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Title Chapter Date Passed Legislative Summary Source Document
An Act to amend the Act to continue and amend the Ordinance concerning the erection of Parishes, Churches and Church-yards, in Lower Canada. 30th August, 1851. 14 & 15 Victoria – Chapter 103 1851 This is an amendment to an 1850 act concerning the management of property by church trustees in Lower Canada. Early Canadiana Online
An Act to amend an Act passed in the thirteenth and fourteenth years of Her Majesty’s Reign, relating to Agriculture in Lower Canada, in so far as the said Act concerns Navigable Rivers and Rivulets, and the banks thereof used in the floating and conveyance of Wood and Timber. 30th August, 1851. 14 & 15 Victoria – Chapter 102 1851 This is an amendment to an 1850 act called "An Act to repeal two certain Acts therein mentioned relating to Agriculture, and to provide for the remedy of abuses prejudicial to Agriculture," which repeals and replaces several past acts regarding trade and advancement in agriculture. Early Canadiana Online
An Act to make better provision for granting Licenses to Keepers of Taverns, and Dealers in Spirituous Liquors in Lower Canada, and for the more effectual repression of Intemperance. 30th August, 1851. 14 & 15 Victoria – Chapter 100 1851 This act updates the fees to be paid by innkeepers and tavern owners for licenses based on what types of liquors they sell to their patrons. The conditions for holding a license are stated within the act, as well as the regulations license-holders must adhere to. A penalty of twelve pounds is imposed on anybody who should sell any liquor without a proper license. Early Canadiana Online
An Act to repeal a Proviso of the Act of the now last Session, amending the Lower Canada Municipalities Act. 30th August, 1851. 14 & 15 Victoria – Chapter 99 1851 This act repeals the second clause of an 1850 act called "An Act to amend the Municipal Law of Lower Canada," which was an amendment to a past act regarding the various powers of municipalities in Lower Canada as well as their responsibilities. Early Canadiana Online
An Act further to amend the Municipal Laws of Lower Canada. 30th August, 1851. 14 & 15 Victoria – Chapter 98 1851 This act further amends municipal law and responsibilities in Lower Canada, in conjunction with a law passed in 1850 called "An Act to amend the Municipal Law of Lower Canada." Early Canadiana Online
An Act to provide for the establishment of a Normal School, and further to promote Education in Lower Canada. 30th August, 1851. 14 & 15 Victoria – Chapter 97 1851 This act establishes a school for training teachers in Lower Canada. Early Canadiana Online
An Act to facilitate the performance of the duties of Justices of the Peace, out of Sessions, with respect to Summary Convictions and Orders. 30th August, 1851. 14 & 15 Victoria – Chapter 95 1851 This act consolidates and amends the powers and responsibilities held by justices of the peace in Lower Canada. Early Canadiana Online
An Act to amend the Law respecting the Protesting of Bills of Exchange and Promissory Notes. 30th August, 1851. 14 & 15 Victoria – Chapter 94 1851 This act regulates and enforces the use of promissory notes made by merchants in Upper Canada. Early Canadiana Online
An Act to explain and amend the Laws relating to the Registration of Deeds in Lower Canada. 30th August, 1851. 14 & 15 Victoria – Chapter 93 1851 This act standardizes the practice of registering land deeds in Lower Canada. Early Canadiana Online
An Act to provide a more summary and less expensive process for proprietors of Real Property in Lower Canada to acquire the possession thereof, when illegally detained from them, in certain cases. 30th August, 1851. 14 & 15 Victoria – Chapter 92 1851 This act simplifies the process by which land owners can reclaim land which has been illegally occupied or claimed by squatters, or otherwise possessed illegally. Early Canadiana Online
An Act to render executory certain Judgments in Lower Canada, and to provide more effectually to enforce Judgments in cases of resistance. 30th August, 1851. 14 & 15 Victoria – Chapter 90 1851 This act enforces judgments made by the provincial court of Lower Canada, which no longer exists. Early Canadiana Online
An Act to amend the Act intituled, An Act to regulate the summoning of Jurors in Lower Canada. 30th August, 1851. 14 & 15 Victoria – Chapter 89 1851 This is an amendment to an 1847 act which outlines how jurors are summoned to Civil and Criminal Court. Early Canadiana Online
An Act to amend the Act establishing the Court of Queen's Bench for Lower Canada. 30th August, 1851. 14 & 15 Victoria – Chapter 88 1851 This is an amendment to a 1847 act called "An Act to establish a Court having jurisdiction in Appeals and Criminal Matters, for Lower-Canada," which establishes a court of appeals in Lower Canada, defining its jurisdiction, responsibilities, what cities in Lower Canada will have courts of appeal, and various other matters. Early Canadiana Online
An Act to amend an Act passed in the twelfth year of Her Majesty’s Reign, intituled, An Act to improve the Law of Evidence in Upper Canada. 30th August, 1851. 14 & 15 Victoria – Chapter 66 1851 This is an amendment to an act first passed in 1849 which prevents anyone offered as a witness in a trial from being excluded from offering testimony for any reason. Early Canadiana Online
An Act to amend the Upper Canada Jurors’ Act of one thousand eight hundred and fifty, and to make some further provisions for the better accomplishment of the object thereof. 30th August, 1851. 14 & 15 Victoria – Chapter 65 1851 This is an amendment to an 1850 act which is a complete overhaul of laws respecting jurors and juries in Upper Canada, and covers numerous issues including jury rolls are to be maintained and organized and by whom, to qualifications that must be met by potential jurors, how jurors are to be selected from the rolls and who is responsible for selecting them, when a jury is necessary, and the responsibilities of a jury when one is appointed, among other things. Early Canadiana Online
An Act to amend and extend the Law relating to the remedy by Replevin in Upper Canada. 30th August, 1851. 14 & 15 Victoria – Chapter 64 1851 This act defines how property that has been wrongfully seized can be reclaimed by its rightful owners. Early Canadiana Online
An Act to explain and amend the Law in Lower Canada, respecting Bills of Exchange and Promissory Notes. 30th August, 1850. 14 & 15 Victoria – Chapter 62 1851 This is an amendment to an 1849 act which redefines how promissory notes and their value can be determined or disputed, whether they are of domestic or foreign origin. Early Canadiana Online
An Act to prevent the hunting of Deer at improper seasons of the year, and further to amend the laws for the preservation of Game. 30th August, 1851. 14 & 15 Victoria – Chapter 61 1851 This act establishes various regulations for the hunting of deer and other wild game in Upper Canada. Early Canadiana Online
An Act to amend the Law of Lower Canada as regards the District or Circuit in which actions or proceedings affecting real property may be brought, and to make further provision as to eases in which Absentees may be parties. 30th August, 1851. 14 & 15 Victoria – Chapter 60 1851 This act specifies court proceedings by which property can be sold or seized when the owner is absent from Lower Canada. Early Canadiana Online
An Act to amend an Act to encourage the establishment of Building Societies in Lower Canada. 2d August, 1851. 14 & 15 Victoria – Chapter 23 1851 This is an amendment to an 1849 act which sets out procedures to make it easier for groups to establish and incorporate building societies (mutual banking and investment groups) in Lower Canada. Early Canadiana Online