The Criminal Code, 1892, 55-56 Victoria, Chap. 29, Together with An Act to Amend the Canada Temperance Amendment Act, 1888, Being Chapter 26 of the Same Session

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S.E. Dawson, 1892 - Criminal law - 403 pages

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Contents

TITLE II
48
Conspiracy
49
Conspiracy to intimidate a legislature
50
Resisting execution of warrant for arrest of deserters
51
Communicating information acquired by holding office
52
PART V
53
Punishment of riot
54
Riotous destruction of buildings
55
Forcible entry and detainer
56
Attending or promoting a prizefight
57
Attempts
64
Making false affidavit out of province in which it is used
74
Attempting to break prison
76
Playing or looking on in gaminghouse
84
Vagrant defined
90
SECT
93
Preventing the saving of the life of any person shipwrecked
99
SECT PAGE 262 Assaults causing actual bodily harm
101
PART XXI
102
Woman procuring her own miscarriage
103
Punishment of bigamy
104
Solemnization of marriage without lawful authority
105
Abduction of girl under sixteen
106
Publishing in courts of justice
107
Seeking remedy for grievance
108
SECT PAGE 298 Selling books containing defamatory matter
109
TITLE VI
110
Theft defined
111
Theft by person holding a power of attorney
112
Refusing to deliver offensive weapon to a justice
113
conviction
114
Agents and attorneys
115
Stealing post letters packets and keys
116
Pigeons
117
Trees of the value of twentyfive cents
118
Intoxicating liquors on board Her Majestys ships
119
Stealing from the person
120
Stealing wreck
121
PART XXVII
122
PART XXVIII
123
False statement by public officer
124
Fraudulent sales of property
125
Warehousemen c giving false receiptsknowingly using the same
126
Making false statements in receipts for property that can be used under The Bank Act fraudulently dealing with property to which such receipts refer
127
Offences respecting old marine stores
128
Unlawfully applying marks to public stores
129
Searching for stores near Her Majestys vessels
130
Receiving c a seamans property
131
Cheating at play
132
Carnally knowing idiots
133
Extortion by other threats
134
Breaking place of worship and committing offence
135
Being found in dwellinghouse by night
136
Forgery defined
137
Punishment of forgery
138
Uttering forged documents
141
Possessing forged bank notes
142
Counterfeiting stamps
143
Falsifying registers
144
Uttering false certificates
145
Clerks issuing false dividend warrants
146
Words or marks on watch cases
148
Selling goods falsely markeddefence
149
Falsely representing that goods are manufactured for Her Majesty c
150
Exception respecting trade description lawfully applied to goods on 22nd May 1888 c
151
Acknowledging instrument in false name
152
When offence completed
153
Manufacture of copper coin and importation of uncurrent copper coin
154
Bringing instruments for coining from mints into Canada 468 Clipping current gold or silver coin
155
Offences respecting foreign coins
156
Uttering defaced coin
157
PART XXXVII
158
Attempt to commit arson
159
Threats to burn c
160
Injuries to electric telegraphs c
161
Injuries to rafts of timber and works used for the transmission thereof
162
Attempting to injure or poison cattle
164
Injuries to buildings by tenants
165
Injuries to trees c wheresoever growing
166
PART XXXVIII
167
The conveyance of cattle
168
PART XXXIX
169
Criminal breaches of contract
170
Posting up copies of provisions respecting criminal breaches of contractdefacing same
171
Intimidation of any person to prevent him from working at any trade
172
PART XL
173
TITLE VII
174
Construction of reference to certain Acts
175
PART VII
176
Criminal breach of trust 123
177
Time within which proceedings shall be commenced in certain cases
178
Possessing counterfeit coins 155
181
PART XLIV
182
When justice may compel appearance
183
Offences committed in the district of Gaspé
184
Information
185
Warrant for apprehension in first instance
186
Proceeding when offender is not within the jurisdiction of the justice issuing the warrant
187
Search warrant
188
Prostitution of Indian women
190
Search for liquors near Her Majestys vessels
191
Search for vagrant
