This act modifies an act first passed in 1805 regarding the presenting of petitions concerning controverted assembly elections. The procedure is changed, requiring more time for submissions and response, and greater detail concerning procedures and requirements is written into the new act than the prior act of 1805.
This act repeals all past acts concerning the election of the members of the House of Assembly and re-writes election rules into one, inclusive and condensed legislative act.
This Act allows for the appointment of a Commissioner to fulfill various roles, including laying certain provincial addresses and reports before the King, and "explain[ing] and solicit[ing] the interests of" Upper Canada.
This Act repeals an earlier law calling for "the appointment of a Provincial Agent for" Upper Canada; the previous Provincial Agent had passed away, and it was deemed that the office was no longer necessary as it had not functioned as desired.
An Act to amend an Act passed in 1807, outlining directions for the appointment of Returning Officers within the province. The Act set restrictions for who may serve as a Returning Officer, how they are to be appointed, and terms for their service. Several forms and oaths are included.
This Act details the restrictions on holding office in Upper Canada; excluded are those who have served in government in the United States, those who have committed certain criminal offences in other countries, and those who have sworn an "Oath of Abjuration" against the British government.
This Act, to remain in effect for four years plus the time from then to the conclusion of the following sitting of the Legislature, provides for 200 pounds outright plus 50 pounds per year thereafter, to be paid to the Clerk of the Crown in Chancery as a salary.
This Act allows for a commission of three per cent to be paid to District Treasurers for their financial administration of the Common Schools within their respective districts. Commission to be paid is to be based upon the amount of money handled in the process of said school administration.
This Act provides for 154 pounds, four shillings, and two pence to be made available to the Crown for the payment of the Surveyor General of Upper Canada for work completed.
An act to revive and continue an two acts originally passed in 1808 and 1818. The 1808 act "An Act to regulate the Trial of controverted Elections or Returns of Members to serve in the House of Assembly of Lower-Canada" specifies standards for petitions complaining of undue elections of Members to the House of Assembly. Restrictions including the contents, allowable dates for petitions, and a fee to bring forward a petition were also outlined in the original act. The 1818 act "An Act to facilitate the Trial of controverted Elections or Returns of Members to serve in the House of Assembly" is also renewed under this act. These acts are to expire in 1825.
This act repeals an act first passed in 1795, and makes it illegal for anybody who has sworn allegiance to another country to vote in members of the House of Assembly, stipulating a residency in Upper Canada of a minimum of seven years and the swearing of an oath before being granted this right.
Under this Act, the House of Assembly is allowed to appoint three commissioners for the purpose of examining witnesses instead of bringing them to the bar in all trials of controverted Elections or returns of Members to serve in the House of Assembly of Lower Canada. The duties of these Commissioners are described.