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1863-1871 (Creation)
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- British Columbia. County Court (Richfield)
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Originals, 13 cm
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The 1867 County Court Ordinance replaced the previous legislation dealing with county courts and standardized the county court system and procedure for the united colony. Appointment was by the Governor, a Supreme Court Judge could act as a County Court Judge, duties of the Clerk of the Court were to be performed by the County Court Judge, and the amount recoverable was limited to $500. Six County Court Judges were appointed, selected from the existing Stipendiary Magistrates, and assigned to informal districts, including one at Richfield (Cariboo district). In 1873, County Courts were given jurisdiction over Mining Courts.
In 1883, a new County Court Act was passed, coming into effect in 1884 which not only reinstated the independent position of County Court Judge , but formally established the County Courts of Victoria, New Westminster, Yale, Cariboo, Kootenay, and Nanaimo, with jurisdiction in districts as defined by electoral district and polling division. Each such court was constituted a Court of Record with a Registrar appointed by provincial order-in-council. The Cariboo County Court continued to sit at Richfield until 1914, when it moved to Quesnel.
The Richfield County Court may have been referred to as the Cariboo County Court during its existence, as it covered cases in throughout the district.
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Accession number(s): G89-148; G86-081