Legislation by Jurisdictional Relevance: Provincial - Partial
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| Title | Chapter | Date Passed | Legislative Summary | Source Document |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| An Act to amend and continue the Ordinance for the Inspection of Fish and Oil. 10th August, 1850. | 13 & 14 Victoria – Chapter 43 | 1850 | This act makes certain amendments to a past act regulating the inspection of fish and oil for trade. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act for the better protection of the Lands and Property of the Indians in Lower Canada. 10th August, 1850. | 13 & 14 Victoria – Chapter 42 | 1850 | This act delineates the rights held by the indigenous peoples of Lower Canada to their lands and the resources on those lands, as well as the consequences for those who use those resources without the proper permissions. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act to remove doubts as to the right of parties to recover the value of Work done on Roads in Lower Canada, under Acts which have since expired. 10th August, 1850. | 13 & 14 Victoria – Chapter 41 | 1850 | This act renews several past road acts that have been allowed to expire, in consequence of which landholders have improved the lands which were allotted for road construction. This improvement may lead to a court battle over ownership, and the renewal of these past acts is meant to clarify the status of these roads and who holds responsibility for them. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act to repeal two certain Acts therein mentioned relating to Agriculture, and to provide for the remedy of abuses prejudicial to Agriculture. 10th August, 1850. | 13 & 14 Victoria – Chapter 40 | 1850 | This act repeals and replaces several past acts regarding trade and advancement in agriculture. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act to amend and consolidate the Act providing for the organization of the Notarial Profession in Lower Canada. 10th August, 1850. | 13 & 14 Victoria – Chapter 39 | 1850 | This act amends several past acts regarding how notaries in Lower Canada are regulated and organized, and privatizes one single board to regulate and organize the notaries of Lower Canada. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act to facilitate the swearing of Experts and Arbitrators appointed by the Courts of Justice in Lower Canada, and of Witnesses and others to be heard before them. 10th August, 1850. | 13 & 14 Victoria – Chapter 38 | 1850 | This act makes it possible for judicial officials of the lower Canadian courts to administer oaths to witnesses in trials. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act to assign fixed Annual Salaries to certain Officers of Justice in Lower Canada, and to form a Special Fund out of the Salaries, Fees, Emoluments and Pecuniary Profits attached to their Offices. 10th August, 1850. | 13 & 14 Victoria – Chapter 37 | 1850 | This act details the salaries of various court officials throughout Lower Canada. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act to amend the Act to define the mode of proceeding before Courts of Justice in Lower Canada, in matters relating to the protection and regulation of Corporate Rights and to Writs of Prerogative. 10th August, 1850. | 13 & 14 Victoria – Chapter 36 | 1850 | This is an amendment to an act regarding the exercise of corporate rights in the courts of justice of Lower Canada. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act to facilitate the holding of Courts of General or Quarter Sessions of the Peace in Lower Canada. 10th August, 1850. | 13 & 14 Victoria – Chapter 35 | 1850 | This act amends the responsibilities of the courts of general quarter sessions of Lower Canada as well as their times and places of holding. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act to amend the Municipal Law of Lower Canada. 10th August, 1850. | 13 & 14 Victoria – Chapter 34 | 1850 | This is 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 to remove doubts as to the right of the Crown to recover Costs in certain cases in Lower Canada. 24th July, 1850. | 13 & 14 Victoria – Chapter 33 | 1850 | This act clarifies the ability of the government to recover costs in civil courts. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act to secure Titles to Real Estate to certain Persons Naturalized under the Statute of Lower Canada, 1st Will, the IV, Chap. 53. | 12 Victoria – Chapter 198 | 1849 | This act amends the rights of naturalized citizens concerning their ability to inherit and hold property in Lower Canada, defining the conditions that must be met in order for them to do so. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act to amend the Militia Law of this Province, in so far as regards the Enrolment of and Fines imposed upon Quakers, Mennonists and Tankers. 30th May, 1849. | 12 Victoria – Chapter 88 | 1849 | This is an amendment to a prior act regarding the service of certain religious sects in the Upper Canada militia. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act to amend an Act passed in the Parliament of Upper Canada in the ninth year of the Reign of His late Majesty King George the Fourth, intituled, An Act to provide for the construction of Aprons to Mill Dams over certain Streams in this Province, and to make further provision in respect thereof. 30th May, 1849. | 12 Victoria – Chapter 87 | 1849 | This act specifies the construction specifications which must be met for the aprons of mill dams to allow for the proper flow of river water through the constructed dams. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act to amend the several Laws therein mentioned, relative to the appointment and duties of Inspectors of Weights and Measures, in Upper Canada. 25th April, 1849. | 12 Victoria – Chapter 85 | 1849 | This act repeals a former act standardizing weights and measures and replaces it with new measures, and includes clauses which state who is responsible for assuring these standards are adhered to. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act to authorize the formation of Joint Stock Companies for the construction of Roads, and other Works in Upper Canada. 30th May, 1849. | 12 Victoria – Chapter 84 | 1849 | This act makes it easier for private companies who wish to undertake public works such as roads and dams to incorporate in Upper Canada. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act for the better establishment and maintenance of Public Schools in Upper Canada, and for repealing the present School Act. 30th May, 1849. | 12 Victoria – Chapter 83 | 1849 | This act consolidates various prior acts regarding public schools in Upper Canada, including the defininition of the roles and responsibilities of school officials such as superintendents, provisions for disbursement of school funds, the election of school trustees, times at which school meetings will be held with landholders and householders, and various other provisions regarding local schools. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act to provide, by one general law, for the erection of Municipal Corporations, and the establishment of Regulations of Police, in and for the several Counties, Cities, Towns, Townships and Villages in Upper-Canada. 30th May, 1849. | 12 Victoria – Chapter 81 | 1849 | This act facilitates the creation of municipal corporations so that townships can in turn establish their own police forces. It defines what constitutes a township for the purposes of incorporation, the responsibilities of the municipal councils once they are established, matters which will be policed by the established village police force, and various other matters. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act to repeal the Acts in force in Upper-Canada, relative to the Establishment of Local and Municipal Authorities, and other matters of a like nature. 30th May, 1849. | 12 Victoria – Chapter 80 | 1849 | This act repeals a number of prior acts concerning the election and establishment of municipal officials. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act for abolishing the Territorial Division of Upper-Canada into Districts, and for providing for temporary Unions of Counties for Judicial and other purposes, and for the future dissolutions of such Unions, as the increase of wealth and population may require. 30th May 1849. | 12 Victoria – Chapter 78 | 1849 | This act abolishes the divisions once known as districts in Upper Canada, changing them instead to counties. | Early Canadiana Online |