This Act continues an Act first passed in 1796 which allows for the suspension of any ordinance, in whole or in part, of any ordinance or act of this province relative to trade by the Governor or Lieutenant Governor, and to give directions and make regulations with respect to imports, exports, duties, or anything else between Lower Canada and the United States.
This act establishes duties and fines on imported items to raise provincial revenue, and charges agents with the authority to collect such duties and fines and prosecute frauds.
In order to accomplish the task set out by an act passed in 1799 which seeks to pass articles recommended by commissioners appointed to negotiate trade and duties between Lower and Upper Canada, this act appoints new commissioners to act as negotiators on behalf of the province.
This act renews an act first passed in 1796, regulating all forms of trade between the province and the United States. The act is passed without any modifications.
Pour compléter l'action demandée par un acte passé en 1799 qui demande le passage en loi des articles négotiés entre les commissionnaires du Haut- et Bas-Canada concernant le commerce entre les deux provinces, cet acte appointe d'autres commissionnaires qui ont l'autorisation de négocier pour la province.
Le renouvèlement d'un acte passé en 1796 qui réglemente toutes les formes de commerce entre la province et les États-Unis. Il est renouvelé sans modification.
This act specifies the duties to be paid to the province on the importation of specific goods. The penalties for failing to pay these duties are also laid out.
This act standardizes how items are weighed in order to determine cost of purchase and duties. The provincial standard is necessary in order to deal with international trade partners who have many ways of measuring different items.