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Circuit records at Antigonish
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22 cm of textual records
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In 1774, the Supreme Court of Nova Scotia's circuit system was established by an act of the legislature. In this system, judges travelled to outlying areas to hold court. By 1834 the initial requirement to have cases heard in the presence of two or more judges was removed and a single judge hearing cases on circuit was invested with the full powers and jurisdiction of the court in Halifax. The circuit court sitting at Antigonish was established in 1816. It served all of Sydney County (present day Guysborough and Antigonish counties) until 1834, when a sitting was established at Guysborough.
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Series forms part of Supreme Court on county circuit sous-fonds and consists of case files that include summonses, subpoenas, affidavits, briefs, exhibits (documentary evidence), pleadings, informations (charges), indictments, motions, orders, transcripts of testimony, appeals, motion orders, rulings, verdicts, and other material relating to civil actions and matters, as well as criminal prosecutions. These records appear to have had some connection with the Supreme Court sitting at Halifax, either in original jurisdiction or as a court of appeal, and although originating in Antigonish are not necessarily the complete remaining case files of the court sitting at Antigonish.
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Formerly described as Supreme Court of Nova Scotia in Antigonish County fonds.