COURTS
OF COMMON PLEAS
(1 for each district)
All civil matters; appeal to the Court of Appeals
in cases >£St10
COURTS OF REQUESTS
(from 1787)
(1 in each locality designated by proclamation)
Civil matters £10 (to 1788), certain civil
matters 40sh (from 1788)
JUSTICES OF THE PEACE
(from 1785)
(numerous in each district)
Justices in remote areas of the province:
civil matters involving personal property and rights £5 |
COURT OF
KING'S BENCH
(1 for the entire province)
All criminal matters; appeal to the King and
Council from fines >£St100 (possibly from 1787 only)
COURTS OF OYER AND TERMINER
AND GENERAL GAOL DELIVERY
(in each district as needed)
All criminal matters; appeal to the King and
Council from fines >£St100 (possibly from 1787 only)
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
(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 |
KING AND
COUNCIL
Appeals from the Court of Appeals in civil cases
>£St500, and (possibly from 1787 only) from all courts in criminal
cases involving fines £St100
COURT OF APPEALS
(1 for the entire province)
Appeals from the Courts of Common Pleas in civil
cases >£St10; appeal to the King and Council in cases >£St500
COURTS OF QUARTER SESSIONS
OF THE PEACE
(1 for each district)
Appeals from the Courts of Weekly Sessions of
the Peace and the petty sessions of the Justices of the Peace in specific
criminal cases |