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L'exemplaire film* fut reproduit grAce A la gAnArosite de: Stminaire de Quebec BibliothAque Les images suivantes ont 6t^ reproduites avec le plus grand soin, compte tenu de la condition et de la nettet* de Texemplaire film!s in New DisUicH II. A Court IIoiiso and Giiol sliall !)(• fortluviili built in the IT licrc'iiiiiltcr providi'd, ' lionud in llio yiiid Sidicduic. nnil (iiii)is in niiiiiniT licrc'iiiiiltcr providi'd, in fucli ol tim N'uw Districts men Ite'diviflnn rot t(i iilTiM't lociil inrjxlic tion (il Clii il Courts iiinil tlie A( I i!« liilly III inrcc in civil inut- t«r«. III. 'I'lic imiiicdiiile rc-di vision of I.owcr Ciinndii into Dis- trli'ls, in order llnit proper l)uildings iiiny he ficctcd and oliirr provision luiidc lor carrying this Act Iniiy into ctjl'ct, sliali operate no change in the local jurisdiirtionol' tiic Superior Court or Circuit Court, in and lor any of \\w present Districts or Cir- (!uits, luitil the (lav which shad hi' named as tiiat on which this Actshall takefull ellcct incivii uiatlers, in the first I'rociauialions to be issued under this Act appointing I he times at which Terms of the Superior Court and of the Circuit Court at the r/icf-liiu are to lie lield in ;uid for the new Districts, and by which Pro- clamations tiie Covcrnor shall 1 1 11 iJi'iior Court Court to ten, or as ap|)om1s the |)laccs at which they shall 'ncrciweil. reside, is hereby repealed ; and the said Superior Court shall consist of eighteen Judges, that is to say, of a Chief Justice and seventeen Puisne Judges ; and such Judges, including the Chief Justice, shall ordinarily exercise their judicial functions in the District or Districts or Counties, which shall from time to time be prescribed and assigned to them by the Governor. X. The Chief Justice and Judges of the said Court in Pres.niJuilg«i olTict! when the next preceding section shall take ellect, shall''"''""''"! remain such by virtue of the commission they then hold ; the y'inimirbe new Judges of the Court and all bitiire Judges thereof, shall be n|ipc)iiii.Hi and appointed from among tli(! then Circuit Judges, and the •l»"l''ied. Advocates of at least ten years' standing at the Bar of J.ower Canada, in the manner provided by llie Act last cited, all the provisions whereof and of the law shall apply to all the Judges of the said Court. XI. F'ourof Ihe Judges of the said Court shall reside at the Where th* City of ISIontreal — three at tire City of Quebec — one at the Town .»i"li!<'s shall of Thrce-Hivers— one at the Town of Sherbrooke— one at the ;:';;!;;;f.'""'^ Village of Aylmcr — or in the immediate neighbourhood of the said places respectively, — two in the District of (iaspc and one in the District of Sag'ienay, at such places as shall be iippointed ])y the Governor; and ihe others at such places as the (Jovernor shall appoint in the District or Districts in which they shall by hiin be directed from time to time ordinarily to exercise their judicial functions. XII. The Salary of the Chief Justice and the Salaries of Salariei of fi» the Puisne Judges of the said Court appointed before the passing J"''«e? of il>« of this Act, shall not be aflfectcd by it ; but of Puisne Judges here- CoiTrt"" after to be appointed, the Salaries shall be as follows : Of 6 Clip. 'II. Jiidirnturc Arh^ L. C. — Anmulmcut. 20 Vu:t. 1857. Trnvcllinf rxprnien. OITicr o( Cir- riiJt Ju(li{r aliDlihhi'd : >\iiil Jiiili;cK 111' Sii- [iiTKir ('null 1(1 IidIiI lllf Cirruit Court. Circuit Court to III' lirlil III mil liir I'urli Uiitrict. or ilioMC wlio f (lircotf'd lo rr^'idi' in llii' DisiriilM of Miintrcnl and Qiielii-c, oiu* thoiMutid pounds pi>r uiiniiiii ; Of tlioHO wlio sliidl lie din-'lrd to reside in llitMdlirr Di-^Uirls, cxct'pt iIkisc of (iii>pt; und SagucMiiiy, fiylil hundred pound* per anniiiii ; And of lliosr will) •dial! be diicrlcd torrsidi; intlii; l)islriif>()f Gaspe and Sagiu na y, h'vcii liundrrd |ioiind.s per aiiniiin ; TIk" allowamc to ,Fiid;^'cs for travrllini,' cxponsc?, shall be fixed by the Governor in Coiineil, as heretofore. XIII. Tile ollice of Cirenit .Indge is liereby abolixlicd ; and tlif Cireiiil Court sliall be hehi by tlie .lii(li,'i's of tlie Superior (."(iiirl, eaeli of wlioui !hall be held in eaeii Uistriet at ihe |)lace where the Superior Coiirl shall be held therein, and iieinif so held shall be Kiu/wn ;is the Cireiiil Court for the Dislriet of [intniin'j; ihv Dlnln'rl)^ mid ils jiirixiie- tion shall exieiid over the whole of such Dislriet, in like maimer as thai of llie Ciieiiit Coiirl in any Cireiiil now extends over siieh Cireuil, but concurrently wilh the Cin'iiil (!oiirl (if any) lobe held as hereiiiiifter provid«'d in and for any County in sucli District, in so far as regards such County. roUUT OK qi'KEN 8 BENCH, AFI'KAL 8IUK. Section Sofia XIV. The eiglilii section of the said Act ol 1819, chapter 37, V. c. 37, re- jjj iiereby repealed. Section 9 XV. The ninth section of the said Act of IS 19, cliapler 37, amended. jg hereby amended so as to re:'(l as follows ; T.-rmsoftlie "Fourlerms of the said Court in Appeal and Kiror shall Ik; Court, Aiipeal lu'ld in each year at e;ieliol the Cilii's of (Quebec and Moiilresd; *'"'' tlie said terms shall coiuiiience re>|)ee|ively on the first diiy of Alarch, the (irst day of June, the first day of September and liu; first day of December, at City of Montreal ; and on the twelllh day of March, the twelfth day of .June, the Iwell'lh d:iy of Sep- tember and the twelfth day of December at the City of Quebec, Proviso : ail- and shall conliime at each place during nine caleiidur days : I'ro- j..uiimi..nt lor yjjy,! always, that the Court may on the lust jiiridicar day of mttiit.' iiny such term, adjourn lor tlie |)ur|)oM' ol giving judgment only, to any day thereafter, on and after wliicli day it may again ad- journ for the like purpose; ;ind such adjournment may be to any day during a Criminal Term of the Court or subsequent. Proviso: Clerk thereto: And provided also, that any one Judge, or in the absence may open of a Judge, the Clerk of the Court, or his Deputy, may, on any Court, &c. (lay in term, open and adjourn the Court, receive returns and motions of course, cull parlies who ought then lo appear in Court, " A been dvlihi opinii cause caii>' up f( or di- intercf any Ji Court the sa all jtu minat disqu! 20 Vict. 1857. Judicature Arts, L. C. — Amnidment. Cap. 44. hislricis of Ir Di.xtrif'lH, DistriifMof liniiiii ; p, ttliuU Ijc islicil ; nnd K' Sii|)i'rii'r IIUil (IlllicH linic wlitTi Hill lie held iirt .sirill li(> till- Circiiil ils jiirixlii- ict, in 11 k(! low cxtfiids lit (loiirt (if any Cuuiily Court, nml record nppcaranccH or dcfiiults, nnd do otlirr nets of a lik(! nsitiirc rufjuiring no o.vrci?*^ of judiciiil discretion." XVI. Tlic ffOVcrnoriiiMyiit iiiiy time nnd Iroin time totinic,by r.xirnnnlinary Proclaiimtion, dirccr, an extraordinary Term of the said Court 'IVmnniiiie in Appeal and Krror to he held either at Qiiehec or Montreal, f.^'i j' ^ "j^ow. and to commence and end on hiicIi days as shall he appointe<| ' in sncdi proclamation, which shall he issued at least tliirtydajs before that appointed for the coinineneeiiienl of Micii term ; and to any such extraordinary term all the provisions of this Act, nnd of the law, with rer>finary, niay he I '''"''.'*! "'/if''"" 1 I I till 1 • I /• t £ iiiitiiiiy all- closcfi, whenever there shall he no business hcior(! the ( onrt, iing«, or the Term may he continued by the Judges by adjournment until there shall he no business before it. XN'II. Cases in Appeal or Error from the Districts of Ottawa, ai what placM Montreal, 'rerrehonne, .lolietle, Kichelicu, St. Francis, IJedfoid, AjintnU slmll St. Ilyacinlh, Iberville and Meauharnois, shall be heard S'. .X'^a,'''" and determined at the City of *'onlrcal only, and the Writs in Ui tiicu. such cases shall be returnable there ; and cases in Appeal or Error from the Districts of 'riiree-ltivers, (Quebec, Sagiienay, (Jaspe, Kimouski, Kamouraska, Montmafj;ny, Heaiice and Ar- lliabaska, shall be heard and determined at the City of Quebec only, and the VVritH in such cases shall be returnable there. chapter 37, cliapler ;]7, iror shall be d Moiitresd; first day of liber and llii; 11 the twelljh day of Se|)- of (Quebec, r days : Pio- ical day of gment only, ly ajj;aiii ad- t may be to subsequent the absence nay, on any returns and o appear in Court, XVIII. The third section of till! Act of 1851, chapter 88, is s,.f(ion 3 of hercbv so amended as to read as follows: "> '•' ^•''•. •^ M, uniendeil. "And whenever any cause; In Appeal or Error shall have j||,|„,,, ^f g^, been heard by four .Judges only of the said Comt, and taken en [H-riorC'oiirtto delibili'e by them, and three of the said Judi-'csshall not concur in "^'' '" ''''"'"" ..II .1-1 1? . I • • I I'.isf- asJuilL't'S opinKJii as to the pitlror shall be 11 eases, jind ses belbre the ' any Courl of ins ; And the the judgment nny diiruult ds — 'd of any trea- liesaidCourt lid Terminer, >re which the 'lion, reserve on the trial, eeii's Hciich ippite exeou- )ostpono the nsidered and neither case the the Court before whieli the case trial was liiid, in its discretion, shall comiTii It he person convicted to pris()ii,()rsliall In ken r('C()^>,ni- '^■J'' '^-'V 1* zaiice of bail with one or iwo siillicieiit siirclies, niid in siuli ,',','|",i.|','.'|,,'/i'" sum as llie Court siiall think lit, conditioned to iippeiir at such imiinl. time or limes as the {^ourl shall direct, and receive judgment or render himself in execution, as the case may be. XXIII. The said Court sliall lliereuiwn state, in a ease to be r,i«f to Kp signed by the .ludge or .fudges, Uccorder, lns|)eetor iiiid Sii- ■*'_•>'"' ''v ili» iierintendent of Police, or Chairmiin holdinu' or nresidin^f such ■,'.",',' '' ",' '^' (.'oiirt, ihe (piestion or (juestions of hiw wliicli slinll havt; tinn. been so reserved, with the special ciicumstaiiccs upon whicli the same shall have arisen; and shall I'ordiwith tninsmit the same to the Clerk of Appeals nt llie phice where iippeal* from the District in w!iicli ihe conviclioii wns lind, me to !;?• heard; and the said Court ol' (iiieeti's Hencli shall have Cull CcMirtDrau. ]iower and aiitliorily at any silling tliereol'on the Appeal side, .,',',^''V juii",. alter the receipt fif such case, 1o hear and linally determine mii.t.M inTiki- m-erv (lueslion therein, and ihereunon to reverse, amend or Hi'' pro|.,.i altirm any judgment wliicli shall have liecn given on tlie indict- ^^^^^^ ment ox iiKpiisitiim on the trial \\ hereof such ipiestion arose, or to avoid such judgment, and to order an entry to be made on the record, that in the judgment of the said Court of (iiieeirs 15eneli the parly convicted ought not to have iieen coiiviclcd, or to arrest the judgment, orto order judgment to be given liienou at some other Criminal Term of the said Court, tir Session of Oyer and 'rerminer, or Quarter Sessions, if no judgment shall before! thai lime have; been given, as the said Court of (Queen's liencli shall be advised, or \o make such other order as justice may re(|iiire. XXI\'. The judgment or ordiT, if any, of the Court ol'Que("n's ,ftiil,';innii of Heneli in such ease as aforesaid, shall be eerlilied under the ^- ''.•''" '"^ 1 1 !• .1 /•!•<• I .■ I'.l II • .1 CCllltll'll to lll«! !iantl ol the I liiel Justice or one ol the .Judges i-oncurring tlii're- (•^■t„^ iv,,,,! in, to the Clerk of the Court I'roin which the sanu; was seal, wlijili ilipcnaa who shall cuter it on the oriLnnal record in proper form, and a '^ "'■"'•. "'"' eertilieale ol sucli entry under the hand ol su<-li Clerk, in tlie (hircon. form, or as near as may be to \\w ellect of the Schedule H, to this Act, with the necessary alterations to adapt it to ilu' cir- ciniistances of the case, shall be didivered i»r iransmitteil by such Clerk to the Sheriil or Ciaoler in whose custody the jiersoii rouvicted shall be, and such certilicate shall be a suHicicut warrant to such Sheriil Or (iaoler and all other persons, lor the execution of the judgment as the sauu^ shall have lieen so cer- tilicd to him to have been aliirmed or amende>lll<(' lllr |mi[).I 11.11 a. H. revcis- X\V II. Whenever any Writ of Krror>hall be brought upon any >";.'» ,1'"'^"""' iu(li,nnenl on any indielmciil, inlonnalion, preseiUment or inloimalion in any eriiiiinal case, and the Court of (Queen's Bi'iich shall revrrse lln' judij;meut, the said Court may either proiiDunce the proper jiidLiiuent, which shall be exccuteil as tl e jiuli^ment of the Courl below, or may remit the record to the Court below, in order that such Courl may pronounce the pi()j)cr judgment. M.ny ii'iti" ii' TiLll Ml I'lT- tiin c.i>.os. w XXVIII. If in any criminal cas(! eithi^rreserved as aA)resaid or brou'^'iit before it by Writ of Krror, the Courl of Queen's Bench shall l)e of opinion that the conviction was bad from some cause not de|icnding upon the merils of the case, it may by iis judgment declare tlu- same, and direct that the ))arty con- victed be tried again, as if no trial had been had in such case. Fiiri;ing orr- Clicali', ^tr., tiniliT I'lirr;!.)- tiii; i-j.iiisHS, to lio filoiiv. XXIX. Whoever shall forg(? or alter, or shall olfcr, utter, dis- pose of or put oil', knowing the same to be forged or altered, any certilicate or certilied copy of any certilicate, rccpiircd or authorized by the next i)rect;diiig sections, with intent to (;ause any person to be discharged from cu^tody, or otherwise prevent the (iui' course of justice, shall be iiuilty of felony, and biMiig convicted thereof, shall be liable, at the tliscretion of the Courl, lo be imprisoned in the Provincial I'eiiitentiary for any period not more than seven nor less than three years. COURT OF queen's BENCH — CROWN SIDE. Sorii.m 33 of XXX. The thirty-third section of the said Act of 1819, \Z V. c.in chapter 37, is hereby repealed ; and any one of the Judges of ri'tifalul; and {|,g Superior Court may hold any term oi sitting of the th'r^ Sul^rbr Court of Queen's Bench, "for the exercise of the original criminal Court may jurisdiction of that Court, and shall have all the powers of a hull! any Judge thereof and of iho Court in the cxereiie of the said jurisdiction ; 20 Vict. (■ment at the hncli in any ^ourf, al'lcr 'ulor or llie Jrgnod, and It on the Ap- jf procodiiie, I'lse seu lit to lin.s boon so sf(! lit, to JiMicMuinu-nt, (dinijfly, find anu'iitlcd. :lit npon any riilmcni or of (Queen's niay cillicr t'xiHniicd as iL' record to onounce the aforesaid or icen's IJench I Ironi some e, it may l)y f l)arly (■()n- sueh case. ■r, uller, dis- i or ahered, re(|iiired or tent to(!anse vise |)revent , and being •f the Conn, r any period t of 1819, * Judges of ing of the lal criminal lowers of a i)f the said iritidiction ; 1857. .hidiralwc Acfa, L. ('. — Awindmciit. Cap. .11. 11 jiiris(lict!Mn ; hut it siiall not l)e inciiml)ent npon any Judge of Criinj,,,^! the Superior ("unrt to hold luiy such lerm or c.\erci.-c any siicli 'I'cr.ji, p )\vers ai cillier ol lh(> ('iiii's ol (jnchec or Montical, it tin re le i'loviM^. a liidgt ofihe Court of (Queen's Hciicli present at sucli City and able to act. XXXI. So I •. ii of the thirty-fourth section oftiiesaid Act of |.„,ti, s,.,t. IStn, as fixes iiu; time at v.hicii the terms of the said Court, 31 npivJo'i : on the Crown side, is heiebv rcpeah'd ; and the said tciius or ,\V"" ','"'„ sUluigs shall commence at t^uclii'c, lor Hk; iJistrict ol (incbei-, ,„iii,„,.„.r ut on the twenty-fourth of lainiary and the twenty-fourth of Uuilur ujjiI June; and at' jvroiilreal, for the" District of Montreal, on tiie '^*""'"•'^'• Iwcnty-lourth of March and the twcniy-fourth of Se|)leml>er. XXXIF. The Governor m:ty by proclamation from lime; to TeniH in .iilii-r liuu! lis the perio terms cf tlii' Court ol (iiieeu's i'i>iri(N may IJencii in the exercise of its original crimiual iuri>diction, shall ','' ''y*^ ''^ . , '7 • • II ■ 1 ruc-l,mi;ilion. couunence m all or any ol the Dislrictsotlier than those ii) (Que- bec and .Montreal, and may alter the same in like manner ; but there shall not be less than two such terms in each l)ir-lrict in cverv year ; and to >uch terms and to any extraordinary term ^ I "i .1 /. .1-1 . I 1 \- , • . CiTtiiiii sort, winch the (lovernor may think proper to order m any Uislrict, „|-,.j y ^.-^i the piovisi'ins ol the said Act of 1W|<), clia|)lcr .37, and more toaii|.iy. especially of the thirty-lillh and thirty sixth sections thereof, shall aj)])ly. XXXIII. The terms of the said Court on the Crown side, in the 'ivrms in nrf- ])resent Districts, shall continue as now lixed by law until altered !'iiii
