Statutes of the Province of Canada

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S. Derbishire & G. Desbarats, Law Printer to the Queen's Most Excellent Majesty, 1856

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Page 144 - Comparison of a disputed writing with any writing proved to the satisfaction of the Judge to be genuine shall be permitted to be made by witnesses; and such writings, and the evidence of witnesses respecting the same, may be submitted to the Court and jury as evidence of the genuineness, or otherwise, of the writing in dispute.
Page 144 - Conviction; 15 c. 125. s. 25. and a Certificate containing the Substance and Effect only (omitting the formal Part) of the Indictment and Conviction for such Offence, purporting to be signed by the Clerk of the Court or other Officer...
Page 129 - ... parties or the arbitrators, as the case may be, with a written notice to appoint an arbitrator, umpire or third arbitrator...
Page 174 - It shall be lawful for the defendant or plaintiff in replevin in any cause in any of the superior Courts in which, if judgment were obtained, he would be entitled to relief against such judgment on equitable grounds, to plead the facts which entitle him to such relief by way of defence, and the said Courts are hereby empowered to receive such defence by way of plea, provided that such plea shall begin with the words " for defence on equitable grounds,
Page 151 - ... stating that judgment has been recovered, and that it is still unsatisfied, and to what amount, and that any other person is indebted to the judgment debtor, and is within the jurisdiction, to order that all debts owing or accruing from such third person (hereinafter called the garnishee) to the judgment debtor shall be attached to answer the judgment debt...
Page 148 - ... order, for the purpose of being examined, or the production of any writings or other documents to be mentioned in such...
Page 502 - ... ought to have been made, the said corporation shall not, for that cause, be deemed to be dissolved ; but it shall be lawful, on any other day, to hold and make an election of directors in such manner as shall have been regulated by the laws and ordinances of the said corporation.
Page 143 - Proof can be given the Circumstances of the supposed Statement, sufficient to designate the particular Occasion, must be mentioned to the Witness, and he must be asked whether or not he has made such Statement.
Page 286 - ... for any dividend or other sum of money payable in respect of such share, notwithstanding any...
Page 592 - I do renounce refuse and abjure any allegiance or obedience to any of them. And I do swear That I will bear faith and true allegiance to His Majesty King George and him will defend to the utmost of my power against all traitorous conspiracies and attempts whatsoever which shall be made against his person crown or dignity.

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