Legislation by Concept: Justice System
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| Title | Chapter | Date Passed | Legislative Summary | Source Document |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| An Act for continuing the several Acts herein after mentioned. | 25 George III Chapter 10 | 1784 | This Act continues several acts, mostly relating to the justice system in the province, which are to remain in force until the end of December, 1785. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act for Establishing an Inferior Court of Common Pleas and a Court of General Sessions of the Peace in the Township of Manchester, in the District formerly called Chedabucto. | 25 George III Chapter 3 | 1784 | This Act establishes a court of common pleas to be held every May and October in Manchester, in response to a want of roads between Manchester and Halifax. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act to impower the Justices in the several Counties within this Province to issue Summons’s for the Attendance of Witnesses on Trials. | 25 George III Chapter 2 | 1784 | This Act outlines the processes by which witnesses can be called to court, and provides a form of summons for persons living five or more miles away from the court. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act for continuing several Acts that are near expiring. | 23 George III – Chapter 17 | 1783 | This Act lists several acts related to the justice system which are to remain in force until the end of the session of the General Assembly and to the next following. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act for Establishing the Times of holding Inferior Courts of Common Pleas in the District of Colchester in the County of Halifax. | 23 George III – Chapter 11 | 1783 | Under this Act, an Inferior Court of Common Pleas is to be held in Onslow for the district of Colchester every February and August. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act for fixing the Place and Time for holding the Courts of General Sessions of the Peace and Inferior Courts of Common Pleas in the County of Sunbury. | 23 George III – Chapter 8 | 1783 | Under this Act, a General Sessions of the Peace and Inferior Court of Common Pleas are to be held in Maugerville every June and October. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act for Establishing the Times of holding an Inferior Court of Common Pleas, and General Sessions of the Peace in the Township of Shelburne. | 23 George III – Chapter 7 | 1783 | Under this Act, an Inferior Court of Common Pleas and Court of General Sessions of the Peace are to be held in Shelburne every March and October. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act for Altering and Reducing the Terms of the Sitting of the Supreme Court at Cumberland in the County of Cumberland. | 23 George III – Chapter 4 | 1783 | Under this Act, the courts held in Cumberland are to be held only once a year in August. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act to provide for the support of the Puisne Judges of His Majesty’s Supreme Court. | 22 George III – Chapter 14 | 1782 | This act was not published. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act for establishing the Times of holding the Supreme Court, Inferior Court of Common Pleas, and General Sessions of the Peace, in the County of Hants. | 21 George III – Chapter 6 | 1781 | This act was not published. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act for reducing the Terms of holding the Supreme Court of Judicature, and the Inferior Court of Common Pleas at Halifax. | 20 George III – Chapter 1 | 1780 | This act modifies the number of times different levels of court sittings will be held per year in Halifax. (The act in the form published here, taken from Uniacke's 1805 volume, is incomplete.) | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act for altering the Times appointed for holding the Supreme Court, in King’s County, and the County of Annapolis, in the Spring Circuit. | 19 George III – Chapter 4 | 1779 | This act was not published. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act for reducing the Terms of holding the Supreme Court of Judicature, and the Inferior Court of Common Pleas in the County of Halifax. | 18 George III – Chapter 12 | 1778 | This act was not published. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act to amend, render more effectual, and reduce into one Act, the several Acts made by the General Assembly of this Province, concerning Bail. | 18 George III – Chapter 6 | 1778 | This act consolidates several past acts concerning bail. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act to impower the Governor, Lieutenant-Governor, or Commander in Chief, to appoint Sheriffs in such Counties where it may be found necessary. | 18 George III – Chapter 2 | 1778 | This act was not published. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act for the more effectually securing Prisoners committed for Crimes against his Majesty and Government, and for the Tryal of such offenders. | 17 George III – Chapter 13 | 1777 | This article provides for the transfer of offenders accused of crimes considered too dangerous for county jails to Halifax, such as treason, for as long as the American revolution should continue. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act in Amendment of the several Acts for Regulating Juries. | 17 George III – Chapter 4 | 1777 | This is an amendment to various past acts regarding juries. It states that anyone appointed as a grand juror in the province shall serve as a grand juror for the period of one year, for both the Supreme court and the courts of general session. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act in further Amendment of an Act, made in the Sixth Year of his present Majesty’s Reign, intitled, An Act for prescribing the Forms of Writts and the Manner of issuing the same. | 16 George III – Chapter 9 | 1776 | An amendment to a 1766 act which outlines the processes by which writs and judicial issues are to be given, and includes the form of summons, attachment, execution, writ of capias ad respondendum, and writ of habere facias possessionem. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act for altering the Times appointed for holding the Supreme Court. | 16 George III – Chapter 4 | 1776 | This act determines the dates on which the Supreme Court of the province will hold their sessions. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act for altering the Time of sitting and holding the Supreme Court, in King’s County, and at the Counties of Annapolis and Cumberland in the Spring Circuit of the Year 1776. | 15 George III – Chapter 12 (Session 2) | 1775 | This act sets the dates of the supreme court sessions of Kings county for the year 1776. | Early Canadiana Online |