Legislation by Source Document: Early Canadiana Online
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| Title | Chapter | Date Passed | Legislative Summary | Source Document |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| An Act to provide for the payment of Costs, in certain cases of information, at the suit of the Crown, and for other purposes therein mentioned. Passed 11th May, 1839. | 2 Victoria – Chapter 3 | 1839 | This act makes it lawful to award costs of trial to the defendant in cases of intrusion on crown land, to be left at the discretion of the judge presiding over individual trials. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Ordinance to authorise the Assistant Judge, appointed in lieu of the Resident Judge of the District of Three-Rivers, to sit and act in the Court of King’s Bench for the District of Saint Francis, in this Province, and to explain a certain Act therein mentioned, and for other purposes. | 2 Victoria Chapter 2 (Session 4) | 1839 | This Ordinance makes provision for an Assistant Judge to be appointed in place of the Resident Judge of the District of Trois-Rivières, Joseph Remi Vallieres de St. Real, esquire, and clarifies the terms of another Act therein mentioned. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act to alter and amend the law relating to the Appointment of Commissioners of the Court of King’s Bench, in the several Districts of this Province. Passed 11th May, 1839. | 2 Victoria – Chapter 2 | 1839 | Early Canadiana Online | |
| An act to alter and amend the law relating to the Appointment of Commissioners of the Court of King’s Bench, in the several Districts of this Province. Passed 11th May, 1839. | 2 Victoria - Chapter 2 | 1839 | This act makes provisions for the possible absence of the Chief Justice. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Ordinance to suspend, for a limited time, part of certain Acts of the Legislature of this Province therein mentioned, and for other purposes. | 2 Victoria Chapter 1 (Session 4) | 1839 | This Ordinance adds extra Sessions for the Court of the King's Bench in Montreal in February and August to those already provided for in September and March for the Court to take cognizance of criminal offences. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act to regulate the name and style of the Court established under the authority of an Act of the Provincial Parliament, passed in the thirty fourth year of the reign of King George the Third, entitled, “An Act to establish a Superior Court of Civil and Criminal Jurisdiction, and to regulate the Court of Appeal.” Passed 11th May, 1839. | 2 Victoria – Chapter 1 | 1839 | This act changes the name of the province's superior court. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Ordinance to declare that the second Chapter of the Statutes of the Parliament of England, passed in the thirty-first year of the Reign of King Charles the Second, is not, nor has ever been, in force in this Province, and for other purposes. | 2 Victoria Chapter 15 (Session 3) | 1838 | This Ordinance clarifies that “An Act for the better securing the liberty of the subject, and for prevention of imprisonment beyond seas;” is not in force in Lower Canada, and that, as such, John Jeffreys and Thomas Ainslie Young, being held under the terms of the said Act, are to be discharged. This Act also discharges George Bowles, as explained. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Ordinance for indemnifying persons who, since the first day of November, one thousand eight hundred and thirty-eight, have acted in apprehending, imprisoning, or detaining in custody, persons suspected of High Treason or Treasonable Practices, and in the suppression of unlawful assemblies, and for other purposes therein-mentioned. | 2 Victoria Chapter 14 (Session 3) | 1838 | Under this Ordinance, all cases brought against persons for any thing commanded or directed since November in the pursuit of apprehending or detaining persons suspected of High Treason, Suspicion of High Treason, or Treasonable Practices are to be dropped, as described. The extent and limits of this Ordinance are outlined. This Ordinance also repeals the 1838 Ordinance, “An Ordinance to declare and ascertain the period when the Laws and Ordinances made and passed by the Governor or person authorized to execute the Commission of Governor, and Special Council of the Province, shall take effect." | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Ordinance to authorise the Governor or person administering the Government of this Province, to appoint one or more Assistant Judges for the Courts of King’s Bench for the Districts of Quebec and Montreal, in in this Province, and an Assistant Judge for the District of Three Rivers, in the case of sickness, necessary absence, or suspension from office of any of the Justices of the said several Courts of King’s Bench, or the Resident Judge for the District of Three Rivers, in the said Province. | 2 Victoria Chapter 13 (Session 3) | 1838 | This Ordinance makes provision for the appointment of Assistant Judges for the Districts of Quebec, Montreal, and Trois-Rivières, as deemed necessary. The processes by which this should be done are outlined. This Ordinance also repeals the 1838 Ordinance “An Ordinance to declare and ascertain the period when the Laws and Ordinances made and passed by the Governor or person authorised to execute the Commission of Governor and Special Council of this Province, shall take effect.” | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Ordinance to authorise the Governor, or Person administering the Government of this Province, to cause the confinement in any of the Gaols the said Province, of persons committed, or detained, for certain crimes, and for other purposes. | 2 Victoria Chapter 12 (Session 3) | 1838 | Under this Ordinance, the Governor or person administering the Government is empowered to hold anyone charged with High Treason, Misprision of High Treason, Treasonable Practices, Sedition, Murder, or Arson in any jail in the Province. This Ordinance is to remain in force until 1842. | Early Canadiana Online |