| An Act to repeal certain parts of an Act passed in the Fourteenth Year of his Majesty’s Reign, entitled “An act for making more effectual Provision for the Government of the province of Quebec, in North-America, and to introduce the English Law, as the Rule of Decision in all Matters of Controversy relative to Property and Civil Rights.” |
32 George III Chapter 1 |
1792 |
This act repeals the Quebec Act's provision allowing for resort to French civil law in matters relative to property and civil rights and establishes English common law as the rule for such decisions in Upper Canada. |
Laws of His Majesty's Province of Upper Canada, in North America; Comprising all the Acts of the Honourable the Lesgislature of the Province Aforesaid. Niagara: Gordon Tiffany, 1795. |
| Acte pour prévenir les inconvéniens qui peuvent provenir de la discontinuation de certaines Ordonnances temporaires passées par le Lieutenant Gouverneur et le Conseil Exécutif
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32 George III – Chapitre 3 |
1792 |
Un acte qui continue deux ordinances; "Ordonnace relative aux causes en appel à la Cour du Gouverneur et Conseil Exécutif," et "Ordonnance pour faciliter la production des preuves vocales dans les causes civiles," qui perdraient leur force sans provisions pour les continués. |
The Provincial Statutes of Lower Canada passed in the year 1792. Quebec: William Vondenvelden, 1792. (Session 1) |
| An Act for the Support and Relief of Confined Debtors. |
31 George III Chapter 14 |
1791 |
This act makes provisions for incarcerated debtors to apply for support during their stay in the county gaols. |
Acts of the General Assembly of his Majesty's Province of New Brunswick passed in the year 1791. Saint John, NB: J. Ryan, 1791. |
| An Act, for continuing in Force the several Acts herein mentioned. |
31 George III Chapter 14 |
1791 |
This Act continues several acts near expiring, relating mainly to infrastructure and the justice system, which are to remain in force until July 1792. |
Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act, for altering the Time appointed for holding the Inferior Court of Common Pleas and General Sessions of the Peace, in the County of Cumberland, in the Spring of the year. |
31 George III Chapter 11 |
1791 |
This Act amends that the inferior court of common pleas and general sessions for the county of Cumberland will be held in June and October instead of the former times in April which were found inconvenient. |
Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act to enable the Justices of the Supreme Court to issue Commissions for the examining of Witnesses out of the Province. |
31 George III Chapter 10 |
1791 |
This act makes provisions for the Supreme Court to take depositions from out of province witnesses. |
Acts of the General Assembly of his Majesty's Province of New Brunswick passed in the year 1791. Saint John, NB: J. Ryan, 1791. |
| An Act for Altering the times of holding the Court of General Sessions of the Peace, and Inferior Court of Common Pleas in the Counties therein mentioned. |
31 George III Chapter 9 |
1791 |
This act creates new days and months for the meetings of several provincial courts. |
Acts of the General Assembly of his Majesty's Province of New Brunswick passed in the year 1791. Saint John, NB: J. Ryan, 1791. |
| An Act, to impower His Majesty’s Justices of the Supreme Court to require, and take Bail from Persons removing or brining up Causes from Inferior Courts to the Supreme Court. |
31 George III Chapter 9 |
1791 |
This Act allows Justices of the Supreme Court to take sureties on causes commenced in the inferior courts and moved to the supreme court. |
Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act to Define and Describe the crime of Petit Larceny. |
31 George III Chapter 7 |
1791 |
This act provides legal definition between grand and petit larceny, the former being greater, and the latter lesser, than 20 shillings in value. |
Acts of the General Assembly of his Majesty's Province of New Brunswick passed in the year 1791. Saint John, NB: J. Ryan, 1791. |
| An Act for altering the Times of holding the Supreme Court in the County of Annapolis, King’s County and the County of Hants. |
31 George III Chapter 7 |
1791 |
This Act alters the times at which court is to be in the counties of Annapolis, Hants, and King's County in the months of May and September and specifies when writs and other process issued from the clerk's office are returnable in each county. |
Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act in addition to an Act entitled, “An Act for Regulating Juries and Declaring the Qualification of Jurors.” |
31 George III Chapter 6 |
1791 |
This addition to a 1786 act stipulates that local sheriffs are to annually make a lists of qualified jurors in their districts, and shall recieve compensation for their efforts. |
Acts of the General Assembly of his Majesty's Province of New Brunswick passed in the year 1791. Saint John, NB: J. Ryan, 1791. |
| An Act to regulate the Times of holding the Inferior Court of Common Pleas, and General Sessions of the Peace in the District of Colchester, and to enable the Grand Juries in the said District to assess Monies for the purpose of erecting a Court House and Goal in said District, and for ascertaining the Boundaries for the said District. |
31 George III Chapter 5 |
1791 |
This Act explains that court for the district of Colchester is to take place at Onslow every first Tuesday of April and every first Tuesday of January at Walmsley. The Act outlines the bounds of the district and makes provision for the court house and jail to be erected within it. |
Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act for the Recovery of Small Debts. |
31 George III Chapter 4 |
1791 |
This act takes away the power to enforce small debts from county clerks and gives it to Justices of the Peace, and stipulates how the Justice shall conduct trials on this matter. |
Acts of the General Assembly of his Majesty's Province of New Brunswick passed in the year 1791. Saint John, NB: J. Ryan, 1791. |
| An Act to enable the Justices of the Supreme Court and Justices of the Courts of Common Pleas, to issue Commissions for the examining of Witnesses out of the Province, and for the Regulation of Prisons therein. |
31 George III Chapter 4 |
1791 |
Under this Act, it is made lawful for witnesses residing outside of the province to be heard in court and for Justices of the Supreme Court to regulate prisons and those working in them. |
Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act for reviving and continuing in Force the several Acts herein after mentioned. |
30 George III Chapter 14 |
1790 |
This Act lists several recently expired acts, largely relating to the justice system or infrastructure, which are to be revived and remain in force until July 1791. |
Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act to provide a suitable Place for the General Assembly and King’s Courts to sit in, and for other public Purposes. |
30 George III Chapter 10 |
1790 |
This Act outlines how commissioners should be appointed to oversee the leasing of a building near the Government House to serve as a court house to replace the building destroyed by a recent fire. Allowable sums for furnishing the building and the processes by which the lease is to be executed are outlined. |
Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act in Addition to an Act made in the fifth Year of the Reign of his present Majesty, intitled, “An Act for the raising Money by Presentment on the several Counties in this Province, for the defraying certain County Charges therein mentioned.” |
30 George III Chapter 9 |
1790 |
This Act amends the 1765 Act, "An Act for the Raising Money by presentment on the several Counties in this Province, for the Defraying Certain County Charges therein mention’d," to define how Clerks of the Peace should be paid for certain services. |
Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act in Amendment of an Act for regulating the manner of issuing Process and Execution from the Inferior Courts of Common Pleas for the several Counties in this Province, and for altering the Form of the Summons heretofore used by his Majesty’s Justices of the Peace, also in Amendment and declaratory of the Act for the Summary Trials of Actions. |
30 George III Chapter 8 |
1790 |
This Act amends the processes by which summons are to be executed and the ways that the summons are to be directed. |
Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act for altering and adding to the Times appointed for holding the Court of Common Pleas and General Sessions of the Peace in the Town and County of Shelburne. |
30 George III Chapter 6 |
1790 |
This Act amends the times at which the Court of Common Pleas and General Sessions of the Peace are to take place in Shelbourne. |
Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act for continuing in Force the several Acts herein after mentioned. |
29 George III – Chapter 16 |
1789 |
This act continues three separate acts and the acts which relate to them. |
Early Canadiana Online |