  • tiimess ln'hirc the Court or continued aittrtii. by adjournment, uniil there is no business beibre it. XWFV. The Court of (iueeirs liencli shall, at any terms Ci>iiri to iiave ihi'icof lieM for the exercise of its original criminal jurisdiction i'"«'rs(ir in any District in which no Court of (iii;irter Sessions ^'""^^'i^",' ^^".[^ shall have been aitpointcd to be held, or in which the hold- (.'ouri Is nut itiLrofC^iurls of (Quarter Sessions shall have been discontinued t";l'i '" t'le as hereinafter |)rovide(l for, have cognizance of, try and de- " '"■ ' termine idl matters and Appeals of which by law the Court of (Quarter Sessions would have cognizance if such Court wvvv held in the District, and such A|ij)eals shall accor(rmii:ly lie to the said Court of Queen's Mencli, and the .Judges and Ollicers thereof shall, witli resjiect thereto, have the powers of the Coiut of (Quarter Sessions whenever no such Comt as last ineniioned sliall be apiiointed to be held in the District. SUPERIOR COURT. XXX\\ The nature and amount of 'Jio Jurisdiction of the Nauireand Superior Court shall not be ailected by this Act ; and the local |>ni; '""'."'" extent of its jurisdiction when held in any District, and the {'J^^^i^j""" '"'"^ powers of the J udgcs and Ollicers lliereof in such District, shall be 12 Cap. 44. Judicature Arts, L. C. — Amendment. 20 Vict. '•-.xt.Mit ot'in^ril lie irovcrmvl by the provisions of tlin siiid Act of 1849, cliaptor jiirisijK-iiiin di .'Js, in tliiit Ix'iialf, wliicli sliall apply 1o the Now isfriotsconsti- tul(!cl uiiilor tliis Act, ami sliall be construed as referring to them. llio Couil. 1857. XXXVI. The Governor may by proclamation from time to time fix the |)crioils at inui during which the terms of the Superior Court shall be iiolden in ail or any of the Districts, and may alter the same in the like manner, but not less than three terms of lli(> said (^inrt shall be lidd in (vich District every year; except in the District of Oaspe in which not less than two snch terms shall be held ; Provided always, that the terms of the Superior Court in the present Districts shall remain as now fixed l)y law until they shall be so altered ; And jjrovided to li-' liil'l ir mi also, that, except in the Districts of (Jaspe and Saguenay, utili.tuiyi.. i„.,yv,,,,,, i|,i. ,|j,j,|, of.Julv and the first of SepleiuIxT, no term of the said Court sliall be so li\ed as that a'.iy part thereof shall be between the ninth day of .Inly and the first day of Si'])trinber, both days excliisive : and nothing in any Act or rioclamation shall |)revent the Court from closing the term if ih'.'rc he no lurther husiiiess beibii- it, or from coiilinuing it by :i(i|(iiiinuieiit until thi'rc is no lurther business before it, na h. reinafler provided. liX 'I I'Mll ■ Ol' (111' ('.".111 , ,111(1 altiT .tii'iii. Provi-o. Pji.vU.> int l'Xi'l'|l' 111 i"iT' Cain l>.>l;.L'l!;. Oiip .III,!-,- Iiulil Ihi' Si [ICllDI C.'ll I'ar! (il'f r 1:"i c.r 1-.! V o8, iV'^'Ciiit' 'i> XXX VII. All the jjowers which by any Act prior to this arc vested in or may be executed bv any two Judges or Quorum of till' Superior Court in term or out ol term, are hereby vested in and shall be exercised by any one Judge of the said Court, and ill term or out of term according as they ndght heretofore have been exercised in term or oiU of term, by such Quorum, so that any one Judge shall be a Quorum of the Court, and may hear, try and determine all causes and matters whatever cognizable by the Court, and exercise all the powrrs of the Court with -"" regard to the same ; and so much of the fifteenth section of the 1^" said Act of I.SIK, chapter 38, as rcfiuires or permits more than one Judge to hold the terms of the said Court, or lixes the (Quorum thereof at more than one, is hereby repealed. 111^ c:l.■.•^^. Next iircoil- XXXVIII. 'Hie next preceding section shall apply to cases iim s.riiMi, \(> jUMiding when it shall laki; elli-ct, so that anyone Judge may *'''' ^ '"'"'■" continue and determine any proceedings commenced by any greater nuinbiir of Judges ; and any Judg(! may continue anti complete any matter commenced or continued by another, but shall not reverse any decision of ;inother Judge, unless he might reverse such decision if it were his own. JiiiIl'os iiiny XXXIX. Any two or more Judges of the Superior Court sit ill tlip ^ame residing in the same District, may, and shall, whenever the in'Mvaniie ''^ despatch of business requires it, sit at the same time and at the apartiiipnu. same place, but in se[)arate apartments, in term or out of term, and may each severally hear and determine all causes and matters, preside at enqucte, and generally may and shall and exercise 1 t 20 Vict. 1857. Judicature Acts, L. C. — Amendment. Cap. 44. 13 1S49, chapter istricts (ioiisli- 'iriiig lo them. from time lo tciins ol' tlu; Dislricts, and 'xs than ihreo )islrict eveiy not h'ss than lliat iho IfTins all remain as And provided nd Sagiicnay, ilx'r, no icrni ly part 1 hereof e first day of ill any Act or ni,' the lerin if )n!iniiini,' it !)v i before it, as irior to tlii.s are fes or QuDntni hereby vested said Court, and lieretofore liave Quorum, so tiiat and may hear, ver cognizable he Court with h section of the nits more than rt, or fixes the 'ej)ea!cd. apply to cases me Judge may iieneed by any / eontinne and )y another, but mless he might Superior Court whenever the ime and at the or out of term, dl causes and and shall and exercise .; cxercis.T the s;\\\w powers in all respects as if he alone \V(M'e siltir ' at such place. , XL. If the sole .liidge in any District shall be unavoid- ■| ably absent therefrom, or absent willi leave of the Governor, or shall, iVoiii sickness or ollier\vise,be iinuble lo perforin his d lilies, llie ('liief .Iiistici! of llie Superior ('omi ix'iiig iiil'oniied lliereof shall comimuiieac llie iiil'oniiatioii so r.'C'iv.il iiy him, to I'li? Puisne .Indues resident in llu! District of (Quebec or ol' Montreal, and it shall be the duty of one of the said .lii.lg's (including the Chief juslice) resident in the said Dislricts, according lo siu h arrangeineiit as they shall have lutde among iheinselves, to supply the |)laee of such sole .Iiidge and perform his duties ; and in any (.'ase if urgent iiecessily, an Assistant Jiiilge of the said Court may ue appointed under the Act of Iti.'jJ, chapter 13, providing for such appointment. XLI. If the sole .ludge resident in any District or assigned lo hold the Superior ('oiirt in any District be a party to any suit l)roiiglit therein, or he liai)le to be recused therein, the same ! may ')'■ broii.^lit in ;iny aujoining Disti'ict. iip.in alleviation of liie ■ fact, the proof of Vi-liicli, if disputed, shall lie upon the party alleging il ; ami if any siicli ,lii Igi' Ix; recused during llu; (course of any suit or proceeding, il shall be forthwith removc^d to that one of the adjoining Districts which the .Judge shall appoint, to the Court in which the record shall be forlhwidi transmitted by the I'rothonotary ; and if in either case the recusation shall be undisputed or shall be maintained, the suit or proceeding shall be determined in such adjoining District, and if the recu- sation be disputed, it shall be tried summarily by the Judge; t)f such adjoining Disfrict, and if set aside, tlu; reccu'd shall be sent lo the District in which the suit or proceeding was or ought to have been brought, and it shall be determined there. XLII. If in any civil case tried by a jury, any portion of the Judge's charge be objected to by either party, the Judge shall, at the re(iuest ol su<;h parly, put such portion of his charge in writing, either at the time of the trial or as soon after as con- veniently may be, mentioning that it was so objected to, and then such jMmion of the charge so |)ut in writing, being signed by the Judge, shall become part of the record in the case. XLIII. It shall not be necessary that the Writ of Appeal from any Judgment of the Superior Court, be allowed by any Judge of the Court last mentioned ; and the Prothonotary of the Superior Court at the |)li:.ce where the Judgment appealed from shall have been rendered, shall have power to receive the Appeal Uond or Security in Appeal, and to administer the re- quisite oaths and put the necessary (juestions to persons offered as sureties, and such powers shall be exercised by any such Prothonotary concurrently with the Judges of the said Court, any one of whom may, if he thinli proper, exercise the same as heretofore. XLIV. 0\,n Jud?'^ 111:1/ act iiir Illl'ilKi'l lllhf vi I t.ilily .lU- =n,l, iS.c. As-i-taiit Jii.l'.^-.. (.".i-n of I'f'ru- s;iiiij:i III tliH Ml!.' .(iiil'^f il' w I i-ii ii't |ii o- M,„.l r.r. i Any |wrf of .liiili;i-'s riiarge ti> Jury ill a civil case to be put in wiitini^ if objeclfd to. Writ of Ap- peal lii't'il not lip altowtil by Jiiilneol (yourt below. I 11 Cop. .1 1. Juilicalinr Acts, L. C. -Amendment. 10 Vict. Mum Ami ill nMirr Pi-i'si'iit nili's !'i ri-Mi.iiii iiii altfii I. riirilii'i' pro- vision. cxtMv sc the piiwiT ii:i\('n l)y the lil'tli -I'ciion ol'llii! AiM of iHo.'], (•li;i|)lcr ■ !) I, ri till' .liulir«'s in iiiiy Distrii'f toiicliiiii^ rnqiii'lf Ilnv .ii'/i.f/c XM\'. A iii:ij()riiy of tli(! Jiiduft's of tlio Snporior Court ilayK^liuil lie iTsid iiiL,' ill (^iicljcc or ill M(iiiii(':il ivspcclivrly, may in term iiji|i(iiiiti'il III ■ ■ ...... . ..••..•.. |)i«liiits ol' QiifbiH' iihil (lays, or the days on whicii ovidcncc may 1)0 adduced in the said ('ourl in siieli District, and any rule of pr,ictie(> to lie made In llie exeri'ise of sueli jiDWer may lu; validly promuli^aled liy any one of sucli .liidifcs siltiiii,' in term: And in any other District any .ludi^i; of the said CtMirt may in term time make and |)i()- miilifate a rule of practice for the like purpose, and willi the liiie power to repeal or alter ii ; liiil in the present Districts the rules ofpraclice in lone under the said .\el, when this se/- lion shall take ell'eet, shall remain in force until repealed or altered ; and the power aforesaid shall always he subject to tlii! ]irovisions of the said liilh sec:tioii and of the sixth and seventh sections of the said Act; and, except in the Dislriclsof (iuehec and Montreal, tlii^ .lu(lii;es shall not Ix; hound to appoint any ))articiilar numher of days in each montli asr//(/^//'A' days, as re- quired l)y the said iifth section of the Act last mentioned. 1837. CIUCUIT COUHT. Circuit Court XI. V. The Circuit ("ouit may he held in and for any County may bu (liri'.t- oilier than that in which the Superior Court is liidd lor the ?'''"'!"'.'"''' District in which such County lies (except the Counties herein- ill nriil lor . *^ * . » Coiiniic's ill alter mentioned), so soon as the Mimicipalily ot such Comity nildiiion to tlie shall have provided proper accommodation lor the Court ami Loiiri loriho 1 1„.( )|iii.ei-s tli(.|-(.()f, and made i)crmanent prt)vision for the main- Distncl 111 . ' .1 111/, 1 . whicliiliey lif. tcnancc ol such accoinmo(hitioii, and whca the Governor, beiiii]^ satisfied thereof, shall, by I'roclamation, have directed the Circuit Proviso. Court to be held in and for such County ; I'rovitlcd always, that the Circuit Court shall not be held under this section in any of the Counties of Ilochelaga, Jacques Carlier, Laval, St. ^laurice, Quebec, or VVoJfo. L. It may be so held ill more Xr^VI. The Governor may, by Proclamation, direct tiie Circuit Court to be held at I wo or more places in and for any of the Coiin- than oiiP,,ia<-o ties of Richmond, Slaiistcad, llimouski, Ottawa, Pontiae, Gaspe, in pile h 01 ft-'r" •• tain Counties. Uoiiavcnturc, Heauce, Chicontimi, Sagiienay or Charlevoix, on being satisfied that pn)])er accommodation has becii provided for the Court and its Ollicers at each of such places, and jiermancnt provision made for the maintenance of such accom- modation. ctiosuii. How such XLVII. The place or places at which the Circuit Court shall places shall be be appointed by Proclamation to be held in any County other " """"" than one of those in whicli the Superior Court shall sit, shall be such as having been selected for the purpose by the Municipal Council of such County and ajiproved by the Governor in Coun- cil, shall be fi.\ed by Proclamation of the Governor. XLVIII. Cour oftl helc name deen ofth oft lion any hole It. 20 Vict, 1837. Judicature Acts^ L. C. — Amendment. Cap. 44. 15 ?nporior Court iiiav in term li(! Act of 1 «.■);), ucliiii^ niff/K'/r lU'od in the said to lie rniulo in ml^att'd i>y any y other District niaiic and pro- aiid willi ll)(! resent Dislriels wlieii tills se •- nlil repealed or ' Mlhjeel to tiie xlli and seventli riels ol' (inehec to appoint any ///r/i' days, as re- entiduetl. (1 for any Connly is lu'id lor tiie Comities lierein- V of sneli County )r the Court anil -ion lor the main- ly Governor, ijciii:^ i reeled the Circuit •ided always, lliat seel ion in any of aval, St. ^luuriee, , direct the Circuit )r any of tiie Coun- i. Pontine, Gaspe, or Charli.'voix, on as been provided such places, and ;c ol' such accoin- 'ircuit Court shall my County other I shall sit, shall be by the Municipal lovernor in Coun- ernor. XLVIII. XfjVIII. Provided always, that tlie ( ircMiit Court shall continue circnii rr>,'t to be held at each and every place where it shall be held wiien to (oninini' lo this section shall conu^ into i'orce, until it shall be otherwise ',"''"' ",'"!'.'' directed by the dovernor by I'roclaniation, altliou^di such pJace .uiijcii i.. ccr- be not the clirf-licii of tin; l)islri(^t in which it lies, unless such '•nii<'ii.'ii:ii>ii«. place be in one of the said (bounties of I i()ehelaL''a, .lac(|ues ('arfier, Laval, St. Maurice, (Quebec or Wolfe, or in a County in which tiie clief-lii ii of the District shall Ik? and wliieli is not one of those wherein under the next piee-dinir section the Cir- cuit ("ourt may be lield at more than on(! place : and the Circuit Court held at any place under iliis section, shall be deeiried lo be held in and for the County in which t!ie plaei; in which it is held lies, as if sucii placi; had been ajipointed l)y I'loclaiualion under either of the llire(! next precedinu: sections. Hut the ''"'*"'"■ '7;. ,,. • ,^ I II r \ • ' ■ I II • I . < |. lliiilil' ihi'. Circuit Court shall not, alter tins section shall come mlo loree, (irii„.;i|i], i- be held at any place other tlian the diij-lieii of a District, except im^'mcikmis. it in the ci sections. in the cases provided for by this and the three next preceding tir'.'l'.'N.'u'heri> l!i I ihe XI.IX. So far as regards 1 1 le local J ! iiirisdicliiiii of tiie Cin-iiit I...,m| liull ,i| till' Circiiil (.'iiiirt ;it uiiy plaii'. Court ill and lor any District or (Joiinty, such District orCounly shall be deemed to b(' a CiriMiit witliin ll:c incaniiii,' of the said Act of 1.S19, chapter 38, and ol the Acts amendinii; it ; and when the Circuit Court shall be held at two or more places in one County, then the said Court sitting at each such place shall have concurrent jurisdiction o,er tiie whole County; but nothing in this Act shall allect the jurisdiction of tin; Circuit Court, except only as regards local extent as aforesaid. L. The Circuit Court he'd in and for any County shall be Howthcrourt designated as " The Circuit Court in and for the County of «< '"ly pliKu ," (naming the County): and if there be more than sJlii'^aV'"' one place where the said Court is held in the County, the words " at " (naming the place of sitting) shall be added to such designation. LI. The Governor may at any time, by Proclamation, Governor may change the place or any of the places at which the Circuit ih.mse the Court is held in any County (siJch place not being the clief-licu Jll;!''cj'ui"is''''^ of the District), or direct that the said Court shall cease to be held. held in any County, or at any place in any County, alter a day named for the purpose in such Proclamation, whenever he shall deem such change necessary for the convenience of the people of the County, or shall deem it right to discontinue the sitting or discontinue of the said Court at any place, for want of proper accommoda- it in certain tion for holding it there. f^^a^a. LIL The Governor may, by Proclamation, from time to -j-p^^g ^j- (j^g time, fix the number of Terms of the Circuit Court to be held in Circuit Court and for all or any Districts or Counties, (and at each place in '"Y '?'' '""'jj any County wherein there shall be more than one place for Pr'ocUma.ioiv holding it,) the times at which such Terms shall be held, and the r 16 Cap. 41. Judical lire Acts, L. C.~ Amendment. 