Civil Law

Dr Importance of the question to the French population, after 1760,10-11; British authorities at Quebec find difficulty in defining, 11; attempt to enforce English law abandoned, 13; Murray establishes courts, 13; criticisms of the grand jury, 15; confusion of English and French codes, 40-41; di atisfaction of the French-speaking inhabitants, 41; Masères suggests four plans to Car let on, 41-42; Maurice Morgan sent out to study legal situation, 43; Car let on favours the French civil code, 43; dishonest magistrates and tyrannical bailiffs, 51-54; report of Committee on Administration of Justice, 1769, 54; Ordinance of 1770, 54; French-Canadians petition for their own laws, 61; French law established by Quebec Act, 64; discu ed in British Parliament, 65-68; confusion of civil procedure, 225-227. Bib. : Bourinot, Constitutional History of Canada and How Canada is Governed ; Ashley, Earlier Constitutional History of Canada ; Houston, Canadian Constitutional Documents .