Legislation by Concept: Public Health, Welfare
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| Title | Chapter | Date Passed | Legislative Summary | Source Document |
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| An Act in Addition to and in Amendment of the several Acts now in Force to provide for sick and disabled Seamen not being Paupers belonging to this Province, so far as the same relate to the County of Gloucester. Passed 22d March 1834. | 4 William IV Chapter 20 | 1834 | This act amends an 1820 act for providing for sick and disabled seamen to allow for Glouchester County officials to appoint officials to collect duties on incoming ships for such purpose. | Acts of the General Assembly of His Majesty's Province of New Brunswick passed in the year 1834. Fredericton: John Simpson, 1834. |
| An Act to appropriate certain sums of money therein mentioned in aid of certain Charitable Institutions in the City of Montreal. (18th March, 1834.) | 4 William IV Chapter 17 | 1834 | This Act advances several sums, as listed, to charitable institutions in the city of Montreal. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act to appropriate certain sums of money therein mentioned in aid of certain Charitable Institutions in the City of Quebec, and Town of Three Rivers. (18th March, 1834.) | 4 William IV Chapter 16 | 1834 | This Act provides several sums to charitable institutions in Quebec and Trois-Rivières. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act to afford Relief to Wives and Children, Deserted by their Husbands and Parents. (12th June, 1834.) | 4 William IV Chapter 8 (Session 1) | 1834 | This act makes public provisions available for children who have been abandoned by their parents, and wives and children who have been abandoned by their husbands. The definition of "abandonment" in this case includes neglect, and calls for the seizure of assets of parents who spend their money at taverns while neglecting their families. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act to relieve the distress under which by reason of the failure of the late Crops, the Inhabitants of certain Parishes, would otherwise labour, by assisting the said Inhabitants to procure seed to sow their Lands. (18th March, 1834.) | 4 William IV Chapter 3 | 1834 | This Act makes provision to provide poor farmers in the province with seeds, as required following the near total crop failure of the last year. This Act outlines several sums to be distributed in certain parishes in the province for this purpose. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act for the relief of the Inhabitants in distress, from the failure of the late Crops, in certain parts of this Province therein mentioned. (18th March 1834) | 4 William IV Chapter 1 | 1834 | This Act provides certain sums, as outlined, to many parishes in the province to provide for inhabitants made destitute by crop failures. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act granting a Sum of Money for the relief of sick and destitute Emigrants at Prescott. Passed 13th February, 1833. | 3 William IV – Chapter 52 | 1833 | This act grants two hundred and fifty pounds from the unappropriated funds of the province to aid immigrants newly arrived to Prescott from Great Britain who are often ill and destitute due to the difficulty of the voyage. Trustees for the administration of this fund are name. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act to repeal certain parts of an Act passed in the Eleventh year of the Reign of His late Majesty, entitled, “An Act for the relief of the sufferers who sustained loss during the late War with the United States of America,” and also of a certain other Act passed in the same year, entitled “An Act to authorise the Receiver General of the Province to raise by Debentures, on the credit of certain Duties therein mentioned, a Sum of Money for the relief of the Sufferers during the late War with the United States,” and for affording further relief to the said Sufferers. Passed. 13th February, 1833. | 3 William IV – Chapter 26 | 1833 | This Act repeals certain previous legislation regarding compensation of those suffering losses due to the War of 1812, and authorizes the Receiver General to borrow up to 55,000 pounds to make good on such compensation. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act to provide for the Support of certain Charitable Institutions, and for other purposes herein mentioned. (3d April, 1833) | 3 William IV Chapter 23 | 1833 | This Act lists several sums to be distributed to support charitable institutions in the Province. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act to grant aid to certain Charitable Institutions at Montreal. (3d April, 1833) | 3 William IV Chapter 17 | 1833 | Under this Act, several sums are to be advanced to the charitable institutions listed, as described. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act for the relief of the Poor in the loan of Wheat and other Seed Corn. (3d April, 1833) | 3 William IV Chapter 2 | 1833 | This Act determines that loans of Wheat, Peas, Oats, or other seed grain or potatoes for seed loaned in the manner outlined with be considered a privileged debt for a limited time. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act granting a Sum of Money for the relief of Sick and Destitute Emigrants at Prescott. Passed 28th January, 1832. | 2 William IV – Chapter 34 | 1832 | This Act provides for 250 pounds of government funds to assist ill, impoverished English immigrants arriving at Prescott, and names three trustees to manage these funds. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act to appropriate certain sums of money therein mentioned to the support of certain Charitable Institutions, and for other purposes. (25th February, 1832.) | 2 William IV Chapter 34 | 1832 | This Act lists several sums to be distributed to various charitable organizations in the province, especially towards hospitals and religious orders providing healthcare. The processes by which these funds should be accounted for are outlined. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act to grant a Sum of Money to His Majesty in aid of the York Hospital. Passed 28th January, 1832. | 2 William IV – Chapter 29 | 1832 | This Act authorizes 150 pounds of government money to be held in trust by the Crown's representative in Upper Canada for the eventual use of the hospital in York. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act granting to His Majesty a sum of Money in aid of the erection of an Hospital in or near the Town of Kingston. Passed 23th January, 1832. | 2 William IV – Chapter 28 | 1832 | This Act authorizes 3,000 pounds' worth of government money to be contributed toward the construction of a hospital in Kingston for the poor infirm. The Act also names the Commissioners meant to oversee the hospital's construction. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act to appropriate certain sums of money for establishing a Depot of Provisions near Cape Chat for the relief of shipwrecked persons and for other purposes. (25th February, 1832.) | 2 William IV Chapter 28 | 1832 | This Act authorises the Governor, Lieutenant Governor, or person administering the government to advance, from time to time, a sum not exceeding two hundred pounds for the purpose of purchasing provisions to be deposited in a Depot to be established at the settlement at River Sainte Anne below Cap-Chat and in a like Depot to be established at the Light House on Pointe des Monts. The Act also provides sums to defray the salaries of the Keepers of the Depot at the River Saint-Anne and for several years and to reimburse certain sums expended, as listed. Further duties for the Keeper are described. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act to appropriate certain sums of money for the support of the Emigrant hospital at Québec and of the Fever Hospital at Point Levi; and for other purposes therein mentioned. (25th February, 1832.) | 2 William IV Chapter 15 | 1832 | This Act advances a sum not exceeding one thousand five hundred pounds towards the support of the Emigrant Hospital established in the City of Québec, a sum not exceeding seven hundred and fifty pounds towards establishing a temporary fever hospital at Point Levy, and a sum not exceeding ten pounds to reimburse Joseph Painchaud for the expense of building sheds at the Emigrant Hospital. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act to make provision for the subsistence of the Widow of the late Frederick Rolette. (31st March, 1831.) | 1 William IV Chapter 48 | 1831 | This Act grants a sum of seventy-five pounds to the widow of late Frederick Rolette annually for the remainder of her natural life. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act to grant a sum of Money to His Majesty in aid of the York Hospital. Passed 16th March, 1831. | 1 William IV – Chapter 24 | 1831 | This Act stipulates that 100 pounds be made available and held in trust for the purpose of aiding the operation of the hospital in York. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act to appropriate certain sums of money therein-mentioned for the relief of the Indigent Sick and the support of Foundlings and Insane Persons. (31st March, 1831.) | 1 William IV Chapter 18 | 1831 | This Act provides several sums to cover the expenses of several hospitals and charities, as outlined. The processes by which these funds are to be accounted for are outlined. | Early Canadiana Online |