20 Vict. Prcsriii Ti-i Ills eoiitiiiiii'cl III!' tliullru'll, v..f t pii'VlIlt _ Irciiii I'losinii •*' toll- i- till' 111 i-or- t'liiiii IVriii taiii c llic niiiiilx'i' .if (Imvk to 1)0 iiic;lii(lc'cl in oiidi of tli(!iu ; Jind may in lil\t' iiiaiiiR'r, IVom lime lo lime, alter tlic same, so as not h'ss than tliivc 'rtrius shall he ajipoinlt'd to he held in and for each l)i-I let and (.'oiuity in I'vi-ry year; oxrept in the Counties of (iaspe and Monavenliiif in whieh not less ihan two terms shidl l>e held in such year; hut tlie 'I'ernis of the Cn-cnil Conrl at the places where it is now held, and at whieli it may eonlinne to lie held under this Act, shall he held at liie times now (ixed l>y law until tiiey shall bu respeutively altered by Proclamation. Idll. Xoihin!; in the next prec(Hrmi^ section, or in any irocLimation r.iider it, sliall previit tin" ■IudL!;(? from elosin;^ " ■■■' - *' shall be no business 1 18j7. LVI > ph'.il 1 a,):! CI for lia: proclamation r.iidcr it, siiall prcviit tin" ■liidL!;(? Irom elosini^ the sittings in any term wheni'ver there shall be no business before the Court, or from eontimiini.' any term by adjomnment until liiere is no more business lu'lcre if, as hereinafter |)ro- vided ; and no term shall be so fixed as that any jiart of it shall be between the ninth diiy of .Inly and the first day of September, both days exclusive, except in the Districts of Gas])6 ami Saguenay. Two .rii(!::,.» LI\'. Any two or more Judges resident in the stuno District, may sii ai ilic uKiv, and shall wlienev^T tlu; despatch of business before Court »uirie lime and '■ - . . . . jilace, &e. shall retinire if, sit and hold the Court, at the same place, but in separate apartments, as hereinbefore provided with respect to the Superior Court, and one Judge may continue any j)ro- eeeiling commenced or continued by another as in the Superior Court, and subject to the same provisions. Spcfiun 1 of I-'*'^ I'll'' ^ifi^t section of the Act of 1855, chapter lOt, 18 y. c. lol, IS hereby repealed, and the jurisdiction of the Circuit Court at repealed. Quebec and JNIontreal shall bo the same as in other Districts. Case of recu- sation ot sole .Iiiilie in any JJistiict pro- vided for. LVI. to any If the sole Judge resident in any Disrict, be a party suit brought in the Circuit Court in such District, or be liable to be recused in such suit, the same may be brought in the Circuit Court at the C/iv/'-litii o( any adjoining District, u|Km allegation of the fact, the proof of which, if disputed shall lie upon the party idleging it ; and if the Judge be recused in the course ot any suit v)r proceeding, it shall be forthwith removed into the Circuit Court at the Chef-lieu of that one of the adjoining Districts which the Judge shall appoint, and the Clerk shall forthwith transmit the record to the Circuit Court at such Ciief-lieu ; and if, in cither case, the recusation be undisputed or maintained, the suit or proceeding shall be determined at such Chef-lien^ and if the recusation be disputed it shall be summarily tried by the Judge holding the Circuit Court there, and if set aside the record shall be sent to the Circuit Court at the place where the suit or proceeding was or ought to have been brought, and it shall be detennined there. Lvn. aiiv sii tlii'ii.i or slia ol mm r<'vcmi( , the riy; Court where the Si Wliicii and 111 JBueh herein; LX afore SI tile rei Doli(H; cieiit s the >ai herein a|)pea as shal nient J \ 20 Vict. Miiil may in so iis not less ti iiiid IbrciU'li 10 C3(iiuitii's of vo terms sli;ill 1 Court at the ly colli inni! to now lixctl by rocliiiuation. n, or in any iVom closiiii^ no business niijdiiniiiient rfiii;il'ler pro- iiiy pari ol it le lirst day of stricls of Ciaspo same District, ss before Court nine plac'(?, but (I w itli respiict iitimie any pro- , in tiic Superior 5, chapter 101, Cir(!uit Court at ihcr Districts. rict, he a })arty 1 such District, > same may jje if any adjoining lof of which, if nd if the Judge ding, it shall be t th(f Chi'f-lifU the Judge shall lit tiio record to either case, the lit or proceeding he rticusation be idge holding the I shall be sent to t or proceeding II be determined 1857. Jidlicnlure Arts, L. C. — Aiiicndmnit. Cap. 44. 17 LVII. I, VII. In appealable eases in the Circuit Court, tin- (>vi(leiiee [ii«,.ri|,iioii for sli /I !)(• taken in the m;iiuier hereinaller provin in such •' i''"'^' ' ■ ' . iiud m i'lises in the Sii|)crior Court; and s ,. ii appeal- ;*"'" ""' III. • •, I .■ . I . • .• I ' ' I 'i'''iiiiii.' Ill iip- 11 ):i cas">j >!i;il| he insitiihed lor the adibiction ol eviileiiee iind i...al,iliiiiii-in. lor final lie.iriiig on the merits at the same time, and shall be "" i ix'sirini;, li.ard IIS soon its the evidence is closed, unless the Court shall, ^^^■•' •'»""'• iUl'ei' 'he wilni'sses picsriil liave been heard and Holes oi' tlieir ievidenee taken, deem it cuiKlucive to jiislii'i' loadjomii iIh; lease on aecdimt ol the absence of any material wiincss or oilier "evidence ; bill iKilhing in this M'ciioii shall lie con>tnied to pre- veiil Hie evidence lioin beini,' taken orally as in iion-aj)j)ealuble cases, by coiiseiit of all tlii' |)arlies. ' I.N'III. In Miili a))pealalile eases, if llie |)arty aijaiiisl wiioiu rs^itii.o nri.iw any i>>iie()l' law is raised by any pleadii^or answer or replica- m i c a i,'"i'il tioii iiiscaibe.s llie cause lor ///(///'■// and iieariii'', then such is.->iie ^^j"' ''"• '.'i*"- ■ I'lN ll ^n III* ollaw raised iipiiii llie pleadiiiLjs, shall be reserved and argued suiilit'd. al llieliuil licarim; on llie iiiei-jis, aller llie evidciii'e in the case lias been taken, and shall then be ilecidcd. LIX. The lil'ly third, fifly-romlh, lil'ly-Hflh and filty-sixth fvriaiii sp<- heciiiais (dilie said Act of J.Sli), ciiapler thirly-eii^ht, arc lierei)V liims ni \i V. repealed, esi.'pt as lo appealable caM-s in ihi' Cinaiit (.'onrl in ''^- •*'*■;'> '" which judi,'ment shall have been rendered beforelhissectiou shall ..JXil!"' '*** come into ellbcl, to which cases the said sections shall coniinue to ajiply. LX. From any judgment rendered by the Circuit Court in Appeal to li? any suit or action in which the sum of money or value of the '" Appeal side thinu demanded shall be t wentv-live pomi(lseiirii'iicvorui)war{|s. "' *'' " '" I II I . . .-.I . r 1 . • ' ' (.'ertam cases. or shall relate to any tilles to lands or leiiemeiits, or to any sum ol inoiiey payable to Her Majesty, fee of ollice, duty or rent, revenue, animal rent or suchlike matters and things, where . the rigiits in future maybe bound, an appeal shall lie to the Court of (^iieeirs iJeiieh (on its Appeal Side) sittingat the place where under this Ai't it is to hear and delermiiie Appeals from the Superior Court m the District including the Circuit in which such suit or action shi.dl have been originally insiituted ; and the said Court of (Queen's Heiich sli:ill hear and adjudge on *uch Appeal as to law may apjiertain, subject to the provisions heivinalter made. LXl. The party appealing from any judgment rende.ed as Scruriiy in aforesaid by the Circuit Court, shall, wiihin tifleen days after Apreal id n the renderinuf thereof, (but without beiii' II ,,• wlitit amount, nolic(i tliereol to the adverse parly,) give good aiul sidli- i^e. cieiit security by sureties who shall juslify their suliiciency to the saiislaction of the person befoi'- whom it shall be given, as hertdnaiter provided, that he will ellectually |)rosecute the said ajipeal and answi'r the conileumation, and also |)ay such costs as shall be awarded by the Court of (iueeu's Bench if the judg- irient appealed from should be uliiruicd. I 2 . LXil. 18 Ciip. 41. Judicature Ads, L. C.—Amvndntoil. 20 \'ict. 1H57. \S\vA >\a\\ KUliicil'lll. Ilcloi.' wlinm I. XII. Till- said security sliiill lie ^ivcn cillicr bcforo a •eciiniy ui.iy ,lii(|oc ol' |',r t'oiirl nf (^iircii's Bciicli, al llic place wlierc tlic liemv.n, an.l \,,,„,,|| j^ „, |„, |„.||i,|, orlicfoic tlie Cleili of Anneals ill siicli Wllfll'. I ' , , , 1,111 1 I •. 1 1 !• place, and llie l)iiM(l sliali llicii lie depnsited anil remain ol rei Old in tin- oiiiee of llie laller; or it slaill lie yiseii hcfore a .lli(l:;e of tiie Superior ("oiirl w Ik li al liic place where the jiidij:- iiniit appealed ironi shall have liccli rendered, or lieloie the Cjeik (ij the Circuil Coint al such place, and tin' Imnd shall then he deposited and ninaiii of reconl in the ollice of llie latter ; and any one surely, licin^' a propiietor of real pi-opcrty ol the value of lifly pounds currency over and aliovc all inciMiihrances payalilc out of or alii'ctiiiy: the saiiii-, shall sullice to rendcrsnch security valid ; and the said .lialyes. Clerk of Appeals, or Clerk of till' Circuit Court, are heieliy respeeiively aiilhori/ed to ad- ininisler all oaths iciiuircd l>y hiw in siieli ea,-es froui the persons so liecoiiiini,' siirelies, and to put to llieiii all iicces>aiy impiirics and ipieslions. Prnvim., if LXIII. I'ldvided always, that if the party appcalinij shall, ii|i|"'ii'iiit within the same delay ol lilleen day> alter llie leiiderin^; of the ii^'r.rsiiinlli.w |,„|,r||icnl, a<'ree and dcclair in wriiinii'at the ollice of the Clerk to lie txi'cuti'd. ol Appeals, or at the ollice ol the ( lerk ol the ( irciiil ( oiirt al llii; place where the jiid^^'inent api)ealed fidiii w as rendered, that he does not olijcct to the judgment hciiiLT carried into cireet accordiiiL^ to law, — or shall pay into the hands either ol the said Clerk ol' Appeals in'of the Clerk of I he Circuit Con it, the amount in principal, interest and cests, of the said judi^uicnt (which aiiiouni, when so paid, the Ues|)ondent shall heentilled lo have ii'om such Clerk), and sliall al the same time declare in wrilini.^ liis intention to a|)pcal, then and in that case the party so appealiiii,', in lieu of llie security above rciiuired, shall ijive seciirily only for siicli costs and dama<.'es as shall he awarded by the Court of (Queen's IJencli in case the Appeal be dismissed. Further pro- LXIV. Provided also, that \\ I;, n only such security as last viH), imiiii!!; jneiilioiieil i'or costs and damages sliall have been i^ivcii, the till- liaiiilii.v of licspondent shall not, if the iiKkMnenl appealed from be reversed, tlii'KfsiKinili'iit , ,' , 1.11 ' ' 1 1 . • in tin- cii.i' lust be bound to return to the Appellant more than the amount ol mxiiiiinc'il, ii nioney so paid inio the hands of 'die Clerk of Ap|)eals or of the thej.i,i.m,.nt (ji,.,.,,';, (j,,,i,-i, with Ic-al interest thereon from the dav of the De rcvi rti'il. ' " i ^ . i i i "i payment ol the same lo such t Icrk, — or more than the sum levied under the execution sued out u|)i)n such Judgment, — or more than the ves^titution of the real projierty whereof the Respondent tiliall have been put into possosion by virtue of such judgment, and the net value of the revenues and produce thereof, to be computed from the day when he sliall have been so put in ])ossessinn thereof until perfect restitution is made, — with the costs of such Ap|)ellant as well in the Court f)f (Queen's Honeli as in the Circuit Court, but without damages against the Kespondeiit in any ol the said eases, by reason of the judgment appealed from or of the execution thereof ; any I'.iw, usage or custom to the contrary nolwitlistanding. LXV. ■ I.XV. rl()-('Cllt 'olUl, SI b id, in i Court of Appeal, rom, an ouirhi to of liie III by the C Oerlilied Oil I he atlorney from lli(> lAvr n'lidcrin shall (ill a ccriifK Clerk of the •«uil Ccrlilica has brel ollice of said Cle cerliliiMj accoinp' be, Ih; Ulider be trai place, with I the A I,X\ fore III under or bv the Cle trnnsiii the |)a ponden make be hell reniiiie lawful oflice o said p( the olli when j&iin to il. i>0 N'icT. ^857. Ju(h'rr tile ill iiieiiinliraiiees to render such ippeals, or Clerk iiliori/ed to ad- lidiii the persons ■e^saiv iiKiiiirii's :i|i]ieiilin^' sli.'ili, reiiderini,' of the nice of the Clerl< ("neiiit Court at \ as rendered, th;it iirried into elli'it ; either ol the said (."oilit, the aiiioiinl iu(lL,uiieiit (wliieli le eiililled to have ('et'lare in wrilin;,^ •ase the party so piired, shall i,M\(' shall he a\varde(l peal he disiiiissed. h security as hist ;• heen 1,'iveii, the d i'roiii he reversed, an the amount of Ap|)eals or of the ini the (hiy of tlii' i)rc than the sum ich jiidiiment, — or )erty whereof the ssion l)y virtue of nues and produce e shall have been itution is made, — I- Court ol (Queen's unaaies against tlie )n of the judgment ny law, usage or LXV. I.W. And, in ordir to avoid delay and expen-^e in the A|i|)r,i|< to iu< pro-eciitiori of Appeids from iudgiiicnts rendered hy the Circ iiit |i'.i».c ikI in a t'onrl, Mieh Ai>|)calssli;dl he proseenieii and oroceediie's tlieiroii ;"""";">■ "-'y. t 1 • 1 1. • • ■ . II liv I'l ihiiiii uiiJ III, III II simmiary maimer, liy reliiioii ol the Appellant to the "s.Xwv. Court ol (Queen's Meiieli, setting forth siieeiiiitly the griaiiids of Apl'eiil, and iliMt the security reiinired l>y hiw has heen duly J[i\ii), ;ind pr;iyiiig for the reversiil of the judijuicnt appeiiled roiii, iind the rendering of siieli iudgmcnt as the Court helow Oui.'lit to have rendered ; a copy ol which I'elition, with Nolico 01 tlie lime uv il;iy on or ;ifler which it may he jiroceeded ii|>on by tile ( 'omi ol (iiicen's liellell, illld a I'opy of the Appeiil Hoiid Certilied by the ( lerk in w hose oliice it is liled, shall he served on the adverse p;irly persoii;dly or at domicile, or on his oXUmwy (1(1 I'll nil in tin- Cii<'iiil Comt, within tweuiy-live days from the nndrriiig of the jiidgmeiil appealed Irom. I.W'F. NN'itliiii the s:iuie dehiy of tweniyfivc days after the I'liitinn nml rciiderillif of llie jlidi^inelll appeillril iVi 111, the p;irly appealing •^"'"''■•,''''' ', shall lile the oriuiiial of the said I'etitioii and Notice ^^ i'li ('•'|f,",n'('^y'," acerlilicate (if service thereol' annexed, in the oliice of ihe Chrk "I 'he Ciiciiit (Joiirt in whose eiisiody the record in tlie -nil ill which the Appeal is instituted shall be, with a Cerliiicate of the Clerk of Appeals that security in appeal has lircii giscn, if the Appeal Mond is iinl deposited in the odice of liie said (.'lerk of llie Circuit Court ; and thereupon the cU'rlt to n'wc. said Clerk of the Circaiit Court shall deliver to the appidlani a nli-aif and ccnilicaie oi ihe llliiig of the said peiilion and of the (io.aimenls r['y/,i",'i''i',,'','|,,, accompany iiiL;' it, for the purpose of proving' when need shall Court ol'U. JJ. be, th:il he ha^ iiisliliiled such iippeal, mid shall forthwith certify Under his hand and the seal of the Circuit Court, and cause U) be transmilti (1 to the Court of (Queen's Hench at the proper place, to be tiled among the records tlicreof, the said petition, with the judi.niieiit, record, evidcnue and proceedings to which the Appeal >hall relate. I.W'II. Miieh parly, appellant or respondent shall, be- Pariios to fore the lirst day on which the case can be heard in appeal "iM'i''il '» fil" I , ,• -I I • .■ 1-1 • iiniii'iiraiicts la under the iiexi lollowmg section, liU! an iippearance in |)crsoii {x,\i. or by Aitorney, in the oliice oi' the Clerk of Appeals, and the Clerk shall enter each ease in which the record has been transmitted to him from the ('ircnit (aunt, mentioning wdiether the parties respeciividy have so appeared or not ; if the n's- p,,n,,i,„ p^^ pondeni does not appi iir as herein reipiired hi; shall be held to deiuult. make default, and if the appellant fail so to appear, he shall be held to have al.'andoned his appeal, and the record shall !)(> remitted to the circuit court ; i'rovided always, that it shall be Proviso: Ap- laAvful for the appelhmt to tile, with his ap|)earance, in the "fHimt niiiy ofliee of the Clerk of Appeals, the certiticate of the filing of his ;:X'!'ii tY.'i'''''' said |)etition in appeal and the documents aceompmiying it, in Cli-rr. oi tlie the oliice of the Clerk of the Circuit Court, in order to prove L'n.uii Cnuit, when need shall be, that he brought his ;ip|)eal, and to enable puJu'.'J^ liiin to adopt all necessary proceedings against the Clerk of the i 2 * Circuit I 20 y\t whit liino till' ;i|ip III III. IV 1l ' Iii'IIkI II. (I whal juilt! Mi'iil ^lluil III' ^i\l II, Appellant III i: ri '111'.' C'I'l.llll |IIii- riTilii.if- III III' iji'i'iiii'il loll ivr Iililli iliillnl Ills apjieul, Clip. 44. Jutlinttinr Ads, L. C. — Aincmlmmt. 20 Vict. C^irciiil Court in ciisc of his iirylcrlin;,' or n rusini,' Id IrMiisinit in till* Coiii'l ot (^iit'('ii\<4 liciu'li, a.s lie is Ixiiitul to do, llic [x'tiiion ill ;i|)|)<';il, wiili the jii(ly;iii('iil, csidi lice iiiid [>ro( ci diii^'s In viiK li ilk' .'