T-16 - Courts of Justice Act

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213. (Replaced).
R. S. 1964, c. 20, s. 222; 1969, c. 21, s. 35; 1992, c. 61, s. 617.
213. In the case of indictable offences in which the accused is committed for trial, any justice of the peace, who has ordered the arrest of such person, or any justice of the peace of the territorial division wherein, according to the warrant, the offence has been committed, may, after having received the certificate of the justice of the peace who held the preliminary investigation, establishing that the accused has been committed for trial, and after having determined, according to the tariff in force, the sum which should be paid to the high constable or to the constable or other person for having arrested the accused and conveyed him to a house of detention, address to the sheriff of the territorial division in which it is alleged that the offence was committed, an order in conformity with the following form, commanding such sheriff to pay to the said high constable, or constable or other person, the sum so determined, and, on presentation of such order, the sheriff shall pay the amount thereof.

“CANADA,
Province of Québec,
District of

To (name of the Sheriff)

Sheriff of the district of ..............

Whereas A. B. (name of the high constable or constable or other person), has laid before me, one of the justices of the peace for the district of .............., the certificate hereunto annexed of C. D., justice of the peace for the district of .............., and whereas I have ascertained that, according to the tariff now in force, the said A. B. is entitled to the sum of .............., for having arrested and conveyed E. F. (name of the accused) to the house of detention of the said district; these presents are therefore to command you, as sheriff of the said district of .............., to pay to the said A. B. the said sum of ..............
And for making the said payment this shall be your sufficient warrant.
Dated at .............., this .............. day of .............., 19..............

L. M.,
J. P.”
R. S. 1964, c. 20, s. 222; 1969, c. 21, s. 35.