Legislation by Concept: Welfare, Defence, 1837-1838 Rebellion
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| Title | Chapter | Date Passed | Legislative Summary | Source Document |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| An Act to grant a Pension to the Widow and Children of the late Colonel Robert Moodie. Passed 6th March, 1838. | 1 Victoria – Chapter 47 | 1838 | This act grants a pension to the widow and children of the late Colonel Robert Moodie, who was killed in the uprising of 1837. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act granting a Pension to Sheppard McCormick. Passed 6th March, 1838. | 1 Victoria – Chapter 46 | 1838 | This act grants a pension to Sheppard McCormick, a retired Lieutenant of the royal navy, who was injured in the Caroline affair. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act to remove doubts respecting the validity of the late Elections for Aldermen and Councilmen for the City of Toronto. Passed 6th March, 1838. | 1 Victoria – Chapter 24 | 1838 | This act confirms the election of town officials in Toronto after the confusion of the 1837 rebellion, which led to omissions in the required procedures. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Ordinance for preventing mischiefs arising from the printing and publishing Newspapers, Pamphlets and Papers of like nature, by persons not known, and for other purposes. | 1 Victoria Chapter 20 (Session 1) | 1838 | Under this Ordinance, no news or intelligence is to be published in any Newspaper or Pamphlets until affidavits or affirmations, stating the names and places of abode of the printers or publishers of such, are delivered to the Clerk of the Peace for the District. The processes by which this is to take place and penalties for those who fail to comply with the terms of this Ordinance are outlined. This Ordinance is to remain in force until 1840. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Ordinance to provide for the more speedy attainder of persons indicted for High Treason, who have fled from the Province, or remain concealed therein, to escape from Justice. | 1 Victoria Chapter 19 (Session 1) | 1838 | This Ordinance makes it lawful for the Governor or person administering the government to issue a proclamation in the Quebec Gazette in the case that persons indicted with High Treason, Misprision of High Treason, or Treasonable Practices are not found in their District, requiring them to surrender themselves to the Sheriff of their District. Exceptions and processes by which this is to be enforced are described. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Ordinance to enable the Governor, or person Administering the Government of this Province, to extend a conditional pardon, in certain cases, to persons who have been concerned in the late Insurrection. | 1 Victoria Chapter 15 (Session 1) | 1838 | Under this Ordinance, it is made lawful for the Governor or person administering the government to pardon persons charged with High Treason before their arraignment under such terms as deemed proper, within the limits described. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act to authorise the appointment of Commissioners to investigate the claims of certain Inhabitants of this Province, for losses sustained during the late unnatural Rebellion. Passed 6th March, 1838. | 1 Victoria – Chapter 13 | 1838 | This act appoints commissioners to examine the claims of residents of the province who have had property damaged in the uprising of 1837 for possible compensation. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Ordinance to make provision for defraying the Civil Expenditure of the Provincial Government from the first day of April, one thousand eight hundred and thirty-seven, to the tenth day of April, one thousand eight hundred and thirty-eight. | 1 Victoria Chapter 12 (Session 1) | 1838 | This Ordinance provides a sum not exceeding forty-seven thousand, three hundred and forty-four pounds, fourteen shillings and seven pence to defray expenses incurred by the Civil Government from 1837-1838. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act for indemnifying persons who since the Second of December, one thousand eight hundred and thirty-seven, have acted in Apprehending, Imprisoning, or Detaining in Custody, persons suspected of High Treason, or Treasonable Practices, and in the Suppression of Unlawful Assemblies, and for other purposes therein mentioned. Passed 6th March, 1838. | 1 Victoria – Chapter 12 | 1838 | This act pardons those who took actions which may not have been entirely legal, but were considered necessary at the time, in order to subdue the insurrection of December 1837. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Ordinance authorizing the repayment out of the moneys in the hands of the Receiver General of this Province, of certain sums advanced from the Imperial Treasury. | 1 Victoria Chapter 11 (Session 1) | 1838 | This Ordinance authorises the repayment of the sums advanced from the one hundred and forty-two thousand one hundred and sixty pounds fourteen shillings and six-pence granted from the Treasury during the 1837-38 Rebellion, and the processes by which the sums advanced should be accounted for. