CHAPTER X.

THE PROVINCIAL JUDICATURE.

B. N. A. By Sections 91 and 92 of the British North America Act,
SI 1867, “the administration of justice in the Provinee, including
 the constitution, maintenance, and organization of
Provincial Courts, both of Civil and Criminal Jurisdiction, and
mcluding procedure in civil matters in these courts” was
placed under the jurisdiction of the provinces, whilst criminal
law and criminal procedure were placed under the Jurisdiction
of the Dominion. By a subsequent section the Governor-General
 was authorized to appoint the judges of the Superior,
District, and County Courts in each province, except those of
the Courts of Probate in Nova Scotia and New Brunswick. The
judges of these last-mentioned courts as well as magistrates
and justices of the peace, are appointed by the Lieutenant-Governor
 of each Province, though the Governor-General
also as representing the Crown may appoint justices. In
considering the Courts found in the different provinces a
distinction must be drawn between (1) Courts of Civil
jurisdiction and (2) Courts of Criminal Jurisdiction.

[ Courts oF CIVIL JURISDICTION.
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Justices Justices of the Peace have jurisdiction in certain civil
of the h
Peace. ~~ Matters, such as the recovery of school taxes, assessments for