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Les disgrammes suivants illustrent la mAthode. t t s > ^ • 1 6 AN ANALYTICAL INDEX • • • •. , TO \, THE ACT, 16th VICTORIA, CAP. 194V- "'•: AMENDING THE ACT, TO AMEND THE LAWS, RELATIVE '.TO THi •••. * « • • • • dflorfs of inginal €M lurisbictt-: ••:;•• m LOWER CANADA, Br AN ADVOCATE. ^ • « k • • « k • » » ♦ » • • « • •I • • • • ^ * * • « • • • * « • « jnontrral: PRINTED BT JOHN LOVEL^ ST. NICHOLAS STREET. 1863. ,A L F/0'2.8 S5 5 A » • • • • . • •••• • « * • • • ^ * • • > ■ < 1 •• •. ••. > • . • r . . . • •• « * A • & • • •• . • ••,'. • . I • • « • * » • • , ' * • • • , . • • • . « • f • •I '•,; ' PREFACE. The becoming familiar, with the recent emenda- toiy Judicature Act, will, it is trusted, be assisted by the present analysis, while, a means of ready reference to its provisions, will at the same time be ■ afforded to the profession. Montreal, July, 1853. f>l)94': INDEX. ACT, Sbctiok Comes into Force, on first August 1853, ... 30 Sectional to 10, come into Force, 11 Section 12 comes into Force, 13 ACTON, Township of annexed to St. Hyacinthe county, for Judicial and Municipal purposes, .... 35 Forms part of St. Hyacinthe circuit, Zh CIRCUIT COURT, Terms of, in Montreal and Quebec, 3 New Terms, .~ 12 When Established, 13 Circuit Court Judges, to act as Judges of S. C, in Term, in Ottawa and Kamouraska, .... 14 Enqudte days in appealable cases, 9 Delay for pleading, five days, .... 20 DEFAULT, Evidence how taken in Default cases, V Every Juridical day, except in vacation an Enqu^te day in Default cases, 1 Default against Tr ra-Saisi how obtained, ... 18 .i ■-■■ when, ... o 19 ENQUfiTE, Judges inTerm may limit number of Enqu^te days, 6 fix, 5- Not to be less than six days, in any month at Quetec and Montreal, except in vacation, 5 Not to be less than three days in other Districts, . 6 No Enqu6te days in Term, at Montreal and Quebec, except in Default or Exparte cases, .... ft Every juridical day an Enquete day in Default cases, or Exparte, except during vacation, . . 7 Enquete days out of Term, to be fixed in appealable cases in Circuit Court, 9 Evidence in such cases to be taken before the Clerk, 9 6 'ESQV^TE— Continued. Sec. Objections thereto, to be taken down in writing, . 9 Ten days notice, to be given of such Enqn^te, . . 9 EXPARTE, Evidence may be taken in Exparte cases on any Juridical day, except, during vacation, ... 7 Witnesses may be sworn and examined before Prothonotary in Exparte cases, 7 Party fore-closed may cross-examine witnesses, . . 8 may resist illegal evidence, . . 8 If examination going on before Ptothonotary, objec- tions 'to be taken down in writing, ... 8 EXCEPTIONS A LA FORME, To be fyled within 4 days from Return of writ, or of fyling of pleading, to which exception is offered, 21 Fyling of such plea not to preclude from pleading to the merits, 21 FOLLE ENCHERE, Sale at the folle enchere may be had, if purchaser neglects to pay, 23 At. second sale, every bidder to deposit a sum equal to costs then due, 23 If Bidder refuse to pay such sum. She riff to disregard his bid, 24 If there be a third sale, bidder to deposit one-third debt, 25 Plaintiff or his attorney may dispense with deposit, 26 If Plaintiff or his attorney swear that Defendant will cause property to be adjudged to insolvent bid- ders, Court may order bidders to deposit costs due, 21 After Sale, Sheriff to return deposits to bidders, exclu- sive of the purchaser, 28 Fol-mchiriseur to pay all damages accruing to Judgement Creditor, 29 Contrainte par carps may be issued against bidder for difference between his bid, and that of re- 29 sale. Fol enchiriseur^ not entitled to overplus, if any, . 29 Overplus how disposed of, 29 9 9 7 8 8 8 f FOitLE ENCHEREi— Confrnwerf. Sbc. Contrainte par corps how ordered, 30 how long to endure, .... 30 GARANTEE, Evicted purchaser, may bring his action against his eventual ffarant, 31 The inunediate ^amwf may call in eventual ^faranf 31 Purchasers may call in immediate garant, ... 31 GOVERNOR, Has power to alter Terms of Courts, 4 May fix days of holding Circuit, 4 May increase Terms of any Circuit, ..... 