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Lea diagrammea suivants INustrant la mAthoda. 1 2 3 1 2 3 4 5 6 •s w* p "r-- » •""wwwfran III ' * AN ACT ■CIPZCTINO THE eaux districts, vaudront, et les sh^rifs ne seront sujets d aucune penalte. . - . 19.— Les amendes et pinalit6s seront pay6es au receveur g4n6ral, 20. — Disposition concernant les nominations faites depuis le 19 juin, 1856, 21, — Sauf en cas de jugement obtenu, etc., cet acte e'applique aux juges de paix nommes avant le dit jour, - - - - 11 « « 13 CONSOLIDATED STATUTES OF CANADA. CAP. C. All Act respecting the qualification of Justices of the Peace. I HER Majesty, by and with tho advice and consent of tlic Legislative Council and Assembly of Canada, enacts as follows : Justices of the t • All Justices of the Peace appointed in the several Districts Peac« to he of and Counties of this Province, shall bo of the most sufficient dent°^r»ous'. persous, dwelling in the said Districts and Counties respect- ively. 6 V. c. 3, 8. 1. eciaiiy 3. When not otherwise specially provided by law, no Attor- ' "** ney. Solicitor, or Proctor in any Court whatever, shall be a Jus- Ualcsssp n ic "^v> """^ ' — — J — — » "••"" "- '*•'"''- to i» Justice of tice of the Peace in and for any District or County of this Pro- the Peace vince, durin" the time he continues to practise as an Attorney, while pract»- golicitor or Proctor. 6 V. c. 3, s. 2. Qualiiicatior for Justices of the Peace. 3. When not otherwise provided by Jaw, no person shall be a Justice of the Peace, or act as such within any District or County of this Province, who has not in his actual possession, to and for his own proper use and benefit, a real Estate either in free and common soccage, otenfief^otenrClure^ox enfranc- alleu, in absolute property, or for life, or by emphyt^oacy or lease for one or more lives, or originally created for a term not less than twenty-one years, or by usufructuary possession for his life, in lands, tenements or other immovable properly, lying and being in this Province, of or above the ralue of one thousand two hundred dollars, over and above what will satisfy and discharge all incumbrances affecting the same, and over and above all rents and charges payable out of or affecting the same, or who before he takes upon himself to act as a Justice of the Peace does not take and subscribe the Oath following, before some Justice of the Peace for the Distrirt or County for which he intends to act, that is to say : S' i ML STATUTS REFONDUS DU CANADA s of the lit of the enacts as Districts sufficient respect- no Atlor- be a Jus- this Pro- Attorney, hall be a istrict or tssession, either in enfranc- 't^osct or or a terra ossession properly, i of one hat will he same, le out of liniiselfto jcribe the B District C A P. C . Acte coiuernaiif la (|iialiticati()n des juges de paix. SA Majosto, par ct d(! I'avis ot du consentetnent du conseil leglslafil'tU dc rassi'inl)le(^ Irgi^lutivc dn Canada, decrete ce qui suit : 1. Tons les juf^cs de paix noiumes dans les dlflerenls dis- Lcs jupesdo Iricts el fonitft; (It; cctlu nrovince, seroiil clioisis parmi les nor- P"'* ?eroni sonnt's It's plus t-uiiipclcutcs, losiduut dans les dits districts et lespersonnes fonites rcspecliveinent. G V. c. 3, .s. I. le» plus compe- 9. A moins qu'il ne suit autrement prescrit par la loi d'une Amoinsqu'ii maniero specialo, nul |irocunMir on sollieltcur, dans (pielquc "os"'' ■'»»«- PQ^P ■"""* ■^-'"'"-■ triot , ,, , , . . d agir ct pratiquer coninie procureur ou sollicitcur. G V. e. 3, ^"^^ "^ V*"^ ment present. our que ce soit, nr sera juge de paix, dans et pour aucun dis- mil procureur, rict ou eomto de cette province, pendant le temps qu'il continue c'<^-. ne sera s. 2. Innt qii'ii pra- tiqucra