Legislation by Jurisdictional Relevance: Interprovincial, Provincial/Provinciale
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| Title | Chapter | Date Passed | Legislative Summary | Source Document |
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| An Act towards encouraging the Fisheries. (14th March, 1829.) | 9 George IV Chapter 52 | 1829 | Under this Act, dernier equippeurs who provide the necessary outfits and supplies for fishing voyages in the Gulf of Saint Lawrence, the coast of Labrador, Strait of Belle Isle, or Banks of Newfoundland are to be granted a privilege and be paid out of the returns of voyages. This Act is to remain in force until 1832. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act to appropriate a certain sum of money therein mentioned for the Encouragement of Agriculture. (14th March, 1829.) | 9 George IV Chapter 48 | 1829 | Under this Act, a sum not exceeding one thousand six hundred pounds is to be applied for the encouragement of Agricultural Improvement in the province. The amounts to be distributed in each district and the manner this should be done are outlined. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act to revive and amend an Act for the promotion of useful Arts in Province. (14th March, 1829.) | 9 George IV Chapter 47 | 1829 | This Act revives and amends an Act passed in 1824, “An Act to promote the progress of useful Arts in this Province.” This Act extends Patents to cover inventions or discoveries made by inhabitants of the Province abroad. This Act is to remain in force until 1831. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act for the encouragement of Elementary Education. (14th March, 1829.) | 9 George IV Chapter 46 | 1829 | Under this Act, several sums are put towards the establishment and support of Elementary Schools in the Province as outlined. Certain directions for appointing the Trustees for each school are described. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act for the more speedy remedy of divers abuses, prejudicial to Agricultural Improvement in this Province. (14th March, 1829.) | 9 George IV Chapter 37 | 1829 | This Act establishes and defines the duties of inspectors of fences and drains. The Act puts introduces penalties for owners of dogs, livestock, chickens, ducks, horses, that they have allowed to go astray or are unruly and makes provisions for the establishment of a pound for animals found trespassing or wandering on highways. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act to suspend, for a limited time, certain Acts therein-mentioned, and to regulate in a better manner the Inspection of Pot and Pearl Ashes. (14th March, 1829.) | 9 George IV Chapter 36 | 1829 | This Act suspends and replaces several former acts relating to the inspection of Pot and Pearl Ashes. Under this Act, all Licences or Commissions heretofore issued to any Inspector or Inspectors of Pot and Pearl Ashes prior to this Act are nullified, and directions for Pot or Pearl ash inspection are outlined. The processes by which the Board of Examiners from the City of Montreal is to be appointed are outlined, including their oaths. This Act is to remain in force until 1832. |
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| An Act to amend and continue, for a limited time, a certain Act passed in the fifth year of His Majesty’s Reign, intituled, “An Act to make certain alterations to the Road Laws.” (14th March, 1829.) | 9 George IV Chapter 34 | 1829 | This Act amends and continues the 1825 Act “An Act to make certain alterations to the Road Laws.” Under this Act, streets of villages are to be treated as “front roads,” and provisions for the opening of new roads are made. This Act is to remain in force until 1833. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act for regulating the Fees of Grand Voyers, and the costs of Proceedings relating to Proces Verbaux. (14th March, 1829.) | 9 George IV Chapter 33 | 1829 | This Act sets fees that Grand Voyers for the Districts of Quebec, Montreal and Trois-Rivières are entitled to receive, in addition to the fees allowed to the Criers of the Court and Clerks of the Peace for Proces Verbeaux. This Act is to remain in force until 1833. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act to revive an Act passed in the fourth year of His Majesty's Reign, intituled, “An Act to authorize the sale and disposal of certain goods unclaimed and remaining in the possession of the Clerks of the Peace of this Province, and further to continue, for a limited time, the said Act.” (14th March, 1829.) | 9 George IV Chapter 31 | 1829 | An Act to revive the 1824 Act “An Act to authorize the sale and disposal of certain Goods unclaimed and remaining in the possession of the Clerks of the Peace in this Province,” that expired in 1827. This Act is to remain in force until 1832. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act to facilitate the proceedings against the Estates and Effects of Debtors, in certain cases. (14th March, 1829.) | 9 George IV Chapter 28 | 1829 | This Act makes it lawful for the Court to proceed in cases in which debtors have concealed themselves in order to elude the ordinary process of law. The processes and terms under which these suits are to proceed are outlined. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act to prevent fraudulent Debtors evading their Creditors in certain parts of this Province. (14th March, 1829.) | 9 George IV Chapter 27 | 1829 | This Act allows for the arrest of debtors under the due course of law, to await trial and judgement, in order to prevent debtors from leaving the jurisdiction of the Courts before their trial. Several forms are attached to the Act. This Act is to remain in force until 1832. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act to prevent the Fraudulent Seizure and Sale of Lands, and other real property within this Province. (14th March, 1829.) | 9 George IV Chapter 26 | 1829 | This Act defines and describes the punishment for persons found to fraudulently sell land or other property. This Act is to remain in force until 1832. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act for the relief of the Poor, in the Loan of Wheat and other Seed Corn. (14th March, 1829.) | 9 George IV Chapter 25 | 1829 | An Act establishing that lenders of seed for crops including wheat, corn, peas, oats, or potatoes, will be granted a privileged debt by the courts, to encourage those who can spare seed to loan it to poorer inhabitants for a period not more than two years. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act to continue for a limited time two certain Acts therein mentioned relating to the Summary Trial of certain Small Causes. (14th March, 1829.) | 9 George IV Chapter 22 | 1829 | An Act to continue the 1826 Act “An Act to provide for the Summary Trial of certain Small Causes,” as amended by the 1827 Act “An Act to amend an Act passed in the sixth year of His Majesty’s Reign, intituled ‘An Act to provide for the Summary trial of certain Small Causes.’” These Acts are to remain in force until 1833. This Act also amends how commissioners are to be appointed and their jurisdictions are defined for the purposes stated in these former Acts. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act to provide for the more certain and expeditious Distribution of the printed Acts of the Legislature of this Province. (14th March, 1829.) | 9 George IV Chapter 21 | 1829 | This Act makes provisions for the printing and distribution of acts passed in the Legislature of the Province and gives an outline of the responsibilities of several officials to allow for the speedy distribution of printed acts. For instance, the Clerk of the Legislative Council is responsible for distributing the printed acts to the people appointed to deliver them to Parsonage Houses throughout the Province. Upon delivery, the Churchwardens of each parish are responsible for causing public notice to be given. This Act is to remain in force until 1832. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act provide for the more effectual Extinction of Secret Incumbrances on Lands, than was heretofore in use in this Province. (14th March, 1829.) | 9 George IV Chapter 20 | 1829 | This Act prevents secret mortgages on property or possessions at the time of sale by discharging existing debts, not disclosed to the purchaser prior to or at the time of the sale, on these immoveables. Payments to creditors are to be paid out of the purchase money, as described. The terms and stipulations by which this is to be done are outlined. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act to appropriate certain sums of Money towards the Macadamizing and improving certain Roads near Quebec, and to lay out certain new Roads. (14th March, 1829.) | 9 George IV Chapter 17 | 1829 | An Act to appoint commissioners to oversee repairs to certain highways within the province, as described. The processes by which they are to be appointed, their duties, and allowable expenses are outlined. Stipulations and standards for these repairs are described. This Act is to remain in force until 1832. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act to regulate the exercise of the rights appertaining to proprietors and lessors against their tenants and lessees, and for other purposes therein-mentioned. (14th March, 1829.) | 9 George IV Chapter 15 | 1829 | An Act outlining how disputes between tenants and lessors (landlords) can be settled, that describes lessors’ rights. This Act is to remain in force until 1832. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act to make more effectual provision for the improvement of the Internal Communications. (14th March, 1829.) | 9 George IV Chapter 13 | 1829 | Under this Act, a sum not exceeding twenty-five thousand and forty pounds towards improving roads between the certain townships in the province, as described. The processes by which commissioners are to be appointed to oversee these projects are explained. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act for the better regulation of the Lumber Trade. (14th March, 1829.) | 9 George IV Chapter 11 | 1829 | This Act outlines how a Board of Examiners are to be appointed to oversee the lumber trade in the province and outlines their duties, and the duties of Cullers and Measurers, including the rates they may receive for their labour. The Act includes several oaths for examiners and other persons participating in the lumber trade and schedules relating to the suits that may arise. Regulations for granting licenses or commissions to Cullers and Measurers are described, and standards for lumber they will inspect. The Act also outlines the role of the Trinity House and ports in overseeing the shipment of lumber. | Early Canadiana Online |