Legislation by Concept: Elections & Public Office
Displaying 141 - 160 of 275 entries
| Title | Chapter | Date Passed | Legislative Summary | Source Document |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| An Ordinance to appropriate certain sums, annually, to enable Her Majesty to defray the expense of Pensions conferred on the Honorable Jonathan Sewell Esquire and the Honorable James Reid Esquire. | 2 Victoria Chapter 6 (Session 2) | 1838 | This Ordinance provides a sum of one thousand pounds to be paid annually to Jonathan Sewell after his retirement and a sum of seven hundred and thirty-three pounds six shillings and eight pence to James Reid during his natural life. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act to Incorporate the Town of Kingston, under the name of “The Mayor and Common Council of the Town of Kingston.” Passed 6th March, 1838. | 1 Victoria – Chapter 27 | 1838 | This act incorporates the town of Kingston, dividing it into four wards. It specifies how representatives will be elected, who is eligible for election and who can vote in said elections, the powers and responsibilities of the town council, as well as the responsibilities of other town officials who will be appointed by the town council. | 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 Act to alter and amend sundry Acts regulating the appointment and duties of Township Officers. Passed 6th March, 1838. | 1 Victoria – Chapter 21 | 1838 | This act amends the manner in which town representatives are appointed and elected. It specifies the qualifications necessary for electors as well as those running for election, and clarifies the responsibilities of various elected or appointed town officials. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act to alter the mode of Payment of Wages to Members of the House of Assembly. Passed 6th March, 1838. | 1 Victoria – Chapter 17 | 1838 | This act regulates how members of the legislation are to be paid. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act to make temporary provision for the Government of Lower Canada. (10th February, 1838.) | 1 Victoria Chapter 9 (Session 1) | 1838 | Under this Act, the government of the Province of Lower Canada is to be handled by a Special Council rather than the Provincial Parliament as directed until November of 1840. The duties and limits of this Special Council are described. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act better to secure the independence of the Commons House of Assembly of this Province, and for other purposes therein-mentioned. Royal Assent promulgated by Proclamation, 20th April, 1838. | 7 William IV – Chapter 114 | 1837 | This act allows seats in the house of the assembly to be vacated and sets out rules for the election of new members. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act to Incorporate the Villages of Hallowell and Picton, by the name of the Town of Picton, and establish a Police therein. Passed 4th March, 1837. | 7 William IV – Chapter 44 | 1837 | This act incorporates two villages, Hallowell and Picton, into one town to be called Picton, and sets out regulations by which a police force is to be established for the town. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act to establish a Police in the Town of Cobourg, and to define the limits of the said Town. Passed 4th March, 1837. | 7 William IV – Chapter 42 | 1837 | This act defines the specific borders of the town of Cobourg. It also specifies the electoral districts for town representatives and the manner in which these representatives will be elected, along with the election of members of the board of police. Duties of the town council and police board are detailed. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act to amend the Laws for the appointment of Parish and Township Officers. Passed 4th March, 1837. | 7 William IV – Chapter 20 | 1837 | This act amends where the meeting for the appointment for parish and township officers are to be held. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act for continuing the General Assembly in this Province, in case of the demise of the Crown. Passed 1st March 1837 | 1 Victoria Chapter 56 (1837) | 1837 | This act makes provisions for the assembly to continue sitting even after the death of the current monarch, and that of his successors. | Acts of the General Assembly of Her Majesty's Province of New Brunswick passed in the year 1838. Fredericton: John Simpson, 1838. |
| An Act in addition to and in amendment of the Laws now in force for regulating Elections of Representatives to serve in General Assembly in this Province. Passed 1st March 1837. | 1 Victoria Chapter 55 (1837) | 1837 | This act creates new regulations for the administration and oversight of elections. | Acts of the General Assembly of Her Majesty's Province of New Brunswick passed in the year 1838. Fredericton: John Simpson, 1838. |
| An Act to regulate the next Election in the County of Leeds. Passed 7th March, 1836. | 6 William IV – Chapter 32 (Session 1) | 1836 | This act sets out specific regulations for the county of Leeds, such as location for polling stations, the manner in which the returning officer shall be appointed, who is eligible for the post of returning officer. The duties of the returning officer are very specifically laid out, as well as the manner in which the vote will be held, including various regulations regarding eligibility to vote and run for office. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act to limit the duration of the present and all future Houses of Assembly in this Colony. (6th May, 1836.) | 6 William IV Chapter 7 | 1836 | This act calls for the dissemination of the current house of assembly on January first, 1838, and places a limit of four years on all future houses of assembly. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act to extend the time of holding the next Election in the County of Leeds. Passed 24th February, 1835. (Expired.) | 5 William IV – Chapter 46 | 1835 | This act makes it legal for the county of Leeds to hold an election for a new member to represent them in the house of assembly. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act to limit the duration of the Parliaments of this Colony. (8th May, 1835.) | 5 William IV Chapter 10 | 1835 | This act limits the duration of provincial parliaments to four years. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act to reduce to one Act of Parliament the several Laws relative to the appointment and duties of Township Officers in this Province, except an Act passed in the fourth year of the Reign of William the Fourth, Chapter Twelve, entitled, “An Act to regulate Line Fences and Water Courses,” and to repeal so much of an Act passed in the Thirty-third year of the Reign of His late Majesty King George the Third, entitled, “An Act to provide for the nomination and appointment of Parish and Town Officers within this Province,” as relates to the office of Fence Viewers being discharged by Overseers of Highways and Roads. Passed 16th April, 1835. | 5 William IV – Chapter 8 | 1835 | This act consolidates several past laws relating to the duties and responsibilities of township officers to a single act. It includes procedures for how officers will be elected, how individuals who wish to be elected should be nominated, and how township meetings will be convened. The act also specifies what legislative powers the township officers hold and what decisions the township meetings are empowered to make on behalf of their towns. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act for vacating the Seats of Members of the Assembly in certain cases therein-mentioned. | 4 William IV Chapter 32 | 1834 | Under this Act, any person chosen or returned as a Representative or Member in the Assembly for the province who has accepted public money, except under the conditions described, will be removed from his seat as if naturally dead. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act to regulate the manner of proceeding upon contested Elections of Members to serve in the House of Assembly, and to repeal certain Acts therein mentioned. (18th March, 1834.) | 4 William IV Chapter 28 | 1834 | Under this Act, no petition against the election or return of any member of the House of Assembly is to be received after the expiration of 14 days, as described. The processes by which elections can be contested are described. This Act is to remain in force until 1840. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act to remove certain difficulties with regard to the Elections of Common Councilmen, in the Cities of Quebec and Montreal. (18th March, 1834.) | 4 William IV Chapter 27 | 1834 | Under this Act, in case of the death, sickness or unavoidable absence of the Common Councilman at the election of any Common Councilman, in Quebec or Montreal, it is made lawful for the Mayor to appoint any other Common Councilman to preside over the election. | Early Canadiana Online |