3rd  R.  S.,  c.  171, 88. 99  and  100-Cf.  R.  S.
C,  c.  174,  ss.  259  &  260—

S.  99.  "  When  a  person  has  been  convicted  of
criminal  treason,  felony,  or  misdemeanor,  befi  :e
any  Court  of  Oyer  and  Terminer,  or  Jail  Delivery,
the  Judge  before  whom  the  case  teas  tried  may,m
his  discretion,  reserve  any  question  of  law  which
arose  on  the  trial  for  the  consideration  of  the  Jus-
tices of  the  Supreme  Court  at  Halifax,  ami  there-
upon may  respite  execution  of  the  judgment  on
such  conviction,  or  postpone  the  judgment  until
such  question  has  been  considered  and  decided ;  and
in  either  case  the  Court  at  which  the  trial  took
place  shall  in  its  discretion,  commit  the  persons
convicted  to  prison,  or  take  a  recognizance  of  baU
with  one  or  tioo  sufficient  surely  or  sureties  in
such  sutns  as  the  Court  thinks /U,  conditioned  for
his  appearance  at  such  time  as  the  Court  directs,
to  receive  judgment,  or  to  render  himself  m
execution,  as  the  case  may  be."

S.  100.  "  The  Judge  shall  thereupon  state,  in  a
case  to  be  signed  by  him,  the  question  or  question!
of  law  so  reserved,  with  the  special  drcutnstancet
upon  lohich  the  same  arose  ;  and  such  case  shall
be  transmitted  by  the  Judge  to  the  Prothmotary
of  the  Supreme  Court  at  Halifax,  an  or  before


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