Legislation by Concept: Elections & Public Office, Government Records
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| Title | Chapter | Date Passed | Legislative Summary | Source Document |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| An Act for Registering the Names of Persons entitled to Vote at Elections. (12th June, 1834.) | 4 William IV Chapter 15 (Session 1) | 1834 | This act 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 for Increasing the Number of Representatives to serve in the General Assembly of this Island. (12th June, 1834.) | 4 William IV Chapter 14 (Session 1) | 1834 | This act creates new jurisdictions across the province in order to increase the number of legislative assembly members. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act to repeal part of and amend an Act passed in the fourth year of the Reign of His late Majesty George the Fourth, entitled “An Act to repeal the several Statutes of this Province respecting the Elections of Members of the House of Assembly and the qualification of Voters and Candidates at such Elections, and to reduce the provisions thereof with some amendments into one Act, and also to provide against fraud in obtaining qualifications to vote at Elections.” Passed, 6th March, 1834. | 4 William IV – Chapter 14 | 1834 | This act eliminates the seven year residency requirement to vote in elections so that those who have relocated to the province from other parts of the British empire may vote sooner upon taking an oath. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act to amend an Act of the ninth George the Fourth, chapter seventy-three, subdividing the Province into Counties, by establishing new places of Election in certain Counties therein mentioned. (18th March, 1834.) | 4 William IV Chapter 6 | 1834 | This Act amends the 1873 Act, "An Act to make a new and more convenient subdivision of the Province into Counties, for the purpose of effecting a more equal representation thereof, in the Assembly, than heretofore.” | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act to suspend, until the Year One Thousand Eight Hundred and Thirty-Five, the operation of an Act passed in the last Session of Parliament, entitled, “An Act for registering the Names of Persons entitled to Vote at Elections.” (20th September, 1834.) | 4 William IV Chapter 2 (Session 2) | 1834 | This act suspends an act from the prior session concerning the creation of provincial election rolls. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act to amend the Act of the ninth George the Fourth, chapter seventy-three, sub-dividing the Province into Counties, by establishing new places of Election in certain Counties therein mentioned. (3d April, 1833) | 3 William IV Chapter 22 | 1833 | This Act amends the 1825 Act, “An Act to repeal certain Acts therein mentioned, and to consolidate the Laws relating to the Election of Members to serve in the Assembly of this Province, and to the duty of Returning Officers, and for other purposes,” as pertains to where elections in the certain counties, as listed, will take place. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act to alter the manner of holding the Elections for Members to represent the Counties of York and Lincoln, in the House of Assembly: more equally to divide the County of York into Ridings, and to encrease the Representation of the said County of York. Passed 13th February, 1833. | 3 William IV – Chapter 16 | 1833 | This Act separates York County into four ridings, lists the communities to be included in each riding, and states that every riding in both York County and Lincoln County will have one elected representative. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act to dispense with the necessity of taking certain Oaths, and making certain Declarations in the cases therein mentioned; and also to render it unnecessary to receive the Sacrament of the Lords Supper as a qualification for Offices, or for other temporal purposes. Passed 13th Feb. 1833. | 3 William IV – Chapter 13 | 1833 | This Act dispenses with certain previous oaths and declarations on the part of those holding certain offices, and replaces them with one standard oath. The Act also provides that it will no longer be required that "the Sacrament of the Lord's Supper" be taken for any non-religious reason. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act to make perpetual An Act passed in the thirty-third year of the Reign of His Majesty King George the Third, entitled “An Act to provide for the appointment of Returning Officers of the several Counties of this Province,” and to make provisions respecting the duties of Returning Officers, and expenses attending Elections. Passed 13th February, 1833. | 3 William IV – Chapter 12 | 1833 | This Act extends into perpetuity the Act cited in this Act's title. It also describes the role of the Returning Officer, with the duties and entitlements pertaining thereto. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act to revive and continue a certain Act passed in the Fourth Year of His late Majesty's Reign, entitled “An Act to repeal an Act passed in the Forty-fifth year of His late Majesty's Reign, entitled ‘An Act to regulate the Trial of Controverted Elections, or Returns of Members to serve in the House of Assembly, and to make more effectual provision for such Trials:’” and also, a certain other Act passed in the Eighth year of His late Majesty's Reign, entitled “An Act to continue and amend the Law now in force for the Trial of Controverted Elections. Passed 13th February, 1833. | 3 William IV – Chapter 11 | 1833 | This Act proposes to revive the two Acts cited in this Act's title for four years plus the time to the conclusion of the following legislative session. