This act replaces previous militia legislation, and creates a new system governing militia regulation, command, mustering, and training, and for imposing penalties for violating any of the aforesaid.
This act allows any person in the empire or in the United States entitled to dower lands in Upper Canada to release their rights and title to the same.
An Act to repeal former acts deemed inadequate to prevent the desertion of seamen, landsmen, or apprentices and introduce new penalties for those found harbouring deserters, attempting to persuade men legally engaged in His Majesty's service to desert, and for those who desert. The Act outlines the process by which Justices should convict those found guilty.
This Act stipulates that 1,000 pounds' worth of "a public stock or capital" be made available by the Receiver General of Upper Canada to his Majesty the King, for the purchase of hemp. The Act outlines the regulations for appointing Commissioners to purchase the hemp, and specifies the details around its purchase and exportation.
This Act applies a sum of money from the coffers of the Receiver General to reimburse his Majesty the King for an advance of the same amount, having been used for stationary and for other expenses during the preceding and current sessions of Parliament.
This Act outlines the regulations surrounding the transfer of the license to operate a still from one citizen to another, and delineates the provisions for the inspection of stills (including penalties for refusing to permit inspection).
This Act makes available 1,000 pounds for road and bridge infrastructure, as well as providing for the naming of Commissioners in each district of the province to determine what construction and repairs are necessary, and how to use the available funds accordingly.
This Act repeals certain details of an earlier Act regarding funding for the publication of the Journals of the House of Assembly and the Legislative Council, and stipulates that 300 pounds be spent to collate and print all the laws of Upper Canada to date. The Act further stipulates how the various printed copies of the laws are to be distributed, and that 80 pounds be spent in each succeeding year to print the laws passed during that year.