Legislation by Jurisdictional Relevance: Provincial/Provinciale, Local, Imperial/Impérial
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| Title | Chapter | Date Passed | Legislative Summary | Source Document |
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| An Act for the organization and regulation of the Militia of this Province. Passed the 7th March, 1816. | 56 George III Chapter 6 | 1816 | 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. | Acts of the General Assembly of His Majesty's Province of New Brunswick passed in the year 1816. Fredericton: George K. Lugrin, 1816. |
| An Act in amendment of an Act, entitled “An Act for regulating the Fisheries in the County of Northumberland.” Passed the 7th March, 1816. | 56 George III Chapter 3 | 1816 | This act amends previous legislation to change where nets can be allowed on the Miramichi River. | Acts of the General Assembly of His Majesty's Province of New Brunswick passed in the year 1816. Fredericton: George K. Lugrin, 1816. |
| An Act to enable the Inhabitants of the Town of Halifax to Pave Water-street, in the same Town. | 56 George III – Chapter 3 | 1816 | This Act makes provision for Water Street, in Halifax, to be paved and outlines the processes by which this is to be done. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act to increase the number of Firemen in the City of Saint John. Passed the 7th March, 1816. | 56 George III Chapter 2 | 1816 | This act allows for the city of Saint John to appoint more firemen than allowed by previous legislation. | Acts of the General Assembly of His Majesty's Province of New Brunswick passed in the year 1816. Fredericton: George K. Lugrin, 1816. |
| An Act to repeal part of an Act of the Parliament of this Province, passed in the Thirty-Eighth Year of His Majesty's Reign, intituled “An Act for the better division of this Province” and more effectually to provide for the administration of Justice, by constituting the Counties of Prescott and Russell under certain modifications a separate District. Passed 22d of March, 1816. | 56 George III – Chapter 2 | 1816 | This act creates a new district, the district of Ottawa, to be created out of two priorly existing districts, Prescott and Russell. It allows for the appointing of Justices of the Peace, the building of a court house and jail, defines when the court of the Quarter Sessions will be held, and states provisions for the appointment of a district sheriff, who will be subordinate to the sheriff of the Eastern District. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act to alter and extend the times of holding the Supreme Court in the several Counties and Districts of this Province. | 56 George III – Chapter 2 | 1816 | This Act sets out the times that the Supreme Court will sit in the province’s districts and counties as well as some regulations relating to proceedings held therein and the role of assistant or associate justices. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act to increase the number of Constables m the City of Saint John. Passed the 7th of March, 1816. | 56 George III Chapter 1 | 1816 | This act allows for the city of Saint John to appoint more constables, and sets the terms under which said constables could be dismissed | Acts of the General Assembly of His Majesty's Province of New Brunswick passed in the year 1816. Fredericton: George K. Lugrin, 1816. |
| An Act to alter the time of holding the Courts of General Quarter Sessions of the Peace, in the London and Johnstown Districts of this Province. Passed 22d March, 1816. | 56 George III – Chapter 1 | 1816 | This act repeals and replaces an act from 1801, and states when the courts of the Quarter Sessions can be held in the districts of London and Johnstown. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act for applying certain Monies therein mentioned, for the Service of the Year of Our Lord One Thousand Eight Hundred and Sixteen: and for appropriating such part of the Supplies granted in this Session of the General Assembly, as are not already appropriated by the Laws or Acts of the Province. | 56 George III – Chapter 1 | 1816 | This Act lists the sums that are to be paid to several individuals and institutions for services rendered and salaries during 1816. The Act also lists sums to be paid to fund several infrastructure projects, including the construction of roads and bridges, in the province. The Act finally continues a former Act, “An Act for applying certain Monies therein mentioned for the service of the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and one, and for appropriating such part of the Supplies granted in this Session of the General Assembly, as are not already appropriated by the Laws or Acts of the Province,” which is to remain in force until 1817. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An act to grant an Aid to His Majesty, to assist in opening a Canal from the neighbourhood of Montreal to La Chine, and further to provide for facilitating the execution of the same. (25th March, 1815.) | 55 George III Chapter 20 | 1815 | An Act to grant a sum of twenty-five thousand pounds to construct a Canal from Montreal to La Chine. The Governor, Lieutenant Governor, or person administering the Government the authority to appoint as many people as he thinks fit to be Commissioners and a secretary to superintend the project and administer funds allocated to it. These Commissioners and their successors are declared "the Board of Administration of the Royal Canal of Canada." Requirements for the canal's construction are detailed, and measures to be put in place once construction is complete. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act to provide for the holding of the Provincial Court of Appeals during the repairs to be done to the Court House at Quebec. (25th March, 1815.) | 55 George III Chapter 18 | 1815 | Under this Act, the Provincial Court of Appeals will be holden and kept where the Governor, Lieutenant Governor, or person administering the Government shall appoint within the City of Quebec. The Act stipulates that the Clerk of the Provincial Court of Appeals is responsible for notifying the public where it will be holden. This Act is to expire in 1816. