Legislation by Jurisdictional Relevance: Local

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Title Chapter Date Passed Legislative Summary Source Document
An Act for the preservation of Trout. 4 George IV – Chapter 26 1824 This act prevents the fishing or destruction of trout during their spawning season, from October to January of every year, within the district of Halifax, imposing a penalty of one shilling per trout on anyone found guilty of contravening this regulation. Early Canadiana Online
An Act to authorise the Chairman and Trustees of the Common of the Seigniory of the Baie Saint Antoine, commonly called the Baie du Febvre, to terminate certain disputes relating to the limits of the said Common, and for other purposes appertaining to the same. (9th March, 1824.) 4 George IV Chapter 26 1824 This Act extends the powers of the “The Corporation of the Chairman and Trustees of the Common of the Seigniory [seigneurie] of La Bait Saint Antoine, commonly called La Baie du Febvre,” from those originally described in an Act from 1822 “An Act to enable the Inhabitants of the Seigniory of La Baie Saint Antoine, commonly called La Baie du Febvre, to provide for the better regulation of the Common in the said Seigniory.” Under this Act the Chairman and Trustees are empowered to handle disputes regarding the Common's borders, including encroachments into the Common or into neighbouring lands. This Act is to expire in 1843. Early Canadiana Online
An Act to alter the times of Sitting of the Inferior Court of Common Pleas and General Sessions of the Peace, in the Counties and Districts therein named. 4 George IV – Chapter 25 1824 This act changes the days on which the inferior court of common pleas and general sessions of the peace are held in various places throughout the province. Early Canadiana Online
An Act to extend the provisions of a certain Act therein-mentioned, relating to the Inspection of Fish and Oil, intended for exportation. (9th March, 1824) 4 George IV Chapter 23 1824 An Act to amend an Act passed in 1823 “An Act to provide for the Inspection of Fish and Oil, intended for exportation, from the Ports of Quebec and Montreal.” The rates and allowances granted to the Inspectors of Fish and Oil are amended. Early Canadiana Online
An Act to authorise the sale and disposal of certain Goods, unclaimed and remaining in the possession of the Clerks of the Peace, in this Province. (9th March, 1824.) 4 George IV Chapter 21 1824 Under this Act Clerks of the Peace in the Districts of Quebec, Montreal and Trois-Rivières are to keep a Book of records for all Goods or Effects brought to their respective offices as having been stolen or suspected to be stolen so that all unclaimed items may be put up for public auction at each term of the Court of King’s Bench for Criminal Pleas. The processes by which this is to be done are described. This Act is to expire in 1827. Early Canadiana Online
An Act to continue the several Acts respecting the Liverpool Light-House. 4 George IV – Chapter 20 1824 A continuation and amendment of an act first passed in 1812 which imposes a duty on ships entering Liverpool Harbour in order to support a lighthouse on Coffin's Island. Early Canadiana Online
An Act to authorize the Commissioners appointed for the completion of the Canal between Lachine and Montreal, to effect a Loan for that purpose, and to establish rates of Tolls to pass thereon. (9th March, 1824.) 4 George IV Chapter 16 1824 An Act to apply a sum not exceeding twenty thousand pounds towards the completion of the Lachine canal, as outlined in an Act passed in 1821, "An Act for making a Navigable Canal, from the neighbourhood of Montreal to the Parish of Lachine, and to appropriate a certain sum of money for that purpose, and to repeal a certain Act therein-mentioned," which project was continued by the 1823 Act "An Act to appropriate a certain sum of money therein-mentioned, towards continuing and completing the Lachine Canal." The tolls and duties to be collected to repay these funds and the rates of interest to be applied to the loan are described. Early Canadiana Online
An Act to Amend and Extend the Provisions of an Act passed at the last Session of Parliament, entitled, “An Act to Provide for Constructing a Navigable Canal between Burlington Bay and Lake Ontario.” Passed Jan. 19th, 1824. 4 George IV – Chapter 16 1824 This act provides for the building of a canal between Burlington Bay and Lake Ontario, to be paid for by the payment of a toll by those who navigate said canal. Early Canadiana Online
An Act to continue an Act, entitled, “An Act for the better preservation of the Property of the Inhabitants of the Town of Halifax by providing for a sufficient Watch at Night.” 4 George IV – Chapter 16 1824 A continuation of an act passed in 1818, which provides for the establishment of a night watch to police the town of Halifax to protect its inhabitants’ property. Early Canadiana Online
An Act to render valid certain Acts, Agreements in writing, and Contracts of Marriage (Contrats de Mariage sous seing privé) heretofore executed in the Inferior District of Gaspé, and to provide for the want of Notaries in the said Inferior District. (9th March, 1824.) 4 George IV Chapter 15 1824 An Act to confirm that all Wills, Acts or Agreements in writing, including Inventories, Portages, Donations, or Contracts of Marriage made before the passing of this Act are to be considered valid within District of Gaspé. The processes by which these written agreements or contracts are to be executed are outlined. Early Canadiana Online
