Legislation by Jurisdictional Relevance: Provincial - Partial
Displaying 101 - 120 of 248 entries
| Title | Chapter | Date Passed | Legislative Summary | Source Document |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| An Act to authorize the Judges of the Superior Courts of Record in Upper-Canada to appoint Commissioners for taking Affidavits in Lower-Canada. 30th May, 1849. | 12 Victoria – Chapter 77 | 1849 | This act gives judges in Upper Canada the power to appoint commissioners to take affidavits. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act to regulate the Rates of Damages on Protested Bills of Exchange in Upper-Canada. 30th May, 1849. | 12 Victoria – Chapter 76 | 1849 | This act better defines the damages that can be claimed on disputed bills of exchange. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act to authorize Limited Partnerships in Upper-Canada. 30th May, 1849. | 12 Victoria – Chapter 75 | 1849 | This act enables limited partnerships in Upper Canada, defining what is necessary to be part of a limited partnership, and providing the rules and regulations for constructing a limited partnership. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act requiring Mortgages of Personal Property in Upper-Canada to be filed. 30th May, 1849. | 12 Victoria – Chapter 74 | 1849 | This act regulates the filing of mortgages in Upper Canada, particularly pertaining to mortgaged merchandise. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act to provide for the Sale under Executions, of the interest of Mortgagors in Real Estate in Upper-Canada. 30th May, 1840. | 12 Victoria – Chapter 73 | 1849 | This act allows for the seizure and sale of property by the mortgagor when the mortgagee has failed to pay the proper dues. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act to provide for the Sale and Disposition of the Real Estate of Infants in certain cases therein mentioned. 30th May, 1849. | 12 Victoria – Chapter 72 | 1849 | This act makes provisions for the management of the property owned by minors and held in trust by guardians. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act to simplify the transfer of Real Property in Upper-Canada, and to render certain rights and interests therein liable under execution. 30th Map, 1849. | 12 Victoria – Chapter 71 | 1849 | This act refines the definition of real estate ownership in order to simplify property transfer and disputes among creditors and debtors. It includes definitions of terms and requirements for transfer and registration. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act to improve the Law of Evidence in Upper-Canada. 30th May, 1849. | 12 Victoria – Chapter 70 | 1849 | This act prevents anyone offered as a witness in a trial from being excluded from offering testimony for any reason. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act to authorize Attachments against Personal Property, for sums of ten pounds and under in certain cases in Upper-Canada. 30th May, 1849. | 12 Victoria – Chapter 69 | 1849 | This act makes it possible for creditors to make claims against the personal property of debtors. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act to amend and extend the provisions of the Act of this Province, intituled, An Act to allow the issuing of Testatum Writs of Capias ad respondendum, in the several Districts of Upper-Canada, and for other purposes therein mentioned. 30th May, 1849. | 12 Victoria – Chapter 68 | 1849 | This act allows for the Deputy-Clerk of the Crown for each district of Upper-Canada to write testatum writs of capias ad respondendum, which are writs calling for a defendant who has failed to appear in court to answer to a civil suit against them. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act to reduce the Expense of Proceedings in Upper-Canada against the Property of Absconding or Concealed Debtors. 30th May, 1849. | 12 Victoria – Chapter 67 | 1849 | This act amends prior legislation regarding the requirements that must be fulfilled by creditors proceeding against debtors, in order to make these proceedings less costly for the creditors. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act, to amend and extend the provisions of the Act of this Province, intituled, An Act to amend, consolidate and reduce into one Act the several Laws now in force, establishing or regulating the practice of the District Courts in the several Districts of that part of this Province formerly Upper-Canada. 30th May, 1849. | 12 Victoria – Chapter 66 | 1849 | This act consolidates and amends several past acts regarding the practice and jurisdiction of the district courts of Upper Canada. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act to increase the Salary of the Reporter of the Court of Chancery in Upper-Canada. 30th May, 1849. | 12 Victoria – Chapter 65 | 1849 | This act increases the salary of the reporter of the court of Chancery in Upper Canada to one hundred pounds per annum. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act for the more effectual Administration of Justice in the Court of Chancery of the late Province of Upper-Canada. 30th May, 1849. | 12 Victoria – Chapter 64 | 1849 | This act amends various procedures in the court of Chancery of Upper Canada. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act to make further provision for the Administration of Justice, by the establishment of an additional Superior Court of Common Law and also a Court of Error and Appeal, in Upper-Canada, and for other purposes. 30th May, 1849. | 12 Victoria – Chapter 63 | 1849 | This act establishes two new superior courts, one for common law, and another for appeals. The act establishes procedures and jurisdiction for both, as well as the forms for writs. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act to provide a Legal Mode of Redress in cases of Trespass committed on Lands held in Common in certain Townships in Lower-Canada. 30th May, 1849. | 12 Victoria – Chapter 62 | 1849 | This act facilitates legal proceedings in cases where a co-tenants of lots held in common is suing another tenant of the same lot for use or removal of resources. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act to amend and extend certain provisions of An Act to facilitate the Partition of Lands, Tenements, and Hereditaments, in certain cases, in Lower-Canada. 1st February, 1849. | 12 Victoria – Chapter 61 | 1849 | This is an amendment to a past act which facilitated how property deeds were registered in Lower Canada. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act to prohibit the use of Strychnine and other poisons, for the destruction of certain kinds of wild animals. 30th May, 1849. | 12 Victoria – Chapter 60 | 1849 | This act makes it illegal to kill wild animals using any type of poison, as the most common poisons being used for the purpose have been found to affect domestic animals as well as wild. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act to provide for the indemnification of parties in Lower-Canada whose property was destroyed during the Rebellion in the years one thousand eight hundred and thirty-seven, and one thousand eight hundred and thirty-eight. 25th April, 1849. | 12 Victoria – Chapter 58 | 1849 | This act makes provisions for property owners to claim compensation for damages or losses to their property effected during the 1837-39 rebellions. The act specifies how these measures will be funded and who is responsible for determining the amounts awarded and the subsequent disbursement of funds. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act to encourage the establishment of Building Societies in Lower-Canada. 25th April, 1849. | 12 Victoria – Chapter 57 | 1849 | This act sets out procedures to make it easier for groups to establish and incorporate building societies (mutual banking and investment groups) in Lower Canada, along the same rules and regulations as have already been established in Upper Canada. | Early Canadiana Online |