4 GASPE, Two Circuit Judges in Gaspl may hold Terms of Supe- rior Court, 16 Provisions relating to such terms, 16 New Terms of Circuit Court, 12 INTERVENTION, JDenMude of, not to stay proceedings, until allowed by Court, 22 Allowance of, to be had on application by motion or petition, 22 Such motion or petition, to be made before judgment 22 After allowance of, proceedings to be stayed for three days, 22 Provisions of 92nd Section of former Act, to apply after allowance, of, 22 JUDGES OF SUPERIOR COURT, • May limit and fix number of Enquete days, ... 5 In all proceedings, in vacation any judge may sit or act in lieu of an absent or sick judge, . . 38 When difference of opinion exists between two judges, may order case to be heard before them and a third Judge, 34 A majority of Judges who agi*ee, having heard a cause, may deliver judgment though one, who was present at hearing, be absent, .... 32 May regulate EnquSte days, by Rules of Practice, . 6 May render judgment out of Term in cases before heard, 1 » Judge in District, other than Quebec or Montreal, i JUDGES OF SUPERIOR COURT— ConftVmerf. > Seo. may hear causes and give Judgment out of Term, 15 May order proceedings in Vacation, 10 JUDGES OF THE CIRCUIT COURT, In Ottawa and Kamarouska, may act as Judges of Superior Court in Term, 14 Two Circuit Judges in Gasp6 may hold Terms of Superior Court, 16 JUDGMENTS, May be rendered out of Term in certain Districts, in Superior Court, in cases heajd out of Term, 15 Such Judgments may be excepted to, 15 Proceedings on such exception, 15 PLEADINGS, Delay for Pleading in appealable cases, five days, 20 All provisions of 25th & 26th sections of former Act to apply to five days, 20 Preliminary Pleadings, when to be fyled .... 21 not to prevent the fyling, pleas to the merits, 21 • Computation of Time, for Pleading in Vacation, . 10 Delay to plead, after a preliminary plea, . . • . 21 RATIFICATION, Application nov/ made for a day not in Teim, to be re- turnable on next Term 11 REPEALING CLAUSES, The first Section repeals the seventeenth Section of former Act, 1 The sixteenth Section of former Act, in part repealed 2 The seventy-seventh Section of former Act, in part repealed, 3 But the first and second provisios not repealed, . 4 The Thirteenth Section of former Act, in part re- pealed, 14 The ninety-second Section of former Act, in part re- pealed, 22 RULES OF PRACTISE. May be made, as to Judgments in Vacation in certain Districts, and the proceedings thereon, ... 15 May be made as to Enqufete, 5 16 10 14 16 1 2 3 4 9 SAISIE AKRET. Seo. If issued to another District, the Tiers-Saisi to answer in District, where "Writ issues, 17 Effect of Default obtained in such District, ... 1*7 Contestation of his declaration, may be had where the action originated, 1*7 The Tiers-Saisi, on service of such contestation bound to answer and plead, where the action originated, . . . ; IV But he may appear and declare, in the District where he resides, 1*7 "When the Declaration is made in such District, the Prothonotary or Clerk, to transmit it to place where the Writ issued, 18 Certificate of Prothonotary, where Defendant resides, sufficient to obtain benefit of Default, ... 18 ^ Exigency of all Writs of S. A., to require the Tiers- Saisi to appear and declare, on or before Re- turn of Writ or next juridical day thereafter, 19 Default shall be recorded on next following juridical day, and have same effect, as if recorded in Court, 19 24 hours notice by Bailiff^, to be given to the Plain- tiff or his Attomies, of the intention of the Tiers- SaiKi to make the declaration in the District, where residing, 19 UPTON, Part of the Township of, included in the county of St. Hyacinthe for judicial and municipal pur- poses, and forms part of St. Hyacinthe circuit, 35 SUPERIOR COURT, Terms of, in Quebec and Montreal, 2 Or a quorum may hold sittings out of Term, to give Judgments, 1 Has power to continue a Term, 2 VACATION, No proceedings compellable in the Superior Court at Montreal or Quebec, between 10th July and last day of August, 10 Unless by order of Court or Judge, 10 ^r * • '■ ' , 10 ^ rADATTON— Cbnfi nued. » 'f^/xJ^^ry Sbo. 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