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CRIMES IN GENERAL (Continued)—

Altering quality of offence, substituting new mode of

punishment........

78

Annexing new punishment to common law misdemeanor 78
Making offence felony which was before misdemeanor,
effect of........

CRIMINAL LAW-

Right to legislate upon vested in the Dominion Parliament
(see English Laws in Force).........

CROWN-

Application to for pardon, when proper

Right of Counsel representing to reply.....

Prosecutions, how they differ from civil suits............

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635

.... 612

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Cases, may stand in paper for argument with civil suits ..... 627

CUSTOMS OFFENCES-

Not criminal proceedings

72

Acts as to......

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Against form of Statute " when required in information .. 128
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Stress of weather, landing of goods, under may be shewn.... 128

Warrant, under 18 Vic., c. 36.....

129

DAMAGING PROPERTY—

Conviction for.......

DEATH-

521

Of prisoner renders it unnecessary to give judgment
Warrant to execute sentence of

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DISTINCTIONS-

Between civil and criminal proceedings

Between larceny embezzlement, and the obtaining of money

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349

252

607

DOMINION PARLIAMENT (see English laws in force)

DRUNKENNESS-

Effect of on criminal liability (see Temperance Act) 94
EDUCATION-

Promotion of, in Quebec-Conviction under 14 & 15 Vic.,
c. 97....

EJUSDEM GENERIS-

Rule as to words.....

EMBEZZLEMENT-

Account, general deficiency of............

Accounting for several sums...........

442

...........325-6, 412, 440

325

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EMBEZZLEMENT (Continued)—

Acts of embezzlement, not exceeding three within six months 328-9
Agent, words, or other, do not extend meaning of previous

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When sufficient to allege embezzlement to be of.............. 331

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Exception that Statute Law applies......

Contempt, power to imprison for, by Dominion Parliament.. 10

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By Local Legislature

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Criminal Law, right to legislate on, by Dominion Parliament,

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English Laws, only such as are of general and universal ap-

plication introduced by 14 Geo. 3, c. 83

Did not apply to Acts already in force.

Forcible entry, Statutes as to in force

2222

Grant of legislative powers to Colony cannot be recalled......... 12
Imperial Parliament has still power to bind Colonies by legis-
lation

Right of legislation on some subjects reserved to.....
Imperial Statutes affecting different Provinces........

12

13-14

3-4-5

ENGLISH LAWS IN FORCE (Continued) —

When they extend to Colonies.........................
Imprisonment for contempt, power of not inherent in colonial
assemblies........

But power to preserve order is

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Introduction of English Criminal Laws on much same footing

in all Provinces

Local Legislature's right to legislate on Criminal Law..

No power to imprison for contempt...

17

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10-11

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Jurisdiction of General Court in.........

Marriage, Common and Statute Law of England, as to intro-

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Provinces, only such laws as are applicable and necessary in-
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Repeal in England of Act introduced into Colony, effect of..14-15

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