Legislation by Concept: Government Records
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| Title | Chapter | Date Passed | Legislative Summary | Source Document |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| An Act to provide for the removal of the Registry Office in the County of Yamaska, from Labaie to St. François du Lac. 9th July, 1847. | 10 & 11 Victoria – Chapter 50 | 1847 | An act to move the registry office in Yamaska County from Labraie to the center of the county at St. Ffrancois du Lac. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act to divide the Western District of the Province of Canada, and for other purposes therein mentioned. 9th July, 1847. | 10 & 11 Victoria – Chapter 39 | 1847 | An act to divide the Western District into separate counties of Essex and Kent. The town of Chatham, once they build a gaol and court, will become Kent County and the town of West Tilbury will be Essex County. The act outlines how the new Kent County will operate. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act to alter and amend an Act, intituled, An Act to remedy certain defects in the Registration of Titles in the County of Hastings, in Upper Canada. 9th July, 1847. | 10 & 11 Victoria – Chapter 38 | 1847 | An act to extend "An Act to remedy certain defects in the Registration of Titles in the County of Hastings, in Upper Canada" till January 1st. All individuals who have documents signed by Robert Charles Archibald McLean must bring them into the Registrar's Office. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act to remove all doubts as to the validity of certain Instruments and Documents executed before Notaries in Lower Canada. 28th July, 1847. | 10 & 11 Victoria – Chapter 22 | 1847 | An act to clarify that notaries in Lower Canada who followed the system from the former province of Quebec are still valid and binding. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act for the organization of the Notarial Profession in that part of this Province called Lower Canada. 28th July, 1847. | 10 & 11 Victoria – Chapter 21 | 1847 | An act to regulate notaries in Lower Canada. This includes required qualifications, rules and regulations in practice, and the establishment of three notary boards. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act to explain and amend an Act passed in the ninth year of Her Majesty’s Reign, intituled, An Act to consolidate and amend the Registry Laics of that part of this Province which was formerly Upper Canada. 28th July, 1847. | 10 & 11 Victoria – Chapter 16 | 1847 | An Act to fix a mistake in An Act to consolidate and amend the Registry Laics of that part of this Province which was formerly Upper Canada. In the 24th section, it states "mortagagor" instead of "mortagee." | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act for taking the Census of this Province, and obtaining Statistical Information therein. 28th July, 1847. | 10 & 11 Victoria – Chapter 14 | 1847 | This Act outlines how a provincial census will be administered and state that all heads of household must participate. If they fail to, they will be charged. It also states that all births, marriages, and deaths must be registered. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act to enable the Ministers of the Associate Presbyterian Synod of North America to keep Registers of Baptisms, Marriages and Burials performed by them, and for other purposes. 9th June, 1846. | 9 Victoria – Chapter 54 | 1846 | An act to empower the Ministers of the Associate Presbyterian Synod of North America to keep Registers of Baptism, Marriages and Burials performed by them in the part fo the province formerly known as Lower Canada. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act to establish a separate Registry Office in the lower part of the County of Dorchester. 9th June, 1846. | 9 Victoria – Chapter 45 | 1846 | An act to establish a separate Registry Office in the County of Dorchester, and to arrange for the copying and transfer of records between the two Registry Offices. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act to amend the Act to detach the Inland of Orleans from the County of Montmorency, for the purposes of Registration. 9th June, 1846. | 9 Victoria – Chapter 44 | 1846 | An act to amend the Act to detach the Inland of Orleans from the Comity of Montmorency, fixing a clerical error incorrectly stating that the Act was passed in the fourth year of Her Majesty's Reign when it was in fact passed in the seventh year of Her Majesty's Reign. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act to consolidate and amend the Registry Laws of that part of this Province which was formerly Upper Canada. 9th June, 1846. | 9 Victoria – Chapter 34 | 1846 | An act to consolidate, amend and repeal various registry laws in Upper Canada, including the mandatory establishment of registry offices in every county. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act to make provision for confirming certain Acts of Registrars in that part of this Province formerly Upper Canada. 9th June, 1846. | 9 Victoria – Chapter 32 | 1846 | An act that seeks to fix discrepancies in the authority of government registrars in the former province of Upper Canada after the passing of a new bill, An Act to consolidate and amend the Registry Laws of that part of this Province which was formerly Upper Canada, which rendered many of the registrars in the former province technically unqualified. This act declares that these registrars have the same power they would have if this act had never been passed. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act to remove all doubts as to the validity of certain Deeds, Instruments and Documents executed before Notaries in Lower Canada, and to secure the rights, titles and interests of all persons concerned therein. 23rd May, 1846. | 9 Victoria – Chapter 26 | 1846 | An act to validate certain documents executed by Notaries in Lower Canada that were improperly filed. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act to provide for the removal of the place of holding the Circuit Court in the County of Lotbinière from St. Croix to Lotbinière, and of the Registry Office of the said County from the place where it is now held to St. Croix. 23rd May, 1846. | 9 Victoria – Chapter 25 | 1846 | An act allowing the Governor of the province to move the place of holding the Circuit Court in the County of Lotbinière from St. Croix to Lotbinière, and of the Registry Office of the said County from the place where it is now held to St. Croix, in order to make it easier for the people of the County to access their services. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act to remedy certain defects in the Registration of Titles in the County of Hastings in Upper Canada. 18th May, 1846. | 9 Victoria – Chapter 12 | 1846 | An act to fix certain clerical errors made by Robert Charles Archibald McLean in his job as Deputy Registrar for the County of Hastings in Upper Canada. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act to provide for the distribution of the Printed Copies of the Laws. (29th March, 1845.) | 8 Victoria Chapter 68 | 1845 | This act calls for the printing and distribution of the laws of the provinces of Upper and Lower Canada, as well as the laws of United Canada as soon as they are passed and have received royal assent. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act to amend the Ordinances incorporating the City of Quebec. (29th March, 1845) | 8 Victoria Chapter 60 | 1845 | This act amends the original act incorporating the city of Québec. It deals primarily with when and how elections of municipal officials will be elected or appointed, and how certain records will be filed. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act to detach the Parish of Saint Sylvester from the County of Lotbinière, and to annex it to the County of Megantic, for the purposes of Registration only. (17th March, 1846.) | 8 Victoria Chapter 21 | 1845 | This act provides for the parish records of Saint Gilles de Beaurivage to be transferred from the county office of Lotbinière to the county office of Megantic. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act for ascertaining the Census of the Population of this Colony, and other statistical information. (Passed 23rd April, 1845.) | 8 Victoria Chapter 2 | 1845 | This act repeals a prior census act passed in 1836 and replaces it with a new census act, defining what kind of information is to be taken by census-takers and how it is to be taken. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act to render more summary the means of enforcing the returns of process by Sheriffs and Coroners, in that part of this Province called Upper Canada. 9th December, 1843. | 7 Victoria – Chapter 33 | 1843 | An act to enforce the returns of processes by Sheriffs and Coroners in Upper Canada, including punishments for not returning writs in a timely manner. | Early Canadiana Online |