\|i[j('iil ^l sillili',' ol'tlir Court of (ilircn's Mrili'll, on IIm' A|t|M',;i Side III llic pliirr wIh'it ijii' .\|i|ii'id is In lie liciird, jil'icr llii' f\i)ii'iili(iti III llic loitv diivs ncM iiltcr tlic rciidcriii''(i| the .liidi^niciil ii|)|i('ali'd IVoiii, or al iiiiy >iili-c(|iiciil .sjlliiit; ot the Miid Court, the ii|i|m'mI ."hiill, u iilioni imy I'lii'li. lortiiidily, he Miiiiiiiarily heard and Mieli .liuLiiieni reii.'' red tin icoii liy the r^aid Coinl, IIS oiii;lil to have liceii j^ivcii by the ( iiciiil Coinl ; and the rci'oid in tiie case, w ilh *iich .liiduiniii. (;iii(l the .\|)|)e;il J5olld il tiled U ilh llic Clerk til .\|i|)e;d-) -hall lie leiliillrd lo ihr Ciieiiit Court al the place wheie die .linL'iiiciil a|i|i(alcd iVoiii was inivcii, in order tliiit the .Iiidi;nic!il ol ihe Court of (^iicciiV Hciirii may he c\eculcd l>y the Circiiil Coiiil, and lurlhcr pici- ceediii^.s had ihcri'iii as to law may ii|ti>crlaiii. lAI.X. Piovidcd always, That any a|i|)cllant who diaii nculeel to eau'-e a copy oi siicli petition iilid notice in Appeal to he served and liled as alorcsaid, or who havin.-,' i-aiiMil l' < same lo he so ser\i'd and liled, shall ncLjIccl 'o |mi.-i'i'iii(! siicl; Appi-al clicclindly in the manner hercinhctore [ iiscnhcd, anil wilhin such delay as the Court ol' (iuecirs iSencli shall dceiu reasonaiile, shall he considered to liaxc ahandoiicd such Appci \ and upon the application ol'lhe rc'^pondcnl llir ( 'oiirt olC^uccn'- liciK'h shall ileclare all ri;,dit and claim founded on such appi a! to he forfeited, and shall ;,n'aiit costs to ihi; respondent and order the record (if transmitted) to he remitted to llie Coiut hclow. Court of Q, B, m.'iy ortlir ii J'lirhiiii, iiialiR HU I'S llf (IMC- lii'i' 11 ml il Tan/l, \c. liXX. The said Court of (Queen's IJcncli luav, i f it lial deem it ex|)cdicnt for the purjioses of justice, place. LXXI. Whenever under any |)rovision of this Act tlie Cir- cuit Court shall cease to be held at any place, the records, rei,'isters, muniments, and judicial and other procecdini,'s in tin said Court at siudi |)lace, shall be Iransiuilled lo and make par; of the records, ri'ifisters, mi.n^ru'''ils, and judicial and other prn- ceedhi'^^s in ihc Circuit Court :it mat place where tl p'rior ■e wheie tli Court shall beheld for the j )!,-irii j, . -.ding tin Circuit Court shall so ceasi |p no Ik iJ ; and nojiidgmcnl, order, rule or act of tlieCircuitCourtat such place, legally pronounced, given, had or done, shall be avoided by the Court ceasing to hi' held fP.-)7. keld at ^ ftlll I.M'C Cfinse or Irtii the . ipspectii Court lit ' uismif or recoK hild In ji miidil ill cease to ordered place. -I place lo the like any cast do: I'UO: i:< T..\.\l tOCri filiiii or other the saim action (' be no! Ii maud, Il filing ai preserili Oliaptei' Plaintil saving to the s the caul twenty Act oi' this sec| I.X' the de any |il(i costs til f>lea oil imina[ the issil theCof sncli \i BUeh fj E.rri'iA Dcfenj Ceedii| 4ctiuii| ■^ il:. '^- I \nt. !iO Vict. IP.-)?. JmUmfKir Art.t, L. C. — Amrwltmnt, Crip. II. 21 \\\'* tdlrnnsiiiit I I do ilir pi'iiiiiin k*"''' "' ""'■'' pi'""'' '"■ ''V ^"'''' tnuisMiifMioM, but slinll rcnmin in |)l(i( CI ilill;,'.H 1(1 )licc()'s iJcilcll, ( m ftill lorci' iiiiii \ii'iiit'; imr >liiill niiy iicijun, iiirnniMitioii, Miit, ,\"'i"n<, fir. II IMC ur proceed ill',' he llicicliy ;ili:ilc(|, (liicoiiliniicil orii'iiiiillcd, ""i lu tiUi*. II tlic .''iiiiH' hIiiiII lie fniri^riricd, in tlicir di'-n present condiliuti, Irspectivcly, to iind hIiiiII siil)si>jiid!,'ment and execution, or siii»se(|iiiiil tlieieio, as lliey rendering; (i| llielll sillill'' o| iIk KM'Mia lih d till icon hy the le (, iiciiil Conn ; I. (and the Appeal he iciuiUci III ap|icaled tVoiii (oiiil of (iuceiiV I, and liiiihcr pro- iii, cllaiit who ,>h(ili I notice ill .\ppi'ai liaviii'r I'aiiMii I' ' O pl(i.U( records are lo he iraii-mitled, and Hl]']rr y the same, ' '""' prescriheil l.y the Iwentydilth section of the said Act of I«l!), ,V|||,", ,',','Vi|,, oliapler ;5S, and lliere shall then he no issue raised heiwci-ii the "ui h iil.a Plaintili'aiid Dciendant, except on such preliminary pica orpleas; ",'"'" 'I'l'"""'- saving to till' Del'cndaiil nevertheless the hcnelil ol the proviso to tiie said tweiity-lilih section as lo notice ot the inseriplion of the caii-c for r//7.7/"Yr or hearing: .and the |)r' visions of the said Ccriain provi. tweulydillh section, and those of ihe iweiitydirsi section of ihe mmii> m iii V. Act of IS,"),'}, chapter l!)l, siiall apply to the cases luenlioncd in '" '•'*>'" this section in so lar only as they may he consistent iiercwilli. LWIH. Provided always, lliat when the Defendant shall 'ii i),.f,,n,inniiiic. the demand of the I'lainlill'under the iieM precedingseelioii, lile (•.■.din;; on tlia any |)lea or pleas lo the action or merits, he shall he allowed the I'f'in'i'r aiy ", ,1 T 1 till. I I .1 !■ • I'Il''' I'' ll'lVO CO.sls Ihercoii il he shall alterwards succeed on the preliminary 'i,,. ,.o,;a „f f»lea or pleas ; and that, if proof is ordered on any such pre- pi.a lo the Iminary plea, llie niqiiiHc shall he t.aken at liie same lime on "'*-'"^«- the issue rai-^ed hy the plea or pleas to the action or merits, unless the(J(airl s'lall order otherwise, and if the Defendant succeed on Stieli prcl Miinary plea or pleas, he shall he allowed his costs on eacUcmi fc : I'rovidcil also, that if such proliininiiry plea l)e an Fintlicrprovi- Exrrnltoii ih'liil(>iri\;\m\ the Defendant siteeeed tliereiiijon, such*"",' ".'""''» T\ r 1 1 1- II- ■• 1 1 11 iiicliiniiiary Deien(hmt, notwillislanding his hemg loreelosed under Ihe pre- [ii,.;, i,e an ex- ceeding M'ciion, shall he entitled, if Ik; has not pleaded to the (-■«/// lou di/a- icliuii ur merits, to file vvitliin the delay proscribed by law his '""'• a pleas 22 Cap. 44. Judicature Acts^ L. C— Amendment. 20 Vict. pleas to llic nc'lion or iiicvits, as if lie had not liccn so foreclosed ; but if lie do not so |)lea(l williiii the said delay, siieli lore- closure sliall have I'idl ellect ; And if siicli Delendant liad jjh'ad- ed to tlie action or mei its, he shall he eiitilled to amend his plea or pleas or to plead dr /mro w illiin the delay |)reseril)ed hy law ; and il' he do not amend the plea or pleas tiled l>y hi i, or file rrnvi'n: iftht> 'i''^^' pl<'as within the preserihed delay, he >liall he (Itemed to delay III.' lo abide hv his plea or pleas originally Ided : And provided also call iM a licit il'tlie (.ic'iilii)// (//liilairc f^o maintained relates to the delay garaiit. i-('i|nired to call any :,'■(//•(/;)/ into Court, any such i,'7//7////, alter beini,' so called in, may, il'he he enlilled so to do. tile duriny- the preserihed delays, any plea which he may have to plead in answer to the original demand, w helher the ori^iiial derendani have or have no! pleaded to such action. Statpin.iit of LXXIV. Within two days al'ier any issue shall he joined upon faot.-uib.-iilfil which evidence is to be adduced, each parly ^hall lile a slate- ai^oMssiir"^ meat {(iiii filial ion) of lads pertinent lo such is-ue and not aro- filing .such answer, but nul before, the ease may be inscribed lor Act Shai nioinl exce beciil into timel Ihe appll • int. 20 Vict. 1857. Jiulicnlurr Ads, L. C.—AmonJnimt. Cap. 44. 23 I'll so foreclosed ; ■lay, siu'li loic- luliiiit IiikI |)l<'ay Jmy. )iratioii of li said period, any party may lile an adiiiission of fai'ts at or hel'ore the ciKiKctc or Iriai, or admit them orally II' costs previously meiirrecl in or ahout the iiittinij at the same ; hut th proof of such facts shall he taxed ai^'ainst tlie parly adi them, whatever he the event of the ease LXXV'III. Il'any jiarty w lio inii,dit file and serve siieli statement of laets as aforesaid shall iie^ilecl so to do at the lime ahov(! iiniviji:; faots A- Id cnsts of nieiitioiied, or slia II state ihat he has no evidence to adduce at th e ( iKiiii'li- or trial, and shall afierwards iiddiice evitlence not iiicuaonoi ill ."tiili'iiii'iit. the costs ihcicat occasioned hv such evidence shall he taxci ai^amsi him, as siial ) t he costs oc( ar-ioiicd hy the at. LXXIN. \Vlieiiever under ihe live next precedin:^ S(n'tions Fapis, &r., on or the ei;;lit\-liflli section of the Act of one thousand ciiijhl "'i'"^'!' j'"^'* Jiundred and forty-nine, chapler tliirly-eiulit, any portion of the I^'Juv t,.,"x',Ml''to costs in any ease are lo h(> taxed aijainst a paity who would ciiiirr |.,uiy lo Hot otherwise he cliariAcahle tlierewith, the iud'niiciit s-hall '"' ."",""'"'"''' .II'. .11 . ■. • 1 I 1 111 lUcI'Miiont, iiieiition the laets or Ihe (iocument or wriliny; hy reason wiiereol ^>^,.' siieh costs are ta\ai>le against such |)aily, and they shall he taxed ai,Minst him aeeonlinyly ; and the amount thereof may l/c I'ccovered in the usual manner hy llu; opposite party or dediii'led hy him Irom the amount of any jiidirment or of any costs recovered aLjaiiist or cllar^cahle to him in lluM'ase. I, XXX. The six next preeedimr sections shall he construed FoiP!riin?pro. as heiii'ji'nacled in fi irl he ranee of the pro visions eonlained in the M>i"ii< t" Ij« ei^rl,iy-lifih section of the said Act of hS-ll), chapter ihirty-eii^dit, !",|',V,|',',7'H','„f Vdiicli shall alwa\s he t'liforced in the Superior and C 1 1- I .i V. i. 38. cuil Court, the rules of practice for which may contain any pro- vision which iiiav he tlcemed iiecessarv lor i/ivini; ellect to tlie |)ro\ isions ol the said ci^lily-lillli section, J. XXXI. 'Idle thirty-rifth and eii^dity-ei^htli sections of the said _\„ trjnt tiy Act of IN lit, chapter ;)S, are lierehy repealed, and no trial hy jury jurv in rasps shall he ailowe(l in any civil suit or action wherein the sum ,,f "'"'^''^ ■^■''^• money or value of ihi- lliim,' (hananded or in dispute shall iu)t exceed lilty pounds currency, unless the same shall have been inslitnted hclore ilie lime w hen this section shall come into ellecl, and one of llui parlies thereto shall, hetoie the said Exception m time, liave deehired his choice or option lo have a trial by jury ^" '"''" therein, in which case the said ciglity-eii,di!li section shall nm'nJed. *" apply. LXXXIl. 24 Cnp. 44. JiiiJicaturc Ads, L. C. — Awrndmrnt. 20 Vict. How wit- lu'sno- hliill be cxaniiiHil in loniosloil cast* III Sup- •■riiir Court, ami ill ccin- t(stc(l :i|)|iral>i- M(» (';tsrs 111 Circuit Court. fvXXXII. Fvcrv Avitnoss in nnv odnlcs^'d cnsc in llic Superior Court, iiml in every eontoted iipj)e;il;il)lc e;is(> in iLe (Jirenit Court, shall he exaMiiiied in the presence ol" a .liidye oC snch Court, wlio may put any (piestion to the witness which he '^liall deem j)ertinent to the issue, and who shall lake down in writ- ini,', oreanse to lie so taken down by tlie I'rothonotary or Clerk ot'lli<' Court or a writer employed iiy him,i)nt under the inmu^- diate direction of the ,lnd;^e, notes ol'thf" material parts of tlif" evidence t;iven hy such \\ ilness, and ol any olijections insisted upon hy any party and the ad|udicaiion ihereon ; and >\\r\\ notes shall he read over, and il necessary explained to the wit- ness, v\'lio may have such additions or coricclii an made thereto or tlK-rein, as shall he necessary lo make ilicm tndy state the ma- ferial |)arts of his evidence, and shall then si^n llicm il he can Avrile, they shall then he si^nicd hy the .ludL;e, and ^liall staiul lis the evidence iriven hv sut-li witness. am! Nrxt preordinj; B( (Ml. in nut (it n|)|ilv til ju:y trials. LXX.XIFI. The next preriuiinij: section shall unta|inly to tlio takinif of evid(>nee at trials hy .Imy in civil cases, to which the provi.-ioiis ol' the I'ourth section ol ilii' .luiy Act ol' 1^51, cha[)ter hi), in that hehall, shall continue to api)ly. Nntps to l)e taken (if oial «(liiii>>iciii^ : tlicii ifTcct. LXXXIV. 'I'he JikIltc presidinir at I he llnipii'h in any suclicnsp as last mentioned, or tit a Trial hy .lury in . ny civil case, shall take, or cause to he taken, hy the Protlionotary or Clerk ol the C'oiut, or a writer employed ly him, notes of smy oiiil admis- sions made hy any party, and such notes heiiii^ siiincd liy the .Indite shall make part ol the evidence in the case, and shall avail as if made in writing in dtie form hy siudi party. In rxjwrte ca~(» f V iilcnre may 1)1- 1.1 kci! by tli<^ I'rdilio roiiiry or Cltik. I.XXXV. In any case in the Superior Ctairt, or appealahle etise in ihc Ciicuil Court, w here the Defemhiiit >l,all make de- I'aidl or the I'lainlili shall hecomc entided to proceed i.ipiirii\ the evidence may he received hy the i^rothoiudary or Clerk of the Court tit the place w here tlii' actigatories on niuiieil 111 an- fai/s (■/ (irliclcs in any case in the Superior or CiuMiit ( omt, may fri'J//'r/«,s"i'iii^y ''} ^'x'' simimons he recpiircd to answer the same nvd rote in be ii(|nir.(li(i o|)en Couit, or at any o/i/urfe in the case, oral the trial thereof doborutttofv. |,Y ;| ,|nry, and such answers shall he taken (low n hy the .Fudge or the Clerk ; and ih(> .Judge presidmg in such Comt, or at such Further (jiips- ''>"/'"'f>' <"' tritil, may put to such party virit rorr tuiy imther tiiiii* may b(! (|iu'stions pertinent lo lh(> interrogatories, and which he may tilt ly ilie iliiiili nccpssarv to their heiiig fail Iv and fully answered or to the " facts intended lo he proved hy thrui heing admitied hy refusal to EITeri of lefii- answer them, and the answer or refusal to tinswer any(piestion tal i.iaiiower. so put by the Judge, shall liuvc the tame eliecl as if &uch (pies lion i 1. m rnt. 20 Vict. 1857. Jiidicalurc Act^, L. C.—Amnnlmcnt. Cnp. 44. 25 so ill lli(< Superior -(• in iLc Circuit !1 .liidijc <)(' Sllcil ss wliicli he ^.\\;\\\ kc (low n in writ- iimol.-irv or Clcrlc niiilrr tile ininuv Icriiil parts of iIk- lijcctions insisted erenii ; ailil Miell iiined to the wii- ms made lliei'elo nijy state llie ina- n llieni il ii(> can and sliall stand I not apply to the; ■cs, to w liieli the of 1^.51, chapter e in anysnclicnsf ,■ civil case, shall ■ or Clerk ol the any oial admis- ii siLined hy the •c, and shall avail ly. rt, or apjiealalihr t shall make de- jiroceed i.tfii/r/r^ •lary or Clerk of Miylii, and notes II term or ont of all other lhin<,fs I a .hulye ol the niern^irntorics on Ncuit ( om), may ame rivi/ rncf in I the trial thereof rt II by the .fudi^e Court, or at sndi rocr any Imther I which he may iswered or to the lied hy refusal to ver any (juestion us il such (|ues tion tinn wore one of the interrogatories served on sncli piU'ly, atid A\hicli he was summoned to answer; and any (piestion so put by the .liid^^e, which the p;irty under examination shall ndnse to answer, shall, mider the direction ol the .ludi,'e, he put into writinif hy the I'rolhonolary or Clerk", or a \\ riti-r emphryi'd by him, and shall then remain of record and hiive liieiit as aibre- said. I.XXX\'H. If in any action on a lull of exctianije or pnanissory note, (Tilit/i\ check', note or promise, or other act or private agree- ment in writing, the Defendant -hall make del'anit, or lor any other reason the I'laintilf shall hecome cnlillcd to proceed i.r. ji/ir'i\ then such liill or note, check, promise, act or ai^n ement, ami evei-y siirnature and wrilinir to or upon the same, siiall Ik- presumed to he i^enuiiie without prool tiiereof, and jnd.'^mcnt may he rend( red ac.'ordinirly ; and if in any such action any Deteiidant sliall {\t'uy his siynature, or any oilier si^rnaliii" or wiitiiii,'' lo or upon such hill, note, rrihih^ check, promise, act or ai;rceiMi nt, or the i,'eiminenes- ol -iich insirimieni u\- of anv part lliereol', or that die protect, notice and service thereof (if any lie allei,M'd hy the I'lainlill) were rci;iilarly iii;i(le, wlictliersiicli (lei];al 111' made hy |)leailinL,Mlie general i-siie or other plea, sucli in-;irumenl and siynaliiies shall iie\i'rtheless he presumed to he yeauine, and such |)rolcst, notice and service to have heeii re^u- fiily made, unless with siicli plea tliia'c he tiled an aliiduvil of su II Dcleiidaiit, or of some p(Mso:i aciitiLC as his Ai^'eni or Cleric and coi:iii/ant of the facts in such capacity, that such instrument or some material pail tlicri'of is not ireimine, or thai his siirnatui" or sriiiie dilicr to or upon such iii>lruuii nt is lorded, or that sucli j)r.ile>l, no- ici' and service \\<'r: not reiiiilarly made, and in Wiiat the alle_,n'd irrei^ularity consists ; hut nolhinij; in this sec- tion shall take away any lym/ny cii l'(iii.i\ or any remedy by i'C//irli' ii'ri'c alter jiidjL;iiieiit il any such signature be fori,'ci.