established a bridewell in Halifax, a type of jail for offenders who commit petty crimes. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act to authorise the Justices of the Home District to raise a further Sum by Loan, to be applied in completing a Gaol and Court House for the said District. (Passed 13th April, 1825.) | 6 George IV Chapter 4 | 1825 | This act allows the magistrates of the Home district to borrow money in order to build a jail and court house. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act to remove certain doubts with respect to the commencement of the Terms of Michaelmas in the last year, and of Hilary in this present year, and to appoint the periods for holding the several Law Terms. (Passed 17th Jan. 1825) | 6 George IV Chapter 1 | 1825 | This act clarifies when the Hilary and Michaelmas terms will be held during the present year. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act to authorize a further Loan of Money for the erection of the Common Gaol for the Inferior District of Saint Francis. (22d March, 1825.) | 5 George IV – Chapter 26 | 1825 | An Act to grant a further loan not exceeding a sum of eight hundred pounds towards to erection of a Common Gaol in the district of Saint-François by virtue of an Act passed in 1824, "An Act to authorize the erecting of a Common Gaol in the Inferior District of Saint Francis, and for providing the means of defraying the expenses thereof, and for other purposes." | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act to continue still further, for a limited time, An Act passed in the fifty-seventh year of the Reign of His late Majesty George the Third, intituled, “An Act to facilitate the Administration of Justice in certain Small Matters therein-mentioned in the Country Parishes.” (22d, March, 1825.) | 5 George IV – Chapter 24 | 1825 | An Act to further continue an Act passed in 1817, "An Act to facilitate the Administration of Justice in certain small matters therein mentioned, in the Country Parishes," that was continued in 1823. This Act is to remain in force until 1827. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act further to continue for a limited time an Act passed in the third year of His Majesty’s Reign, intituled, “An Act to amend an Act passed in the thirty-fourth year of the Reign of His late Majesty George the Third, intituled, ‘An Act for the Division of the Province of Lower-Canada, to amend the Judicature thereof, and to repeal certain Laws therein-mentioned, in as much as the same relates to the Courts of Criminal Jurisdiction.’” (22d. March, 1825.) | 5 George IV – Chapter 23 | 1825 | An Act to continue an Act from 1823, “An Act to amend an Act passed in the thirty-fourth year of the Reign of His late Majesty George the Third, intituled, ‘An Act for the Division of the Province of Lower-Canada to amend the Judicature thereof, and to repeal certain Laws therein-mentioned, in as much as the same relates to the Courts of Criminal Jurisdiction.’” This Act is to remain in force until 1827. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act to defray the Travelling Expenses of the Provincial Judge for the Inferior District of Gaspé in his Circuit for holding the General Sessions of the Peace for the said District. (22d March, 1825.) | 5 George IV – Chapter 22 | 1825 | An Act to grant a sum of ninety pounds towards defraying the travelling expenses of the Provincial Judge of the Inferior District of Gaspé in his circuit for holding Courts of Quarter Sessions for the year of 1825. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act to appropriate a sum of Money therein-mentioned, for defraying the expense of preparing plans and estimates of a New Gaol, for the District of Montreal. (22d March, 1825.) | 5 George IV – Chapter 14 | 1825 | An Act to apply a sum not exceeding two hundred pounds towards defraying the expense of preparing the Plans, Estimates and Statements necessary to erect a New Gaol in the Town of Montreal. Plants, Statements, and Estimates are to be submitted in a competition, from which the best are to be chosen. Directions for how the Plans, Estimates and Statements are to be submitted and selected are outlined including how the funds should be distributed and awarded to the best submissions. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act still further to continue for a limited time certain Acts therein-mentioned, relating to Houses of Correction in the several Districts of this Province. (22d. March, 1825.) | 5 George IV – Chapter 10 | 1825 | An Act to further continue an Act from 1817 as amended by the 1818 Act, "An Act to amend an Act passed in the fifty-seventh year of His Majesty’s Reign, intituled, ‘An Act to provide temporary Houses of Correction in the several Districts of this Province and for other purposes," which was continued in 1819, 1821, and 1823, and an Act passed in 1823 “An Act to extend certain provisions contained in an Act passed in the fifty-seventh year of the Reign of His late Majesty, intituled, ‘An Act to provide temporary Houses of Correction in the several Districts of this Province.’” These Acts are to expire in 1827. | Early Canadiana Online |