This act amends a 1788 act, expanding the duties paid by vessles to support the lighthouse at Patridge Island to all ships, not just those based in the port of Saint John.
An Act to clarify and extend the provisions of an Act passed in 1796, "An Act for making, repairing and altering the Highways and Bridges within this Province, and for other purposes." The Act clarifies that the King's Highways are to be opened, made, repaired and kept up, according to law, by the original grantees of the Crown, or by the person or persons owning the lands they run through. This Act repeals the seventh clause of the original Act, and is to expire in 1828.
This act specifies the duties to be charged on the items listed when they are imported or exported between Upper and Lower Canada. Passed in 1822, it was ratified the following year.
An Act to continue and amend an Act from 1819 that was continued in 1821. The original Act imposed duties on articles including grains, ship timber, fruits, among others, outlined rates for these duties, and suspended several former ordinances. This Act amends the third section of the original Act, relating to duties imposed upon tobacco, and repeals the seventh section that provided for the weight of packages containing tobacco. The Act also provides that Collectors at any port other than the Port of Saint John may collect a portion of the duties collected in lieu of a salary and contingencies.
An Act to continue an Act from 1819 that imposed duties on articles including grains, ship timber, fruits, among others until 1822. The original Act outlined rates for duties and the articles to which they apply, and suspended several former ordinances.
This Act appoints Hon. Louis Joseph Papineau, and Austin Cuvillier, John Davidson, John Neilson and George Garden, Esquires as commissioners to represent Lower Canada and who are empowered to meet, treat, and consult with commissioners from Upper-Canada regarding trade regulations and duties between the provinces. This Act is to expire in 1823.
This act adds to the legislation establishing a duty on gypsum imported into Charlotte County, increasing the duties and adding additional regualtions to the trade
This act replaces exisitng legislation for raising revenue and creates new rules for the payment of the officials collecting duties and how they can properly collect such duties from ships carrying imports.