[. f.W.W III. The rules of |)ractice and tarilFs of fees in force in tlie Siip''i-ii>r Court or Circuit Court wl^'ii this section shall take cili'ci, shall remain in force until it shall be; otherwise ordered by com|)i'ieni auihorilv, and shall apply to the Superior anil Circuit Court in all the Districts and place:;, except iu so far as ihey may have been maile applicable to parlieiiliir Distrii'ts or places only. lAXXIX. 'I'lie power vested iu the Judires of llio Superior Coiiii,oi any six or more ol them, by the one Imndrcdth section ol the said Act of 1,S I!), chapter oS, to uiak(% amend or re|)eal rules of pracl ice and tariils ol lees [ny die said Court and tor the (,'ir- cuit Court, shall remain vested in the .Indies of the Superior Court, and mav be exercised bv any ten or more of them, in like manner; subject always, as rej.r;irds the tariils of lees, to the limitations contained m this Act oi' oilier Acts sul)sc((uent to the said Act of \^i\). xc. CVr'ain /aft-- t I l»'))ii'>uiiiei' ill I .' /iiiiU: ciisi s on Holes, An! also in iM>''.-i u iif:i" ill I. .iiliiiil )ilr l'- lll.li i!ri, "s "lii'm, iipii'.*s -|ii'ri,i] i lii i.n It ileiiv- ii.i; I 111' sanii', I'r iiiade ami No' lo nlltTl I'i'i'i'Uise Ol J\:iu: I'ri^fnt riili'S oi'liiai'Ilrf to I'Ol.llllUC ip. loll''' lllllll altorcU. Pinvpr of thu Jllll'^tM to rriaKe iiili».s of pin lii:t'. to bt r\i U'|!*ih1 by any Im or iiioie ol thcni. ::|4 '1 r 26 rrntlionnlaii'S iitid Cli'rks iii.iy iu\ i"()!*ts, Miliji'ot to re- ■ isiDii liy ;i Juilg •. Ri^'hl ofip- '. isKin not 111 >::\y rxocu- tiun, See. Scclion 74 of !i> V. p. ;iS r pealoi', an'l oIllIT pioii- ■-.'(ins iiuKii' ss ■ I mdtU'ii re- • luijiiiu; lies- Of wlint Court Till' prorpi'd- iiins iinilifr l.'i s spclinii •-hall lie re- I'Ollis. AppoiiitiiiPiils mail" O'll 111 (,'ourl nuiv le Cap. 44. Ju(firutii7-c Acts, L. C. — Ammdnient. 20 Vict. XC. Tlio I'rotlioiinlary <>! llic Supcn-ior Court, and tin,- Clerk of tliu Cirt'uil Cdiirt at any plai'c, shall have lull power to tax costs ill eaiises iiiid proceediiitfs ia their respci-livi! Courts at siR'li plai:e ; ami •«ucli taxal'oii shall be made imder and in the same manner ami subject to t!ie same rides, and shall have the saiiK! ellect, as if made by a .liidij;e ol' the (."oiuM, except that it .shall be subject to revision by any .(iiilire of the Superior ("ourl in the same District iiiid at the same phice in any teiiii ol" the Court in which the jiid^-aicnl was reiulcrcd, ;ii any lime ^\"ithiM six months alter such taxation by the I'rothonotary nr Clerlv, and al'ier siillicient notice (ol which sniiiciency the ,lnily;c shall decide) to tin- opposite part} or his Attorney ; but inillicr the non-cxpirtilion ol' the tini'' allowed I'or mu'Ii revision, nor any corre(Mion made Ity the Judt." in t lie comx! ol' such rc\ision, shall operate to stay execiuii.n or be a i;romid ol' any opposi- tion, btit any sum deducted dv the .Indite shall be dciiiu-lcd iVom the amount to be pidd .r levied, and il' levied sliidl be reliu'iicd to the proper |)arty by the Sliei ili'or Hailili Icvyinif it, or il' paid shall be repaid by tbe party who shall ha\i' rccci\cd it to the |)arty who shall have paid it, and the said .1 liduc's < ad c r I'or deduct i 111,' such sum shall have the cllcci of a jiio^'- iiiciit lor the same and may i,e cnlorced by excciilion aci ord- XCI.The sevenly-fourth section of the said Act of IS ll),cha|)ter thirty-eight, i.-- hereby repealed : And any .ludge of the Superior Coiu'l, at any place where the said Com1 orlht^ Circuit Court unglil then bi' i,c!d, shall m Court or out of Court, in term or out of tirm, ca' in vacalioii, and any I'rolhonoUiry of the Superior Couil at the place w liiav liis ollice is therein held, shall out of Coint but in ti'ini or out of term, have and may exercise within and for the Disiricl in which such place as alor(,'sai(', shall lii', the same jxiucr and aiilhority as shall then be vcsi.'d in tiie Superior Court and the .ludgcs thenuil, in what rcsp'-cis the probaii' »'' \\'ili.>, the iHce- tion and a|)piiintment of 'liiiors ami Cuiatois as well mider the general law as under the Insolvent Debtors Act of is II), (chapter 42,) or ac.y other A' i, th<' takinir of the counsel and opinion of relations and Iricirls in cases where the same are i)y law reijuired to ne taken, the closing ol inventories, aticsla- tion of accounts, iiisiiiiKiliiin'i^ allixi'vg and taf in:,' oil' seals of sail' (Mistody, the emancipation of minors, the hnm.ilogation or refusal to homologate proc(( dings had at ;\\\\ aris
  • r to M'flivt! Courl.s ill, tiller jind in llic liall HI or in vacation, llic place where II in t'aiii or out r the District in anie power and r t'oiirt and the \\i!l.>, the Klcc- • as \scll luuler rs Act of I,S1<), he counsel and ' the same an- Uorii's, aiiesia- in:,' oil' seals of oni.)loi^r;,lion or ' '"" '1 • ' ,. . . . I vi-l :ic'i' III iif- relrraiiy accoiinl or mailers ol account m (iue>tion m any sncli cnuitiini? a* case, to a peison or jiersons con.eisatn with such inatiers and '•'v '•'/■'>'• skilled as accounlaihs, with pouer lo ai t and re|)orl ihereon in the same way as i.i jxtiH in case- wherein ij/n rlsi-nu be by law a|)poinlcd, a'ul the reports of sach acconiilaiils may be acted upon or hnmolo^ratetl in ihe same way as re[)orls of ci^/t/V.v in oilier cases. coAi.MissAinios i:\(iui:ria'i{s. XCIIl. In any case in ihe Siip'rior or Circuit Court in which Cn-imisr^tiinn thrre shall be an I'luiiiiilr lo betaken, il shall be lawful for ihe ''■"■/"'■'•"n- ('oiirl before wiiich such ease shall be j)eiidini,'', lo appoini a com- ,„,'||,,,.,'| i'l','" piJeiii pia'son as Cniiiiiiissnii'i' Kii////i htir lo lake such /w/y/'^V'', icu.viu lmspj. \\-|ienever from ihe nalure of ihe suit, the number of wilnesses to be examined Ol ihe disia nee at which 1 hey reside, or ihe dillicnlty or iimllipliciu of ihe lads lo be proved, or an\' oilier siillicient cause, il shall he shewn lolhe Coui'l i)y any of ihe part ies con- cerned, thai by ihe apj)oinlm"nl of such ('onniiir.sdirc Eiiijiii'lini' ill' piir|in>es of justice will be heller altaiiied in such suit or proceediii:'' ; 2. 'I'lie inlevloculory jndiifinenl appointiuii: any C'onnii/'ysairr j,^,\.,jj,^^f „.,, J'^i/i//ir/r/ir shall im iilion ihe pla>'i' or places where llii> ,'ui/(//ir/c i"'i lin;? 'hem is lo be laken, and ihr period w ilhin which il musl be conipleicd ; '"?*''' "!"" ""^^ bill such period may be esliaideil iiv ihe Coiirl for atiy cause (.t'fdini's. wiiich il shall deem sullicicnl ; 3. I'lvcry ( 'tiiiiDiissiiiri' /■Jiii/iii'/)'//r shall be sworn before a ^)i,i, „f ,|(y,j^,. Judge of ihe Superior ( 'oiirl or i Commissioner (or n'ceiving adi'lavils to he used in ihe Comis in I,ower Canada, lo ihe ihie and fiilhliil performance of his dalies ; !. He shall give al least ei^hl days' notice to the parties of Xo'ice to ihe lime and place al which he will commence the EmiKrlr ; paiiies. 5. 'I'lie w iliiesses shall be summoned by siibpiena from the Suiumnnitif; Court before w hich ihe cause is pending, U) appear before him "iintsses. to give their I'vidmiee ; G. He shall swear ihe wilnesses; iSw'iring thciii. 7. 28 !'o\vpr li> nd- ;' 'iiin liiiii'.a- '11)11. pnvf IK as td • ■nijurh: Mo 1 'of'takin; l!ie eviiiLMice. Cap. M. Jinli'rat/ire Arts, L. C. — Amrnihnent. 20 Vict. 7. He may adjumn flio Ju.'/tirtc iVom (l;iy lo day or In such riirtlicr (lay as lie sli:ill appriiit, milil all tlic witiicsscs of llic parties slnill have Im'cm licaid ; hut he sliiill not so adjuiirii tlic J-J/if/firtc licyond lli:' period th.cd lor its emiipletion, l)y the in- lerlociitory jiKkniieiit, unless such period shall have heeu ex- tended hy the Court ; 8. livery C(iiiii,iiss(iirr E/it//n'friir shall, with rcijard to the >uit or proei'ediiiL; in whieli Iv is to take the /Jnif/tr/c, have nil the powers ol ;i .liid^e presiding at an JJii/zuifc in the Sujjerior ( 'oint ; !). livery witne-s in any ease referred to a C()»inii>i'-"i-r /■'>'- 7'/' /'«;• shalllie exiuuined in the |)resenee of the hitter, who inav put luiy (|uesliou to the \\ itness w liieii he shall deem per- linenl to the i>sue, ■,\\\i\ he sinill lid\e dow n in wrilinu' or e;iu--e '() l)e NO taken dow ii liy a wri'ei' appointed lt\ hiui and under his iuiuiediate direction, notes ol die unite rial parts ol' ii:e e\ ileiice i.'i\en liv siicli Witness, niid ci any ohji'clions iiisi- :('d nnon hv any party, and h;s adjudicali u tliei-eon ; and siicii noic;. i-.hail 1)1' read over, and il iieccssaiy explained to the v. il::es-, wiio ui.iv have such ailditions or c 'rri'i'tioiis mad', thereto or tlierein a-; shall i)e ni'cessarv to uiak:' dieiii truly slate the material parts ol his evidence, and shall then sii,Mi them if he can u rile ; they sliall then he >iifned hy the ( 'ninitiissdirr l''.iiij!iili :n\ and shall stand as the evideui'c given hv' such witness ; 185' the anu coll or .!'" furl cut As til (Ini-n- ini'iiiiir) t'l'i- lience. Partips iiKiy lie I'xamiiii'd on tllil^ 'I crticUs. V\\x\\\pr qitcs- iioiis may tie put !)>' Vim- iiiisiiiin- En- K(r,-.;t ufre- i'ii>al to an- swer. 10. Every Cnnihiissairr K////ii'/ri/r shall also receive i,ll per- tinent docuuii'ntaiy cvihall make part of the evidence in the case, and >liall avail as if m ide in writing ill due form ; 11. Any party smninnned to aa-^wcr interro'_ratories upon flits li /ir/icirs, may hy the siimmoii- lo he issued hy the Court in which the cas(> is pcndiie , he r",]iiin'd to an--\\cr rirn nice at the J'jiu/iti'tr he fore the ('■.,,inin'/rtf //r which the party under ex- aiiunulioii shall refuse to answer, .shall he put into writing hy liic v*r*) v//. 20 Vict. ) (Iny or 1o siicli \vit!i('sscs of ilic t s(,) iidjoiirn tli(> tion, Uy ihc in- liavo Ir'cii ex- I rcirard lo the iv/iirlr. In VI- ill! in tlic Siincrior 'Ik' l!l!l!'|, who r^liilll (li'Ciil j)cr- iriliiii^- or ciiix' I .'111(1 iiiiiVt liis '_r;ii()i-ics upon il liy liic CoKri; ■-w 'i- viva vow '•'•, who shiill iii> iiiiswcrs ill ,"•, or rcciird liis CiK/iK'tciir iiiiiv iotis |)(rtinci)t, ■|•^-s;ll•_v to ihcir iiilf'iidi'd lo he. inswiT Ihciii ; ■■^n put hy the '<"<'t fis if 'such on siu^l) p.'u-ty, ny (jiK'siion so riy under o\- to writiivo- hy lli'e 1857. Judicature Acts, L. C. — Amendment. Cup. 41. tiic Commissnirc E>/i/iir'fri/}\ and sliidl then roinain of record and liiiM' cllcct as alorcsaid ; 21) 1 .*. TIk" Coniniissdirv Kiniiii'tvnr iil'tcr f'(>iii|)l(')inii; the Eiiqiirlr upturn lo l)o (•oiii.iiiillcd U) liiiu, shall uiakc hi> it'tiirii llicrcor lo die Coiirl oil i;;."''' ii> 'lia or lu'l'on' die day tixed lor thai purpose |jy llie iiilerloculory jii(li,'ii;en1 by virtue of wliieh lie sli il have been appoiiited,or siieli liirtiier day as shall have been li\ed by any sid)se(iuent interlo- cutory iiidirinent ; 1:5. The .ln(l!,fes ol' the Snperi( v ("oiirl,or any ten or iiioie of iJui.-^ i.i )ii,ir. llieiii, as |)rovi(lcd by this Ael, liny make an\ Kides of praeiice "'''' "'"' ''""^ which they may deem necessary c(.nceniin\' the lakiiiir ol' /v/- IJ;.,'il.!' "'^ '"' (fiivlrs iiy ( 'niniiiissiiiri s lUniiiili III ■■, \\ liclhcrMicli l\i/i/iii'tis are in the Superior Couit or in the Ciniiit Court, and also any 'rarill of ices for the ('iiiiiniissnirrs /■J/i /.n'/vm-.s, {'.i{i[\-r\^ Advocates, Attorneys and otiier persons em|)loved in the lak ny iheifof, and not bcinti; salaried oliieersor whose f.'cs are to lie lixcd by a tarilf to be made by tlie (loveriior in ('oiineil ; and any such Hide of l'i;ietice or 'rari.'i may be aTered or rejM'alcd by the said Judi^i s ; II. All the forcyiiini,' provisions relative to tlie takin-j; of an Fuii'L'.'insipro- Emiih'tr bv a ('iiiiiiiiiss'iirr IJ/ti/hi/i nr, shall aniiK to J^iniin'ti'.t w-i"ii''» to be taken in c.ases either in the Superior Court oriii theCJircnit |, ,„./;,,, j„ (,'oiirt, and as well in appealabi • as in non-appealal)le cases (jiiini i:oiirts. ill the Court last mentioned; 1."). The power to ap|)oint Coi,:inis,sin'rv:< /Jw/»p7r«/'.v slir.ll not N..i lo aifcct in am way impair the power of liie said Courts to issue Com- |'i>w.t n' i> the same OiTicer.s connect(!d with the Samo nnicrrs admiiiistralion of.Iu>tice in each of the New Districts and in tiie in 'be New Counly Circuits as in those subsisting immediately before the ^I^^Xt"^ time when this section shall take cliect, and proj)er persons may in like manner be appointed tc (ill such ollices ; and whei(; there shall be more dian one place where the Circuit Court shall be held in any County, a Clerk may be appointed at each ; and Certain (?naot- all the ])ro\ isions ol' law toiichiiiif such ollices resj)ecliv(dy, as nicnwioiipiJiv well with regard to ilie security lo be given by the persons hold- *■" '*"*'"• ing the same, or the appoiiitmcii' of de|)uties, as with regarti lo other matters, shall extend to the like Ollicers in the New Dis- tricts and in the County Circuits, subject always to the provisions of this Act. XC V. Provided always, tint the security to be given by any Am.miK of st- snch oliiccrs as aforesaid, ai)()oinlctl in any of the Mew District <, curiiy limittd. .shall 1 < lOViilmr III C'umiri 30 ^'"l»- •"• Jiiiliritiirr Ads, L. C.—Aiiiiiulmciit. 20 Vict. shiill not 1)1' li'mliiT !li;m lli:it uivcii iiiidrr the Act of 1S|!), hy pi'i'sDii- lidldiny; like olliccs in ilic l)istricM> dI' Kiiniouraslvii and Ottawa. I'd' i'liihl X('\ !. Tlif ices and fninliiiin'nls of (>irnc d' llir several .•(iii.iiiiii.il I'lr I, lli( (•)■>; ol'llie Stuperiur ( 'oiirl, iirol' tlie Circuit ('(inrt at tln' ( 'liof- 'l')'i'.i'iii't?^ ''"'"•' iii'dudiu!,^ the Criers, Assistant Criers and 'ri|)slali's, Slierills, Coroners, Cli'rks of ihe Crown and ol I'eace, in tin; New Districts, shall lie collecled Uy siicli ollieers respectively, and accounlcd lor and paid over to the Keceiver (Jeneral, alter dediiedni; any contiiiiri'ncics authorized liy the CioNcrnor ill Conned, in like manner ami snliject to the like provisions as the i'ees and emohnnents of similar ollieers in oiher l)i-tricts ; eseepi idwavs that the lees ol the Criers, Assistant Criers and 'I'ipsiall'-^ shall be reeeived, collected, acconnted lor and paid over to the Keceiver (ienerid, i'\ the I'rot honolaries or Clerks of tile said Conrls n |iecliscly ; h'lt the said fees and emolnments collected in each sneh iJistricI shall foi'm a fninl apart, to he Tol.Mli-iii- c;dl"d The Dislriclol' , ()//ici is '>> .///s/in' l-'c Finid, liiitci i.v I ..; ,,|,|| ^iiiili i„. ( I i.sii-i hilled amony ihe said Ollieers ol Justice in the District in the form of yearly salaries, or otherwise, in such pi'oiioitMiis as the (lovernor in Coimcil shall trom time to tiiiiu direct. Ill wli.it (M-rs \'C\ H. The (iovernor mayhy Proclamation direct that Courts TiMir!. ..I ,,|' (^1, inter Sessions he held ill the New Districts, at tin; simi'l I'liiiv !m' piace> \,h(a'i' the Superior Court is held therein, and shall he lit'ld ill til.' so h(dd accv)r■■, ■ . • 1 .1 ' . i\- \ ■ 1 ill liKeiiiJiaier i'"}' ->''W District, or 111 ally ol the prcscnl Districts cNcept those by iiioci.niii- of (Quebec and Montreal, wheiii'ver it shall appear to the (Jo\ei- tion, aivliiiMiii ,„,i- that the C riiiiinal 'rcriiis of 1 he Court ol (Juecir^ Heiicli in re-eslaljlislit.'u. ,■■.■• ,i- r i i i i' i such Dis'rict, siillice lor the despatch ol the erimm il business therein ; and the holiliiii,' of the said (,'ourts of (Quarter Sessions may at any time be ai^'ain re-established by a like I'roelamation, if, in the opinion of the (iovernor the despntch of the criininal business of the district renders il necessary. What provi- XC VIII. Tile provisons of law rci^nilatiiiL; the makin;j;of .inry i.ioiilrieN) shall a|)p,ly to and iniiiui Col.' s rcijnlale the iiiakin<^ of Jury lists and the smnmoninLr of Jurors DisincW. •" ''"■ N''^\' Districts constituted by tliis Act ; except that tlicri! shall be only one list of i,nand jurors which shall include those persons qiuilUied to serve as such eil'ier at the Comi of Queen's 1857. I 't- 20 Vict. ^<-t of IS I!), hy inioura.sku und 'i' tile scvciiil Ml :il the Clirf. 111(1 Tipstiills, l'<'iici', in i|i(> ■< rrs|)t'ciiv('ly, within the limits of Ihe city or town, (a' of the piirish or township, in v. hich siu-h Coiirl is hehl. col HT iiorsKS AM) »;.\OLs IV .vi:\v nrsi'iMCTs. I'd that Courts -iriels, at the and shall he • ill and with )ccli\e|y held re-peel |,, )i|,,' lifid ; hut no s Mench, shall •rior Coiiit is ''s of (^uarler oclaiualion in ^ except those to the (Jon,.)'. 