Legislation by Concept: Elections & Public Office
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| Title | Chapter | Date Passed | Legislative Summary | Source Document |
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| An Act to repeal the Act of the 7th Victoria, Chapter 6, intituled, An Act to restrain Party Processions in certain cases. 30th August, 1851. | 14 & 15 Victoria – Chapter 50 | 1851 | This act repeals an 1843 act, which bans parades, festivals, and anniversaries that mark political events which may be offensive to substantial portions of the population. The act does create exceptions for religious festivals. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act to transfer the place of holding the meetings of the Municipal Council of the Municipality of Drummond, Number Two, from “French Village” in the Township of Kingsey, to the Village of Stanfold in the said Municipality. 2d August, 1851. | 14 & 15 Victoria – Chapter 28 | 1851 | This act displaces the place where town councils are held for the municipality of Drummond. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act to repeal the several Acts of the Parliaments of Lower and Upper Canada now in force for the trial of controverted Parliamentary Elections in the two sections of the Province respectively, and to provide by one General Act for the Trial of all Parliamentary Election Petitions. 2d August, 1851. | 14 & 15 Victoria – Chapter 1 | 1851 | This act repeals the former legislative election acts of Upper Canada and Lower Canada, respectively, and rewrites a new election act for the legislative assembly to encompass the entirety of United Canada. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act to establish Polling Places in the County of Victoria. Passed 26th April 1850. | 13 Victoria Chapter 42 | 1850 | This act establishes polling places in Victoria County. | Acts of the General Assembly of Her Majesty's Province of New Brunswick passed in the year 1850. Fredericton: John Simpson, 1850. |
| An Act to amend an Act passed in the Fourth Year of the Reign of his late Majesty, entitled “An Act for the Registering the Names of Persons entitled to Vote at Elections.” (Passed 30th April, 1850.) | 13 Victoria Chapter 14 | 1850 | This is an amendment to an act first passed in 1834, which calls for the creation of provincial election rolls, specifying who is eligible to be an elector, who is responsible for collecting the names and maintaining the lists, and how to register individuals who object to being registered as voters, among other measures. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act to provide for the Vacation of Seats of Members of the House of Assembly in certain cases, and for the Election of Members in their stead. (Passed 30th April, 1850.) | 13 Victoria Chapter 13 | 1850 | This act creates rules and regulations around House Assembly members who may need to vacate their seats for whatever reason, therefore making it possible for them to do so, as well as listing some of the possible reasons why a house member should be forcibly vacated from their seat. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act to establish the Polling Places in the County of Gloucester. Passed 11th April 1850. | 13 Victoria Chapter 5 | 1850 | This act established polling places in Gloucester County. | Acts of the General Assembly of Her Majesty's Province of New Brunswick passed in the year 1850. Fredericton: John Simpson, 1850. |
| An Act to remedy an error in the Act dividing the County of Berthier into two Municipalities. 24th July, 1850. | 13 & 14 Victoria – Chapter 110 | 1850 | An act to correct a mistake in the act dividing Berthier County into two municipalities. In the original act Saint Felix of Ramsay was called Saint Felix de Valois. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act to divide the County of Huntingdon into two Districts, for the Registration of Deeds. 24th July, 1850. | 13 & 14 Victoria – Chapter 108 | 1850 | An act to divide Huntington County into two districts. The act outlines the boundaries of the districts and the appointment of officials. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act to authorize the Inhabitant Householders holding Lands in the new Settlements on the borders of the Saguenay, forming the Second Municipal Division of that County, to establish a Municipal Council therein, and for other purposes. 24th July, 1850. | 13 & 14 Victoria – Chapter 107 | 1850 | An act to allow those living in the land bordering the Saguenay to create a municipal council. The act outlines how the council will form and exempts justices of the peace from the property requirements. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act to provide more fully for the incorporation of Village of St. Hyacinthe. 10th August, 1850. | 13 & 14 Victoria – Chapter 105 | 1850 | An act to incorporate the Village of St. Hyacinthe to further increase the population and power of the community. The act outlines the village limits, the council, and taxation. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act to transfer to the Municipal Council of the Municipality of the Town of Three-Rivers, the administration of the Common of the said Town, and for other purposes. 24th July, 1850. | 13 & 14 Victoria – Chapter 104 | 1850 | An act to transfer control of the common in Three-Rivers to the municipal council. The act outlines the governance board and allows the council to sell or rent the lands. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act for correcting certain errors and omissions in the Act of the Parliament of this Province, passed in the last Session thereof, intituled, An Act to provide, by one general law, for the erection of Municipal Corporations and the establishment of Regulations of Police in and for the several Counties, Cities, Towns, Townships and Villages in Upper Canada, for amending certain of the provisions of the said Act, and making some further provisions for the better accomplishment of the object thereof. 10th August, 1850. | 13 & 14 Victoria – Chapter 64 | 1850 | This is a correction to an act passed in 1849. The original act facilitates the creation of municipal corporations so that townships can in turn establish their own police forces. It defines what constitutes a township for the purposes of incorporation, the responsibilities of the municipal councils once they are established, matters which will be policed by the established village police force, and various other matters. The current act corrects the omission of a schedule as well as a few other errors. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act to vacate the Seats of Members of the Assembly in certain cases. Passed 14th April 1849. | 13 Victoria Chapter 70 (1849) | 1849 | This act stipulates that any who member of the House of Assembly who acceots any other government position must resign his seat. | Acts of the General Assembly of Her Majesty's Province of New Brunswick passed in the year 1850. Fredericton: John Simpson, 1850. |
| An Act in further amendment of the Charter of the City of Saint John. Passed 14th April 1849. | 13 Victoria Chapter 68 (1849) | 1849 | This act amends several provisions of the charter for the City of Saint John. | Acts of the General Assembly of Her Majesty's Province of New Brunswick passed in the year 1850. Fredericton: John Simpson, 1850. |
| An Act to remove the Seat of the Municipality Number One of the County of Rimouski, from St. Patrice de la Rivière du Loup to St. Jean Baptiste de l’Isle Verte. 25th April, 1849. | 12 Victoria – Chapter 127 | 1849 | This act moves the municipal council of Rimouski from Parish of St. Patrice de la Rivière du Loup to the Parish of St. Jean Baptiste de l’Isle Verte. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act detaching the Settlements of Ste. Anne des Monts and Cap Chat, from the Municipality of Gaspé, and to erect the same into a separate Municipality. 30th May, 1849. | 12 Victoria – Chapter 126 | 1849 | This act establishes the towns of Ste. Anne des Monts and Cap Chat as separate municipalities from that of Gaspé, with their own elected municipal representatives. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act to detach the Parish of Saint Antoine de L’Isle aux Grues from the Municipality of L’Islet, and to erect the same into a separate Municipality. 25th April, 1849. | 12 Victoria – Chapter 125 | 1849 | This act establishes the town of Saint Antoine de l'Isle aux Grue as separate municipality, with their own elected municipal representatives. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act to divide the County of Lotbinière into two Municipalities. 25th April, 1849. | 12 Victoria – Chapter 124 | 1849 | This act divides Lotbinière into two municipalities, as the elected representatives from the furthest extremes of the county often find it impossible to attend all the sittings of the municipal council due to the distance required to travel. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act to divide the County of Berthier into two Municipalities, and for other purposes relative to the said County. 25th April, 1849. | 12 Victoria – Chapter 123 | 1849 | This act divides Berthier into two municipalities, as the elected representatives from the furthest extremes of the county often find it impossible to attend all the sittings of the municipal council due to the distance required to travel. | Early Canadiana Online |