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... treaty of Utrecht , signed in 1713 , France ceded to England the present Provinces of Nova Scotia and New Brunswick , then called Acadia ; and by the treaty of Paris , concluded in 1763 , the entire terri- tories claimed by the French ...
... treaty of Utrecht , signed in 1713 , France ceded to England the present Provinces of Nova Scotia and New Brunswick , then called Acadia ; and by the treaty of Paris , concluded in 1763 , the entire terri- tories claimed by the French ...
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... treaty . ( a ) The law of England does not recognize it as an international duty in the absence of treaty stipulations , and the Habeas Corpus Act , 31 Car . 2 , c . 2 , s . 12 , in effect prohibits it in the case of subjects , except ...
... treaty . ( a ) The law of England does not recognize it as an international duty in the absence of treaty stipulations , and the Habeas Corpus Act , 31 Car . 2 , c . 2 , s . 12 , in effect prohibits it in the case of subjects , except ...
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... treaty between the two governments on the 19th of November , 1794. This treaty was called " Jay's treaty , " and it related only to murder and felony . It has long since been superseded by the Ashburton treaty , and the statutes passed ...
... treaty between the two governments on the 19th of November , 1794. This treaty was called " Jay's treaty , " and it related only to murder and felony . It has long since been superseded by the Ashburton treaty , and the statutes passed ...
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... Treaty or Treaty of Washington , and the statutes passed to give effect thereto . The Treaty was signed at Washington on the 9th of August , 1842 , by Lord Ashburton , on behalf of Great Britain , and Daniel Webster , on behalf of the ...
... Treaty or Treaty of Washington , and the statutes passed to give effect thereto . The Treaty was signed at Washington on the 9th of August , 1842 , by Lord Ashburton , on behalf of Great Britain , and Daniel Webster , on behalf of the ...
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... Treaty has been passed in Nova Scotia or New Bruns- wick ; and , up to the 8th of August , 1868 , the 6 & 7 Vic . , c . 76 was in force , and regulated the proceedings under the treaty in those Provinces . From the latter date , however ...
... Treaty has been passed in Nova Scotia or New Bruns- wick ; and , up to the 8th of August , 1868 , the 6 & 7 Vic . , c . 76 was in force , and regulated the proceedings under the treaty in those Provinces . From the latter date , however ...
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accused acquitted affidavit alleged Allen Anderson appear apply Arch arrest assault authority bail bigamy Canada certiorari champerty charge Clerk colony common law conviction County Court crime criminal Crown custody defendant discharged Draper duty embezzlement evidence fact false pretences felony ground guilty Habeas Corpus Hagarty held highway illegal imprisonment indictable offence indictment intent issue Judge judgment jurisdiction jurors jury Justice larceny liable libel liquor Lower Canada Magistrate malice marriage matter ment misdemeanor murder necessary nuisance oath obtained offence officer Ontario owner Oyer and Terminer P. C. App party Peace penalty perjury person plaintiff Pldg prisoner prisoner's proceedings prosecution prosecutor proved Province punishment Quarter Sessions quashed Queen's Bench received Robinson rule Russ shew shewn Stats Statute stealing sufficient supra tion Treaty trial unlawful verdict Wilson witness words writ writ of certiorari
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Page 115 - ... employed in the service of any foreign prince, state, or potentate, or of any foreign colony, province, or part of any province or people...
Page 399 - A conspiracy consists not merely in the intention of two or more, but in the agreement of two or more to do an unlawful act, or to do a lawful act by unlawful means.
Page 251 - ... in any indictment for murder to charge that the defendant did feloniously, wilfully, and of his malice aforethought, kill and murder the deceased ; and it shall be sufficient in any indictment for manslaughter to charge that the defendant did feloniously kill and slay the deceased...
Page 290 - That the Distinction between Grand Larceny and Petty Larceny shall be abolished, and every Larceny, whatever be the Value of the Property stolen, shall be deemed to be of the same Nature, and shall be subject to the same Incidents in all respects as Grand Larceny was before the Commencement of this Act...
Page 292 - The result of these authorities is that the rule of law on this subject seems to be that if a man finds goods that have been actually lost, or are reasonably supposed by him to have been lost, and appropriates them, with intent to take the entire dominion over them, really believing, when he takes them, that the owner can not be found, it is not larceny.
Page 174 - A communication made bona fide upon any subject-matter in which the party communicating has an interest, or In reference to which he had a duty to perform, is privileged, if made to a person having a corresponding interest or duty, although it contain criminatory matter which, without this privilege, would be slanderous and actionable.
Page 329 - ... to be of money, without specifying any particular coin or valuable security; and such allegation, so far as regards the description of the property, shall be sustained, if the offender shall be proved to have embezzled any amount, although the particular species of coin or valuable security of which such amount was composed shall not be proved...
Page 212 - ... must be an animus dedicandi, of which the user by the public is evidence, and no more; and a single act of interruption by the owner is of much more weight, upon a question of intention, than many acts of enjoyment.
Page 260 - There Is a marked distinction between an act done for the purpose of protecting the property by preventing a felony or of recovering It back and an act done for the purpose of punishing the offender for that which has already been done.
Page 180 - ... the law considers such publication as malicious unless it is fairly made by a person in the discharge of some public or private duty, whether legal or moral, or in the conduct of his own affairs, in matters where his interest is concerned.