Acts of the Parliament of the Dominion of Canada, Volumes 1-2

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Brown Chamberlin, Law Printer to the Queen's Most Excellent Majesty, 1877 - Law

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Page xlix - Such person shall be guilty of an offence against this Act, and shall be punishable by fine and imprisonment, or either of such punishments, at the discretion of the court before which the offender is convicted; and imprisonment, if awarded, may be either with or without hard labour.
Page xlviii - State; or (3) Equips any ship with intent or knowledge, or having reasonable cause to believe that the same shall or will be employed in the military or naval service of any foreign State at war with any friendly State...
Page 221 - ... amount in respect of one call or more upon one share or more (stating the number and amount of each of such calls), whereby an action hath accrued to the company by virtue of t.hia and the special Act.
Page xlvi - We, therefore, have thought fit, by and with the advice of our Privy Council, to issue this our royal proclamation : And we do hereby strictly charge and command all our loving subjects to observe a strict neutrality in and during the aforesaid hostilities...
Page iv - A prosecution under this section shall not be instituted, except by or with the consent of the Board of Trade, or of the Governor of the British possession, in which such prosecution takes place.
Page xxxiv - A fugitive criminal shall not be surrendered if the offence in respect of which his surrender is demanded is one of a political character...
Page 27 - Canada, respecting the duties of Justices of the Peace out of Sessions, in relation to persons charged with indictable offences, and the Act, chapter 103 of the said Consolidated Statutes of Canada, respecting the duties of Justices of the Peace in relation to summary convictions and orders...
Page xlix - Majesty for that purpose first had and obtained as aforesaid, shall, by adding to the number of the guns of such vessel, or by changing those on board for other guns, or by the addition of any equipment for war, increase...
Page 155 - Revolt, or conspiracy to revolt by two or more persons on board a ship on the high seas, against the authority of the master...

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