An Ordinance to repeal so much of an Act of the Parliament of Great-Britain, of the twenty-fifth year of the Reign of His late Majesty, George the Second, as directs the Period of the Execution of persons convicted of the crime of Murder, and for other purposes.

  • Province
    Lower Canada (1792-1841)
  • Chapter
    2 Victoria Chapter 9 (Session 4)
  • Year
    1839
  • Concepts
    Justice System
  • Jurisdictional Relevance
    Provincial/Provinciale
  • Number of Articles
    2
  • Description
    This Ordinance repeals sections of the former Act, "An Act for the better preventing the horrid crime of Murder,” and provides that the sentence of death can be pronounced after conviction of murder as after conviction for other capital offences.
  • Source
    Not available