Legislation by Concept: Infrastructure, Justice System
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| Title | Chapter | Date Passed | Legislative Summary | Source Document |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| An Act to extend the Gaol Limits in the County of Carleton. Passed 1st March 1837. | 7 William IV Chapter 31 (Session 1) | 1837 | An act amending the limits of the county jail of Carleton County to include the Episcopal, Methodist and Catholic churches. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act to authorise the Justices of the Peace for the County of York to levy an assessment for the building a new Gaol in the said County. Passed 1st March 1837. | 7 William IV Chapter 28 (Session 1) | 1837 | An act enabling the local officials of York to collect public funds to begin building a local jail. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act to authorise the Justices of the Peace for the County of Carleton to assess the said County for the erection of a Lock up House at Tobique in the said County. Passed 1st March 1837. | 7 William IV Chapter 27 (Session 1) | 1837 | An act enabling local officials of Tobique to begin the process of building a jail in the area. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act to alter the additional Terms of the Inferior Court of Common Pleas for the County of Kent. Passed 1st March 1837. | 7 William IV Chapter 24 (Session 1) | 1837 | An act amending the dates on which the court of common pleas can be held. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act in amendment of an Act, intituled “An Act to authorize the Justices of the Peace in and for the City and County of Saint John to erect a building in the said City for a common Gaol and House of Correction, and to raise a sum of money for erecting and completing the same. Passed 1st March 1837. | 7 William IV Chapter 19 (Session 1) | 1837 | An amendment to an act, allowing the city of St John to borrow greater quantities of money than previously allowed in order to complete the construction of a jail. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act to amend an Act, intituled “An Act to authorize the Grand Jurors in the several Counties within this Province to inspect the Public Accounts.” Passed 1st March 1837. | 7 William IV Chapter 17 (Session 1) | 1837 | An amendment to an act passed in 1835 (5 William IV Chapter 28 Session 1). | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act to amend the Law for the Admission of Barristers and Attornies, and to provide for the further Relief of William Conway Keele. Passed 4th March, 1837. | 7 William IV – Chapter 15 | 1837 | This act specifies the necessary steps to be taken by legal practitioners from Great Britain and Ireland before practicing in the province. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act in further amendment of the Law relating to Nuisances in the Parish of Portland, in the County of Saint John. Passed 22d July 1837. | 7 William IV Chapter 14 (Session 2) | 1837 | An amendment to a law passed in the prior session extending its limits to the parts of the parish of Portland which lies beyond Marsh Creek. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act for the amendment of the Law and the better advancement of Justice. Passed 1st March 1837. | 7 William IV Chapter 14 (Session 1) | 1837 | An act legislating various items relating to matters of judicial law such as bail, matters to be brought before the Supreme court versus court of Common Pleas, grounds for postponement of trial, etc. This legislation also amends previous amendments passed at various times. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act to authorise the extension of the Gaol limits in the City and County of Saint John. Passed 22d July 1837. | 7 William IV Chapter 13 (Session 2) | 1837 | An act authorizing the justices of the peace of St John to extend the limits of the city gaol to the current city limits. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act to amend the Act for the more effectual recovery of fines imposed upon Jurors and Officers attending the Courts of Justice in this Province. Passed 1st March 1837. | 7 William IV Chapter 13 (Session 1) | 1837 | An act defining how fines imposed by the provincial courts are to be collected, in what time frame they are to be collected, and how they are to be administered by court officials. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act to protect the Public against Injury from Private Banks. Passed 4th March, 1837. | 7 William IV – Chapter 13 | 1837 | In order to protect the public from bank notes being issues by banks who are not solvent, this act makes it illegal for banks to issue bank notes or currency of any sort, including mortgages, without being first certified by the legislature. Anybody found guilty of violating this act will be guilty of a misdemeanour. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act to provide for increasing the number of Constables in the City of Saint John, and for appointing special Constables in the City and County of Saint John. Passed 1st March 1837. | 7 William IV Chapter 12 (Session 1) | 1837 | Legislation allowing for the appointment of constable in the city of Saint John, detailing who will be responsible for their appointment and what the responsibilities of said constables will be once appointed. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act to amend the Law relating to the Court of Requests. Passed 4th March, 1837. | 7 William IV – Chapter 12 | 1837 | This act amends a prior act passed in 1833 which created the Courts of Requests for claims not exceeding ten pounds. The amendments pertain mostly to the costs of suits before the said court. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act to appoint the time and place for holding the Court of General Quarter Sessions of the Peace in each of the several Districts of this Province, and to repeal the several Laws now in force for that purpose. Passed 4th March, 1837. | 7 William IV – Chapter 11 | 1837 | This act repeals all prior acts concerning the time at which the court of Quarter Sessions will be held in each district and sets new time for the holding of said courts. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act for the more convenient Recovery of Estreats. Passed 4th March, 1837. | 7 William IV – Chapter 10 | 1837 | This act specifies various measures to facilitate the collection of fines, issues, amerciaments and sums. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act to revive, continue and, amend, an Act passed in the Third year of His present Majesty's Reign, entitled, “An Act to facilitate legal Remedies against Corporations.” Passed 4th March, 1837. | 7 William IV – Chapter 9 | 1837 | This act renews an act first passed in 1833, which makes provision for undertaking legal proceedings involving corporate bodies. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act respecting the Transportation of Convicts. Passed 4th March, 1837. | 7 William IV – Chapter 7 | 1837 | This act legalizes deportation from the province as a punishment and enumerates the procedures necessary to undertake in order to banish a prisoner. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act to prevent the issue of Private Bank Notes in this Province. Passed 22d July 1837. | 7 William IV Chapter 6 (Session 2) | 1837 | An act preventing the use of private notes as form of payment within the province, no matter what form of currency the note may be drawn upon. This act also specifies the punishment for those who would attempt to break this law. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act to provide more effectually for the Punishment of certain Offences, and to enable the Governor, Lieutenant Governor, or Person administering the Government of this Province, to commute the sentence of Death, in certain cases, for other Punishment in this Act mentioned. Passed 4th March, 1837. | 7 William IV – Chapter 6 | 1837 | This act permits the Governor or Lieutenant Governor of Upper Canada to commute the sentence of anybody who has been sentenced to death for any crime except murder or high treason. It lists the crimes which are included under this act, and further specifies that the court of Quarter Sessions, and other court of similar jurisdiction, cannot imprison someone for more than two years. | Early Canadiana Online |