A continuation and amendment of an act passed in 1822, which consolidated various past acts and amendments dealing with the maintenance of fences and hedges to prevent the trespass of livestock on neighbours' pasture and fields, and the penalties for not so doing.
This Act outlines the process by which a Chair and Trustees are to be elected to govern the Common in the Seigneurie of Yamaska as a body politic and corporate by the name “Chairman and Trustees of the Common of the Seigniory of Yamaska.” The Act also outlines how the land is to be governed. This Act is to expire in 1850.
An Act to revoke several letters patent granting certain parts of the Township of Sherrington and as relate to the Lands occupied by the persons claiming as Tenants of the Seigneurie of La Salle.
An Act to make voluntary Sheriff’s Sales easier and less expensive by allowing the proprietor of lands or hereditaments to be sold to present a petition to the court in order to obtain an order directed to the sheriff to proceed with the sale. Conditions for the sale are outlined. This Act is to expire in 1828.
A consolidation of various past acts and amendments dealing with the maintenance of fences and hedges to prevent the trespass of livestock on neighbours' pasture and fields, and the penalties for not so doing.
This Act outlines some of the provisions of the will of William Weekes, Esquire -- including the construction of an "Academy" for young people -- and vests the trusteeship of the will in new hands, as the previous trustee had left British North America and the terms of the will had gone unfulfilled since Weekes' death in 1806.
This Act allows people who have made, or may in future make, claims regarding any of the "traitors'" or "aliens'" estates vested in the government, to change their minds and withdraw their claims, at which time the estate(s) in question would return to the Commissioner(s) of the government.
This Act outlines the process by which a Chair and Trustees are to be elected to govern the Common of the Seigneurie of La Baie as a body politic and corporate by the name “Chairman and Trustees of the Common of the Seigneurie of La Baie Saint Antoine, commonly called La Baie du Febvre.” The Act also outlines how the land is to be governed. This Act is to expire in 1843.
This Act outlines the process by which a Chair and Trustees are to be elected to govern the Common as a body politic and corporate by the name “The Chairman and Trustees of the Common of La Prairie de la Magdeleine.” The Act also outlines how the land is to be governed.
This Act permits both Samuel Hull and Esther Phelps to "[t]raverse all or any Inquisition or Office" affecting their seized lands, when they have not up to now been permitted to do so.
This Act permits Edmund Mott and John Blanchard to "[t]raverse all or any Inquisition or Office" affecting their seized lands, when they have not up to now been permitted to do so.
This Act permits the trustees to sell a parcel of land (Lot No. Six in the Town of York) and to use the proceeds from the sale toward the purchase of lands more suited to the associated purpose ("the use and accommodation of a Roman Catholic Congregation").