PRINCE EDWARD'S ISLAND. 105 
Island. After the union of the Island with British Columbia 
the two Courts were merged in one Court called the 
Supreme Court of British Columbia’, such Court to possess 
all the powers of the two previously existing Courts. 
Subsequently the Legislature passed an Act ? constituting 
a Provincial Supreme Court under the name of the Court 
of Queen’s Bench to be composed of the same J udges as the 
Supreme Court, and to have all the powers and jurisdiction 
of that Court. 
The Supreme Court now consists of a Chief Justice 
and four Puisne Judges. Courts of Assize are held in 
different towns throughout the Province on fixed davs®. 
PRINCE EDWARD'S ISLAND. 
Civil Jurisdiction of Justices. Where a debt does not Justices. 
exceed $32 a debtor may be arrested and brought before 
a Justice of the Peace, and unless he gives security for 
appearing at the County Court to answer the plaintiff's 
suit, two Justices may try the cause, an appeal lying to 
the County Court*, 
Courts for trial of Small Debts to be held before Com- small 
missioners were in 1860 established throughout the province. Des 
Jurisdiction was conferred in matters of debt and trover for 
the recovery of sums not exceeding £20, except where a 
question of title was involved, or the action was for a 
gambling debt. Actions for rent were also excluded unless 
no distress could be found on the premises®, 
County Courts. The County Courts have jurisdiction, County 
(@) in all actions ex contractu and ex delicto where the ’ 
debt or damages claimed do not exceed $150: 
! B. C. Ordinances, 1st March, 1869, 22nd April, 1870. 
2 B. C. 45 Vic. ¢. 8. 8 B. C. 48 Vie. o. 6; 49 Vie, c. 3; 50 Vie. ¢. 8. 
tP.E.L 37 Vic.c. 1, 5 P. E. I 23 Vie. c. 16.