I'unime tel. 3. A nioins qu'il ne soit autrement piescrit par la loi, nulle Quniiticaiion personne ne sera juge de paix, ni n'agira comme tel dans aueun *'•*'? J"S^'' '^^ district ou comtd de cette province, si die ne possede de fait pour son propre usage et profit, un bien soit en fief, en r6ture, en franc- alleu ou en franc et couimun soccage, en pleine propriety, pour la vie, ou u titre d'emphyteose ou de bail pour la vie d'une ou plusieurs personnes, ou fait originairement pour un terme de pas moins de vingt-et-une annees, ou par usulVuit viager consis- tant en terres, biens-fonds ou autres proprietes immobilieres, sises et situees en cette province, de la valeur de douze cents piastres ou plus, en sus de toutes charges dont elles sont gre- v6es, et de toutes rentes et dettes payables a raison d'icelles ; ou si, avant d'agir comme juge de paix, elle ne prfite et souscrit devant quelque juge de paix du district ou comte pour lequel elle entend agir, le serment suivant, savoir : ^ (.'ap. 100. Qua/ijication of Justices of the Peace. 22 Vict. " I, A. H. «lo swfnr, that I truly iiiul ftona fuh. have to and for " my own proper tise and bdhoHt, stich ;in Kstalc {specifying " the same hif its loval description^ rents^ or any thing else) as " doth (|imlii"y me to act as a Justice of the Pence for the District " or County of , according to the true intent and meaning " of the Act respecting the qualihcation of Justices of the Peace ; " {nature of such Estate^ whether land, and iffnmf, desii^nating) '■'- and that tlie same is lying and being {or issuing out of hmds, " tenements and hereditaments, situate) within the Township, " {Parish or Seigniory) of , {or) in tlie several townships, " {Parishes or Stiff niories) of {or as the case may be.) — " So help me God. " 6 V. c. 3, s. 3. The coitiiirai.' 'I. A certificale of such oath having been so taken and sub- of »iiiii (Hiiii lo scribed as aforesaid, shall b(! forthwitli dcposiicd by the Justice the oilii . 1)1 iijo ol lliu Peace, wlio lias taken the same at the Ollice oftlw; Clerk ciirk o( til.' of the Peace for the District or County, and shall, by the said Clerk, be filed among the records of the Sessions of the .-la id District. 6 V. c 3, s. 3. citrks uiihr Si. Every such (Jlerk of the Pckh" shall, upon demand, forth- Peace I.) iitii- ^vith deliver a true and attested copy of the said Oath in writinc anatttsiedcopy to aiiv person paymg the sum of twenty cents lor the same ; ofsuchonih. which copy being produced as evidence on the trial of any issue in any action or i^uit brought upon this Act, shall have the same force and effect as the record of the said Oath would have, if produced. 6 V. c. 3, s. 4. Penalty oit Justices of the Peace acting without hai'- ing taken the oath antl not being; quaUfied, 6. When not otherwise provided, any person who acts as Justice of the Peace in and for any District or County in this Province, without having taken and subscribed the aforesaid Oath, or without being qualified according to the true intent and meaning of this Act, shall for every such ofl'ence forfeit the sum of one hundred dollars, one moiety to Her Ma- jesty, and the other moiety to such person as will sue for the same, to be recovered, together with full costs of suit, by civil action, or by information, in any Court having competent jurisdiction in the District or County wherein the offence has been committed, and in every such action, suitor information, the proof of his qualification shall be upon the person against whom the suit is brought. 6 V. c. 3, s. 6. Sec 19, 20 V. c. 46, s. 1. 