COURTS OF
KING'S BENCH
(1 for each district)
Civil matters >£St10, or >£St20 in
the District of Gaspé; appeal to the Provincial Court of Appeals
in cases >£St20
DISTRICT COURTS
(1 for each inferior district)
Civil matters £6-5sh to £St20; appeal
to the Courts of King's Bench in cases >£St15
COMMISSIONERS' COURT
(1 for the Magdalen Islands)
Civil matters £25 involving purely personal
suits; appeal to the Court of King's Bench of Quebec in cases >£St10
DIVISION COURTS
(1 for each inferior district)
Civil matters £6-5sh involving debts or
contracts
COURT OF WEEKLY SESSIONS
OF THE PEACE
(1 in Montreal)
Civil matters involving suits of the city of
Montreal
JUSTICES OF THE PEACE
(numerous in each district)
Justices in the country parishes: certain
minor civil matters £4-3sh-4d |
COURTS OF
KING'S BENCH
(1 for each district)
All criminal matters; appeal to the Queen and
Council from fines >£St100
COURTS OF OYER AND TERMINER
AND GENERAL GAOL DELIVERY
(in each district as needed)
All criminal matters; appeal to the Queen and
Council from fines >£St100
COURTS OF QUARTER SESSIONS
OF THE PEACE
(1 for each district)
Criminal matters not involving loss of life or
limb
COURTS OF WEEKLY SESSIONS
OF THE PEACE / COURTS OF SPECIAL SESSIONS
OF THE PEACE
(1 in Quebec City and Montreal)
Minor criminal matters; appeal to the Courts
of Quarter Sessions of the Peace in certain cases
POLICE COURTS
(to 1842, several in the province; from 1842,
1 in Quebec City and Montreal)
Minor criminal matters; appeal to the Courts
of Quarter Sessions of the Peace in certain cases
JUSTICES OF THE PEACE
(numerous in each district)
Minor criminal matters; appeal to the Courts
of Quarter Sessions of the Peace in certain cases |
QUEEN AND
COUNCIL
Appeals from the Provincial Court of Appeals
in civil cases >£St500, and from all courts in criminal cases involving
fines £St100
PROVINCIAL COURT OF APPEALS
(1 for the entire province)
Appeals from the lower courts in civil cases
>£St10; appeal to the Queen and Council in cases >£St500
COURTS OF KING'S BENCH
(1 for each district)
Appeals from the District Courts in civil cases
>£St15
COURTS OF QUARTER SESSIONS
OF THE PEACE
(1 for each district)
Appeals from the lower courts in certain criminal
cases |