Legislation by Jurisdictional Relevance: Provincial - Partial
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| Title | Chapter | Date Passed | Legislative Summary | Source Document |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| An Act to grant authority to Licensed Surveyors in that part of this Province called Upper Canada, to administer an oath in certain cases, and to protect them while in the discharge of their duty in Surveying lands. 27th August, 1841. | 4 & 5 Victoria – Chapter 9 | 1841 | This Act give the authority to Licensed Surveyors in Upper Canada to administer an oath to prove original land marks and to protect them while surveying. They must be written down and filed with the Registry Office of the County the land is in. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act to alter and amend the Laws now in force in that part of this Province formerly Upper Canada regulating the District Courts. 18th September, 1841. | 4 & 5 Victoria – Chapter 8 | 1841 | Altered and amended Laws in force in the former Upper Canada District Courts. Amends the fees payable to the Judges and Clerks of the court along with the receipt of fees by Judges, Clerks, and Sheriffs for their duties and services. Gives job expectations and limitations along with wages. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act to enable Members of the Legislative Assembly for places within that part of the Province formerly constituting the Province of Upper Canada, to vacate their seats in certain cases and for other purposes. 17th August, 1841. | 4 & 5 Victoria – Chapter 4 | 1841 | Act to allow Members of the Legislative Assembly of former Upper Canada to resign in certain cases. Must give notice of intention to the Speaker who then will allow a warrant for election and if Parliament is not in session, notice must be sent to the Speaker by mail. No member can resign in the first fifteen days of the First Session of Parliament. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act to repeal the Laws now in force in that part of this Province, formerly Upper Canada, for the recovery of Small Debts, and to make other provisions therefor. 27th August, 1841. | 4 & 5 Victoria – Chapter 3 | 1841 | To repeal an Act passed in the third year of the Reign of His late Majesty King William the Fourth, entitled, An Act to repeal part of amend and reduce to one Act of Parliament, the several Laws now in force in this Province for the recovery of Small Debts, and to extend the jurisdiction of the Court of Requests within the same, in former Upper Canada. Outlines the new Small Debts court system including the appointment of six divisions in each judicial district, appointment of Clerks, Bailiffs, Deputies, and Treasurers. Also, gives details of the job expectations, limitations, and wages. Dictates how the courts will operate when dealing with small debt recovery. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act to Amend the Militia Law of that part of this Province formerly constituting the Province of Upper Canada. 17th August 1841. | 4 & 5 Victoria – Chapter 2 | 1841 | Act to Amend Militia Law. Allows for exemption of Quakers, Mennonits, and Tunkers from the Militia as long as a certificate of religious practice is provided and they pay annually ten shillings in peacetime and five shillings in times of conflict to the Town Assessor. The money is used for roads and highways. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act to alter for a limited period the place of sitting of the Heir and Devisee Commission of the late Province of Upper Canada and for other purposes therein mentioned. 1st July, 1841. | 4 & 5 Victoria – Chapter 1 | 1841 | An act to which covers two years and the former Upper Canada concerning the Heir and Devisee Commission. Amends the Act passed in the forty-fifth year of His Majesty’s reign, entitled An Act to afford relief to those persons who may be entitled to claim Lands in this Province as Heirs or Devisees of the Nominees of the Crown in cases where no patent hath issued for such Lands. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act in addition to, and alteration of, an Act, made and passed in the present Session of the General Assembly, entitled, “An Act to extend the Laws and Ordinances of the Province of Nova-Scotia to the Island of Cape Breton.” | 1 & 2 George IV – Chapter 28 | 1821 | This act was not published. | LLMC Digital Law Library |
| An Act to extend the Laws and Ordinances of the Province of Nova-Scotia to the Island of Cape-Breton. | 1 & 2 George IV – Chapter 5 | 1821 | This act applies the laws of Nova Scotia to Cape Breton now that the island has been re-integrated into the province of Nova Scotia. Two courts are established, one in Sydney and the other at Arichat, and regulations surrounding how the courts will operate are established by the act. | LLMC Digital Law Library |