Reports of Cases: Determined in the Supreme Court of New Brunswick, Volume 26New Brunswick. Supreme Court, Ward Chipman, John Campbell Allen, Allen Otty Earle, Thomas Carleton Allen, George F. S. Berton, David Shank Kerr, George B. Seely, James Hannay, William Pugsley, George Wheelock Burbidge, Arthur I. Trueman, John L. Carleton, George W. Allen, William Henry Harrison, Ernest Doiron, Douglas King Hazen Carswell, 1888 - Law reports, digests, etc |
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Page 474 - ... provided that this shall only be done upon such evidence of criminality as, according to the laws of the place where the fugitive or person so charged shall be found, would justify his apprehension and commitment for trial, if the crime or offence had there been committed...
Page 170 - Hall, that in construing wills, and, in• . deed, statutes and all written instruments, the grammatical and ordinary sense of the words is to be adhered to, unless that would lead to some absurdity, or some repugnance or inconsistency with the rest of the instrument ; in which case, the grammatical and ordinary sense of the words may be modified so as to avoid that absurdity and inconsistency, but no further.
Page 477 - Where an arrangement has been made with any foreign State with respect to the surrender to such State of any fugitive criminals, Her Majesty may , by Order in Council , direct that this Act shall apply in the case of such foreign State.
Page 605 - ... at the time of making the settlement, able to pay all his debts without the aid of the property comprised in the settlement, and that the interest of the settlor in such property has passed to the trustee on the execution thereof.
Page 11 - It is a general and undisputed proposition of law that a municipal corporation possesses and can exercise the following powers and no others: First, those granted in express words; second, those necessarily or fairly implied in or incident to the powers expressly granted; third, those essential to the declared objects and purposes of the corporation — not simply convenient but indispensable.
Page 484 - Act, or of any part thereof, so far as it relates to such foreign state, and so long as such law or ordinance continues in force there, and no longer; or direct that such law or ordinance, or any part thereof, shall have effect in such British possession, with or without modifications and alterations, as if it were part of this Act.
Page 161 - Until rules of court have been made in pursuance of this Act, and so far as such rules do not extend, the principles, practice, and rules on which committees of the House of Commons have theretofore acted in dealing with election petitions shall be observed so far as may be by the court and judge in the case of election petitions under this Act.
Page 489 - ... to the end that the evidence of criminality may be heard and considered; and if, on such hearing, the evidence be deemed sufficient to sustain the charge, it shall be the duty of the examining judge or magistrate to certify the same to the proper executive authority, that a warrant may issue for the surrender of such fugitive.
Page 394 - B survives him, then with the remainder to B in fee; here B is a certain person, but the remainder to him is a contingent remainder, depending upon a dubious event, the uncertainty of his surviving A.
Page 605 - ... made on or for the wife or children of the settlor of property which has accrued to the settlor after the marriage in right of his wife...