A Digest of the Criminal Law of Canada: (crimes and Punishments) Founded by Permission on Sir James Fitzjames Stephen's Digest of the Criminal Law

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Carswell & Company, 1890 - Criminal law - 588 pages

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Contents

AttemptMisdemeanor
53
Violating the Kings Wife
59
Enticing Militiamen or Members of the NorthWest Mounted
65
Preventing Reading Proclamation and Continuing to Riot After
71
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76
Smugglers Carrying Offensive Weapons
82
Compulsion How Far a Defence
88
CHAPTER X
94
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95
Ships c Referred to in Article 129 to be Forfeited Definitions
97
Increasing Force of Ships for Foreign Belligerents and Pro curing Enlistment by Misrepresentation 68886
99
CHAPTER XI
101
Piracy with Violence
102
Boarding Ships and Throwing Cargo Overboard
103
Trading with Pirates and Conspiring with Them
104
Not Fighting Pirates
105
Piratical Slavetrading
106
Punishment of Slavetrading
107
Serving on a Slave Ship Felony
108
PART III
109
Extortion and Oppression by Public Officers
110
Frauds and Breaches of Trust by Officers
111
Neglect of Official Duty
112
ART PAGE 151 Misconduct of Officers Intrusted with Execution of Writs
113
Refusal to Serve an Office
114
CHAPTER XIII
115
Disobedience to Lawful Orders of Court c
116
CHAPTER XIV
117
Corruption in respect to Contracts with the Government
118
Corruption in respect to Business with the Government
119
Revenue Officers committing Corrupt Acts
120
Corruption of Revenue Officers
121
Customs Officers committing Corrupt Acts
122
Corrupt Practices in Municipal Affairs
123
Embracery
124
Definition of Bribery of Voters
125
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126
Definition of Treating
127
Personation at Elections
129
Forgery of Ballot Papers and other Offences respecting the same
130
Definition of Office
131
Making Interest for Offices for Reward
132
CHAPTER XV
133
Subornation of Perjury
135
Reformatories
136
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137
Administering Oaths without Authority
138
Unlawfully Directing or Procuring Discharge of Prisoner
145
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149
Unlawfully Advertising a Reward for Return of Stolen Property
151
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154
CHAPTER XIX
161
Unlawfully Defiling Women
167
43
169
73
172
Common Nuisance a Misdemeanor
173
ART PAGE 240 Gambling in Public Conveyances
178
Betting and Pool Selling
179
Disorderly Places of Entertainment
180
Disorderly Inns
181
Nuisances to Health Life and Property
183
Nuisances by Offensive Trades
185
Nuisances to Bridges
186
CHAPTER XXI
187
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189
PART V
190
Execution of Lawful Sentences
191
Suppression of Riots
192
Private Defence
193
Lawful Force
196
Consent to Bodily Injury
198
Surgical Operation on Person incapable of Assent
199
No Right to consent to Infliction of Death
200
Consent to be put in Danger
201
When direct Performance of Duty impossible
207
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211
When an Act is the remote Cause of Death or one of several
211
Effect and Definition of Provocation
219
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226
Shooting at Her Majestys VesselsWounding Customs or
231
Preventing the Saving of Life of any Person Shipwrecked
237
Assaults Causing Actual Bodily Harm
243
CHAPTER XXVIII
248
Punishment for Rape
250
Carnally Knowing Children Between Ten and Twelve
251
Supplying Instruments to Procure Abortion
252
CHAPTER XXIX
253
Principals in Second Degree in Bigamy
255
Abduction of Girls under Sixteen
258
Stealing Children under Fourteen
259
CHAPTER XXX
261
CHAPTER XXXI
263
Things Capable of being Libels
264
Publication Defined
265
When a Libel is Malicious
267
Publication of Matter Honestly Believed to be True
268
Fair Criticism
269
Parliamentary Proceedings and Fair Comments thereon
271
Reports of Proceedings of Public Meetings
272
Fair Reports of Proceedings of Courts
273
Punishment for Libel
274
PART VI
276
CHAPTER XXXII
277
Property in Movable Things
278
Special Owner
280
Possessor Special Owner as against Stranger
281
Bailment Defined
282
Manslaughter on Oneself
284
WaterGasElectricity
285
Tame Animals and Wild Animals in Captivity
286
Wild Animals Living and Dead
287
Dead Bodies
288
CHAPTER XXXIV
289
Accessory after the fact to Murder
290
Theft by Taking and Carrying AwayRobbery
291
Theft by a ServantEmbezzlement
293
Theft by a False Pretence
294
Theft by Taking Advantage of a Mistake
295
Theft by Bailees
297
Finding Goods
299
Conversion after a Taking Amounting to a Trespass
301
Pigeons
328
Things Fixed to Buildings or in Land
329
Trees of the Value of Twentyfive Cents
330
Timber Found Adrift
331
Failing to Satisfy Justice that Possession of Tree c is Lawful
332
Roots Plants c Growing elsewhere than in Gardens c
333
Things Under Seizure
334
Stealing in Dwelling Houses
335
Stealing from Ships Wharves etc
336
Stealing Things Deposited in Indian Graves in British Columbia
337
Public Servants
338
Public Servants Refusing to Deliver Up Chattels Moneys or Books etc Lawfully Demanded of Them
339
Tenants and Lodgers
340
CHAPTER XXXIX
341
Definition of False Pretence
344
ART PAGE 437 Of Obtaining
346
Intent to Defraud
349