192
PART XLV
193
Warrant for witness in first instance
194
Delivery of accused to prison
203
Offences may be charged in the alternative
204
SECT PAGE 615 Indictments for libel
205
Indictment for pretending to send money c in letter
206
Indictment for offences in respect to postal cards c
207
Joinder of counts and proceedings thereon
208
Objections to an indictment
209
Depositions and judges notes on former trial
210
Plea of justification in case of libel
211
Notice to be served on corporation
212
Sending bill before grand jury
213
Names of witnesses to be endorsed on bill of indictment
214
PART XLIX
215
Indictment after removal
216
ARRAIGNMENT SECT PAGE 652 Bringing prisoner up for arraignment
217
Pleas in abatement abolished
218
Prosecutors right to sum up
219
Challenging the array
220
Challenges and directions to stand by
221
Right to cause jurors to stand aside in case of libel
222
Accused persons joining and severing in their challenges
223
Proceedings when previous offence charged
224
Causing death which might have been prevented
225
Presence of prisoner when such evidence is taken
226
When evidence of one witness must be corroborated
227
Depositions on preliminary inquiry may be read in evidence
228
SECT PAGE 694 Proof of previous conviction
229
Comparison of disputed writing with genuine
230
Other evidence that place is a common gaminghouse
231
Evidence in case of polygamy c
232
Full offence chargedattempt proved
233
Proceedings against receivers
234
Verdict in case of libel
235
Variance and amendment
236
Form of record of conviction or acquittal
237
Jury de ventre inspiciendo abolished
238
Verdict not to be impeached for certain omissions as to jurors
239
Custody of persons formerly acquitted for insanity
240
PART LII
241
Evidence for court of appeal
242
New trial by order of Minister of Justice
243
Appeal to Supreme Court of Canada
244
Practice in high court of justice for Ontario
245
Rule to plead
246
Judge to be a court of record
247
Duty of sheriff after committal of accused
248
Continuance of proceedings before another judge
249
Bail in case of election of trial by jury
250
PART LV
251
Offences to be dealt with under this part
252
When magistrate shall have absolute jurisdiction
253
Proceedings on arraignment of accused
254
Proceedings for offences in respect to property worth over ten dollars
255
Full defence allowed
256
Result of hearing to be filed in court of sessions
257
Application of fines
258
TRIAL OF JUVENILE OFFENDERS FOR INDICTABLE OFFENCES 809 Definitions
259
Procuring appearance of accused
260
Consent of child under fourteen no defence
261
Conviction and recognizance to be filed
262
Costs
263
Application of this part
264
Costs in case of libel
265
Compensation for loss of property
266
PART LVIII
267
Time within which proceedings shall be commenced
268
Hearing before justices
269
Certain objections not to vitiate proceedings
270
Hearing to be in open court
271
Nonappearance of prosecutor
272
Adjudication by justice
273
Certificate of dismissal
274
Recovery of costs when penalty is adjudged
275
Provisions respecting convictions
276
Order as to collection of costs
278
Cumulative punishments
279
Appeal on matters of form
282
Proceedings when appeal fails
283
Irregularities within the preceding section
284
Imperial Act superseded
285
Order as to costs
286
Tender and payment
288
Returns respecting convictions and moneys received
289
Publication c of returns
290
Certain defects not to vitiate proceedings
291
Bail after render
292
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293
Officer to prepare lists of persons under recognizance making default
294
Sale of lands by sheriff under estreated recognizance
295
Roll and return to be transmitted to Minister of Finance
296
PART LX
297
Application of fines c by Order in Council
298
TITLE VIII
299
SECT PAGE 937 Sentence of death to be reported to Secretary of State
300
When deputies may act
301
Rules and regulations as to execution
302
Imprisonment in penitentiary c
303
Imprisonment in reformatories
304
PART LXV
305
Proceedings for not finding sureties to keep the peace
306
PART LXVII
307
PART XIV
399
92
400

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