The Provincial Justice, Or Magistrate's Manual: Being a Complete Digest of the Criminal Law of Canada, and a Compendious and General View of the Provincial Law of Upper Canada: with Practical Forms, for the Use of the MagistracyH. Rowsell, 1851 - 700 pages |
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... thereof shall be liable to be imprisoned at hard labour in the Provincial Penitentiary for any term not less than seven years , or to be imprisoned in any other prison or place of confinement for any term not exceeding two years . § 20 ...
... thereof shall be liable to be imprisoned at hard labour in the Provincial Penitentiary for any term not less than seven years , or to be imprisoned in any other prison or place of confinement for any term not exceeding two years . § 20 ...
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... thereof , and such bailiff or constable shall within twenty - four hours thereafter call to his aid two free- holders , who shall first be sworn by such bailiff or consta- ble , to appraise the said personal estate and effects so seized ...
... thereof , and such bailiff or constable shall within twenty - four hours thereafter call to his aid two free- holders , who shall first be sworn by such bailiff or consta- ble , to appraise the said personal estate and effects so seized ...
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... thereof having been fully proved before us , upon oath , do discharge , & c . ] Complaint to two Justices , of the ... thereof , and upon hearing the allegations of both parties , having come before us for that purpose , and upon due ...
... thereof having been fully proved before us , upon oath , do discharge , & c . ] Complaint to two Justices , of the ... thereof , and upon hearing the allegations of both parties , having come before us for that purpose , and upon due ...
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... thereof , it manifestly appears to us that he the said A. P. is guilty of the premises so charged against him , as aforesaid . We do therefore hereby command you the said constable , to take and convey the said A. P. to the said house ...
... thereof , it manifestly appears to us that he the said A. P. is guilty of the premises so charged against him , as aforesaid . We do therefore hereby command you the said constable , to take and convey the said A. P. to the said house ...
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... thereof , whether the same or any of them shall then be in the possession of the offender , or in the possession of any other person , shall be guilty of felony , and being convicted thereof , shall be liable , at the discretion of the ...
... thereof , whether the same or any of them shall then be in the possession of the offender , or in the possession of any other person , shall be guilty of felony , and being convicted thereof , shall be liable , at the discretion of the ...
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Page 10 - Trial to be had thereupon ; and no Plaintiff shall recover in any such Action, if Tender of sufficient Amends shall have been made before such Action brought, or if a sufficient Sum of Money shall have been paid into Court after such Action brought, by or on behalf of the Defendant...
Page 144 - Provided always, that if upon the Trial of any Person indicted for such Misdemeanor it shall be proved that he obtained the Property in question in any such Manner as to amount in Law to Larceny, he shall not by reason thereof be entitled to be acquitted of such Misdemeanor; and no such Indictment shall be removable by Certiorari; and no Person tried for such Misdemeanor shall be liable to be afterwards prosecuted for Larceny upon the same Facts.
Page 62 - Peace, conditioned personally to appear at the said Sessions and to try such Appeal, and to abide the Judgment of the...
Page 26 - I AB do sincerely promise and swear, That I will be faithful, and bear true allegiance, to their Majesties King William and Queen Mary: So help me God.
Page 1 - Whosoever shall unlawfully take or cause to be taken any unmarried girl, being under the age of sixteen years, out of the possession and against the will of her father or mother, or of any other person having the lawful care or charge of her, shall be guilty of a misdemeanor...
Page 266 - I will do my utmost endeavour to disclose and make known to his Majesty, his heirs, and successors, all treasons, and traitorous conspiracies and attempts, which I shall know to be against him, or any of them; and all this I do swear without any equivocation, mental evasion, or secret reservation, and renouncing all pardons and dispensations from any power or person whomsoever to the contrary. So help me God.
Page 190 - ... and that the clergy of the said church may hold, receive, and enjoy, their accustomed dues and rights, with respect to such persons only as shall profess the said religion.
Page 107 - Majesty, or to any Person marrying a Second Time, whose Husband or Wife shall have been continually absent from such Person for the Space of Seven Years then last past, and shall not have been known by such Person to be living within that Time, or shall extend to any Person who at the Time of such Second Marriage shall have been divorced from the Bond of the First Marriage, or to any Person whose former Marriage shall have been declared void by the Sentence of any Court of competent Jurisdiction.
Page 185 - Majesty's subjects ; and that while I continue to hold the said office I will to the best of my skill and knowledge discharge all the duties thereof faithfully according to law : So help me God.
Page 279 - Servant, or Person employed for the Purpose or in the Capacity of a Clerk or Servant...