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act to make certain regulations relating to the Office of Sheriff in this Province, and to require the several Sheriffs of this Province to give Security for the due fulfilment of the duties of their Office. Passed 13th February, 1833. | 3 William IV – Chapter 9 | 1833 | This Act enumerates the regulations around holding the office of Sheriff, and the provisions designed to guard against misconduct by those holding this office. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act to amend the Act for the Appointment of Town or Parish Officers in the several Counties in this Province. Passed 19th March 1833. | 3 William IV – Chapter 8 | 1833 | This Act authorizes the dismissal of corrupt constables. | Acts of the General Assembly of Her Majesty's Province of New-Brunswick passed in the year 1833. Fredericton, NB: John Simpson, Printer to the King’s Most Excellent Majesty, 1833. |
| An Act to amend the Act to incorporate the City of Québec. (3d April, 1833) | 3 William IV Chapter 6 | 1833 | This Act makes further provision for the election of councilmen in the city of Québec. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act to change the place of holding the Election of Members to serve in the Assembly of Lower Canada for the County of Acadie. (25th February, 1832.) | 2 William IV Chapter 46 | 1832 | This Act amends the 1829 Act, “An Act to make a new and more convenient subdivision of the Province into Counties, for the purpose of effecting a more equal representation thereof in the Assembly than heretofore,” in that elections for the District of Acadie are to happen in Village of Napierville rather than Sainte-Marguerite-de-Blairfindie, as stated in the former Act. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act granting to His Majesty a Sum of Money for the purposes therein mentioned. Passed 28th January, 1832. | 2 William IV – Chapter 27 | 1832 | This Act authorizes funds to pay certain previously-approved sums to certain current or former government officials or their widows. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act to repeal part of an Act passed in the Fourth year of His Late Majesty’s Reign, entitled “An Act to divide the County of Carleton, in the Bathurst District.” Passed 28th January, 1832. | 2 William IV – Chapter 18 | 1832 | This Act allows the Crown's representative in Upper Canada to issue a writ for the election of an additional representative of provincial government for Lanark County and for Carleton County. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act to incorporate the City of Montreal. | 1 William IV Chapter 54 | 1831 | This Act establishes "The Corporation of the City of Montreal,” as a body politic and corporate. Directions for the rights granted to the said corporation, and how it is to function, are outlined, including the authority that members of the Common Council and the Mayor have. Instructions for how these positions are to be elected are also outlined. The city is divided into eight wards as described. This Act is to remain in force until 1836. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act to incorporate the City of Quebec. | 1 William IV Chapter 52 | 1831 | This Act establishes "The Corporation of the City of Quebec,” as a body politic and corporate. Directions for the rights granted to the said corporation, and how it is to function, are outlined, including the authority that members of the Common Council and the Mayor have. Instructions for how these positions are to be elected are also outlined. The city is divided into ten wards as described. This Act is to remain in force until 1836. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act to allow Members of the House of Assembly to vacate their Seats in certain cases and for other purposes. (31st March, 1831.) | 1 William IV Chapter 42 | 1831 | This Act makes it lawful for elected Members of the House of Assembly to vacate their seats and outlines the processes by which they may do so. The Act also stipulates when it will not be lawful for Members to vacate their seats. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act to render valid acts done by the Governor of any of His Majesty's Plantations after the expiration of His Commission by the Demise of His late Majesty, and to extend the period within which the Patents of Governors of Colonies shall on any future Demise of the Crown become vacant, and to provide for the longer duration of the Patents of Governors after the Demise of the Crown. 23d December, 1830. | 1 William IV – Chapter 4 (1830) | 1831 | This Act, passed in December 1830, stipulates that the "patents, commissions, warrants [and] other authorities" in force at the time of King George IV's death in June 1830, as pertaining to posts of employment in British territories abroad, remain in effect until new such patents shall be passed by the new monarch, King William IV. | Early Canadiana Online |