7. If the Defendant in any such action, suit or information, intends to insist upon any lands, tenements or real estate, not mentioned in the oath aforesaid, as constituting the whole or any part of his qualification to act as a Justice of the Peace, at the time of the offence alleged against him, he shall at or be- Defendant may forc the time of his pleading, deliver to the plaintiff or informer other'iaiids ' """ *° ^'^ Attorney, notice in writing, specifying such lands, tenements or real estace and the Township, Parish, Seigniory or place, and the District or County in which the same are respect- ively situate, and if the plaintiff or informer in any such action, Manner of proceeding; lu enforce such l)enally. ( i( T 22 Vict. o und for pccifying J,"" else) ns District meaning II' IN^acc ; i'JCuntin/i;) of lands, t)wnHhip, )wnslii|)H, ay 6!i de paix snns preter lo tiermeiit, ou »aiii etrs qua- lilies. Mode de pre- lever cetio pe- naiile. T a Cap. 100. Qualification of J ustireii of the Peace. 22 Vicrr. suit or itiforniation, tliinkx fit tlioniipon not to proceed any I'urther, \w nmy. with leave of the C<)urt, diaeontinuo such ac- tion, suit or intorniation, on payment of Hueh costs to the de- fendant, us such def(>n(lant may he entitled to, according to the course and pructier' of the Court. G V. e. 3, s. 0. i.iimu not ^. ll|'<»» the trial of any issiir in any such action as aforesaid, mentionwi in no lands, icnements, or real estate which art? not mentioned in ijifc'inn.'imm'-' 'hc oaih or notice as aforesaid, shall he insisted upon hy the sihie ni |)r.K)i defendant us part of his (luaiiHcation. (J V. e. .'J, s. 7. ('('(lunlilicnlii'n. ' • ' WiifniiinrcoM 9. When tlu! lands, tenenjents or real property, mentioned on lanii liMiiicii. j,, ,1^, ^,,j,| ();i(|, „r notice, are, tt)gether with other lands, ten»'- nients or real jjroperiy, beU)ngin^ to the persttu taking such oath, or {leliverin«r sutrh notice, liable to any charges, rents or incumbrances, then the lands, ten<'ments atid real property mentioned in the said oath or iiotiie, shall be deenjcd liable and chargeable only so fir as the other lands, teneuicnts and real property so jointly charged, are ncti suHieient to pay, satisfy or discharge? the same, (i V. c. 3, s. 8. irciualifir'ntiun conMisls of Kent. Delemlant it Nni'cemtiil to reciiver ireWe (.'OAt*. When procced- in)n in M-conil actions to be stayed. Manner of proceedinff in actions inMi- tuted for the recovery of penalties. 10. When tin; ((Uulifieation hereby required or any part thereof, consists of lent, it shall be sul!icienl to specify in such oath or notice, so much of the lands, tenements, or real pro- perty, out of which such rent is iMsiiing, as is of suilieient value to secure such rent. 6 V. c. 3, s. 1). 11. In case the plaintitf or informer in any such action, suit or information, discoMtinut? the same, otherwise than as afore- said, or judgment be given against him, the defendant shall re- cover treble ccsts. fi V. e. 3, s. 10. 19. In ease an action, suit or information be brought, and due notice thereof be given to the defendant, no proceedings shall be had upon any subxequeni action, suit or information against the same ptirson, for any ofTenee committed before the time of giving such notice ; and the Court wherein a sub- sequent action, suit or information is brought, and pending, may, upon the defendant's motion, slay the proceedings if such first action, suit or information, be prosecuted without fraud and with ellect, and no action, suit or information, shall be deemed an action, suit or information within this Act, unless it be so pro.secuted. 6 V. c. 3, s. 11. 