An act to continue an act originally passed in 1808, and extended in 1811 by the same name. The original act placed regulations on the export of certain types of lumber and made it lawful for the governor to appoint Master Cullers and Measurers of boards and planks, staves, timber, and masts and spars at the ports of Montreal and Quebec. Expectations and duties for these positions and standards for lumber being exported were outlined. The act is to expire in 1815.
An act passed by the British Parliament in 1812, relating to trade between Canada and the United States, and adopted by the Upper Canada Legislative assembly in 1823.
An act to amend a former act passed in 1805, aspects of which had been found inadequate. The fund established, called the "decayed Pilot Fund" is to be divided between two distinct funds, the "Quebec Decayed Pilots' Fund" and the "Montreal Decayed Pilots' Fund." The revenue to support each fund is clarified. The act also amends the sum that will be due to pilots travelling to sea through "stress of weather."
This act establishes an assize of bread in Fredericton and Saint Andrews (important garrison towns), regulating the prices of bread, so as to prevent wartime price gouging.
An act to further continue an act from 1796, and amended in 1808 for a limited time. The act grants the Governor or Lieutenant Governor the authority to suspend, revive, annul, or make void this act, or every and any of its clauses. Th act allows the suspension of any act or ordinance relating to trade, in whole or in part, by the Governor or Lieutenant Governor. It further allows the Governor or Lieutenant Governor to make regulations with respect to imports, exports, duties, or anything else between Lower Canada and the United States. The act is to expire in 1813.
This act places an additional duty on wine, rum, and other liquors in order to cover the expense of defending the province during wartime. Provisions regarding the collection of these duties and the borrowing of further funds if the tax increase should not suffice are also included.
This act allows merchants to export any pickled fish that they have had in their possession for a specified amount of time without a certificate from an inspector, in order to clear out a backlog of inventory.