Legislation by Jurisdictional Relevance: Provincial - Partial
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| Title | Chapter | Date Passed | Legislative Summary | Source Document |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| An Act to amend an Act relating to Masters and Servants in the Country parts of Lower-Canada. | 12 Victoria – Chapter 55 | 1849 | This act addresses the possible conflicts between servants, labourers,and those who hire them,apprentices and their masters, and specifies penalties for failing to meet contractual obligations. It also clarifies court proceedings for pursuing both employer and employee for failing to meet contractual obligations, whether the contract was verbal or written. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act to amend the Law relative to the Inspection of Weights and Measures in Lower-Canada. 30th May, 1849. | 12 Victoria – Chapter 54 | 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 amend the Act to incorporate the Members of the Medical Profession in Lower-Canada, and to regulate the study and practice of Physic and Surgery therein. 30th May, 1849. | 12 Victoria – Chapter 52 | 1849 | This is an amendment to a past act which incorporates all practicing and licensed physicians, midwives, and surgeons in Lower Canada, as members of the College of Physicians and Surgeons of Lower Canada, and gives the Provincial Medical Board the power to regulate physicians in that part of the province. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act to amend the School Law of Lower-Canada. 30th May, 1849. | 12 Victoria – Chapter 50 | 1849 | This act amends various past acts which regulate regional education fees and district education disbursements, defines the roles of school commissioners and trustees, and various other measures regarding public schools. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act to amend the Act passed in the eighth year of Her Majesty’s Reign, intituled, An Act the better to facilitate Optional Commutation of the Tenure of Land en roture, in the Seigniories and Fiefs in Lower-Canada, into that of franc-alleu roturier. 30th May, 1849. | 12 Victoria – Chapter 49 | 1849 | This act amends the laws concerning the transfer of seigneurial lands, particularly in terms of taxes charged on these land transfers. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act to amend the Ordinance providing for the Enregistration of Titles to Immoveable Property, and Incumbrances thereon. 30th May, 1849. | 12 Victoria – Chapter 48 | 1849 | This act amends the procedures for registering titles to property in Lower Canada, in order to make it more cost-effective. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act to amend the Act providing for the Organization of the Notarial Profession in Lower-Canada. 30th May, 1849. | 12 Victoria – Chapter 47 | 1849 | This is an amendment to a prior act concerning the requirements for those who wish to become notaries in Lower Canada. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act for the limitation of Actions of Clerks of Courts of Justice and Attorneys ad lites, and of all other Officers of Justice, entitled to receive fees and costs. 30th May, 1849. | 12 Victoria – Chapter 44 | 1849 | This act clarifies the right for court clerks in Lower Canada to sue for fees owed to them. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act to remove all doubts as to the right of suing and defending Causes in formâ pauperis before the Courts of Law in Lower-Canada. 30th May, 1849. | 12 Victoria – Chapter 43 | 1849 | This act clarifies the rights of individuals who cannot afford to pay for court procedures, to sue and defend their causes in court. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act to abolish Imprisonment for Debt, and for the punishment of Fraudulent Debtors, in Lower-Canada, and for other purposes. 30th May, 1849. | 12 Victoria – Chapter 42 | 1849 | This act abolishes the imprisonment of debtors, as it does not actually contribute to the reimbursement of creditors. It also enacts various other new measures which inform how creditors can pursue their debtors. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act to define the mode of proceeding before the Courts of Justice in Lower-Canada, in matters relating to the protection and regulation of Corporate rights and to Writs of Prerogative, and for other purposes therein mentioned. 30th May, 1849. | 12 Victoria – Chapter 41 | 1849 | This act clarifies how to proceed in court against private corporations and corporate bodies. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act to amend the Laws relative to the Courts of Original Civil Jurisdiction in Lower-Canada. 30th May, 1849. | 12 Victoria – Chapter 38 | 1849 | This act reforms various aspects of all levels of the judicature of Lower Canada. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act to establish a Court having jurisdiction in Appeals and Criminal Matters, for Lower-Canada. 30th May, 1849. | 12 Victoria – Chapter 37 | 1849 | This act 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 the law regulating Inland Bills of Exchange and Promissory Notes, and the protesting thereof, and Foreign Bills, in certain cases. 30th May, 1849. | 12 Victoria – Chapter 22 | 1849 | This act amends the laws by which promissory notes and their value can be determined or disputed, whether they are of domestic or foreign origin. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act to make provision for the continuance and completion of proceedings in Bankruptcy now pending. 30th May, 1849. | 12 Victoria – Chapter 18 | 1849 | This act continues a past act which regulated how bankruptcy proceedings were to be held in Lower Canada, with a few amendments. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act to confirm the erection of certain Townships, and for other purposes relative to the erection of Townships. 25th April, 1849. | 12 Victoria – Chapter 11 | 1849 | An act confirming that townships erected in the former Upper Canada that were not declared in the manner set out in acts passed by the government of United Canada are legal as if they had been erected according to the laws passed in United Canada | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act to render executory certain Judgments rendered by the late Courts of King’s Bench for Lower Canada 23d March, 1848. | 11 Victoria – Chapter 4 | 1848 | An act to clarify previous legislation regarding the execution of certain decisions by the Court of King's Bench in Lower Canada for the inferior term. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act to remove doubts as to the time from which the provisions of the Act regulating the summoning of Jurors in Lower Canada were intended to have force and effect. 23d March, 1848. | 11 Victoria – Chapter 2 | 1848 | An act clarifying a previous act regarding the summoning of Jurors in Lower Canada, specifically when the act was supposed to come into effect. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act to confer limited Corporate Powers on the Towns and Villages of Canada West, not specially incorporated. 28th July, 1847. | 10 & 11 Victoria – Chapter 42 | 1847 | This act legislates enables the towns of what was formerly Upper Canada to legislate various public safety concerns, such as potential fire hazards, and methods of inspecting and regulating dwellings to prevent fires. Penalties for homeowners who fail to meet the standards required by this act are specified. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act to establish Lock-up-Houses in the unincorporated Towns and Villages of Canada West. 28th July, 1847. | 10 & 11 Victoria – Chapter 41 | 1847 | An act which allows district councils to establish jails in any unincorporated town with more than 100 adult residents. | Early Canadiana Online |