13. The Court in wliich any action, suit or information is brought for the nscovery of any penalty imposed by this Act, shall require from the plaintifTor informer, his declaration upon oath that such action, suit or information is brought without fraud, and not for the purpose of protecting the defendant from any action, suit or information, which might be brought bv any other person, by reason of the same oflence ; and if such declaration be not made to the satisfaction of the Court, th » I 12 Vict. ovAi any Ruoh ac- 3 the tlo- nrding to ifuroHaid, tionvd ill ;m by thr icntioncd ids, tune- iiig such I, rt'ius or property iabU; and und real Htiiisfy or any part y in tsuch r real pro- lent value :tion, suit I as afore- t shall rc- bronght, acecdings formation jefore the in a sub- pending, gs if such )ut fraud shall be ct, unless mation is this Act, tion upon t without Jant from ought bv d if such lourt, th ' I 1859. Qualification desjuges de paix. Cap. 100. 9 il pourro, avoo la permiHsion de la cour, discontiniier rettn action, pininte ou pourHuito, en par lui payant nu ddfendcnr les frais nun le dufendeur a droit de rfcelainer d'apr^R Pusage ct la pratiipie de la cour. C V. e. 3, s. 6. W. A I'andition, dans toute telle action ou ponrsiiite eonimc i^jg i.icni non miNiit, il n«! nera periniH nu dufendeur d'apnuyer son droit sur »ie»iK»ict dniu quelqnes terri's, bi«!ns ou in»meuble8 (|ue ee soit, a moms {,„„rr,.nt qu'ieeux ni! Moient speeilies eomme susdit dans tel siTinent * I'f'"'^'^' ou avis comnu: faisant partie de sa (lualifleution. 6 V. (!."'"" '"" 3, s. 7. iiciit lie Korvir qualilicntiuii. Charges iloiit leu tern-H wnl Rrrveos, li- inittM. U. Si les lerres, biens ct immenbles sp('(ufieH dans le scu- m<'iit ou avis, sont grevos do (juehjues charges, ou sujels a dcs rentes ou des deites, eonjointemfml avee d'autres lerres. I)i( ns ou iinmeubles appartcnant a la personuo tjui a fait tel .sernient, ou donne tel avis, alors et dans ce eas, les terres, biens <'t inuueubles speeifies dans le dit serment ou avis, ne ticront censes greves et afl'eetes qu'en autant seulciucnt (jue les autres terres, biens et iinm(Mibles ainsi conjointctnent grevos, ne sndlsenl |)oint pour payer, satisfaire ou acquitter les ditea charges. C V. c. 3, s. b. 10. Si la » ponfute en avis la quantile ties dites terres, biens ou inmieubles dont ces '*"**■ rentes proviennent, qui est de valeur sulHsante pour assurer tellcs rentes. 6 V. c. 3, s. 9. 11. Si le demandeiir ou le denonciateur, dans telle ac- si lo dcibndeur tion, nlaintc ou mmrsuite. la discontinue autrcment nun obiicnt »?Rin do comnu: I, plainte ou poursuite, la discontinue autrcment quo obiicntgain ntnu: il est ci-dessus prescrit, ou que jugement soil rendu I'ie^uMe contre lui, Ic dC'fendeur recouvrera triple d6pens. 6 V. c. 3, s. 10. dcpeas. recou- ple 19. Si une action, plainte ou poursuite est intentee, et cus ou la pro- qu'avis sufKsant en soit donne au defenseur, il ne seraproced6 ceduredans sur aucune action, plainte ou poursuite subsequente contre la IcUon^aeta memo personnc, pour une offense commise avant le temps ou arretfie. tel avis a 6te donne ; et k <>ur ou telle action, plainte ou pour- suite subsequente est inten ^e et pendante, irourra, sur motion du dofendeur, suspendre les procedures, si la premiere action, plainte ou poursuite est poarsuivie sans fraude et avec cffet ; et nulle action, plainte ou poursuite ne sera censee une action, plainte on poursuite dans le sens de cet acte, H moins qu'elle ne soit ainsi poursuivic. 6 V. c. 3, s. 11. 13. La cour devant laquelle une action, plainte ou pour- Mode do pro- suite est intentee pour le recouvrement de toute p6nalite im- <=«'."'« «!•"" '*• posee par cet acte, cxigera du dcmandeur ou denonciateur une r&8poVr"recou- declaration sous serment constatant que telle action, plainte ou y?' '«» P™*" poursuite est intentee sans fraude, et non pour prot6ger le d6- ^'*'* icndeur contre toute action, plainte ou poursuite qui pounait 10 Cap. 100. Qualification of Justices of the Peace. 