An Act to continue the several Acts relating to the Light-House erected on Cranberry Island, near the entrance of the Gut of Canso. 4 George IV – Chapter 13 1824 A continuation of an act first passed in 1822 which establishes a duty to be collected at all harbours adjacent to the gut of Canso to support the Cranberry Island lighthouse. Early Canadiana Online
An Act to amend and continue an Act, made and passed in the thirty-eighth year of His late Majesty’s reign, entitled, “An Act to amend and render more effectual an Act, passed in the eighteenth year of His present Majesty’s reign, entitled, ‘An Act to prevent forestalling, regrating and monopolizing, of Cord Wood, in the Town of Halifax,’” and also an Act, now in force, in addition thereto. 4 George IV – Chapter 11 1824 The continuation of an act first passed in 1778 and amended in 1798, which prevented the sale of cord wood for any price over fifteen shillings per cord. The amendment loosens the restrictions around the sale of cordwood in the town of Halifax. Early Canadiana Online
An Act to continue an Act for establishing a Bridewell, or House of Correction, for the County of Halifax, and for providing a Police Office in said Town, with proper Officers to attend the same. 4 George IV – Chapter 9 1824 A continuation of an act first passed in 1815, which established a bridewell in Halifax, a type of jail for offenders who commit petty crimes. Early Canadiana Online
An Act to amend a certain Act therein-mentioned, and further to extend the Jurisdiction of the Provincial Court for the Interior District of Gaspé. (9th March, 1824) 4 George IV Chapter 7 1824 An Act to amend an Act passed in 1822, "“An Act to extend the Provisions of a certain Act therein-mentioned as far as the same relates to the Judicature in the Inferior District of Gaspé, and more effectually to provide for the due Administration of Justice in the said District.” The Act extends the Provincial Court for the said Inferior District of Gaspé's jurisdiction as to have the authority to hear every suit or action wherein the amount claimed, or matter in dispute or thing demanded, does not exceed the sum or value of one hundred pounds. This Act is to expire in 1826. Early Canadiana Online
Act to Divide the County of Carleton, in the Bathurst District. Passed Jan. 19th, 1824. 4 George IV – Chapter 5 1824 This act divides the county of Carleton into two separate counties - Carleton county and Lanark County - due to increased population. Early Canadiana Online
An Act to authorise the erecting of a Common Gaol in the Inferior District of Saint Francis, and for providing the means of defraying the expences thereof, and for other purposes. (9th March, 1824.) 4 George IV Chapter 3 1824 An Act to provide a sum not exceeding two thousand pounds to build a common gaol in the Village of Sherbrooke in the Inferior District of Saint Francis. The processes by which three Commissioners responsible for the gaol's construction are to be appointed, removed, replaced, and their duties are described. Instructions of the construction and repayment of the funds are outlined. Early Canadiana Online
An Act to repeal a certain Act therein-mentioned, and to provide for the Police of the Borough of William Henry, and certain other Villages, in this Province. (9th March, 1824.) 4 George IV Chapter 2 1824 An Act to repeal a former Act passed in 1818 and continued in 1822, "An Act to provide for the Police of certain Boroughs and Villages," which provided for the police of villages and boroughs consisting of not less than thirty inhabited houses within the space of at least fifteen acres, including the the Borough of William Henry [Sorel-Tracy]. This Act replaces the former by requiring each village or borough to elect Trustees to enforce rules and regulations outlined within it, largely pertaining to fire prevention. The Act outlines how Trustees and an Inspector for each village or borough are to be appointed, as well as their duties and terms. Early Canadiana Online
An Act for the better regulation of the Fisheries in the Inferior District of Gaspé, and in the Counties of Cornwallis and Northumberland. (9th March, 1824.) 4 George IV Chapter 1 1824 An Act to allow citizens of Lower Canada within the District of Gaspé rights to resources along the District's shores for the purpose of salting, drying, curing, and readying their fish for exportation. Restrictions and exceptions to this Act, including penalties for those who fail to abide by the tenets of this Act and the procedures by which they are to be enforced, are outlined. Several forms follow follow the Act. This Act is set to expire in 1829. Early Canadiana Online
An Act in amendment of an Act, made and passed in the fourth year of His present Majesty’s reign, entitled, “An Act to regulate the Jurisdiction of the Inferior Court of Common Pleas within the County of Cape-Breton, and to fix and establish the Time and Places for holding of the said Inferior Court and General Sessions of the Peace in and for the said County." 4 George IV – Chapter 1 1824 An amendment to an act passed in 1823, which allows for the division of Cape Breton into three separate districts which will each have its own inferior court and general sessions of the peace. The amendment pertains to the geographic locations from where jury candidates will be selected for each court. Early Canadiana Online
As Act for the Division of the Township of Ameliasburgh in the County of Prince Edwand. Passed 19th March, 1823. 4 George IV – Chapter 38 1823 This Act details the new division of Ameliasburgh into Hillier. Laws of His Majesty's Province of Upper Canada in North America, passed in the year 1823. York: Charles Fothergill, 1823.