'iTs lii'iich in linal hiisiness irler Sessions S'roidaiiialion, llic (M-imiiial dJii^'of Jury Kaiuoiiraska 'ply to those ppiy to and 'I'-T of jurors 'pt !h;ii tli(a-(! hail include he Court of Queen's And inasiniieli as il is ex|)edieiit to eslahlish a Fund, out o! ii,.,it;i'. which, without the hurdiai and cost of heavy local taxation, Court I louses and (i.iols may lie hi ill in the New Districts, and Court Houses in the several Counties in which the District Court Houses are not situate ; lher"iore — C. Tlie anioimt of the Lower Canada Miiniei|)alities Fund, [,,,.,vfi ranad.i e apporlioiied aiiiony; or paid lo tlic .Municipalities ol |,iir|in„.H ol' J,ower (Canada in the manner provided by the suid Act, but i''is Act shall he approni'ialcil Itu- the pmy.oses of this Act. CI. The CoveiiK.r in Council may authorize the l^t'ceivcr jt;;-,,oo(i may (icnia'al to raise from time to time such sum or sums of iiionev, I"' ^ai^t•ll !iy iiol exccedini,' in liie whole s<'venlv-live tiioiisand pounds, ;',s V'''"'"''y''° ."" 1 I 1- . 1 V .1 • t . 1 .1 ■ ,, 111" crfilit 01 may be reiiMired lor ll;e purposes ol tins Act, hy the issue <»t iim saiil Fiiml. Provincial Deheiilmes, to re-i)ay and maki- i(,)()d the principal and inleresl wii.'icnl all the moneys arisini,' from the said J.owia- Canada .Municipalities Fund, after the paymeni of llio charges aforesaid, sirail be and arc hereby appvoprialed. Cll. 'I'he Dehcntnics lo bo issued under this Act shall be in Form nf such i'orm, lor such scp.arate siiics eilli(a' in slerlinir or lairrencv, tJelJi-ii'ures. a I such rale of inli'rcst not exceeciir^- six per centimi per anmau, and the principal and intei-est theicof shall be mnde pavable at .such piaiods ;ind places, as the (iovta'iior in Council shall deem most expeilient, and shall lioin time to lime direct; and any moneys 82 Ciii). II. JmUcatitrc Ads. L, C. — Ainfinlim iit. >0 V I(T. Iiivrsiii ei' (ii luiMicy^ Inriiiini,' part (if lln' s:ii(l Fiiiid and a|)|tlical)lc to llio iiny i..iiihi;i 111 ('(j-piiv iiM'iil dl' llif .*ai(l priiH'ipal and inlcrt'st, and not inniit' iminMlm'.'' <''"'''l> ir(|lliicd lorllir pill|)(>M'> ol' liii- Act, ^liall lie in\cslC(l rei|iuifj. ill l*rti\iiifial xciiiitirs l)\ ilic IScrcivcr (ii'iicrai, iiiidcr lliu (lircclidii (ililii- (ioM'iiKir in Ciiuiicil. Apiim;iii. I ,1 ('Hi. Out di' ilir >:\u\ Xmwvy (.'aiiiida Miinicipalilii's Fund, Im k'iimIii ,' ji >i|||ii iini I'.Ncci'diiii,' live I lioiisaiiil pounds, lo he lixcd l)V the .",'', "'■ (;(i\:'iiiiii- in ('((niicil, lakiiu,' in!o considcraiidn tlit- t'.\t( nl, '" '" I ■ II I I ■ • III I ■ eiirii .\i'v\ |)(ipulali(in and i)n>M]r^>(i| ilir l)i--inci, and other local circnni- IJi'ioci. stances tlicnnj', may In- expended in each ofllie New Districts in iaiddii: .; a ('onri I lonse and daol in and lor the same ; and sucli snm may Irom liine to time lie advanced aod paid lo the Com- missiiijicrs ol I'ulilie Works by tiie lleeeuur (Jcncral on llii; Warrant ol the (ioNcrnor, P]„vi.,i: ilii- l.'IW I'roviih'd always, that if the (,'oimty Miiniiipid ilics "''■ii ■'i'"'" in any New |)i>irict shall ilii.ik pro|)er id raise a Inrllier snm IhIJm!.',!,-,': ''!!,,i '" l»'":iilded to that allow i I lo the Dislrid under the ne\l jire- to !).■ ,i.!i|. i lo cedini; seciidii, and lo lie espeiided with it lor the purpose of •ih,u uhovi li- liiiildih:,' a heller Coiirl llouse and (iaol, lliev shall have lull 'fl'ti.d. .1 I . 1 / • 1)1. ' 1 jiow er Ml lo (hi, and the I oiin y Deli i^ales may ai;re,' npon siicli slim and the proporlioii ihereul lo lie raised li\ each (.'oimtv, and t!i<' (.'oiineil ol each C'oniily shall h;;ve lull ii.iucr lo rais(! the sum ap|iorlioneil lo it ; and il' any Coimly or Local Miiiiiei- ])aiity shall think jiroper to raise a liutlier sum ii'dependeiitly ol' the oilier Coiiniii's in the District, or ol the other Local Municipalities in the County, it shall have I'liH power so to do ; and any such addiliotial sum >hall he applied and expended bv the Commissioners ol' Public Works with that allowed U) thu District under the next preceding seciion. Cniiiiiy Muni- C\'. The Municipality of tlic County in whieli tiu^ (iaol ciPjilivtoiur- ;„„i t'ourl House loranv Aew District shall be built, shall nisli Bile. 1 • 1 • I' i' I 111^. lurnish a proper site lor the same, i.i l>e approved by the C oin- missioners of I'ublic; Works, and tree o! ail incumbrances; mul if the Council shall fiil to furnish such site when '-ailed upon so to do by the said Commissioners, they may aiccpi any proj)r'r site whicrli shall be j^iven lo the Crown for the same at or near Procprilinu's if the Chef lieu ; or the Governor may, by I'roclamation, ap- itiai.sso ;u(lo point some other place at whieli a ])roper site shall be st) given lo be the Chef lieu, which sueli place .-^hall then be, us if named us such in iho Schedule A to this Act. Allowanr.- to CVI. Out of the said Lower Canada Municipalities Fund, Counni-s IN there shall be allowed to caeii Countv .Muiiici|);ditv (inelud- r'r'nall ntf '"- "''^^ "' ''"" ^'"""'V of ('ouiplonj ill which llV'tv sliall li.',i(iraC.iiiiity '«■ no i )isliicl Court, the sum of three hundred pounds, lowards Court lloiibc. biiildinifor procuring ;i County Court Hon-'' at a place to be approved by the Governur as ilial at which tht? (Jireiiit Court ought to be held in such ('ounly, and on a site to bt; furnished by the Local Muuicij)ality in which il is situate, free :.'0 Vi( T. 1857. Judiraltirr Avis, L. C. — Amend mciit. 11 JJ-3 •.•ililc lo lliu not iiiiiiir- lir iinrsicil , iiiidtT the nil's Fiiixl, ixiil l>y llic llii' exit lit, M'al circiiiii- Dislricls in I' ; iiiiil siicli l(» llic Ciuii- al on llio niiri|)itlilics lui'llirr sniii II' nr\l |iii'- • |iin'()nsr of all \\;\\v. lull '.■ upon sncli (cli Ciiniily, \i T to raix! Rill Miinifi- ilr|ii'ii(li'ntly ollicr Loriil \ IT so to do ; i'\|)('iii|('d by owi.'d to lliu ill the (;;iol built, shall by thr t'om- ranrcs ; and '-ailed iijiun )i any pro.n'r ic at or mar i.ialion, ap- 1)1' so given '11 be, as if litii's p-uiKJ, lity (ini'liid- th"re shall ids, lowurds a place to the (Circuit i site to b(! situate, Tree of I approved by the (.'oiimiis^ioner of he ri'i|Miie(| lor sn< h w i i of all ini'iiiiiliranees am I'lililie Works ; and iiniil ihe said sum >^hall purpose, the interest iheieoi shall be paid yearly to tlie Coimiv i'lir Miiiiieipal purposes, or, at the opiimi nl siieh C'oiintv, added lo such sum ill order lo be applied in biiildmi,' or proeiiriiiy; a better Court Mouse ; and if there be more than one Court lloiis*.' Iitlip Circuit (o be biiill in the County, the second and all but thn lirst shall '""f" i- h.iil !)•' built ai the expense of the CniiiHy, on a site to be furnished ',',i„'."|'!|,'„.|.'|'',|' as aforesaid by the l^ocal Miiuii'ipalily in which it shall be ilu' Cunmy. i)Uilt. evil. Out of the said Lower Canada Municipalities l'"iiud, Allnwan.-c to lliere shall be allowed to each Coiinly Miiiiicipalitv in which '"I'lU'i" m there is no District Court, and in w hieh no place can, under ,".*''''' '!'.'" . 1 1 I ^ It ('III! ( "urt this Act, I ppointcd or eonliniied as ilait at which the Circuit ,, n. t i,i in; Court shall be held, the sum of one hundred and iilly pounds, I"'''. tor municipal purposes. (?V'HI. II in any County in a New Dislriet, diere be a Court prnvision House W hie h will not be reillliieil lor the use of such Col lilt \' or "'" '' ''"■'''' '■ Dislriet, the (Jovenior may, by order in Council, cause ihe same 'ii.'^i,.^ \rin'ch lo be sold and add ihe proceeds ol the >.ali' to the share of the \mM iw 1p.' .Miinicipalilies' riind eomini,' to the l)i>tricl, or lo the share of nijii'inl muler the Coimly if the {In f-liiit ol ihc Disiriei is iiol in such Coimly, ' "" ' '^'" as an addition to the fund lor biiildiii:^' the Court House ami (iaol in such District, or the Conn IIoiim' in such Couniy. CIX. The District Court Houses and (Jaols above men- Cnurt Ilmiscs tioiied shall be built by the Commissioners o| i'liblic Works, •""'^■"'''' '° I .1 . I 1 ."i / ' / ■ I 111.1'"' '"III' iiy iiiiilcr the control ol liie doveriior in (.oimcii; and all the c,,,,,,,,,,^!;,^. powers vested in the said Commissioners with rei^ard lo the 1 rs ni ruliiic I ikiiiL' of lands reiiiiired lor i'liblic Works, an I all other nowers \\ok-. whose , . , ' . . , . ' ii.iwiTs >IkiII veslediii them, or ill parlies who are eiupowereil to eontraet ii,,,,|y lo tlicm. with them for the conveyance of such lands, and all the |)ro- vi^ions of the Acts relaii.i^' to the said Commissioners and to Public Works conslriicted under their siiperintcndeiice, shall, in so far as they may not be inronsistent with this Act, a|)ply and extend to the saiil District Court Houses ami (Jaols, and the sites therefor, and the construction thereof, and to the said Coniiuissioners in rc^^ard lo them ; but no plan shall be adopted Plans iini«t be ])y the .said ('ommissioners lor the construction of siu!h Court |'-|i''^^'|^,|„f |„ Houses and Gaols, or any of them, iiiilil it shall have been ap Couiuil. proved by the (Jovernor in Coimeil ; but nothing herein shall proviso. prevent the exercise by any .Municipality of the power of taking red properly for nmnii'ipal |)iirpi)ses, which the building of a Court Housi! or (iaol shall always be lu'lil to be. ex. .\ll Courts to be licid at the place where any Ciuirt Court Houses House is built iiiiiler this Act, shall be held in such Court ''"i" "'"'^'i' House, unless tiie {Jovernor shall, in case of the destriietion of ,iI,?piiK..s"ior or great damagi' 10 the building, direct tliciii to be held in some lioidin^' all other building: and the (iuul built under this Act in any ^'""'i'* i '*"J 3 District 84 (I'nnN HI) lilillt III III' ('iiniiiiiiii Gaolf, &c. Ciip. II. Jiidirntnrc Acts, L. C. — Amendment. 20 Vict. District sli;ill lie tl,r Coiiiiinni (Jiiol llicrcof, iind iilso flic Ifoiiscof ( (HTt'cliini lor Mich l^isliicl iiiiiil NdiiH' (illirr lldiiM' dl' ('(irifc- tiuii sliiill Im' (■«-liil)lifly lo llioM* liiiill iiiidcr this Ail so lar as tiicy ^liall not lie iiicolisistnit hcicw illi. Tiilc 111 l'"iirt lloiiHi' mill (•a.il til III' in till' Mk'ii . ("M. 'riic lilh- lo liic District Court House and Gaol ill and lor each of llie Nc \v Districts respcctivelv, >liall lie .vested ill the SlieriH of siicli Di>1rict lor llie lime lieiiii,', iiiid liis siieeessors in ollice lor evfr, iind lie and I'acli of iiis successors in oliice shall lie a Ctapoialion soh- for the pur- pose ot holdiiii,' llie same for the |)iir|ioses of this Act, liiil willioii* Mower lo alienate, cliarire or iiiciimlier the same; and the title to any County Court I ioiise, and of the siie ihercof, shall he vested in llie Miiilicipalily of llu' Couiily, lor such estate or riylil as it shall have aciiiiircd iheicin. Slipriirici ill- CXII. It shall he the duty of the Sherill' of«'acIi \ew' District suii'. to keep the Court iioiise and (iaol llierein insured ai.'ainst loss hy lire, for an aiiioiiiil anliiill be lime licint,', ;ni(l t'iic'li of for tlu! pm- lis Act, liut siiiiic; nnd licii'nl, sliall iii'li cslati" or New District 1 iiyainst loss iiip.my 1o be . and ill case 11(1 till* amount t tilt' building Court Houses ir till' present se>sioii fur the niore spej-dy trial and punisliinent of •'inimif of- JiivcnilrOllrtiilcrs ; It-ii.liT'. Act. (>. All lines levied in the Distiict f,,r contempt of Court, or Anion tnrori (or non atli'iulaiii e (it .linors or Witnesses, or disobedience i«» '""' ^^ ""»-'"«»• any (uder of the Court ; 7. A yearly eontributioii from each Local Mimieijialily in the Viiuly eontri. District, uhieh coiilriiiution shall be: twelve pounds veailv '"""" '''''""'' Iroiii tiie l.oeal Munuipaiitv in which siieli ( (nut Mouse and (l.ioi shall be, — > x poiiinU yearly I'miii each oilier Local .Muni- cipality in the Cm nily in which such (laol ami ('unit iloii^c sjiall be, -and lliiec pounds yearly from each other Local Muiiici- |)ility in the DisiricI ; which conlribnlions shall be paid to ihe Shcriif by such Mniiicipalilics, ies|)i'ctively, in the iiioiilh ^Vlu'ti pnyablj ami li'iw en- > Sherilf, wlioshall rendi'r an aeiMMint thereof to the ins- i-fiv.vlaiiil (li«. .' /< I • I .• I • 1 I i' .1 1 liiir^i'u liy the peetoriieiieral, at such t nee, and m siieli m inner and loriii asllial .siienir. olli'cr shall app.iint, and aicli aeeoimi shall be auditi'd by the Hoard of An lit ; ami the Sherili shall be deemed an Olli.'cr em- tr,i,i,.r what ployed in the collection of the itevenue within the meaning of >u|iervision, the Keveniie MiUiagelnent Act of l.'StJ, chapter 1, and the Act '■'*'•■• ilinMiding il, and of the Audit Act of M.'),'), chapter 78; and any surplus in meys forming part of such Fund may be invested by the Sherilf in (JHVerntuent securities, with the approval of the Inspector fieneral and subject to such conditions as he shall think proper. CXV. If at any time it shall becoim^ necessary to re-build or Prnvision lor enlarL'eanv District Court House or (Jaol, the sain(> shall be re- relnuldins or built or eiilargeil by the Commissiouers ol i'ublie Works, Init |)„,,,et Court at the expense of the Municipalities in the District, and if the ilouseoiGttol. Fund established by the next |)receding sections added to the sum (if any) recovered by the Si erill" lor the insurance thereon, shall not be siillicient to defray the expense of re-building or enlarging, then the sum rcipiired to make good the delieieney shall be fur.iished by the said Municipalities, in the proportions mentioned in the seventh paragraph of the next preceding section, and shall be paid over to the Sherilf, at such time as shall be 3 • prescribed 36 Cap. li. Jiidicalitre Ads, L. C — Ainc/uliiir/il. ^0 \'irr. |ir('scribcil by the (iovcriior in Council, aricrsiicli ic-liuildiiii,' or t iilai'ijin!,^ shall have liccii coniinciircil, and il' not so jiaid may In' iTroM'Ti'd by ill'" Slu-nll in liu' saiiii' niaiinci' antl witli llic same |)i)\\(as asili'vai'c provided and ^dvcti for llic I'c- (•:i\('iy oT till' conlribiilions naaiiioncd in liic said scvcnili para- P!ipri(r'o(ii~- oi'ijpli ; — mid the iiioni'vs in tlii' hands cfihc SlnTill' applicaMc bii soihiMco. ,,, ^i|,.]| |.,,.i„|;|, ij, ,,,,,. ,;,,|.|,.^ri,)n; sli:ill bf disbiirsi'd iiy ilic She- rill under tlie direeiion oi llie Coiiiuiissioiiei's ol' I'liblic Works. ney. C,Mi'n!Hiii;'i:<< CWi. Hal any lime the said I'"nnd be lound in any District to III l-iiiiil iii.iy I),. ],,(, ];||-n;,. i'di- i|;,. piirpox's to which il is made ^ipiilicable, the hr III mil i I" lii'ii . . i i! |, .„.,,' 'oo ci.niriiiiitiiins p;iyabie tiicreio by Lmal Municipaliiics in such l)i-ii icN may be diminished i:\ order of I la' (lovcrnor in Council lo ^lu h exliail as he may deem ad\isable ; and if at any lime die said l-"iind be lomid insiitliiieni in any Disliici hir sncli pi;r|ios''s, ll;e s;iid ci iiil i ibui ions m;i\ (ic in(i('asrd by a like order to till! extent wliicli the (;ii\( iiinr in Council may ilceiii c.xpcdii'ut, but ob>er\ in;f the same pi'oportion as lo thi' ainouiil pa}a!iU' by the se\cral .Municipalities. i)i--iiii("r Ol' (iAsai;. Sfcaonniif CW'IF. 'I'lic third seclion of the (laspc .ludicaturc Act of * ^'- '■ l*-, ''" 1S1;), chapter 17, is hereiiy re|M'aled, and the .fiidi^es of the III 'n'.is'iii' "uri'ic Superior Court In reside in the District of Caspe shall be ap- .■ijilHiiiiail. p(iinled in like manner and Irom aiudiiij; persons (jualilicd in *'■■'"'!'" !:1>«' uianner, as the nilicr .indues of the said Court, and shall cillicr liistiicts. , , ... . , , . , ....... ha\c llic same |)iiv ilexes and be subject to Mie same ijisabijitics and the saiui' provisions as to residence, as the other. Indies oH the said (.'ourt ileiil ill Oiisj u TO hi.ia iho Cn'i'tiit Couit. CWIll. 'idle Circuit Court in the District of ( lasne sliall hi II) ( ■(liiiariiy held by one ol the ,ludy;es of the Su|)erior Coiiil resident therein ; and the |)rovisions of the Act last ajjovc cited relative to the District .lud^cs shall apply to the said Judiics of Ciiso of the the Sn|)erior Court ; except that if the .Indue ordinarily holditii^ rt'rii-;i!ioii of ihr C ircii it Cou rt at anyplace, be a parly or recused in any case pending thereat, then it shall be removed into the Circuit Court niip III sik'h Juilgf<, pro- •iJed lor. at the Chif-li'U ill the County, or il such cause be lawlully evoked to the Superior Court, then it shall be removed into the Su|)crior Court in the same County, there to be heard, tried and determined by any other Judye llolllin^r the Court in the County into wliieli it shall have been reiuovcd, unless the parties ayrct; that it be removed into the Superior Court or Circuit ("ourt, (as the case may l)e), in the other (.'ounty, in w hich I'asc it shall bo so removed but subiect, in cither c to the same provisions SVction () 7 V c. IT, 1 f^nled. ill other respects as cases removed on like ^^'ronnds from the Circuit Court to the Superior Court in oilier Districts. of CXIX. The sixth section of the Act last cited is hereby re- pealed cxx. 21) V It'T. [iiildnii^mr |l so paid iiul w illi lor ilic rc- Iciitli |)ar;i- plicalilc |iv llic Shc- Worl l)i tlirt to licalili', till- |('s in Mich ill ('olll)lil il aiiv liiiic I't loi' siicli 1 liV a like iiia\ ilccm llic aiiuHiiit tiii'c Act of l-cs of tlio 'liall he a|)- (jualilicd ill rt, and shall c disabilities ei' .ludijcs ol' is|)e shall i)(^ leiior Coiiil ai)ov(' cited id Judges ol" uily holiliiii^ 1 in any cas(! "irciiit Court l)c lawl'ully Dved into thu 1(1, tried and 1 the roiinty lartics ai^M'ct! it Court, (as s(! it shall 1)(! le provisions ids Irom the Is. s lie re by re- cxx. 1857. Jiiiliaiturc. Arts. L. C. — Amciidmcnl. 