22 Vicr. action, suit or information, shall be immediately dismissed with costs. 6 V. c. 3, s. 12. Persons mak- 14. !f thc Statement in any oath, or in any declaration under ing fuise state- oath, taken or made in pursuance of the requirements of this guilty of wilful Act, be false, to the knowledge of the persou making the same, v^Tjury. such person shall be guilty of wilful and corrupt perjury, and subject to all the pains and penalties attendant on that oflence. 6 V. c. 3, s. 13. Limitation of tS. Every action, suit or information given by this Act, shall actions. ijg commenced withm the space of six months next after the fact committed. 6 V. c. 3, s. 14. i'rovisiona lu this Act not to estund to per- sons liolding certain situa- tions. Shcriflsand Coroncw act- ing as such disqualified from acting as Justices ot the Peace. 16. Nothing in this Act contained shall extend to the Mem- bers of Her Majesty's Legislative Council, or to the Members of Her Majesty's Executive Council, or to the Judges of any Superior Court of Law or Equity or to any County Judge, or to Her Majesty's Attorney General, Solicitor General, or Advo- cate General, or to any of Her Majesty's Counsel in the Law, or to any Mayor, Alderman, Reeve or Deputy Reeve of any Municipality. 6 V. c. 3, s. 15,-22 V. c. 99, s. 340. 17. No j)erson having, using or exercising the Office of Sheriff or Coroner in and for any County or place in Upper Canada, or in either of the Districts of Montreal and Quebec in Lower Canada, shall be competent or qualified to be a Justice of the Peace or to act as such for any County or for the District wherein he is Sheriff or Coroner, during the time that he uses or exercises such Office, under the penalties aforesaid ; and every act done by such Sheriff or Coroner, by the authority of any Commission of the Peace during the time aforesaid, shall be absolutely void and of none effect. 6 V. c. 3, s. 16, — 22 V. c. d4, s. 1, (1869). 18. Any act or proceeding done or taken since the twenty- sixth day of November, one thousand eight hundred and fifty- seven, under the authority of a Commission of the Peace, by the Sheriff of any of the new Judicial Districts in Lower Canada, r'uall be as valid and have the same effect as though the Act passed in the sixth year of Her Majesty's Reign, intituled. An Act for the qualification of Justices rfthe Peace, had never been passed ; and no such Sheriff shall oe held to have incurred an^ penalty by reason of any such act or proceeding. 22 V . c. 54, s. 2, (1859). Fines and pe- 19. The fincs and penalties incurred and payable to Her paid^o'Hi^ Majesty, by virtue of this Act, shall be paid into* the hands of ceiverGe- the Receiver General, for the public uses of the Province. 6 V. c. 3, 8. 17. Acts done b^ Sherifls in new Districts to be valid : and She- riffs not liable to any penalty. neiol. Bi^i^TdtT'^ 99. It shall not be necessary in the case of any Commission June, 1856, of the Pcacc, issued since the 19th June, 1356, or after this provided for. I'i T 1859. Qualification desjuges de paix. Cap. 100. n etre intent6e par quelque autre personne a raison de la mfiine offense ; ct si cette declaration n'est pas faitc a la satisfaction de la conr, Paction, plainte ou poursui.te neta de suite d6bout^e avcc dSpens. 6 V. c. 3, s. 12. 14. Si I'expose des faits, dans un serment, ou dans une Personnes fai- declaration sous serment prete ou re9u en conformity des re- geJ'rncnt.'cou- quisitions do cet acte, est, h la connaissance de la personne pnbies unt etre juges juge de paix dans le district ou comte dont il est sherif ou eoronaire, durant le temps qu'il remplit ou exerce tel office, sous les peines susditcs ; et tout acte fait par tel sherif ou eoro- naire sous I'autorite d'une commission de la paix durant le temps s. sdit, sera absolument nul et de nul effet. 