COURTS OF
KING'S BENCH
1. Districts of Quebec and Montreal
(1 for each district)
Superior terms: civil matters >£St10,
or >£St20 from the District of Gaspé; appeal to the Provincial
Court of Appeals in cases >£St20
Inferior terms: civil matters £St10
2. District of Trois-Rivières
(1 for the district)
Civil matters >£St10; appeal to the Provincial
Court of Appeals in cases >£St20
Inferior terms (from 1830): civil matters
£St10
3. District of St. Francis (from 1830)
(1 for the district)
Civil matters >£St10; appeal to the Provincial
Court of Appeals in cases >£St20
PROVINCIAL COURTS
1. District of Trois-Rivières
(1 for the district)
Civil matters £St10
2. District of Gaspé
(1 for the district)
Civil matters £St20 (to 1822), £100
involving purely personal suits (1822 to 1824) or £100 of all types
(from 1824); appeal to the Superior terms of Court of King's Bench of Quebec
in cases >£St20 (from 1822)
3. District of St. Francis (from 1823)
(1 for the district)
Civil matters £St20 involving purely personal
suits; appeal to the Superior terms of the Courts of King's Bench of Trois-Rivières
and Montreal (to 1832) or the Court of King's Bench of St. Francis (from
1832) in cases >£St10
CIRCUIT COURTS
(1 for each district apart from Gaspé;
from 1832, also 1 for the District of St. Francis)
Civil matters £St10
CIRCUIT COURTS OF REQUESTS
(from 1839)
(1 for each of the Districts of Quebec, Montreal
and Trois-Rivières)
Civil matters £St10 involving purely personal
suits
COMMISSIONERS' COURTS
(1807 to 1810, from 1821)
(several in each district; from 1839, abolished
in the Districts of Quebec, Montreal, and Trois-Rivières)
Certain civil matters £5 (1807 to
1810), £4-3sh-4d (1821 to 1833) or £6-5sh (from
1833)
JUSTICES OF THE PEACE
(numerous in each district)
Justices in the country parishes: certain
minor civil matters £3 (1817 to 1830) or £4-3sh-4d
(from 1830); certain civil matters £4-3sh-4d (1819 to 1821) |
COURTS OF
KING'S BENCH
(1 for each of the Districts of Quebec, Montreal,
and Trois-Rivières)
All criminal matters; appeal to the King/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 King/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, Montreal, and Trois-Rivières)
Minor criminal matters; appeal to the Courts
of Quarter Sessions of the Peace in certain cases
POLICE COURTS (from
1838)
(several in the province)
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/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 King and Council in cases >£St500
COURTS OF KING'S BENCH
1. Districts of Quebec and Montreal
(1 for each district)
Superior terms (Quebec): appeals from
the Provincial Court of Gaspé in civil cases >£St20 (1822
to 1824) and in all civil cases (from 1824)
Superior terms (Montreal): appeals from
the Provincial Court of St. Francis in civil cases >£St10 (1823 to
1832)
2. District of Trois-Rivières
(1 for the district)
Appeals from the Provincial Court of St. Francis
in civil cases >£St10 (1823 to 1832)
3. District of St. Francis (from 1832)
(1 for the district)
Appeals from the Provincial Court of St. Francis
in civil cases >£St10
COURTS OF QUARTER SESSIONS
OF THE PEACE
(1 for each district)
Appeals from the lower courts in certain criminal
cases |