44. 37 c\'\. r le second section of the Caspe .Indicaliin^ Act of IS I!), chapicr 10, is hereby repealed; and the 'I Df eriiis and 1^ V. r, 1), Sittiinrs ol llie Superior Coiivi in tiie said District may be held ;^''l bv ans' one ,liidL.';e of the said Court in lil District? ,e iiiaiiiier as in oilier ii,.lil li il.^l. s. ('unit ;o lie .Il y one CXXI. The seventh section of the said (Jasp;' .liidicatnic Act ol ISI >, ciian ler I ci'limi 7 i)i / , IS lierehv lene there shal no An- 7 ^'- ''• '^' 'e- peallroiii the Cireiiil Court lo ilie Sunerior Couri in 1 rl 111 llie said \>,n l.cl. District ; but, in apiiealab m Appeal Appeal Side of the Court of (^iieeirs iieiicli at (Quebec, subject to the same provisions as in .Appeals to thi' said Court frointhe as m o h'r hall lie to the Aipcals iVmn Ciri'iiit (^)Mrt (.1 B. Circuit Court in other Districts, e \eepl in the ea- e ol appea is .ii>'.o,u> 'II Island ulii iicli sliail III I i> Iroiii the Circuit Coui1 in the 'SXmI' •^■overiied by tiie provisions heriMiial'ler made respectiiiir lliem. CWIi The Terms of tlie Circuit Court in the Di-!rict of Trmi^ .if Cir- (laspe shall conlimie to be held at the places and times men- • mi 'Hi'l >u- tioiied in the eiev,'ilth section ol the Ai'l last cited, until il shall irrt'mains l)e otherwise ordered by i'lMclamatioii of the (ioviuiior; aiidthe .ii ih.-cih mi- 'I'eriiis ol the Superior Court in the said i)i-tricl shall coiiliniie "' '"'^''^'''• to be held at the times and places now li\ei! bv or under the authority ol llie said Act, and of the Act oi l.^,")l, chapter lil, until it shall be otherwise ordered by I'roclamation as aloiesaid. CXXIII. Notwithstandimr any lliiiii; to the contrary in lliis or Ccmr.tipf of any t'ormer Act, eicli of the Counties of Hona venture and (iaspe i-a-ieaiidlioii- shall be consideri'd as a separate Dislrli't, in so far as re;^ai(ls '|',).','|',','!|'[i,,r'|!,i the Comity in which any civil suit or proc iiiiL(in the Superior o- Di-ni.i^ior Court, or in the Circuit Court at the i-hij'-li, n in either County, '''I'ln |.in- shall be 'ommenced or brought, — so tha :o such suit or pro- '"'■"■ ceedimj shall be commenced or broii;,dit iu either Count v unless by reason of the residcnci- of the defendant, or ol a defendant llierein,orof the cause of action lia\iiiL;- arisen in such County, the suit or proceediiiLj could be commeiiced therein if it were ;i separate District ; but nothiiii; in this section shall npjily to any suit or proceeding;; w liieli shall be pendinijf wiien it shall come into force ; And it shall not be necessary that llie rey;isters and Uo^'i-tcrf, &c., pluiiiitifs of the Sujierior Court should be kept in duplicate in '',^(|||'pii',^.,te''' the said District of (iaspe, but the Superior Court shall have its separate registers and pimiiitils in and for each Comity. CXXIW Notwithslandinu: any tliini,^ to the contvary in any Sopamic m- foriner Act, it shall bi- lawful fir the Covernor, if he shall see (if, ^'''"' '.''•'',''"' to iijipoint a SiK'rill, a I'rothonotary of tin' Superior Court, ;i i|,''„','„an,,s"" (Merk of the Circuit Court at the rhvl'-liiii^ a Clerk of the A,'., miy 1)1: Crown, and :i Clerk of the Peace, in and for each of the ^mm""'""! in • ,•> 1 ' 1 II . 1.1 I n 1 ''"' l'ii>tuct of Counties ol (Jaspe and HonaviMitnre, and the salary nov,- allnvod Gasp6. to the, persons lioldiiiL,' those oljiccs jointly forthc whole Dij^trict of (Jaspe, shall then be divided amoiiif those who shall hold them separately, in snc.h proportion as the Governor in Council shall direct ; and in case of tlie death of any of the said oliiccrs, the Deputy 38 ^'^P' ■'*■ Jiidicalure Ac/s^ L. C. — Amnidmci/t. 20 Vict, Deputy iippointcd by liiiii ^ll:lll hold llic ollicc jiro inn porr nnA pcrtoriii all the dnlics llicn-ol' iiiilii a succ('?isor to siicii oliiccr shall he appoinlt'd ; and cacli sui-h oliiccr lor cither County shall III and as rci^ards .such County have the pow crs ol'a similar oliiccr in and as regards a l)i>irirt, and the Shcrill' oi' llie County ot liasj)!' shall appoint a Deputy in and lor the Magda- len Islands as the SherilToi tlie Distriei ol'CJaspe iiiiij;lit do ; bill nolhinij; in this section shall lie {■on>itrn( d to |)reveut the (lovernor iVoui eontinuiiii,' or apiuiintini,' a Sherilll'or the whole Distriei, or.loiul Prolhoin)laries oi the Superior Court, or Joint Clerks of tin- Circuit Court at tlic i/ii/-liiii. Joint ClerUs of the (Jrown, or Joint Clerks ol the I'eace, if he shall think it expedient so to do. Depulips tn not in cii^c (' decea-r-. \c-. UppiiiyMicrifT ^ for .M.iiiilali'ii Islaiidii. Proviso. Geiirial Prii- CXW. All llir' general provisions of this Act, not incon- ^^'*""'^';"h's sisteni with tlio>e sjieeially app,!ieai)le to the Di.--;rict ofCaspe, loV^a'spi)'.' ' '■' ''''^ '^^'l *"' ""} other, shad ajiply in and to the said District. MAGDAI-KN ISl.A.VDS. Recital. And inasmuch as tlie |)ecu!iar situation of tlie Mai,'ilalcn Islands, in the CidlofSt. Lawrence, diauands special provision touching the administration of jusiic'C tlu'rt'iu ; therefore — JnrjMliitinn of CXXVI. The said Islands shall continue to form a Circuit 1 tlie Cucuit themselves, and the Circuit Comt sitting there shall not In Coiiri .-lumg concuricnt jurisdiction vviih thi' said Court sitting in anv ot leu lilaiuls. |)lace m the Uislrict ol (.ia>|)e, nor shall the Circm: Court any t)ther j)lace in the said iJistricl have concurrent jiirisdict with the Court sitting in and for the said Ciicuit ol the Magda Islands, and the Circuit Court shall, with regard to said Circuit of the Magilalen Islands, have the same ju diction in all civil eases as the Superior Court in any ot place ; and the Clerk of the said Court shall have the sa powers as the I'rothonotary of the Superior I'ourt at any ot jilace ; and no civil case in the said Circuit Court shall evt)cable frt)m the same by reason of the nature, value amount of the property or sum of money deuiaiuled theieii,. Powers of tlie Cleik: No ea>r I" be eiocablc. )y ivo lllT at iss the Judge, on the application of the parties, lia\ iiig Avrilten pleadings ready when lliey make the appliculioii, bhail otherwise oruer. sha the of Two Terms to lie li'l'l ill each viar. CXXVIII. There shall be two Terms of the said Courtyearly in the said Circuit, one of whicli shall be called and known asthe Spring 20 Vict. tiipirir !iik1 |icli oliiccr ■r ('t)nnty ;i s.iuilar liir of the lie Miiydii- |il do ; l)Ut (iovrriHir Dii-lrict, liiU Cli'iks lie (.'rown, lilt Mill) (Id. lint incoii- (i| (i;is|)i'', 111 Dit^trict. Mii^'d.'ilcn I |)nj\ i:\\\y Court or in the (yireuit Court. i.it at any other place ; but, whatever be the sum of money or valiu' .i\f|pr\vl of the thing demanded in such cas", the |)rocecdings in Appeal tiiM.? such Ap- shall be the s.amc as in Appeals from the Circuit Court, except •""' '"">■''« that the tirst day on which the case may be heard in the said i,^,,.. Court of (Queen's Meucli, shall be the jiiridicaUlay in Term next after the expiration of ninety days fiom the rendering of the .ludgmenl ajipealcd iVom il it be rendered in the Spring I'erm at the Magdalen Islands, and tlie fir>l juridical day in 'i'enu after the lirsl day of ,iune next aller the i-enderiug of die .luduiiicnt if it bt! rendered in the Autumn Term at the said Islands; but spmrity must the security in such A|)peal must be given within lifieea days I"' «ivf n with- » , ' ' ~ * ill 1 S ill tr^: after tlii! rendering of tlii; Judgment, as in other places. in 1.) (I^iy:;. CXXX. Any .liuige of the Superior Court while silting at Ailmis^ion of the Miigdalcn Islands shall have all the powers and iiiithority Hiuiiir>, \c.,iii with respect to the admission of |}ailill> now voted in the |,'|ji|,'ji!j'.' Superior Court for Lower Caiiadti, and the Clerk of the ("ireiiit Court held at the said Islands >hall, for such purpose, have idl the powias vested in the Prothonotary of the Superior Co.irl. CXXXI. The Clerk of the Magdalen Islands Circuit Court cirrk to le shall \>i'i\r iil/irio Di'piily Clerk of the Peace, and shall within I'epity Clerk the limitsof the said Islands have all the powers and authority" of the Clerk of the Peace for tliti District or County of Caspu. CXXXII. The Court House orplace of which the Circuit Court sitt- ofConrt shtdl be ludd shall bi provided by and at th(! cost of the Local lloueand Municipality of the said Islands, in like manner as elsewhere, *^''" • and under the same j)rovisions, CXXXIII. Out of the said Lower Canada Municipalities £4no alloweil Fund, the sum of four hundred pounds shall be applied to i;" l>'"l;li'>g a . ' . . > - . I . 1 ■ 1 »i 11 II 1 Court lliKisp OLiild a Court House and Caol in the said Magdalen Islands, on ;,„ji;aoliiiihe a site to be furnished by the Municipality of the said Islands, said Islands. and approved by the Commissiorers of Public Works, in the manncrand subject to the provisions he -einbefore made relative to the building of Court Houses and Gaols in the New Districts ; For what pnr- and such Gaol shall be used as a common Gaol and House ot f'";,,' Jj'^^ej"' Correction, 40 t^"P- '^'^- Ji((Ucature Arls, L. C. — Amendment. 20 Vtct. ('(irrfM'lion, for the dctcnlion (if oH'cndcrs Icir.'iHy sontcnood to imprisoniiiciU l)y iiiiy .histicc of tlu- Peace or coiiiix'tcnt iiuilioiity in llic siiid Islands, and also lor llic dclciilion of pri-^oncrs coimnitlt'd for Irial I'oraiiy indii'lalilcollfucc, until llicy fan III' oonvcyt'd to tiic coiunion liaol for tiu; DistriiM. SliorifTi-rfJas- CXXXIV. Tlic Slicrill'of ihc District of Caspr ^'llall appoint a "^Vv'uiv'iov l^"'l""y '^^'''" ''''■'" '''-''''' '" ''"' Mii-rdalcn Islands, and shall have ilir .M;i^(i.ilfii ll"' charge ofllicConrt House and of the siid (iaol and of lilaiKl,'. all persons coinniiltcd torcuslody dicicin,and shall have all tiic powers of the Sheritl in civil and in (aindn.d eases ii< and with respect to die said Maydalen Islands, and also in die reniainder of the District of (iaspe wiih respect to the conveyance of prisoners fioui the said Islands to any eoninion (iaol in tiie said District, and other mailers necessarily coiinerled with iIk* administration of jiistii e in the s;ud Islands, and siieli lurtlier Troviso. ])()wers as the Sherili may see lit to depnie to him : I'rovidc d always, that the said Sherili' shall have another l)ep\ily for all purposes in that one o( the Counties in his Distrii;! in whicli he does not rt'side. MISCELLAXEOUS l'I{OVIS*IO.\S. ProviMon if CXXXV. If the Slierilfin any District he also the Coroner for till- ^ilc■lllrol the san;e, as he may he hy virtue of this Act, then if such Sherilf al'-o'ti'e'co-'" '"' '""'I'^'^'fil oi" odierwise discpialiliiMl from aeliny; ollicially rontr, in any matter, idther as Sherilidr as CoroiK'r, the Protlionotary of the Superior Court lor the District, or his Deputy, shall act ni such matter in the place and stead of such Sherili', and as if the process or order (if any) had been addressetl to him or he had Ix'cn directed hy the proper authority so to act. Sliorilfs. Tro- CXXXV'I. Every Sherili", Coroner, I'rothonotary, or Clerk of thoiiniaiips, Courts, or othi-r ministerial Ollicer ol Justice, may and sltall, ninK-'uiun'orr ^vhenever necessary for the despatch of the laisiiicss of his De;iULy. c)lli<'e, appoint one or more Dtpiuies. Provision for CXXX\'H. If the Sherili' of any District shall deem any Gaol rcm.iv.i (.1 |.ii- therein inisafe lor the custody of prisoners, nr shall deem such soi,..i3 \vl]H,; a (j.jjii oviMcrowded, he shall re|)orl the fact to the (lovernor, who may authorize the removal ol the prisoners in such (;aoi,oraav of them, to any oilier (Iaol in Lower Canada, there to he kept until diseharyed in due course ot hiw, or until they shall be again brought ba(d< to the (iaol from which they were so removed, eilher for trial at tlit; jiroper Coiut, or to be again ke|)t in such (iaol when it shall have hei'n made safe or shall not be overcrowded ; and a letter from the I'rovineial S<'crelary, au- Such rrtnoval tliorixing the removal or the bringing bac^k of any such prisoners, niNsi lip ail- j.v.^^11 ^^j, jiuilieicni, and. bv virtue thereof and ol this Act, the in wh..t' Sheriff shall have full power to remove or to bring back such maimer. prisoners, as the case may be, and he or his Deputies shall, while so doing, have the same powers with regard to them in the Lia.! -h.ili he I'oriiH iiii-ale or lir over crowded. 20 V'icT. ntcnofd to (•()lll|K't('Ht cut ion 1)1' , niilil ihcy 1 iipjioint a slmll liiivo lol illlll lit' ;ivc :ill tlir I! and will) i(';ii;\iii(l»'r cvancc ol" ill llic said willi till- licli riirdnM- l'i'()vid( d |)Uly Inr all ;l in wliiidi Coroner lor qicli Slicritl" ii; oliicially rollioiiotary , shall act in H', and as if o liini or lie or Clci'!; of y and sliall, lu's.s of his ■m any Tiaol deem such )vernor, who (laoj, or any > to lie kept iiey shall he ey wert! so e aij^ain kept • shall not be •cretary, au- di prisoners, his Act, the ^ back such puties shall, to them ill the 1857. Judic(ftin'e, Arts^ L. ('. — Ammdmrnt. Cap. 4t, ^J tlie District to whir'li they shall lie conveyed and in any District lliroui^'i which he shall pass with tliein, as he would have in his own District: and the Sherill'and (iaolerof the District to the (laol in w.iich they shall lie conveyed, ami their Di'|)nties, shall have the same ))o\\ ers with respect to them, from the lime of their delivery 'o such Sherill Oi Caoler, a-* they would have if such prisoners had been orii,'in dly eouunitted to the (laol in such last Uii'ntioncd District. CXXXVIU. Iviclioflhe .liidLjcs of the Superior Court shall, e\- .tn.^Ts oi Su- oepl in the Cities of (^iiehcc and Montreal, have power to hold l>''inj *-""iir' any Court ol' (Quarter Sessions ; and whenever any such ,IudL,fe (''„|i;'.'|'s(-s- sliall hold such ('oiirl, he shall hold it alone, willioiit tlie assis- M.r s, .xcciit tanee of any .liislice ofthe l'cacc,aii(l it shall he hisdiityto hold '(' '''"■'''','^ '"''' any such Court holdi'u in the Distiict in \\ hich he slia'i reside, or which shall be a>si and MoniicaL may preside as Cliairiiian at any Coiut ol (^Miarler «\ i nhn- to S''ssions in the City in which li" is such Uecorder or liisncH-toi '"> i -i"'! ami Sii|)i riiUendent ol' I'olicc, - oi of (Quarter S.^s-ioas shall be holdi'U, in all or any of fli'\';i',\'||.',';,^rb'er Districts, and may alter the same in the like inaiuier ; but the Mt,,^s.' said Courts shall be Imldcn ia the present Districts at tlie jicriods now lived by law, until they sliall be so altered, and no such Court shall b<' lioldcn in any ofthe New Districts until the j)eriods for liolditu; it shall be sti ii\ed by proclamation. CXL Within three months after this section shall take Miimfcs. Ac., ellecl, all the Notarial Mimites, Repertories and Indexes and "!'''<^^'"^f'' other Notarial Doi imients and |)apers of any Notary in the ;i,','I,'^'|I*j'"'r,,|i" "^ eiistodvofatiy Hoard of Notaries, shall be transmitted lo tli(> in.m iiiMody Prothonotarv "of the Superior Court in the District including '|' ''."' ''"•^i"' the pi ICC where such Notary died or resided when he ceased ','i,,ii '(.I'l'he*' to |)ractise, or practised next lelore he left the Province or I't ■ilmnoiiiry became incapable <){ acting as a Notary, or was interdicted or J,',! u;^,,\';,'"' removed from oliice ; and the same being so transmitted shall remain as|)art of M'c Rci'onls ofthe Oliice of such Prothonotary : F.Ni,cnsp>of and the exnenses ^ ^uch tiansunssion shall be defrayed hv tii(> m.> inuinsinis- ' Prothonotary ^'"" ''"^M'^kI- 42 Cup. 14. Judicature Arts, L. C. — Amendment. 