6 V. c. 3, s. 16,--22 V. c. 54, s. 1, (1859.) 18. Tout acte fait ou procedure adoptee depuis le vingt- Les actes des sixieme jour de novembre, mil huit cent cinquante-sept, sous nouveaux"dis" I'autorite d'une commission de paix, par le sherif d'aucun des tricts, vau- nouveaux districts judiciaires dans le Bas Canada, vaudra et ^us";V!.t'J!,!. aura la meme lorce et ettet que si I'acte passe dans la sixieme rontsujetsaau- annee du regne de Sa Majeste, intitule : Acte pour la qualifica- *^"°" penaiite. tion desjuges de paix, n'eAt jamais ete passe ; et nul tel sherif ne sera cense avoir ete passible d'aucune penaiite a raison de tel acte ou procedure. 22 V. c. 54, s. 2, (1859.) 19. Les amendes et penalites encourues au profit de Sa i^samendes Majeste, en vertu de cet acte, seront payees entre les mains du ront*pay6es au receveur-general, pour les besoins publics de la province. 6 V. "^ceveur ge- c. 3, s. 17. aeiR. SIO. II ne sera pas necessaire, dans le cas d'une nouvelle Diapoeition commission de la paix emise depuis le dix-neuf Juin, mil conceniant les 12 Except in cnse of judgment, suit, dec, Act to apply to past cases. (♦ Cap. 100. Qual^calion of Juaticea of the Peace. 22 Vict. Act takes effect, for any Justice named in anv such commis- sion who had unue a fornjer commission qualified himself in the tenns of the third section of this Act, and deposited a certificate thereof in the office of the Clerk of the Peace, to take any oath of qualification before acting under such new Commission, unless such Justice, since he took such oath of qualification, has parted with the estate in right of which he so qualified. 19 V. c. 46, s. 1. 31. Except in cases where a suit was commenced or judg- ment was recovered before the 19th June, 18-56, the provisions of the last section shall be taken to apply to the case of any Justice of the Peace named in any Commission issued before that day, who had once qualified himself in the terms of the third section of this Act, and has continued to possess the same estate upon which he so qualified. 19 V. c. 46, s. 2. Quebec :— Printed by S. Dkhbishire & G. Dbsbarats, Law Printer to the Queen's Most Excellent Majesty. w h d a 01 5 S( q' m hi se to qi ac m Vict. nunis- elf in ited a Peace, hnew ath of 1 he so rjudg- irisions of any before of the ess the s. 2. AT8, 1859. Qualification desjuges de paix. Cap. 100. 18 huit cent cinquantc-six, ou apres que cet aote aura pris force nominationa do loi, pour les juges de paix y nomm^s, et qualifies jusque 1^, '"g'^i^'^gjg'' aux termes prescrits par la troisi^me section de cet acte, et qui '" * ont depose le certificat voulu dans le bureau tlu greffier de la paix, de pr6ter le serment de qualification avant d'agir en vertu de telle nouvelle commission, k moins que les dits juges de paix, depuis qu'ils ont prete tel serment de qualification, ne se soient d6saisis des biens au moyen desquels ils s'etaient ainsi qualifies. 19 V. c. 46, s. 1. 91. Sauf ct except^ les cas ou unc poursuite a et6 com- mencde, ou un jugement obtenu avant le dix-neuf Juin, mil huit cent cinquante-six, les dispositions de la derni^re section seront censees s'appliquer a tout jugc de paix nomm6 dans toute commission 6mise avant le dit jour qui s'6tait deja qualifi6 une fois aux termes de la troisieme section de cet acte, ct a continue depuis k poss§dcr les memes biens au moycn desquels il s'est ainsi qualifie. 19 V. c. 46, s. 2. Saufencaade jugement ob- tenu, etc.| cet acte s'applique aux jugrs de paix nommea avant le dit jottr. Quebec : — Imprim6 par S. Derbishire Sc G. Desbarats, Imprimeur des Lois de Sa Trd8-£xcellente Majest6 la Reine. ■ I •■•