An Ordinance to provide for the more speedy Attainder of Persons Indicted for High Treason, who have fled from the Province, or remain concealed therein, to escape from Justice.

  • Province
    Lower Canada (1792-1841)
  • Chapter
    2 Victoria Chapter 27 (Session 4)
  • Year
    1839
  • Concepts
    Justice System
    1837-1838 Rebellion
  • Jurisdictional Relevance
    Provincial/Provinciale
  • Number of Articles
    3
  • Description
    Under this Ordinance, when persons indicted for High Treason, Misprision of High Treason, or Treasonable Practices are not found and do not surrender themselves within three months, they are to be adjudged of the crime they were indicted for, under the processes outlined.
  • Source
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