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Titre propre
Court of Vice-Admiralty of Prince Edward Island fonds
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- Document textuel
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- Source du titre propre: Title based on titles of various documents within the fonds
Niveau de description
collection
Institution de conservation
Code de référence
CA PCA RG6.4
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1836-1929 (Production)
- Producteur
- Prince Edward Island. Vice-Admiralty Court
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Description matérielle
1.1 m of textual material
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Nom du producteur
Prince Edward Island. Vice-Admiralty Court
Histoire administrative
Vice Admiralty Courts were those courts having admiralty jurisdiction in British possessions overseas. Admiralty jurisdiction covers wrongful acts committed on the high seas or in navigable waters and included criminal jurisdiction. Although the Commission and Instructions to Walter Patterson do not specify admiralty jurisdiction, by 1774 he reported that he had appointed an admiralty judge and other officials. There is no record that this court ever met. Some years later (1832?) the Lords Commissioners of the Admiralty were empowered to appoint a Vice-Admiral, Judge and other officers for a court of Vice-Admiralty of Prince Edward Island. The Court continued to function as such until 1891 when jurisdiction in maritime law was assumed by the Exchequer Court of Canada, now the Federal Court of Canada. At this time the court in Prince Edward Island became the Prince Edward Island Admiralty District of the Exchequer Court of Canada with its own seal and registrar.
Historique de la conservation
Présentation du contenu
The fonds consists of two series of records. One series contains miscellaneous administrative records such as minutes, commissions of court officials, rules, regulations and tables of fees, and some miscellaneous correspondence. The second series is comprised of case files which include documents filed, evidence and transcripts of testmony. They deal with some criminal matters such as murder and the intention to wreck vessels as well as infringement of international fishery agreements, and civil disputes arising from collisions and failure to pay seamen. Case files are arranged by year and, in the early years, alphabetically within the year. In 1891 the files were consecutively numbered by the court and arranged accordingly.
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Classement
Langue des documents
- anglais
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Restrictions d'accès
NO RESTRICTIONS ON ACCESS
Délais d'utilisation, de reproduction et de publication
PERMISSION FOR USE AND REPRODUCTION IS REQUIRED FROM THE PUBLIC ARCHIVES AND RECORDS OFFICE; QUESTIONS REGARDING COPYRIGHT ARE THE RESPONSIBILITY OF THE USER
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Éléments associés
Additional material related to this fonds is located in the Federal Court of Canada, Ottawa. These records include the Admiralty Court record book, 1951-1967, Minute and Order Books, 1886-1970 and case files # 34-66
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- Prince Edward Island. Vice-Admiralty Court (Producteur)
- Prince Edward Island. Vice-Admiralty Court (Sujet)
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- anglais