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act to continue for a limited time, an Act passed in the Fifty-third year of His Majesty’s Reign, intituled, “An Act further to continue for a limited time the powers granted to certain Commissioners by an Act, intituled, ‘An Act for removing the old Walls and Fortifications that surround the City of Montreal and otherwise to provide for the salubrity, convenience and embellishment of the said City,’ and also to continue for a limited time the extension of the said powers in certain cases.” (25th March, 1815.) | 55 George III Chapter 16 | 1815 | This act extends the powers of commissioners and the treasurer appointed under an act passed in 1801 and continued in 1805, 1808, and 1813 which had been set to expire. The act sets a new expiry for these positions. The original act set out provisions for removing the walls and fortifications around Montreal, and outlined how the lands then occupied by the walls and fortifications should be sold. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act to regulate Markets in the Town of Halifax; and also, to repeal an Act, passed in the thirty-ninth year of His present Majesty’s reign, entitled, “An Act for repairing, or rebuilding, the Market House, and regulating the several Markets in the Town of Halifax;” and also to revive, alter, amend, and bring into one Act, the Act for preventing Fraud by Butchers and Fishmongers, and the Act made in the thirty-fourth year of His late Majesty’s reign, for regulating and establishing a Public Market in the Town of Halifax. | 55 George III – Chapter 16 | 1815 | An appeal of an act passed in 1799, which was itself an amendment to several other acts dating back to 1760, regulating the public market practices of Halifax. The current bill repeals the past acts and replaces it with new measures. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act to provide for the erection of a Monument to the Memory of the late President Major General Sir Isaac Brock. Passed the 14th March, 1815. | 55 George III – Chapter 15 | 1815 | This Act provides funds and management for the erection of a monument in memory of Isaac Brock. | Laws of His Majesty's Province of Upper Canada in North America, passed in the year 1815. Kingston: Stephen Miles, 1815. |
| An Act to continue an Act to provide for the support of a Light House at the South End of Coffin’s Island, on the Eastern side of the entrance of Liverpool Harbour. | 55 George III – Chapter 13 | 1815 | A continuation 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 continue for a limited time certain parts of an Act passed in the Forty-second year of His Majesty’s Reign, intituled, “An Act to provide for the more effectual regulation of the Police within the Cities of Quebec and Montreal, and Town of Three-Rivers; also for extending regulations of Police to other Towns and Villages in certain cases, and for repealing the Acts or Ordinances therein mentioned.” (25th March, 1815.) | 55 George III Chapter 12 | 1815 | An act to extend "An Act to provide for the more effectual regulation of the Police within the Cities of Quebec and Montreal and Town of Three Rivers; also for extending Regulations of Police to other Towns and villages in certain cases; and for repealing the Acts or Ordinances therein mentioned,” passed in 1802 and continued in 1807, 1811, and 1813. The former act outlined the rules police in localities throughout the province must abide by, including that laws must be announced before they are enforced and that financial penalties cannot exceed five pounds, except in the circumstances described. The act is to expire in 1816. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act to extend to the Town of Pictou the several Acts for appointing Firewards. | 55 George III – Chapter 11 | 1815 | An amendment of an act first passed in 1762, which makes provision for the appointment of up to ten persons to serve as firewards in Halifax. The amendment extends the provisions of the act to the town of Truro. NOTE: Although the first clause states that the original act was passed "in the thirty-second year of His Majesty's reign," please note that it was actually passed in 2 Geo III. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act to appropriate several sums of money therein mentioned, for repairing, improving and enclosing the Court House in the City of Quebec. (25th March, 1815.) | 55 George III Chapter 9 | 1815 | An act to apply a sum not exceeding two thousand six hundred pounds towards repairing the Court House in the City of Quebec,a sum not exceed two thousand six hundred pounds towards adding a third storey to the structure, and a sum of one thousand five hundred pounds to enclose the premises. The processes by which Commissioners, a Treasurer, and Clerk are to be appointed for these purposes and their duties are outlined. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act for Establishing a Bridewell, or House of Correction, for the County of Halifax, and for the better and more effectual administration of the Office of a Justice of the Peace in the Township of Halifax, and for providing a Police Office in the said Town, with proper officers to attend the same. | 55 George III – Chapter 9 | 1815 | This act establishes a bridewell in Halifax, a type of jail for offenders who commit petty crimes. The act specifies the regulations to be followed by justices who would commit offenders to the said bridewell, the type of offenders to be sent there, the sums of money to be appropriated for its construction and maintenance, and various other matters relating to the running of such an institution. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act to improve the Internal Communications of this Province. (25th March, 1815.) | 55 George III Chapter 8 | 1815 | An Act to advance a sum of eight thousand six hundred pounds towards the improvement of internal communities within the province under the direction of the Grand Voyer of the District of Quebec or his Deputy. Specific allowances within the districts of Quebec, Montrèal, and Trois-Rivières are outlined, as well as how Commissioners will be appointed within these districts. The Act specifies where some of these roads and bridges are to be constructed and grants further sums towards to purposes outlined in the 1808 Act “An Act to appropriate a sum of money therein mentioned to assist in opening a Road of communication between the Parish of Saint Pierre in Saint Paul's Bay and the Parishes of Saint Féréol and Saint Joachim.” Additionally, plans are to be prepared for the next Session outlining how to make the River Richelieu navigable between Chambly and Saint John. | Early Canadiana Online |