| An Act to restrain the issuing Writs of Attachment in certain Cases. |
4 George IV – Chapter 7 |
1824 |
This act restrains what can and cannot be taken by the sheriff or his deputies when writs are issued against individuals. |
Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act to repeal so much of an Act made in the Parliament of Great-Britain, in the twenty-fourth year of King George the Second, as inflicts capital punishment on persons guilty of stealing to the amount of Forty Shillings, on any navigable River, or on any Wharf or Quay adjacent to any navigable River. (9th March, 1824.) |
4 George IV Chapter 6 |
1824 |
An Act to repeal parts of “An Act for the more effectual preventing of Robberies and Thefts upon any navigable Rivers, Ports of Entry, or Discharge Wharfs and Keys adjacent,” as apply to inflicting the capital punishment on individuals charged with stealing goods, wares or merchandize, of the value of forty shillings, upon any Wharf or Key. Under this Act, people charged with stealing goods, wares or merchandize under the value of fifteen pounds in any ship, barge, lighter, boat or other vessel or craft value of fifteen pounds are to be banished from the province for a term not under two years, or be sentenced to the common gaol for a term not exceeding two years. |
Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act to repeal so much of an Act made in the Parliament of Great-Britain, in the twelfth year of Queen Anne, as inflicts Capital Punishment on persons guilty of stealing to the amount of Forty Shillings, in any Dwelling-House or Out-House thereunto belonging. (9th March, 1824.) |
4 George IV Chapter 5 |
1824 |
An Act to repeal parts of “An Act for the more effectual preventing and punishing Robberies that shall be committed in houses,” as apply to inflicting the capital punishment on individuals charged with stealing from a dwelling-house or out-house. Under this Act, people charged with stealing money, goods or chattles, wares or merchandizes, under the value of fifteen pounds are to be banished from the province for a term not under two years, or be sentenced to the common gaol for a term not exceeding two years. |
Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act in amendment of an Act, passed in the fifty-first year of the reign of His late Majesty King George the Third, entitled, “An Act for the better regulation of Attornies, Solicitors and Proctors, practicing in the Courts of Law and Equity in this Province.” |
4 George IV – Chapter 5 |
1824 |
An amendment to an act passed in 1811 which defines the functions which can and cannot be undertaken by attorneys and solicitors within the province of Nova Scotia, specifying rules and regulations which must be followed in order to practice as attorneys or clerks. The amendment allows prothonotaries or deputy-prothonotaries within the province to retain a clerk. |
Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act to repeal so much of an Act made in the Parliament of England, in the Tenth and Eleventh years of King William the Third, as inflicts capital punishment on persons guilty of stealing to the amount of five shillings, in any Shop, Warehouse, Coach-house or Stable. (9th March, 1824.) |
4 George IV Chapter 4 |
1824 |
An Act to repeal parts of a former Act, “An Act for the better apprehending, prosecuting and punishing of Felons that commit Burglary, House-breaking or Robbery in Shops, Ware-houses, Coach-Houses or Stables, or that steal Horses,” as apply to inflicting capital punishment on individuals charged with stealing Goods, Wares or Merchandise, under the value of fifteen pounds from a Shop, Warehouse, Coach-house or Stable. Under this Act, individuals charged with this crime will be banished from the province for life or a term not under two years, or serve a sentence at the common gaol. |
Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act to authorise the erecting of a Common Gaol in the Inferior District of Saint Francis, and for providing the means of defraying the expences thereof, and for other purposes. (9th March, 1824.) |
4 George IV Chapter 3 |
1824 |
An Act to provide a sum not exceeding two thousand pounds to build a common gaol in the Village of Sherbrooke in the Inferior District of Saint Francis. The processes by which three Commissioners responsible for the gaol's construction are to be appointed, removed, replaced, and their duties are described. Instructions of the construction and repayment of the funds are outlined. |
Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act in amendment of an Act, made and 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 Time and Places for holding of the said Inferior Court and General Sessions of the Peace in and for the said County." |
4 George IV – Chapter 1 |
1824 |
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 pertains to the geographic locations from where jury candidates will be selected for each court. |
Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act to make further provision for the Administration of Justice in the County of Cape-Breton. |
4 George IV – Chapter 36 |
1823 |
This act allows for the appointment of a chief justice for Cape Breton, following the criteria stated within the act. |
Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act for altering the time of holding the Courts of Common Pleas and General Sessions of the Peace, in the County of Cumberland. |
4 George IV – Chapter 35 |
1823 |
This act changes the day on which the courts of common pleas and general sessions of the peace are held in Cumberland county, from the last Tuesday in April and the first Tuesday in November, to the last Tuesday of June and the first Tuesday in January. |
Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act to Continue and Amend an Act passed in the fifty ninth year of His late Majesty’s Reign, entituled, “An Act for establishing a Police in the Town of Niagara, in the District of Niagara, and for other purpose therein mentioned.” Passed 19th March, 1823. |
4 George IV – Chapter 34 |
1823 |
This Act extends the deadline imposed my a previous act concerned with the establishment of a police force in Niagara. |
Laws of His Majesty's Province of Upper Canada in North America, passed in the year 1823. York: Charles Fothergill, 1823. |
| 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 places for holding of the said Inferior Court and General Sessions of the Peace in and for the said County. |
4 George IV – Chapter 33 |
1823 |
This act 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. |
Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act to continue the Act, passed in the third year of His Majesty’s reign, entitled, “An Act to revive and continue, alter and amend, an Act, made and passed in the fifty-seventh year of the reign of His late Majesty King George the Third, entitled, ‘An Act for the Summary Trial of Actions.’” |
4 George IV – Chapter 29 |
1823 |
A continuation of an amendment passed in 1822 to an act first passed in 1817 which outlines how a court of five people is to be appointed and operate for the purpose of trying cases in a summary way. |
Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act for altering the Terms of holding the Court of General Sessions of the Peace and Inferior Court of Common Pleas, in the County of Westmorland. Passed the 27th March, 1823. |
4 George IV Chapter 28 |
1823 |
This act allows for the justices of Westmorland County to change the sitting times of some courts. |
Acts of the General Assembly of His Majesty's Province of New Brunswick passed in the year 1823. Fredericton: George K. Lugrin, 1823. |
| An Act granting to His Majesty a sum of Money, to be applied in the payment of a Salary to the Sheriff of the Bathurst District. Passed 19th March, 1823. |
4 George IV – Chapter 25 |
1823 |
This Act grants funds for the compensation of the Bathurst Sheriff. |
Laws of His Majesty's Province of Upper Canada in North America, passed in the year 1823. York: Charles Fothergill, 1823. |
| An Act to Provide for the erection of a Gaol and Court-House in and for the Home District. Passed 19th March, 1823. |
4 George IV – Chapter 24 |
1823 |
This Act provides funds and management for the erection and maintenance of a gaol. |
Laws of His Majesty's Province of Upper Canada in North America, passed in the year 1823. York: Charles Fothergill, 1823. |
| An Act to Provide for the Completion of the Gaol and Court-House, in the London District this Province. Passed 19th March, 1823. |
4 George IV – Chapter 23 |
1823 |
This Act provides funds and management for the construction and maintenance of a gaol. |
Laws of His Majesty's Province of Upper Canada in North America, passed in the year 1823. York: Charles Fothergill, 1823. |
| An Act to amend an Act, intituled “An Act subjecting real estates in the Province of New-Brunswick, to the payment of Debts, and directing the Sheriff in his proceedings thereon.” Passed the 27th March, 1823. |
4 George IV Chapter 19 |
1823 |
This act amends a 1786 act on debt collection, stipulating that sheriffs will have to advertise the sale of confiscated goods and property six months in advance. |
Acts of the General Assembly of His Majesty's Province of New Brunswick passed in the year 1823. Fredericton: George K. Lugrin, 1823. |
| An Act in addition to an Act made and passed in the twenty-sixth year of the Reign of His late Majesty King George the Third, intituled “An Act for enabling the Justices of the Supreme Court to try all Causes at Nisi Prius, and authorizing Attornies of the Supreme Court, to practice in the Inferior Courts of Common Pleas in this Province.” Passed the 27th March, 1823. |
4 George IV Chapter 18 |
1823 |
This act amends a 1786 act to prohibit attornies of the Supreme Court to defend their clients in lower courts. |
Acts of the General Assembly of His Majesty's Province of New Brunswick passed in the year 1823. Fredericton: George K. Lugrin, 1823. |
| 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. |
4 George IV – Chapter 18 |
1823 |
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 provide for the surrender of the Principal in discharge of Bail in actions pending in the Supreme Court of Judicature of this Province. Passed, the 27th March, 1823. |
4 George IV Chapter 17 |
1823 |
This act allows the defendants in cases before the Supreme Court to surrender themselves to lower court officials if they cannot come before the justices themselves. |
Acts of the General Assembly of His Majesty's Province of New Brunswick passed in the year 1823. Fredericton: George K. Lugrin, 1823. |