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Kings County Court of General Sessions of the Peace fonds

  • Fonds
  • 1760-1890

proceedings books in which the clerk of the peace recorded the actions of the court between 1760 and 1880, and in which the minutes of the elected municipal council were recorded until 1890. The final three volumes, after 1812, not only record the proceedings of the court but also index them and contain plans indicating roads and property divisions. Additional files consist of assessment returns to the Provincial Secretary (1842, 1861), material relating to the appointment of justices of the peace (1842-1879), similar documents regarding sheriffs and sheriff's fees (1829-1878), and returns of fees collected by local officials in relation to court proceedings which include some information on the disposition of individual cases (1837-1852).

Kings County (N.S.). Court of General Sessions of the Peace

Judgment books

Sub-series forms part of <i>Circuit records at Annapolis Royal</i> series and consists of books used to record judgments awarded by the court in civil actions. Generally the books record, for each award, the parties to the cause, their lawyers, the nature of the claim, and the amount of the award, including any costs awarded. In many instances, the judgments are default judgments awarded when the defendant did not enter an appearance, or response, to the initial writ. Case numbers, settlements and information concerning executions and attachments are also recorded, although their completeness is unknown. Each book is indexed.

Circuit records at Antigonish

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.

Nova Scotia. Supreme Court (Antigonish County)

Rules of the Supreme Court

Sub-series forms part of Circuit records at Sydney and consists of two volumes recording rules of the supreme court. The dated volume is a handwritten copy of what is also found as RG 1 Volume 143 in the Halifax records of the Supreme Court. These rules would appear to date primarily from the time when Cape Breton was a separate jurisdiction and during which the Halifax rules would not appear to have been directly applicable. The second, undated, volume belonged to C.L. Leonard, who was prothonotary when Cape Breton was a separate colony and who continued to act after reannexation.

Index to inquests filed with prothonotary's office

Sub-series forms part of Circuit records at Sydney and consists of two volumes indexing inquests filed with the prothonotary at the Sydney Court House. The index gives the date of death, date of the inquest and the date the report was filed. The inquests themselves are not part of the holdings of Nova Scotia Archives and Records Management.

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