Legislation by Concept: Welfare
Displaying 101 - 120 of 280 entries
| Title | Chapter | Date Passed | Legislative Summary | Source Document |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| An Act granting to Her Majesty a certain sum of money, for the purposes therein-mentioned. Passed 6th March, 1838. | 1 Victoria – Chapter 58 | 1838 | This act makes money available to repay John Farrell for aid he rendered to destitute emigrants. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act to afford relief to the Sick and Destitute Poor of the City of Toronto. Passed 6th March, 1838. | 1 Victoria – Chapter 55 | 1838 | This act provides funds to help those who cannot afford food in Toronto, due to high prices or various other causes. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act to provide a Pension to the Widows of the late Captains James Macnabb, and William Church. Passed 6th March, 1838. | 1 Victoria – Chapter 48 | 1838 | This act grants a pension to the respective widows and children of Captain James MacNabb and William Church, who were both killed in the uprising of 1837. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act to grant a Pension to the Widow and Children of the late Colonel Robert Moodie. Passed 6th March, 1838. | 1 Victoria – Chapter 47 | 1838 | This act grants a pension to the widow and children of the late Colonel Robert Moodie, who was killed in the uprising of 1837. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act to provide Pensions for the Widows and Children of Militiamen killed during the late Rebellion, and for other purposes therein mentioned. Passed 6th March, 1838. | 1 Victoria – Chapter 44 | 1838 | This act provides a pension for the widows and children of anybody killed in service of the militia, either in the past war of 1812 or in future wars. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Ordinance to appropriate certain sums of money therein-mentioned to the support of certain Charitable Institutions, and for other purposes. | 1 Victoria Chapter 17 (Session 1) | 1838 | This Ordinance distributes several sums to reimburse the expenses incurred by several charitable and healthcare institutions in the Province. The processes by which these sums are to be accounted for are outlined. The Ordinance also makes provisions respecting Guardians for foundlings. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act to appropriate a part of the Public Revenue for the services therein mentioned. Passed 9th March 1838. | 1 Victoria Chapter 4 | 1838 | This act awrds monies to various persons for their services to the government and for local infrastructure projects. | Acts of the General Assembly of Her Majesty's Province of New Brunswick passed in the year 1838. Fredericton: John Simpson, 1838. |
| An Act to grant a certain sum of Money for the relief of the Poor and Distressed of the City of Toronto. Passed 4th March, 1837. | 7 William IV – Chapter 104 | 1837 | This act grants two hundred and fifty pounds to help those who have been impoverished by the harsh season and the increase in the price of provisions in Toronto. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act authorising the payment of Pensions to Militia-men, disabled during the late War with the United States of America, under certain restrictions. Passed 4th March, 1837. | 7 William IV – Chapter 103 | 1837 | This act calls for the petitioners named, who are asking to receive a veteran's pension, be examined by a surgeon to determine whether they were actually injured and disabled during the war of 1812. If a surgeon should determine the answer to be yes, they will receive the pension they are requesting. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act to authorise the Erection, and provide for the Maintenance of Houses of Industry, in the several Districts of this Province. Passed 4th March, 1837. | 7 William IV – Chapter 24 | 1837 | This act sets out rules and regulations for the funding, building, and maintaining for public work houses, where people who are otherwise incapable of supporting themselves but still able-bodied will be employed. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act to authorize the Justices of the Peace in General Sessions in certain Counties in this Province to exempt the Acadian French from the assessment of Poor Rates. Passed 1st March 1837. | 7 William IV Chapter 22 (Session 1) | 1837 | An act exempting the Justices of the Peace of counties which include Acadian parishes from having to support the Acadian poor. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act to provide for the relief of Poor Emigrants in the Town of Saint Andrews in the County of Charlotte. Passed 22d July 1837. | 7 William IV Chapter 18 (Session 2) | 1837 | An act allowing for the disbursement of 300 pounds from the Emigrant fund for struggling emigrants newly arrived in St Andrews. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act to appropriate a part of the Emigrant fund for the purposes therein mentioned. Passed 22d July 1837. | 7 William IV Chapter 17 (Session 2) | 1837 | An act allowing for the immediate payment of money out of the emigrant fund to the Justices of the Peace to aid those newly arrived to the province who are currently in distress. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act for the relief of John McMillan. Royal Assent given by Message to the Legislature, 28th November, 1836. | 6 William IV – Chapter 49 (Session 2) | 1836 | This act provides an annual sum of twenty pounds to John McMillan, a former private of the Flank Company who has lately gone blind and who therefore cannot provide for himself | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act to establish Depots of Provisions for the relief of Shipwrecked Seamen. (21st March, 1836.) | 6 William IV Chapter 39 | 1836 | This Act reestablishes several depots of provisions for shipwrecked sailors previously established and makes provisions for several new depots, as outlined. The Act describes how these depots should be maintained and paid for. The processes by which these funds are to be accounted for are outlined. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act to provide for the reimbursement of certain sums of money expended for Sanitary and Charitable purposes, and to make provision for similar purposes for the future. (21st March, 1836.) | 6 William IV Chapter 31 | 1836 | This Act provides several sums, as listed, towards providing for the several charitable and health institutions described. The processes by which these sums are to be accounted for are outlined. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act to provide for the support of divers Charitable Institutions, and for other purposes therein mentioned. (21st March, 1836.) | 6 William IV Chapter 29 | 1836 | This Act distributes several sums to reimburse the expenses incurred by several charitable and healthcare institutions in the Province. The processes by which these sums are to be accounted for are outlined. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act for the relief of Sick and Disabled Seamen, Fishermen, and other Persons. (30th March, 1836.) | 6 William IV Chapter 1 | 1836 | This act makes financial arrangements for disabled seamen and fishermen who are no longer able to work by charging a duty on ships' masters in various districts. It specifies how these duties are to be collected, when, and by whom, appointing a board of directors who would be responsible for administering the collection and disbursement of the funds in various districts named. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act for the relief of old Soldiers of the Revolutionary War and their Widows. Passed 23d March 1839. | 2 Victoria Chapter 27 | 1835 | This act provides for an annual ten pound grant to vetrans of the Revolutionary War or their widows to help them get by. | Acts of the General Assembly of Her Majesty's Province of New Brunswick passed in the year 1839. Fredericton: John Simpson, 1839. |
| An Act granting a sum of money in aid of the funds of the Female Benevolent Society of Kingston. Passed 6th March, 1834. | 4 William IV – Chapter 46 | 1834 | This act grants one hundred and fifty pounds to the Female Benevolent Society of Kingston to aid them in their charitable works. | Early Canadiana Online |