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CAP. XVII.

An Act to afford relief to Insolvent Debtors.

[17th March, 1845.]

HEREAS experience has shewn the necessity of making certain amend- Preamble. ments to the Act hereinafter mentioned, for the purpose of affording relief to Insolvent Debtors, arrested or to be arrested under Writs of Capias ad Satisfaciendum: Be it therefore enacted by the Queen's Most Excellent Majesty, by and with the advice and consent of the Legislative Council and of the Legislative Assembly of the Province of Canada, constituted and assembled by virtue of and under the authority of an Act passed in the Parliament of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, and intituled, An Act to Re-unite the Provinces of Upper and Lower Canada, and for the Government of Canada, and it is hereby enacted by the authority of the same, That the first and second Sections of an Act of the Legislature of Lower Canada, passed in the sixth year of the Reign of His late Majesty King William the Fourth, and intituled, An Act to afford relief during a limited time to Insolvent Debtors, shall be and the same are hereby repealed. II. And be it enacted, That from and after the passing of this Act, any person who now is or shall be hereafter arrested and detained by virtue of any Writ of Capias ad Satisfaciendum, shall, on giving good and sufficient security to the satisfaction of any Justice of the Court of Queen's Bench for the District in which he

shall

of

Sections 1 & 2 the Act of IV. Cap. 4, re

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pealed.

Any person imprisoned on large on bail given that he

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at

shall not depart

SCHEDULE.

DAYS OF OPENING.

TABLE of the several days of opening the Courts of Assize and Nisi Prius, Oyer and Terminer and General
Gaol Delivery, referred to in the fourth Section of the Act.

PART SECOND-FALL CIRCUITS.

DISTRICTS.

DISTRICT TOWNS.

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On the second Monday in September in each and every year.

On Tuesday, the eighth day after the day appointed for opening at Sandwich.
On Tuesday, the seventh day after the day appointed for opening at London.
On Thursday, the ninth day after the day appointed for opening at Hamilton.
On Wednesday, the eighth day after the day appointed for opening at Hamilton.
On Monday, the fifth day after the day appointed for opening at Picton.
On Monday, the seventh day after the day appointed for opening at Belleville.
On Monday, the seventh day after the day appointed for opening at Cobourg.
On Thursday, the fourteenth day after the day appointed for opening at Toronto.
On the second Monday in September in each and every year.

On Friday, the eleventh day after the day appointed for opening at Niagara.
On Monday, the tenth day after the day appointed for opening at Kingston.
On Monday, the seventh day after the day appointed for opening at Brockville.
On Monday, the seventh day after the day appointed for opening at Cornwall.
On Friday, the fourth day after the day appointed for epening at L'Orignal.
On Thursday, the sixth day after the day appointed for opening at Bytown.

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MONTREAL:-Printed by STEWART DERBISHIRE and GEORGE DESBARATS,
Law Printer to the Queen's Most Excellent Majesty.

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An Act to extend the provisions of two certain Acts of the Parliament of the Province of Upper Canada, to other Denominations of Christians than those therein enumerated.

[17th March, 1845.]

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Act of Upper

cited.

THEREAS Religious Societies of various denominations of Christians, in Preamble. Upper Canada, find difficulty in securing titles to the land requisite for the site of a Church, Chapel, Meeting-House, Burial Ground, and residence for their Minister, for want of a corporate capacity to take and hold the same in perpetual succession; And whereas, to afford some safe and adequate relief in such cases, it is just and expedient to extend the provisions of a certain Act of the Parliament of the late Province of Upper Canada, passed in the ninth year of the Reign of His late Majesty King George the Fourth, intituled, An Act for the relief of the Religious Societics therein mentioned, as amended by a certain other Canada, Act of the Parliament of the said Province, passed in the third year of Her Ma- Go4, cap. 2, jesty's Reign, intituled, An Act to amend an Act passed in the ninth year of the Reign of King George the Fourth, Chapter Two, intituled, " An Act for the relief of the Religious Societies therein mentioned," to other denominations of Christians than those therein enumerated: Be it therefore enacted by the Queen's Most Excellent Majesty, by and with the advice and consent of the Legislative Council and of the Legislative Assembly of the Province of Canada, constituted and assembled by virtue of and under the authority of an Act passed in the Parliament of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, intituled, An Act to Re-unite the Provinces of Upper and Lower Canada, and for the Government of Canada, and it is hereby enacted by the authority of the same, That whenever any Reli- Any religious gious Society or Congregation of Christians, in that part of the Province called Upper Canada, shall have occasion to take a conveyance of land for any of the uses aforesaid, it shall and may be lawful for them to appoint Trustees, to whom

congregation may hold land connected with

for purposes and the exercise of their religion.

Canada withpaid the debt.

out having

shall have been arrested, that he will not depart from or exceed the limits of that part of this Province formerly known as Lower Canada, be entitled to his liberty and to go at large within that part of this Province; and the condition of every recognizance in this behalf shall be, that the Cognizors shall not become liable unless the Defendant shall depart from or exceed the limits of that part of this Province formerly known as Lower Canada, without having paid the debt, interest and costs, for which the action shall have been brought.

MONTREAL:-Printed by STEWART DERBISHIRE and GEORGE DESBARATS,
Law Printer to the Queen's Most Excellent Majesty.

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A nAct to extend to the Town of Sherbrooke the provisions of a certain Ordinance therein mentioned, relating to the appointment of Peace Officers and Constables; and also to explain the Juris diction of the General Sessions of the Peace for the District of Saint Francis.

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[10th February, 1845.]

THEREAS it is expedient and necessary to extend to the Town of Preamble. Sherbrooke certain provisions contained in the Ordinance hereinafter mentioned: Be it therefore enacted by the Queen's Most Excellent Majesty, by and with the advice and consent of the Legislative Council and of the Legislative Assembly of the Province of Canada, constituted and assembled by virtue of and under the authority of an Act passed in the Parliament of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, and intituled, An Act to Re-unite the Provinces of Upper and Lower Canada, and for the Government of Canada, and it is hereby enacted The provisions by the authority of the same, That all the provisions contained in the aforesaid Ordinance, passed in the twenty-seventh year of the Reign of His late Majesty King George the Third, and intituled, An Ordinance to explain and amend an Ordinance for establishing Courts of Criminal Jurisdiction in the Province of Quebec, which relate to the appointment of Peace Officers and Constables within the then Towns of Quebec and Montreal, shall, from and after the passing of this Act, have force and effect within the Town of Sherbrooke in the same manner and as fully as if the said Town of Sherbrooke had been specially named and included in the aforesaid Ordinance.

II. And whereas it is expedient and necessary to remove all doubts as to the powers, privileges, authority and jurisdiction of the Court of General Sessions of the Peace for the District of Saint Francis, held at the said Town of Sherbrooke,

by

of 27 Geo. 3.
to the appoint-
ment
of Peace
ply to the town
of Sherbrooke.

Cap. 6, relative

Officers to ap

Court of Geof the Peace at Sherbrooke to

neral Sessions

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