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42-43 VICTORIA.

CAP. I.

County Courts Act.

[Assented to 25th June, 1879.]

WHEREAS it is expedient to consolidate into one Act the several Acts relating to the County Courts, and to make further provisions respecting the same; therefore.

HER MAJESTY, by and with the of the Legislative Assembly of the toba, enacts as follows:

advice and consent
Province of Mani-

continue.

CountyCourts I. The courts known as "The county courts" and and places of the limits and extent thereof, and the several places of at passing of fholding same holding the same existing at the passing of this Act, this Act to shall continue until altered by law; all proceedings in any of the said courts duly had before this Act comes into operation, and all suits and proceedings commenced or begun before this Act takes effect, shall be continued and completed under this Act; and all rules and orders in force when this Act takes effect shall continue in force subject to the provisions of this Act.

County courts

tinue until

II. The county courts, as heretofore existing, shall as heretofore be constituted in the several judicial divisions, as they existing in junow exist, or as they shall hereafter, from time to time sions to conbe changed or altered by an Order in Council, made altered by for that purpose, and duly published in the Manitoba el published Gazette; and the said county courts shall, as heretofore

order in coun

cil

in blanitoba Gazette.

in Lisgar,

be designated and known respectively as "The county court of the county of Selkirk," "The county court of the county of Lisgar," "The county court of the county of Provencher," "The county court of the county of Marquette East," and "The county court of the county of Marquette West," and the seals of the several courts, shall be the seals which they now respectively have, and every process shall be sealed or stamped with the seal of the court from which it is issued.

2. Each of the said courts shall be held in all the judicial divisions aforesaid, except in the county of Selkirk, not less than four times in each year, that is Atwhat times to say, in the county of Lisgar, on the third Tuesdays courts holden in February, May, August and November; in the county Provencher, of Provencher, on the third Wednesdays in February, East and Mar- May, August and November; in Marquette East, on quette West. the third Fridays in February, May, August and November; and in Marquette West, on the first Tuesday in March and the last Tuesdays in May, August and November.

Marquette

How often

after held and

in Selkirk.

III. In the county of Selkirk the said court shall be at what times held six times in each year, that is to say, on the second Tuesdays in February, April, June, August, October and December; Provided always that if any of the said days shall be a legal holiday the court for that day shall be held on the next juridical day following.

By whom

courts shall be held.

A new judi-
cial division
and new

county court
may be esta-
blish by order
of Lt.-Gov.
in council.

In case of illness, etc., judge may

IV. The county courts shall be held by the Chief Justice, or by one of the Puisné Judges of the Court of Queen's Bench until otherwise provided by law.

V. The Lieutenant-Governor may, by Order in Council, establish any new judicial division, or constitute a county court therein, to be called and known by such name, and to be held at such place therein, and at such times, as shall in the said Order in Council be designated and expressed; and in such case the Lieutenant-Governor shall appoint all proper officers of the court so established, and make all proper provisions for the holding of the same.

VI. In case of the illness or unavoidable absence of a Judge assigned to hold any county court, such Judge as his deputy. may appoint some Barrister of the Bar of Manitoba to

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rister to act

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deputy.

act

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