This Act outlines the charges to be laid against anyone within Lower Canada found to forge, counterfeit, or knowingly obtain and distribute false currency. Those taken to be guilty are to be charged with a Misdemeanour and a Breach of the Peace and sentenced up to two years in prison, publicly whipped, or both at the first offence. If an individual should be charged a second time, they are to be found guilty of a felony and receive more severe sentences. The Act also implements measures to make it more difficult to procure the equipment necessary to forge currency.
This act makes it possible for townships to raise money in order to pay for the expense of having to re-establish their boundaries every three years, as required by the laws governing the support of the poor of each township.
An Act to continue levying duties imposed by "An Act to provide for the erecting of a Common Gaol, in each of the Districts of Quebec and Montreal respectively, and the means for defraying the expences thereof," in 1805 for the purpose of erecting a new building to house the sittings of the Legislature and public offices, as well as their important documents. The rates for duties imposed on teas, liquors, wines, spirits, molasses, and syrups, and directions how goods should be auctioned are outlined.