An Act to suspend for a limited time certain Ordinances therein mentioned as far as the same relate to the City of Québec, and to establish a Society therein for preventing Accidents by Fire. (25th February, 1832.)

  • Province
    Lower Canada (1792-1841)
  • Chapter
    2 William IV Chapter 37
  • Year
    1832
  • Concepts
    Public Order
  • Jurisdictional Relevance
    Local
  • Number of Articles
    38
  • Description
    This Act suspends and replaces the 1877 Act, “An Ordinance for preventing accidents by Fire,” and the 1890 Act “An Act or Ordinance to amend an Act or Ordinance for preventing accidents by Fire, passed in the seventeenth year of His Majesty’s Reign" as concern the City of Québec. The Act implements several new rules, to be superintended by the Fire Society, established under this Act, largely pertaining to regulations on wood stoves, chimneys, and other fire risks. The processes by which the Fire Society can be appointed or replaced, and their duties, are outlined. Penalties for those who fail to abide by these rules are also described.
  • Source
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