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 and amend an Act, passed in the twenty-eighth year of his Majesty’s reign, entitled, An Act to amend render more effectual, and reduce into one Act, the several Acts made by the General Assembly of the Province, concerning Bail. | 57 George III – Chapter 25 | 1817 | This act amends a former act relating to bail and what items can be confiscated. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act for the better regulating the manner of holding the Inferior Court of Common Pleas and General Sessions of the Peace, in the District of Yarmouth and Argyle in the County of Shelburne. | 57 George III – Chapter 24 | 1817 | This act describes the times and places where the courts will be held annually in the District of Yarmouth and Argyle. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act to appropriate a further Sum of Money towards the payment of certain arrears due for the erection of a Common Gaol, in the District of Quebec. (22 March, 1817.) | 57 George III Chapter 21 | 1817 | This act, passed by virtue of an under the authority the 1805 act "An Act to provide for the erecting of a Common Gaol in each of the Districts of Quebec and Montreal, respectively, and the means of defraying the expences thereof" grants a further eleven hundred and six pounds. two shillings for the construction of the Common Gaol for the District of Quebec. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act to regulate the Summary Trial of Actions in the Supreme Court, and Inferior Courts of Common Pleas. | 57 George III – Chapter 19 | 1817 | This act makes provision for the summary trial of actions whereof the sum total is between ten and twenty pounds. This Act is to remain in force for one year. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act to amend an Act passed in the thirty-fourth year of His Majesty’s Reign, intituled, “An Act for the Division of the Province of Lower-Canada, for amending the judicature thereof, and for repealing certain Laws therein mentioned, so far as respects the Superior Terms of the Court of King’s Bench, for the District of Three-Rivers.” (22 March, 1817.) | 57 George III Chapter 18 | 1817 | An Act to add additional superior terms to the Court of the King's Bench to be held in the town of Trois-Rivières. Details including the dates for this superior term are described. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act for erecting a Court-House with proper Offices in the District of Three-Rivers, and for defraying the expences thereof. (22 March, 1817.) | 57 George III Chapter 17 | 1817 | Under this Act, a new court house is to be erected at Trois-Rivières to replace the current building found to be insufficient. Three commissioners and a person to act as treasurer and clerk are to be appointed to oversee the funds allocated to this purpose and the construction. The duties of the commissioners are outlined as well as from where funds are to be taken and how they are to be handled. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act to authorise the sale of the Old Jail, and the Lot of Land on which the same stands, at Windsor, in the County of Hants. | 57 George III – Chapter 14 | 1817 | This Act makes provision for the sale of the land and old jail in Windsor, which had been replaced by a newer jail. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act to facilitate the Administration of Justice in certain small matters therein mentioned, in the Country Parishes. (22d March, 1817.) | 57 George III Chapter 14 | 1817 | An act to grant the authority for Justices of the Peace to administer cases in country parishes pertaining to fences or ditches on property lines and damage to livestock. Processes by which these cases are to be heard are outlined. Damages that the Justices are authorised to charge in each case and costs associated with each summon are described. A form for the summons is included. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act for the Summary Trial of Actions. | 57 George III – Chapter 11 | 1817 | This Act outlines how a court of five people is to be appointed and operate for the purpose of trying cases in a summary way. The Act also lists the rates of allowable fees for clerks, sheriffs, or constables. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act to provide temporary Houses of Correction in the several Districts of this Province. (8th March, 1817.) | 57 George III Chapter 10 | 1817 | An act to provide temporary Houses of Correction in several districts, including the District of Quebec, District of Montreal, and District of Trois-Rivières. The act sets a budget for each district's temporary gaol. The act provides an annual allowance to the Committees appointed to superintend the Houses of Correction in the Districts of Quebec, Montreal, and Trois-Rivières for the purposes described and requires the committees to give an annual report of their expenses. The processes by which the committees are to be appointed and proceed are outlined. The act replaces the sentences of "punishment by transportation," "burns in the hand," or "death without the benefit of Clergy," with sentences in the House of Correction at the discretion of the Judges or Justices. This act is to expire in 1819. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act to enable the Commissioners of Gaol Delivery and Oyer and Terminer to Proceed, although the Court of King's Bench be sitting in the Home District, for which they are Commissioned. Passed the 7th day of April, 1817. | 57 George III – Chapter 9 | 1817 | This Act empowers Commissioners to manage gaol and prisoner delivery. | Laws of His Majesty's Province of Upper Canada in North America, passed in the year 1817. York: R. C. Horne, 1817. |
| An Act further to continue An Act passed in the Forty-sixth Year of His Majesty’s Reign, entitled, “An Act to make Provision for certain Sheriffs in this Province, and also, to extend the Provisions of the said Act. Passed the 7th Day of April, 1817. | 57 George III – Chapter 8 | 1817 | This Act extends the deadlines imposed by previous acts concerning provisions for sheriffs. | Laws of His Majesty's Province of Upper Canada in North America, passed in the year 1817. York: R. C. Horne, 1817. |
| An Act in amendment of an Act, intituled “An Act more effectually to prevent the encumbering or filling up of Harbours and to authorise the appointment of Harbour-Masters.” Passed the 22nd of March, 1817. | 57 George III Chapter 6 | 1817 | This act amends a 1812 act, making it easier for justices to impose penalties on those who violate its terms. | Acts of the General Assembly of His Majesty's Province of New Brunswick passed in the year 1817. Fredericton: George K. Lugrin, 1817. |
| An Act to establish a Police in the Towns of York, Sandwich and Amherstburgh. Passed the 7th Day of April, 1817. | 57 George III – Chapter 2 | 1817 | This Act establishes a police force in various towns, detailing funds, management, and conduct. | Laws of His Majesty's Province of Upper Canada in North America, passed in the year 1817. York: R. C. Horne, 1817. |
| An Act to regulate the Police, within the Town of Kingston. Passed 1st of April, 1816. | 56 George III – Chapter 35(2) | 1816 | Due to the increased population of the Kingston area in recent years, this act gives greater definition to the roles of police and firemen within the town of Kingston in order to prevent disorderly conduct and to overall improve the town. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act to alter the time of sitting of the Inferior Court of Common Pleas, and General Sessions of the Peace, for the County of Shelburne, and to enable the Justices of the said County to hold Special Sessions. | 56 George III – Chapter 23 | 1816 | This Act changes the time at which courts are to be held in Shelburne each year to the first Tuesday of July. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act for the better regulating the manner of holding the Inferior Court of Common Pleas, and General Sessions of the Peace, in the County of Sydney. | 56 George III – Chapter 22 | 1816 | This Act explains the times at which court are to be held in Dorchester Village and Guysborough each year, and the manner in which jurors are to be appointed. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act to authorise and provide for the building a Gaol and Court-House in the Town of York, in the Home District, within this Province. Passed 22d March, 1816. | 56 George III – Chapter 19 | 1816 | This act authorises the rebuilding of the jail and courthouse in the town of York, as they were destroyed during the recent war with the United States. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act to authorize the Justices of the General Sessions of the Peace for the County of York, to levy an assessment for building a County Court-House. Passed the 11th of March, 1816. | 56 George III Chapter 18 | 1816 | This act allows for the Justices of York County to raise money to build a county court house. | Acts of the General Assembly of His Majesty's Province of New Brunswick passed in the year 1816. Fredericton: George K. Lugrin, 1816. |
| An Act for altering the time of holding the Inferior Court of Common Pleas, and General Sessions of the Peace, at Digby, in the County of Annapolis. | 56 George III – Chapter 18 | 1816 | This Act changes the time at which courts are to be held in Digby each year to the first Tuesday of July. | Early Canadiana Online |