Legislation by Concept: Justice System
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| Title | Chapter | Date Passed | Legislative Summary | Source Document |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| An Act for continuing several Acts that are near expiring. | 11 George III – Chapter 18 | 1771 | This Act continues several Acts relating to the justice system which are to remain in force for two years. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act for altering the Times of holding the Courts of General-Sessions and Inferior Court of Common-Pleas at Annapolis, in the County of Annapolis. | 11 George III – Chapter 4 | 1771 | This Act amends the 1767 Act, "An Act for regulating the times and places for holding the several Courts of Justice therein named," relating to the times that courts are to be held in Annapolis. Under this Act, the courts are to be held in April and November of each year rather than in January and September. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act in further Addition to an Act made in the Thirty Second Year of His late Majesty’s Reign, intitled, An Act relating to Treasons and Felonies. | 11 George III – Chapter 3 | 1771 | This Act makes addition to the 1758 Act, "An Act relating to Treasons and Felonies," relating to persons representing or personating someone else. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act for altering the Times of holding the Courts of General Sessions, and Inferior Courts of Common Pleas at Liverpool, in the County of Queen’s County. | 10 George III Chapter 7 | 1770 | This Act amends the times at which the courts of General Sessions and Inferior Courts of Common Pleas are to be held in Queen's County, so that they will take place in April and November rather than in February and September as specified. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act to alter the Manner of proceeding against certain offenders, mentioned in an act made in the 32d Year of His late Majesty’s Reign, intitled “An Act for punishing Criminal Offenders.” | 10 George III Chapter 6 | 1770 | This Act amends the 15th section of the 1758 Act, “An Act for punishing Criminal Offenders," relating to the prosecution of offenders. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act in further Amendment of an Act made in the 6th Year of His present Majesty’s Reign, intitled An Act concerning Bail. | 9 George III – Chapter 6 | 1769 | This Act amends the 1766 Act, "An Act concerning Bail," amending that a Writ of Attachment shall issue upon the filing of the affidavit declaring that the defendant owes the plaintiff a sum of three pounds or upwards. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act for altering, amending, and continuing an Act, made in the Sixth Year of His Majesty’s Reign, intitled “An Act for prescribing the Forms of Writs and the Manner of Issuing the same.” | 8 George III – Chapter 15 (Session 2) | 1768 | This Act amends the 1766 Act, "An Act for prescribing the Forms of Writs and the Manner of Issuing the same," relating to the manner of making attachments upon personal chattels and effects. This Act is to remain in force for two years. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act for altering, amending, and continuing an Act made in the Sixth Year of His present Majesty’s Reign, intitled An Act concerning Bail. | 8 George III – Chapter 13 (Session 2) | 1768 | This Act amends the 1766 Act, "An Act concerning Bail," relating to the imprisonment of and bail for debtors. This Act is to remain in force for two years. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act for continuing an Act, made in the Sixth Year of the Reign of His present Majesty, intitled An Act for the Establishment of Fees, as regulated by the Governor and Council, at the Request of the House of Assembly. | 8 George III – Chapter 12 (Session 2) | 1768 | This Act continues the 1766 Act, "An Act for the Establishment of Fees, as regulated by the Governor and Council, at the Request of the House of Assembly," which is to remain in force for two years. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act for continuing an Act made in the Sixth Year of His present Majesty’s Reign, intitled An Act to prevent the Multiplicity of Law Suits. | 8 George III – Chapter 11 (Session 2) | 1768 | This Act continues the 1766 Act, "An Act to prevent the Multiplicity of Law Suits," which is to remain in force for two years. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act for discharging the Penalties and Forfeitures in Bonds, Contracts, and Agreements, on Payment and Satisfaction of the principal Sum and Damages due upon the same. | 8 George III – Chapter 10 (Session 1) | 1768 | This Act directs the courts in how to judge certain actions relating to persons seeking to recover sums. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act to impower the Supreme Court, at their stated Sittings in the Town of Halifax, to try Offenders who may be guilty of Felonies in other Counties in this Province. | 8 George III – Chapter 9 (Session 2) | 1768 | This Act seeks to remedy inconveniences in trying persons charged with felonies situate on sea coasts without communication to Halifax. The trial is to take place as if the felonies had been done in the county of Halifax. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act in addition to an Act made and passed in the Thirty Third Year of His late Majesty’s Reign, entitled “An Act in addition to an Act for regulating Petit Juries, and declaring the Qualification of Jurors.” | 8 George III – Chapter 8 (Session 2) | 1768 | This Act amends the 1759 Act, "An Act in addition to an Act for regulating Petit Juries, and declaring the Qualification of Jurors,"relating to summoning of grand and petit juries. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act for taking Special Bails in the Country, up on Actions depending in His Majesty’s Supream Court of this Province. | 8 George III – Chapter 7 (Session 1) | 1768 | This Act outlines the processes by which special bails are to be taken, and the cases in which they may be taken, on cases pending in the Supreme Court. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act in addition to, and amendment of an Act, made in the Fifth Year of His present Majesty’s Reign, entitled, “An Act for the raising Money by Presentment on the several Counties in this Province for the defraying certain County Charges therein mentioned.” | 8 George III – Chapter 6 (Session 2) | 1768 | 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 resolve certain measures found inconvenient or ineffectual in the former Act. The Act also grants a sum to repay the sums expended in bringing prisoners from Windsor to Halifax. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act for establishing the Times of holding the Supreme Court. | 8 George III – Chapter 5 (Session 2) | 1768 | Under this Act, the Supreme Court is to be held four times each year on the dates given. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act for impowering the Justices of the Peace for the County of Halifax, to hold a Court of Special Sessions of the Peace at Onslow in the said County, for the Towns of Truro, Onslow, and Londonderry. | 8 George III – Chapter 3 (Session 2) | 1768 | This Act allows for a Special Court of General Sessions of the Peace to be held each year in Onslow. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act in Addition to and further Amendment of an Act made in the Thirty Second Year of his late Majesty’s Reign, intitled An Act relating to Treasons and Felonies. | 8 George III – Chapter 3 (Session 1) | 1768 | This Act outlines where murder or felony trials should take place if the crime involved several counties. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act for the rating and levying of the Charges for conveying Malefactors and Offenders to the Goal. | 8 George III – Chapter 2 (Session 2) | 1768 | Early Canadiana Online | |
| An Act for determining Differences by Arbitration. | 8 George III – Chapter 1 (Session 1) | 1768 | This Act makes it lawful for all merchants and traders to avoid taking suits to court by arbitration and outlines penalties for persons found disobedient to the arbitration. | Early Canadiana Online |