Act 58 Geo. III, Cap. 17, as amended by Act 3, Geo. III. Cap. 6, continued. third year of the Reign of His present Majesty, intituled "An Act to amend an "Act passed in the fifty-eighth year of the Reign of His late Majesty George the Third, intituled, An Act to provide more effectually for the security of the "Cities of Quebec and Montreal, by establishing a Watch and Night Lights in "the said Cities, and for other purposes," and to increase the Funds necessary for "the purposes of the said Act," the duration of which said Acts is limited to the first day of May, one thousand eight hundred and twenty-five: Be it therefore enacted by the King's Most Excellent Majesty, by and with the advice and consent of the Legislative Council and Assembly of the Province of Lower-Canada, constituted and assembled by virtue of and under the authority of an Act passed in the Parliament of Great-Britain, intituled, "An Act to repeal certain "parts of an Act passed in the fourteenth year of His Majesty's Reign, intituled, "An Act for making more effectual provision for the Government of the Province "of Quebec, in North America," and to make further provision for the Govern"ment of the said Province;" And it is hereby enacted by the authority of the same, that the said Act, passed in the fifty-eighth year of the Reign of His late Majesty George the Third, intituled, An Act to provide more effectually for "the security of the Cities of Quebec and Montreal, by establishing a Watch "and Night Lights in the said Cities, and for other purposes," as amended by an Act passed in the third year of the Reign of His present Majesty, intituled, "An "Act to amend an Act passed in the fifty-eighth year of the Reign of His late Majesty George the Third, intituled, "An Act to provide more effectually for "the security of the Cities of Quebec and Montreal, by establishing a Watch and "Night Lights in the said Cities, and for other purposes," and to increase the "Funds necessary for the purposes of the said Act." And the said last mentioned Acts shall, respectively, further continue to be and remain in force, and all and every the duties by the said Acts respectively imposed, shall be raised, levied, collected and paid as therein mentioned and provided; and all and every the clauses, matters and things, in the said Acts respectively mentioned and contained, shall also further continue to be and remain in full force and effect until the first day of May, one thousand eight hundred and twenty-seven, and no longer. Justices of II. And be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, that it shall be lawPeace to meet ful for the Justices of the Peace residing in the Cities of Quebec and Montand appoint a Committee of real, respectively, to assemble, pursuant to notice from the Clerks of the Peace, of the Peace duly signified to each of the said Justices acting in and for the said Cities, on Act into exe- some certain day between the twentieth and thirtieth days of April, annually, three Justices to carry this cution. during 66 "moyens d'en défrayer les dépenses," et un certain autre Acte passé dans la troi- 66. 66 II. Et qu'il soit de plus statué par l'autorité susdite, qu'il sera loisible à tout Juge de Paix, résidant dans les Cités de Québec et Montréal respectivement, de s'assembler en vertu d'une notification donnée à cet effet par les Greffiers de la Paix, et duement signifiée à chacun des dits Juges de Paix, agissant dans et pour les dites Cités, à certain jour, entre les vingtième et trentième jours d'Avril, annuelle ment during this Act, for the purpose of electing and appointing a Committee, in each of the said Cities, consisting of any three Justices of the Peace, residing in the City for which they shall have been elected and appointed, who shall serve for one year next after the day of their election and appointment, and shall be vested with and may exercise all and every the legal powers and authorities, with respect to the Watch and Night Lights in their respective Cities, which are actually, by Law, vested in the Justices of the Peace, residing in each of the said Cities, in that respect. Provided, that nothing herein contained shall be construed to divest the Justices of the Peace of the Jurisdiction which, by Law, they now have foresaid Acts. in the prosecutions which may occur by virtue of the aforesaid Acts. Not to divest Justices of the Jurisdiction they possess by virtue of the a the Justices place within the Peace to the time when In cases of III. Provided always, and be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, the election of that in case the election and appointment of the Justices of the Peace shall not not taking take place within the period herein above limited and assigned, it shall nevertheThe time speci- less be lawful to make such election and appointment at any other time therefied, Clerks of after, notice, as aforesaid, being previously given, by the Clerks of the Peace, of give notice of the day when such election and appointment is to take place, as herein-above the election is authorised and directed, and that it shall be the duty of the Clerks of the Peace, to take place. in every instance in which such election and appointment shall not have taken Duty of the place within the period above-mentioned, to repeat such notice for some other Peace to give day within a short time next after the failure of such election and appointment times of elec. as shall be deemed convenient, and in like manner to repeat such notice, and, as often as such failure shall recur until an election and appointment of such Justices for the purposes aforesaid, shall have taken place. Clerks of the notice at such tion. In cases of death or re Justices of the of the Peace, 10 IV. And be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, that, in case of the moval of the death or removal of any one or more of the three Justices of the