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act to prevent the unlawful Training of persons to the use of Arms, and to practice Military evolutions and exercises; and to authorise Justices of the Peace to seize and, detain Arms collected or kept for purposes dangerous to the public peace. Passed 6th March, 1838. | 1 Victoria – Chapter 11 | 1838 | This act prevents people not associated with the militia, or who do not have the permission of the province, from practicing military exercises. It also outlaws the possession of many weapons. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Ordinance for indemnifying persons who since the first day of October, One Thousand Eight Hundred and Thirty-Seven, have acted in apprehending, imprisoning, or detaining in Custody, persons suspected of High Treason, or Treasonable Practices, and in the Suppression of unlawful Assemblies, and for other purposes therein mentioned. | 1 Victoria Chapter 10 (Session 1) | 1838 | Under this Ordinance, all personal actions, suits, indictments, and prosecutions against persons who apprehended, committed, imprisoned, or detained rebels or persons for High Treason, Suspicion of High Treason, or Treasonable Practices are to be discharged or made void, under the terms and limits outlined. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act to enable the Government of this Province to extend a conditional Pardon, in certain cases, to Persons who have been concerned in the late Insurrection. Passed 6th March, 1838. | 1 Victoria – Chapter 10 | 1838 | This act allows certain people who engaged in the recent rebellion to be granted a conditional pardon; the condition is the individual in question should banished themselves from the province. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act to provide for the more speedy attainder of persons indicted for High Treason, who have fled from this Province, or remain concealed therein, to escape from Justice. Passed 6th March, 1838. | 1 Victoria – Chapter 9 | 1838 | This act clarifies how to prosecute those who are accused of treason but who have either fled the province or who are in hiding. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Ordinance to authorize the appointment of Commissioners to investigate the Claims of certain loyal Inhabitants of this Province, for losses sustained during the late unnatural Rebellion. | 1 Victoria Chapter 7 (Session 1) | 1838 | Under this Ordinance, three commissioners are to be appointed to investigate losses or damages that loyal inhabitants suffered during the rebellion. The processes by which these commissioners are to be appointed and their duties are outlined. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act to protect the Inhabitants of this Province against Lawless Aggressions from Subjects of Foreign Countries, at Peace with Her Majesty. Passed 12th January, 1838. | 1 Victoria – Chapter 3 | 1838 | This act makes it possible for the lieutenant governor to assemble the militia to defend the province in cases where foreign nations who do not currently have a peace agreement with Britain commit acts of aggression against the province, without first consulting the crown. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Ordinance to authorize the apprehending and detention of Persons charged with High Treason, Suspicion of High Treason, Misprision of High Treason, and Treasonable Practices, and to suspend for a limited time, as to such persons, a certain Ordinance therein mentioned. | 1 Victoria Chapter 2 (Session 1) | 1838 | Under this Ordinance, any person detained for High Treason, Suspicion of High Treason, Misprision of High Treason, or Treasonable Practices can be held without bail while it remains in force. Additionally, certain sections of “An Ordinance for securing the liberty of the subject, and for the prevention of imprisonment out of this Province" is temporarily suspended as outlined. This Ordinance is to remain in force until August next. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act to provide for the more effectual and impartial Trial of Persons charged with Treason and Treasonable Practices, committed in this Province. Passed 12th January, 1838. | 1 Victoria – Chapter 2 | 1838 | This act allows the lieutenant governor of the province to assign a district for the trial of any person who has been accused of any act of treason to allow for a measure of impartiality. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act to authorise the apprehending and detention of Persons suspected of High Treason, Misprision of Treason, and Treasonable Practices. Passed, 12th January, 1838. | 1 Victoria – Chapter 1 | 1838 | This act allows authorities to imprison those who are suspected of treason, so long as the basic rights of those persons are respected. | Early Canadiana Online |