Legislation by Jurisdictional Relevance: Provincial - Partial
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| Title | Chapter | Date Passed | Legislative Summary | Source Document |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| An Act to repeal certain Acts and Ordinances therein mentioned, and to make better provision for the Administration of Justice in Lower Canada. 9th December 1843. | 7 Victoria – Chapter 16 | 1843 | An act to repeal "An Act to provide for the more easy and expeditious administration of justice in civil causes and matters involving small pecuniary value, in that part of this Province heretofore Lower Canada", and to abolish the district courts in Lower Canada, and to reform the Court of Queen's Bench including various procedures for selecting chief justices and appointing justices to the courts. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act to render the Judges of the Courts of King’s Bench, in that part of this Province heretofore Lower Canada, independent of the Crown. [illegible] November, 1843. | 7 Victoria – Chapter 15 | 1843 | An act to guarantee the commissions of the current Court of King's Bench judges in the former province of Lower Canada, barring their death or removal from the bench at the behest of the legislature. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act to repeal an Ordinance of Lower Canada, intituled, An Ordinance concerning Bankrupts, and the administration and distribution of their estates and effects,” and to make provision for the same object throughout the Province of Canada. 9th December, 1843. | 7 Victoria – Chapter 10 | 1843 | An act to repeal existing laws regarding bankruptcy in the former province of Lower Canada and a new bankruptcy law for the united province. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act to make provision for the management of the temporalities of the United Church of England and Ireland, in the Diocese of Quebec, in this Province, and for other purposes therein mentioned. | 6 Victoria – Chapter 32 | 1842 | An act outlining the management of the United Church of England and Ireland in the Diocese of Quebec, including the election of Church-wardens, meetings of the Vestry, and other matters of management. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act to confirm certain Rules, Orders and Regulations made by the Chief Justice and Judges of Her Majesty’s Court of Queen’s Bench for Canada West. 12th October, 1842. | 6 Victoria – Chapter 19 | 1842 | This act confirms rules and regulations passed by the Chief Justice and judges of the Queen's bench of Canada West (formerly Upper Canada), passed in the reign of William IV. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act for better preventing the obstruction of Rivers, and Rivulets in Canada East. 12th October, 1842. | 6 Victoria – Chapter 17 | 1842 | This act defines penalties for throwing various forms of refuse into waterways that have the potential to block said waterway. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act to amend two certain Ordinances therein mentioned, relative to Winter Roads in that part of the Province formerly called Lower Canada. 12th October, 1842. | 6 Victoria – Chapter 12 | 1842 | This act suspends a prior act which requires the harnessing of horses or draught animal to be done in a certain way when clearing winter roads in certain areas of the province formally known as Lower Canada (Québec). | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act for the qualification of Justices of the Peace. 12th October, 1842. | 6 Victoria – Chapter 3 | 1842 | This act issues new rules regarding the eligibility of judges in Upper Canada, including property requirements and past experience. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act to amend an Act of the Parliament of the late Province of Upper Canada, intituled “An Act to authorize the establishment of Mutual Insurance Companies in the several Districts of this Province.” 18th September, 1841. | 4 & 5 Victoria – Chapter 64 | 1841 | An Act that repeals part of an Act of Parliament of former Upper Canada concerning having only one mutual insurance company per district. The act now allows any mutual insurance company that is incorporated to insure property in their district. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act to provide for the payment of certain monies by the District Treasurers of the Districts in that part of this Province called Upper Canada to the Receiver General, and for other purposes. 18th September, 1841. | 4 & 5 Victoria – Chapter 55 | 1841 | An act that requires that District Treasurers of former Upper Canada pay all money acquired by the laws of the former province to the Receiver General. The money will be used to pay the compensation and wages of Members of the House of Assembly. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act to make good certain sums advanced to defray contingent expences of the two Houses of the Legislature of the late Province of Upper Canada. 18th September, 1841. | 4 & 5 Victoria – Chapter 46 | 1841 | An Act which pays six thousand eight hundred and one pounds fourteen shillings one penny and 3 farthings for the expenses of the two houses of Legislature in former Upper Canada. This upholds a promise made prior to the formation of the United Canadas. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act to enable persons authorized to practise Physic or Surgery in Upper or Lower Canada, to practise in the Province of Canada. 18th September, 1841. | 4 & 5 Victoria – Chapter 41 | 1841 | An Act to allow Physicians and Surgeons authorized to practiSe in former Upper or Lower Canada to now have authorization to practise in the United Canadas. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act to amend and enlarge an Act of the Legislature of the late Province of Upper Canada, intituled “An Act to ascertain and provide for the payment of all just claims arising from the late Rebellion and Invasions of this Province.” 17th August, 1841. | 4 & 5 Victoria – Chapter 39 | 1841 | Amends the former Upper Canada's Act to provide payment to all claims from the 1937 Rebellion. It extends the time that the commissioner sits in each district from fourteen to twenty-eight days. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act to repeal certain Ordinances therein mentioned and to establish a Board of Works in this Province. 17th August, 1841. | 4 & 5 Victoria – Chapter 38 | 1841 | An Act which repeals previous Ordinances in former Lower Canada related to a Board of Works and create a new provincial wide Board of Public Works. This board is in charge of overseeing and reporting to the government all Public Works projects including submitting surveys, plans, drawings, and estimates. The Act also outlines the positions on the board. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act to amend a certain Ordinance therein mentioned, relative to Winter Roads, in that part of the Province formerly called Lower Canada. 18th September, 1841. | 4 & 5 Victoria – Chapter 30 | 1841 | An Act to repeal the Act from former Lower Canada which required snow cleared from roads within twenty-four hours of snowfall. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act to continue, for a limited period, the certain Acts therein mentioned. 18th September, 1841. | 4 & 5 Victoria – Chapter 23 | 1841 | An Act to continue various acts of former Upper Canada including encouraging destroying wolves, providing relief for insane destitute persons, and establishing agricultural societies. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act to make certain alterations in the Laws relative to the duty upon Sales of Property by Auction. 18th September, 1841. | 4 & 5 Victoria – Chapter 21 | 1841 | An Act implementing duties of one pound per a 100 pounds value for items sold at a public auction. This extends the law to cover the area formerly known as Lower Canada. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act to provide for the more easy and expeditious administration of Justice in Civil Causes, and matters involving small pecuniary value in that part of this Province heretofore Lower Canada. 18th September, 1841. | 4 & 5 Victoria – Chapter 20 | 1841 | An Act to create a district court system for civil causes and small claims in former Lower Canada. The area is divided into local jurisdictions except for Gaspe and in each one there is a district court. The Act outlines the way that the system will operate. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act to make temporary provision for the appropriation of the funds derived from the sale of School Lands in that part of the Province formerly Upper Canada, and for other purposes. 18th September, 1841. | 4 & 5 Victoria – Chapter 19 | 1841 | An Act to allocate funds from the sale of School Lands in former Upper Canada. The money is to be used for maintenance of schools in the area formerly known as Upper Canada or to build new schools. Also states that District Schools will now be Grammar Schools. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act to require Justices of the Peace to make returns of Convictions and Fines, and for other purposes therein mentioned. 21th August, 1841. | 4 & 5 Victoria – Chapter 12 | 1841 | An Act which outlines how fines will be reported by the Justice of the Peace to the General Quarter Session in writing. The Clerk of the Peace will then collect, file, and publish them in the district Newspaper. It also states how the fees will be collected by the Courts. | Early Canadiana Online |