20 VrcT. Protlionotary of lite Dislrici lor vvliicli such Hoard of Nc/iarios .xliall lia^c been cstahlislii'd, out of tin; iiioiicyM coming into liis liamis and bclongiiii,' to tliu Fee Fund. Miniiio':, &(• , C'XIil. -Notwillistandiiig any tliiiii,' to llic contrary in tlic ..t N(nari.siiv- third, or in the ninth section of thle o( aclinu^ :is snch, or shall refuse to j)ractise mid to deliver copies o) his notarial dt'cds, or shall hav(! been interdicted or removed from olliee, or shall have hit his doinieile in Lower Caimda, or who shall wish to willi- draw from practice, shall lie deposiK'd by him, or by the parly in whose custody he shall have deposited them, or by his liciis or IciTuI representatives, in iho olliee of the I'rolhoiiolary of the Superior Conn for the Distric; in which such Notary shall have resided, inslead of being depiisited with the Secretary of any Board of Notaries. '.iry "t liic Oisdiit iiiiii not 111 llif jidnril (il Xo- '.«irit!«. Hi-h's and CXLII. The I'rothoiiotarv ui whose Oliice and custody any iH)WfT« o( ;lip -^uch Notarial Miuiiles and i>.iciiments shall be or oiiglil to be t'n.ilioiioiaiy (h'positcd Under the two m\\\ precedii.g sections shall have the ;",". '."pVini- action forcompellingsn(;h deposit whicli is given to the Secretary uiites shall be. of tlu? Board of Notaries by the said niniii section of the said Act of IH.)0, chapter 39, and such action may be hc;ird, tried and determined in the manner therein provided, lUitl under the like penalties lorenforcing any Judgment therein ; iind generally, the said ninth section shall, a-^ regards Notaries who shall have died or ceased to practise while resident in any District, ije construed and carried intoellt'ct i)y substiiutingthc I'rotluaiolary of sucli District for the Hoarti of Notaries, or Secretary to such Hoard, as the casi- may be ; :ind such I'roihoMotary shall liave the lik(! powers, and shall L , entitled to receive the like fees and emoluments for searclics and copies, as the said Secretary would have had, and shall pay out of tl.em, in like manner, th(! like proportion to the widow or the representatives of the deceased Notary. CXLIII. The power vested in the Governor in Council by the eighth secion of the Act of |y5,"), chai)icr!J8, to make, alter fiovprnfir in •'JchmiimI crii- po\vpr.ilU) or repeal any tarillof fees lor certain Ollicers of the Superior of iws lor clt- Court and Circuit Court, is hc-cby extended to the making, ai^d tain (MIk-prs, to the altering Of repealing ol any larill'of h-cs (whether csiid)- ■ :ection of this Act, are 1o i)c p.aid inlolhe hands of the Heeeiver (ienerai, as for till' C'lerks, Criers, Assistant Criers and 'I'ijistaHs of tin; Circuit Courts or Circuits to be estahlished ui.(l(!r this Act ; and so much of the said Acts of IS I!), chaptei thirty-seven and thirty-ci^ht, or of i'.iiy other Act as vests in llu; .Judges of liie Court of (^uc(>n's lieiich or Sujie-ior Couil, the power of making, aiiie.iding or repealing any tirilf of fees for the Ollieers men- tioned in this section, is hi'rcby re|)caled ; Init any such tiu'iU' in force when this section shidl come into ell'ect, shall ccyiitinue in lorce until repeah'd or altered by the liovernor in Council, and shall apply to the like Oflicers as well in the Mew as in the present Districts. CXfJV. In every case where an_\ record or docnmcnt is liy .j'|,,r,j,^|„i|,j| law rc<|uircd to be liaiismitted by any Court or by;in Olliecrof nf licroi'ls, aiiv Court from one place to another, such tninsmission may be ;^'' ■ "'^'.v l-e made throii^di the I'osl Ollice, and the party rc{|uiring such Iransmissioii shall |)ay tlie amount of the postage to the transmit- ting otlicer before he shall be bound to make such transmission, iiiiil any delay caused l)y such jiarty's failing to pay the same, shall be reckoned against iiim as occasioned by his default. CXIA'. Whenever under the provisions of this Act, or any p,„,.,.p,ii„,„, other, the lime or |)lacc for holding any 'I'ciin of any Court shall wli.n ilip ^ l)e altered, and ar jcrsoii sliall Have Dceii ordered t( ) appear or to ]■'><■'•''<■ nmc )n" in lerm, ,•,„„, ^\,..m i:. (io any other thing in such Court which must be don on a day which by leason of such alteration shall no longer bt; iiiiiied. a (lay in 'i'crni, or at a place where tin- Court shall no lon:(cr be held, then such thing slii.ll be (i;)nc i)y such person oil the lirst juridical day in the 'I'criii, ordinary or cxtraoalinary, next after tiial on which but for such alteration it ought to have been done (unless the Court shall appoint anotlier day, .as it niav do), and at llie place wlieic the Court shall be then iield, and to wiiich the records and muniments of the Court shall i)0 removed, and at which all iiiaMcrs commenet'd at the former j)lace of holding th<> Court shall be continued and completed. CXf.Vf. Xo alteration in tlie limits of any District or ^^p^.it clian^f^ Circuit, or in the local jurisdiction ^A aTy Court, Judge or not to afTert Justice of the I'eace, shall allecl any suit or proceeding pending t^uns *ic.,thtn when siiili alteration sliall take place, but such suit or proceed- ing may be continued to judgment and proceedings after judg- ment may be had, in the Court at the place to which such case ccnnmenced .)r to which it shall be transmitted, or before the Judge or Justice before whom il commenced, in like manner us if no .such alteration had taken place. cxLvir. / 44 C'np. 1 1. Jutficaf/nr Ai'i's, L. C. — Amrmlmcnt. 20 Vkt. I'lic silt ilia's at CXI. VII. Nolu illisliiiuliiijr any piovision lixinuf llic dnntioii •my T'Tiii 111' aiiv 'rcnu nf any Court, iii this or any otiicr Ad or in tiny rii.iy 1),. rl. .;(.,! |>,.,„.|;ii nation nmicr this or ;i:iy oilier Ad, tin- .liKlijfc or. Indue. IK) l)'i> II. ^.s iii)Min\' siicli C( nrt niiiy drclaic llic sillin;rs ilicicof tit sncli hA^r.,- il.ff Term closed, whenever lie or lliey shall lie ol' opinion tli.at lliere toiiii, or remains no tiiul, miilter or nrDceedm-' 1o !)e had or done iiv or whi'ii tlioiv ,o lii'lore Hie (.oiirl whieli eai.n' •! more conveniently remain over '>ii«ii!(-5 still iiiitil the ilieii iicNt Term; an I if at the end of any Term, iis If I .i!'e. (■^^^,.,| |,y _\,.t di' I'roeiaiiialiuii, there shall still remain tiny trial. inalter or |)r Coiirl pursuant to such adjoii niueiit shall lie liehl to l.c m rerm, ',;.>iirl^ nf No- CX lA'Ill. N'otv'.'ithsiandin;: any alteration in thi< liiiiils of anv '"!'r".i\'T' '^i^"'i''' "iiiler this Act, the several Secions ol ilie Bar and Jii^,i,','l,^,',',r,'j.'|. i'oards of N'ola.ies ill Lower Canada shall not he all'''ci.'d |)\- «'.lliyiliM Av-t , such alteration, but shall cinitiii'ie with their pre-eai local limits iind jurisdiction until altered by I'roelaiiiatiuii ; but the P.u' now Spc- (uivernor shall have power, by I'roclamation, whenever einaim- ii'i'ri'i" (NvMi- ■'^''"•f''''* shall in his opinion '. laler it "xpedient, to con^iii;Me ii aneil,:iiiiili()vv. Seition or Sections of the l}ar, or a Moard or l>o irds o| Notaries, in and for tmy district or Di^-iricts which he shall iliiid< j)i-oper to assii^ni as the local limit.- of any such Seciloii or ISoard, and the lo(!al limits of titiy previo-isly existiiiL: Sirlioiis or Hoards may !trued -li.iil Ij." r.iiis- With reterence to each other, ind as parts ol the same law ; and uunii. the one hundred and thirtceiiili seclioiiol' the .ludi'Miuri' Act of IHIi), chapter .jS, and all o.lc r |)ro\-isions for the inlerprelatiou of that Act, shall extend 1i; the Miier|ni'tation of this Act ; and the express repeal of parti(ailar provisions of former Acts shtdl not be conslrued as c(i:i'inuin/ in force tiny other provision oftlu; same or of any other Act inconsi>t"n1 with this Ac't, but any such provision shall be held ^■^ \w rejiealod. Constrnrtion ^L. The several oxprrss'ons " Court of (ineen's I»oneli preriolls."" ^^ (^"y place)"—" Superior Court at (any place)"— or " Circuit Court s ¥, fro I Iwe refe lull inc one on it I' the silt the on aP liier j)ro| tion 20 Vict. (• (liivufinii or ill iiiiy or .liidm';' of iit such 1 that tlirrc lone liy or main over 'I'cnii, as 1 any trial, till' Colllt, lioldiiii^' llii' (•i|Hal I'ou- hivv I'lill tv lo (lay or liillL^' y I'scill liv/al HI ; hilt tlif v."r circiiiii- consiiiMtr a (i| Noiarii's, Iniik proper Hoard, and s or jjoards linn, iiiit its 'pt so lar a> 'roi'laiiialioii iVom till' il^iy -iicli -Ci'lioll Diisiinni'd liy ad piivili"i;('s 111^ si'ctioii ol iru's, rt'sprr- il the scvrral Ijc coiislriit'd laii- law ; ami i'Mliin' AiM of iiilcrpri'taliou of this Act. ; former Acts llicr provision this Act, but iccn's TJoncli — or " Circuit Court 1857. Jiiilkalure yh/.v, L. C. — Aiiinulmtiit. Cap. 14. 1^ i Court at (any place)"- -in tliis or imy other AiM, or in any dosi d or the coiiicxi shall cleariv ir(|uire such coiistru tion : And w l,.Micvcr in this Act any other ci'mio-i of A('l is nd'orred to as the Acl of (I " I'), (iras llnrasr tiiUji hr) such "'ix'i Acis in ri'fcreiicc shall be utdcrstood as mcaniai,' the Act of the i,cyis- ''"* -^^■'• lalure of this I'roviiice pas-eel in tlie yi of Odr Lnnl indicated by the words or liijuii s in-erted if,. a- it and the ( hiiptcr inser- ted al!cr it ill wo;ds or li;^riir:'s sirdi be imdci-iood as beiii!,' the chapter it forms in the ( opics of tie A<'l> of the >.aid Legislature, printed and published by authority, by Her Majoty's rrinter ; Hut this provision shall no' be coa>lrued to impair the elleet of .Ni' to impair the Interpretation Ait, under which iuiy abl^rs iat(Hl lorui (d ;;'''',''\.'''_^''^'7," ndi'iciice to any Act or i)ait ol an Act is and shall be sullici>'Ul if it be intclli'Mblc. |iu'laliui) Act. Cl,[. The expression " Court of (Quarter Sessions" in this (v.mi oiMjuar- Act, shall mean any Court of (ic neral Si'ssiou^ , .;, re, '«•"'' •^'•""'■'"='- ^\■|lether the same l)e h(dd every three months or at any other intervals of linie. CTdl. The I'rcainble of this Act, with all the sections from Cominpurp- oiie to live, jjoth iiicliiNive, and ihi' Schedule A referred to in sci- "i"'"' "' '''" tion one, — s.'clion twiaitv - all the sections from one hundicd '"'.'Vi'''' J','^,"^ I II I 'l 1 I • I • IlilB ^kll- to one luuidicd and tvv(dve, both iiieliisive, — section one hun- dred ami tliirly-threc — and sections one hundred and forlv-nine, one hundred and lifiy, oik^ liimdicd and liliy-(. nc, and this section, — shall be in force immcdi.itelv on the passing ol this Act ; The following sections ol this Act, nam(dy : all the sections i'roin six lo nineteen, Imlli inclusive, — all the sections from twenty-one lo ninety-nine, botii inclusive, with the Sidieduh; I> referred to in section t wcnty-l'oar, — ;dl the sections from one iuindrcd an! seveniecn to one lii'iidred and tliirt\-1vv(), boili inclusive, and all the sections from one hundred and thirty-l'our to one hundred and forty-eight, liot!: ::!eliisivc, — shall come in force on the day to be apjioinicd for that purpose l)y tlie (iovernor in a I'roi-lamalion to be issued when he shall be satisliccl that llicrc is at the rlia-licn in every l)istric-t in l,o\vcr Canada suHic'ient accommodation, iirrmanent or lempoiary, for holding the Superior Court and Circuit Ci)urt therein, and not before ; And the remaining seclii.Mis ..f lliis Act sliall come into force on the tlay lo be a|)p.iintcd for tli it purpose by the Ciovernor in a Prochimation to lie issued when he shall be salislied that there is at the rhvf-Hiii in every District in Lower Canada a j)roper Court House and Caol for ail j)urposcs of tlie adniiaistra- tion of Justice, and not before ; Provided 46 Cap. 'M. Jiidiratiirr. Arts, L. C. — Amcndmrnt. 20 Vitrr. Provim : iM to I'rovi led always, tlial tlio cDiiiinu; into furco of any part of iiViM-i iiili. (|ij»( .\(.t »i|i;i|| opfiatc no (•liani:L' in llic local jnrisdiction ol'tlio mn"'!?! 111!,' Superior Court or Circuit Conit, in and lor any of the present iiaii i.f ilu- Districts or Circuits, until tlic day which sliailiic named us '^••'- that on \vhi(di this Act shall take lull cllcct in civil matters, in Local juiiMlic- tin, f,|.,;t |>r()clainalions to be issued as inentioni'd in the third t'Oll III iJlf-U'l.t . . !• ,1 • • . Court. .section ol this Act ; Kiirllipr jir > iio I (111 Mil' »aiiie iiiut.i' And, in like matmer, the comiiii^ into force of the whole or tuiy part of this .Vet sliidl operate no change in the kn'id juri.s- diclion of the ('ourt ol Queens IJench in iuid for tiny of the present Districts, in the cxercix; of its original criminal jiiris- d id ion, or in tlu; local jurisdiciion of tiny Court of Quarter Ses- sions or other Coin*t of criinintd jnrisdiciiiui, or of any .Iiislicu of the Pciu'c or otiier functionary or oliiccr having tiny jurisdic- tion or duty in I'riniinal malti rs, or in the local lurisdiction or iuuhority of any .lustice of the I'eace in civil matters or other- wise, until the day which shall he named tis thiit on which this Ad shall tidvc lull eirect in Criminal midiers, in the tirst I'ro- cliunalion to he issued as mentioned in the fourth sei'tion of this Ad. sen E D U L E A NAME OF DISTRICT.! I PLACES COMPRISED. CHEFS-LIEUX. k' Ottawa Coiuitii's of Ottawa, and Village of Aylmer. Ponliac. Montreal Counties of Hochelaga, Jiiccpies Cartier, Liival, Vuiulrenil, Soulanges, Laprairie, Chambly, and City of Montreal. Vercln^res ; and the C ity of Montreal. Terrebonne Counties of Argentonil, Two Mountains, Terrebonne. and Village of St. Scholas- tiipie. Joliette .•• Counties of L'Assomption, JMontcaini, and \illage of Industrie. Joliette. 20 Vict. my piirt of tioii of llio w prt'^cMit niimt'd iis iiiillt-rs, in 1 tlif ill i I'd wliolo or oi'iil juris- tiiiy of tlic iiinal jiiris- uiirlcr Ses- iiiy Justice ly jiirisdie- sdiction or •s or oilier- wliicli this ic fust I'ro- •tion of tliis LIEUX. Aylmer. out real. rtt. Scholas- f Industrie. ' 1857. Judicature Acts, L. ('. — Ainnidmcnt. Cap. 11. sen E D U !- E A .—Continued. •17 NAME OP PISTUICT.' llicliel it'll. ri,AC'ES COMPIUSKI). CllEFS-l,li:UX. Three Rivers. Quebec Sagiicnay (I'aspe Ilimou.ski. . . Karaouraslca . Montmagny. Beauce. Arthabaska. Cmiuties of I'liohi lieu, Yuniiislvii, and Ik-rliiicr. Coiuilii's oC IVlasl-.iiioiijie, St. iNliiiirR'c, (iiicliidiiig the Tuwii of '.riirue Ri\(rs.) ('Ii;uii|il:iiii, and McuK'l. T'oiiiitii'S ul' J'lirliii'iiC, (^>lU'lll'f!, jVloiiiiiunMicy, Levi, liiitliiiiiero ;and llie City ul I Quebec. Counties of ('iiarlc\-oix, Siiuiiriiiiy, and Cliic> iiiiiiii. Coiintios of (las|'t'', and ]5oiu venture. County of HiniLiu.ski. Counti(!S of Kamouraska, and Tenii'scuuta. Counlie.s of L'lslet, xMontuiagny, and Bellucliasse. Counties of J3caiicc, and Dorciiester. Counties of Megnntic! Arthabaska, and Drumniond. Borough of Sorel. Town of Tliree Rivers. City of Quebec. I\irisli (if St. Klienne lie la Malbaie or Murray Bay. New Carlisle in the Coiiiil V of Bonaven- tiire. IVrce, in the County of (iiisjie. Parish (il St. Germain de Riinouski. Parish of St, Louis de Kamouraska. Village of Montmagny. Parish of St. Joseph de la Beauce. Parish of St. Christophe d'Arthabuska. 48 ("ill I. 1 1. Jitilinit/nr Arts, L, C. — AmiiiMiunl, iJO Vict. S C II i: I) II I. V. \.—('oi,Unii<,l. NAMi; or Disiuic r. I'l, \(i.s co.Mi'iiisr.n. i'iiKis-i,ii;rx. St. I'raiM'is {'(iiiiitii's dl' 'I'liU II III' Sliiiliidokc l!irlniiiiiiil, (iiiclihlini;' I tlic 'I'liwii (1 SIht- ! hn.dkc.) I Wnii;., I I ( '(iiii|i|(iii. Mild ' SlaiistL'iul. ]{(•(] t'oril Ciiiiiitii's ol l)llllll:Ull Tuuii ol'St. llyai'iutli. I Tciwii dl' St. Iidm. Villajri' cdBciuiharnois. SCHEDULE B. Whereas at tlio {ihsirihe the Court) ludd at in the Dislriot of on the diiy of 18 \\m\ !lic f(ill()\viiii( d.iys: A. H. hilc of havirii^ bc<'ii found i^niihy or( fvloiiji^ or us tin: case mail he) and jndi,Miifnl i^iven thereon that (.v/rz/c llir tiu'oslanfc of the Jn(l'J:ini iil^} the Court bidort.- whom he was tried reser\ed u certain (|uer.lion of huv for the consideration of the (^oint of Qneeii's lieiic'i lor LiAVer Canada on tiu! appeal sid(! tiifnof, and execution was tliereuijon respited in the iiu'an time ; 'l'..i.> is 'o eertil'y that by the said C.)nrl of (^ueeirs Hi'neh sitting at the City of (.li'*w//V7//,j according to hiw, it was considered by tiie said Court that the judginenl aforesaid slioiild be (annulled, anil 20 Vitr. ;tx. iruiikc. tlic'l'tiWIl- ii:uil 1857. .ludkaliire Acts, L. C,—Amenftmml ( ;i|.. 14. !iii(l nil t'tilry niiidijon the llicnrd lliat ilic said A. H. i.) E. F Clorit ot, &('., {nfoin nf tin (.nnrl.) To the Shci-iirol and tilt' (iiioirr ol and ail otlii-rs whom it mav contiTn. 10 lulin. auharnois. dav of A. 15. iaii' of )/!//, ())' (IS tin: lllf SUbslil/llX ricd ifservcd ■ tlio Court of sidt? tin'icof, n tiiiii' ; 'l\.i.5 ii-li silting at !onsid(Mi'd by b'' (aniuillrd, and lyariatli. rOllONTO: — Printed by S. Dkhiiishihk & (i. Dkshaiiats Law PriuUa' to llii' (iaccirs IMost Excfllcul Mnic^iy-