Pretending to Enclose Money etc in a Post Letter and other Frauds in Respect to Post Letters and the Postal Service
350
Frauds by Officers and Men of Militia Force
351
Constables of the Northwest Mounted Police Force Fraud ulently Obtaining Pensions
352
Other Offences Respecting Wrecks and Marine Stores
353
Concealing Gold or Silver with Intent to Defraud Partner in Claim
354
Removing or Concealing Ores c with Intent to Defraud c
355
Warehousemen c Giving False ReceiptsKnowingly Using the Same
356
Owners of Merchandise Disposing Thereof Contrary to Agree ments with Consignees Who Have Made Advances Thereon
357
Making False Statements in Receipts for Property that Can Be Used Under The Bank Act Fraudulently Dealing with Property to Which Such Receipts ...
358
Assigning Property with Intent to Defraud Creditors
359
Concealing Deeds or Incumbrances or Falsifying Pedigrees
360
Terrritories
361
Fraudulent Sales of Property in Quebec
362
Unlawfully Applying Marks to Public Stores
363
Taking Marks from Public Stores
364
Not Satisfying Justice that Possession of Public Stores is Lawful
365
Receiving Regimental Necessaries From Soldiers or Deserters
366
Receiving c Necessaries from Marines or Deserters
367
Not Satisfying Justice that Possession of Seamans Property is Lawful
368
Unlawful Disposition of Arms c of the Northwest Mounted Police Force
369
Pretending to Exercise Witchcraft
370
Concealing Treasure Trove
371
CHAPTER XL
372
Misappropriation under Power of Attorney
374
Misappropriation by Factors or Agents
375
Assisting in such Misappropriation
376
Frauds by Directors Members and Officers of Incorporated Companies
377
Frauds by Officers and Members of Unincorporated Bodies
378
Defence in Certain Cases
379
CHAPTER XLI
380
Receiving Property Feloniously Obtained
381
Receiving Property Obtained by the Commission of a Mis demeanor
382
CHAPTER XLII
384
Making a False Document Defined
386
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387
Document
392
CHAPTER XLIII
393
Forgery and other Offences Respecting Transfers of Shares in Public FundsClaims to Crown Grants Scrip c
394
Making False Entries in Books of Public Funds
396
Making False Dividend Warrants
397
Forgery and other Offences Respecting Copies of Registers
398
Forgery of DebenturesGovernment and Bank Bills and Notes c Deeds Bonds c WillsBills of Ex changeOrders Receipts
399
Stamps
401
Debentures Issued under any Lawful Authority
402
Forgery of Foreign Bills and other Offences Respecting the Same
403
Forgery of Notarial Instruments and Documents Relating to the Registration of Title c
404
Forgery of Public Registers or BooksFalse Copies Thereof
405
Forgery of other Judicial Documents and Instruments Admis sible in Evidence in Courts of Justice
406
Acknowledging Recognizances without Authority
408
Forgery of Passenger Tickets
409
Demanding Property upon Forged Instruments
410
Unlawful Possession of Forged Bank NotesDominion Pro vincial or Bank Note PaperInstruments for Making Such Paper
411
Unlawful Possession c of Paper Prepared for Debentures and other SecuritiesPlates Dies c
413
Printing Circulars c in Likeness of Notes
415
Forgery of any Document
416
Forgery at Common Law Misdemeanor
417
Words or Marks on Watch Cases
424
Defence where Offender is a Servant
430
Personation to obtain Deposits in Savings Banks
436
Counterfeiting Coins
438
Punishment of Subsequent Offences
444
ART PAGE 570 Injuries by Explosive Substances
456
Injuries to Manufactures Machinery c
457
Injuries to Mines and Oil Wells
458
Injuries to Machinery c used for working MinesOil Wells
459
Injuries to Sea and River Banks and to works on Rivers Canals c
460
Injuries to Bridges Viaducts and Tollbars
461
Preventing the Saving of Wrecked Vessels or Wreck
462
Injuries to Railways and Railway Property with Intent c
463
Obstructing Railways
464
Injuries to Packages in the Custody of Railways
465
Injuries to Mailable MatterPost Letter BagsLetter Boxes c Books of AccountObstructing Mails
466
Injuries to Cattle
467
Injuries to Other Animals
468
Injuries to Hopbinds and Grape Vines
469
Injuries to Trees Wheresoever Growing
470
Injuries to Cultivated Roots and Plants Growing Elsewhere
471
Injuries to Other Land Marks
472
Injuries to Turnpike Gates Tollbars c
473
Injuries to Pollbooks c
474
Injuries to Buildings by Tenants
475
CHAPTER XLIX
477
The Conveyance of Cattle
478
ART PAGE 607 Search of PremisesPenalty for Refusing Admission to Peace Officer
479
CHAPTER L
480
Combinations in Restraint of Trade
481
Criminal Breaches of Contract
482
Posting Up Copies of Provisions Respecting Criminal Breaches of ContractDefacing Same
483
Intimidation
484
Intimidation of Any Person to Prevent Him Working at Any Trade
485
Intimidation of Any Person to Prevent Him Dealing in Wheat c Unlawfully Preventing Seamen from Working
486
Intimidation of Any Person to Prevent Him Bidding for Public Lands
487
Breaches of Shipowners Duty to Seamen under Act of the United KingdomSending Unseaworthy Ships to Sea
489
Breaches of Shipowners Duty to Seamen under Canadian Act Sending or Taking Unseaworthy Ships to Sea
490
Breach of Duty by Seamen to Employers
491
Breach of Duty of Seamen to Each Other or Other Persons on Board
494
CHAPTER LI
496
Adulterating Food or Drug
498
Selling Adulterated Food or Drugs
499
Having Adulterated Liquors in Possession
500
INDEX
539
MALICIOUS INJURIES TO PROPERTY
563
Injuries to Her Majestys VesselsGoods liable to Seizure
569

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