Peace, who may Peace, Clerks have been so appointed, it shall be the duty of the Clerks of the Peace, in like give notice of manner, to give notice of the circumstance, and to convene a similar meeting of the circum- the Justices of the Peace, for the purpose of electing and appointing one or more Convene a simi- (as the case may be,) of the Justices of the Peace, to supply the place, in such the Justices of Committee, of the Justices of the Peace who may have ceased to be one of the Committee. stance, and to Jar Meeting of the Peace, to elect other Jus tices. CAP. II. ment pendant la durée de cet Acte, aux fins d'élire et nommer un Comité dans chacune des dites Cités, composé de trois Juges de Paix résidans dans la Cité, pour laquelle ils auront été élus et nommés, lesquels serviront l'espace d'une année, à compter du jour après celui de leur Election et Nomination, et seront revêtus et pourront exercer toutes et chacune des autorités et pouvoirs légaux, en autant qu'ils concernent le guet et l'éclairage dans leurs Cités respectives, dont les Juges de Paix résidans dans chacune des dites Cités, se trouvent maintenant revêtus à cet égard en vertu de la Loi. Pourvû que rien de contenu en cet Acte, ne sera entendu ôter aux autres Juges de Paix la Jurisdiction qu'ils ont maintenant par la Loi, dans les poursuites qui pourront avoir lieu en vertu des susdites Actes. où l'élection des Juges de Paix n'auroit le tems pres fier de la Paix donnera avis élection aura pas lieu dans crit, le Gref du tems où l' III. Pourvû toujours, et qu'il soit de plus statué par l'autorité susdite, que Dans les cas dans le cas où l'Election et nomination des Juges de Paix n'auroit pas eu lieu, dans le tems ci-dessus prescrit et limité, il sera néanmoins loisible de procéder à telle Election et nomination, en aucun tems après, en par les Greffiers de la Paix donnant notification préalable, comme susdit, du jour où telle Election et nomination aura lieu tel que ci-dessus ordonné et autorisé, et il sera du devoir des Greffiers de la Paix, toutes et chaque fois que telle Election et nomination n'auront point eu lieu, de renouveller dans le temps ci-dessus mentionné, telle notification pour certain autre jour, peu après celui où telle Election et nomination n'auront pas eu lieu, ainsi qu'il sera jugé convenable, et renouveller, en la même manière, telle notification toutes et chaque fois que ce pourra arriver, jusqu'à ce que l'Election et nomination de ces Juges de Paix les fins susdites ait finalement eu lieu, pour IV. Et qu'il soit de plus statué par l'autorité susdite, que dans le cas où un où plusieurs des Juges de Paix qui auroient été ainsi nommés, viendroit à décéder ou changer de résidence, il sera du devoir des Greffiers de la Paix de donner notification en la même manière, de cette circonstance, et convoquer une semblable assemblée des Juges de Paix, aux fins d'élire et nommer un ouplusieurs Juges de Paix, ainsi que le cas pourra être pour remplacer dans tel Comité les Juges de Paix qui peuvent avoir cessé d'être Membres de ce Comité. lieu. Devoirs des Greffiers de la Paix de dontes fois que des ner notice tou élections devront avoir lieu. Dans le cas de mort ou de changement de résidence des les Greffiers de Juges de Paix, la Paix donneront avis de cette circon stance et convoqueront une semblable as semblée des Juges de Paix pour en élire d'autres. CAP. II. Preamble. Ordinance 25th Geo. 3, c. 11. recited, CAP. II. AN ACT to alter and amend certain parts of an Ordinance made and passed in the twenty-fifth Year of the Reign of His late Majesty King George the Third, intituled, "An Ordinance to regulate the proceed ings of the Courts of Civil Judicature, and to establish Trials by Ju"ries, in actions of a Commercial nature, and personal wrongs, to be "compensated in damages, in what relates to the issuing of Writs of "Capias ad respondendum and to Special Bail." (22d March, 1825.) HEREAS, in and by an Ordinance made and passed by the Governor and Legislative Council of the Province of Quebec, in the twenty-fifth year of the Reign of His late Majesty King George the Third, intituled An Ordinance to regulate the proceedings in the Courts of Civil Judicature, and to "establish Trials by Juries, in actions of a Commercial nature and personal wrongs, to be compensated in damages," it is, among other things, ordained and enacted, that in all and every case where one or more Judges of any Court of Common Pleas is or may be satisfied, by the Affidavit of the Plaintiff, or his Book-keeper or Clerk, or legal Attorney, that the Defendant is personally indebted to the Plaintiff in a sum exceeding ten pounds sterling, and may also be satisfied, by the oath of the Plaintiff or some other person, that the Defendant is immediately about to leave the Province, and whereby the Plaintiff might be deprived of his remedy against such Defendant, it shall and may be lawful for one or more Judge or Judges of any Court of Common Pleas, to grant a Capias or attachment against the body of such Defendant, to be directed to the Sheriff, to hold such Defendant to Bail for his appearance at the return of such Writ, and in default thereof to commit him to prison, there to remain until Special Bail may be given by such Defendant, or until two days after Execution may be obtained by the Plaintiff, if Judgement be in his favour; And whereas the facility thereby afforded of obtaining a Capias ad respondendum against Debtors, whereby such Debtors become liable in their body for the payment of debts for which otherwise, and of common right, they would not be so liable, has encouraged, and may for the future encourage, divers Creditors vexatiously to obtain such Capias as a means of altering and tortiously improving the nature of their security, to the manifest oppression and ruin of such Debtors: Be it therefore enacted by the King's Most Excellent Majesty, by and with the advice and con sent |