Description
An Act for the construction of a new common jail in the District of Trois-Rivières occasioned by the insufficient space in existing jails. The Act establishes the processes by which Commissioners, the Treasurer, and Clerk will be appointed and sets a budget for construction costs. Instructions for how the construction will be approached are outlined, including how workers will be contracted. The funds, not exceeding ten thousand pounds, are to be taken out of unappropriated funds collected under the 1805 Act "“An Act for erecting of a Common Gaol in each of the Districts of Quebec and Montreal respectively and the means for defraying the expences thereof."
