PAGE CRIMES IN GENERAL (Continued)— Altering quality of offence, substituting new mode of punishment........ 78 Annexing new punishment to common law misdemeanor 78 CRIMINAL LAW- Right to legislate upon vested in the Dominion Parliament CROWN- Application to for pardon, when proper Right of Counsel representing to reply..... Prosecutions, how they differ from civil suits............ .78-9 8 635 .... 612 .612-3 Cases, may stand in paper for argument with civil suits ..... 627 CUSTOMS OFFENCES- Not criminal proceedings 72 Acts as to...... 124 Against form of Statute " when required in information .. 128 Must have contained allegation "against the form of the Stress of weather, landing of goods, under may be shewn.... 128 Warrant, under 18 Vic., c. 36..... 129 DAMAGING PROPERTY— Conviction for....... DEATH- 521 Of prisoner renders it unnecessary to give judgment DISTINCTIONS- Between civil and criminal proceedings Between larceny embezzlement, and the obtaining of money 72 349 252 607 DOMINION PARLIAMENT (see English laws in force) DRUNKENNESS- Effect of on criminal liability (see Temperance Act) 94 Promotion of, in Quebec-Conviction under 14 & 15 Vic., EJUSDEM GENERIS- Rule as to words..... EMBEZZLEMENT- Account, general deficiency of............ Accounting for several sums........... 442 ...........325-6, 412, 440 325 329 PAGE EMBEZZLEMENT (Continued)— Acts of embezzlement, not exceeding three within six months 328-9 When sufficient to allege embezzlement to be of.............. 331 Exception that Statute Law applies...... Contempt, power to imprison for, by Dominion Parliament.. 10 .17-18 By Local Legislature .10-11 Criminal Law, right to legislate on, by Dominion Parliament, 8 English Laws, only such as are of general and universal ap- plication introduced by 14 Geo. 3, c. 83 Did not apply to Acts already in force. Forcible entry, Statutes as to in force 2222 Grant of legislative powers to Colony cannot be recalled......... 12 Right of legislation on some subjects reserved to..... 12 13-14 3-4-5 ENGLISH LAWS IN FORCE (Continued) — When they extend to Colonies......................... But power to preserve order is PAGE 15 .10-11 11 Introduction of English Criminal Laws on much same footing in all Provinces Local Legislature's right to legislate on Criminal Law.. No power to imprison for contempt... 17 .... 8-9 10-11 Jurisdiction of General Court in......... Marriage, Common and Statute Law of England, as to intro- 6 Provinces, only such laws as are applicable and necessary in- 18 Repeal in England of Act introduced into Colony, effect of..14-15 6-7 |