Legislation by Jurisdictional Relevance: Provincial/Provinciale
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| Title | Chapter | Date Passed | Legislative Summary | Source Document |
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| An Act to alter and continue an Act, entitled, “An Act imposing a Duty on Goods, Wares and Merchandize, imported from the United States of America, and for appropriating the same.” | 4 George IV – Chapter 32 | 1824 | A continuation and amendment of an act passed in 1823, which specifies the duties to be charged on all goods imported from the United States. The amendment pertains to a change of duties to be charged on the items listed. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act to facilitate the establishment and the endowment of Elementary Schools in the Parishes of this Province. (9th March, 1824.) | 4 George IV Chapter 31 | 1824 | An Act to authorise every Fabrique within the Province to receive the lands, chattels, monies, or other properties that are conceded, sold, given, devised or bequeathed, as are needed to establish and support elementary schools within each of the Province's parishes. The processes by which these schools are to be established, run, and their limits, including how many students are required to build multiple schools, are set out. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act to alter and continue the several Acts for raising an Additional Duty of Excise on all Goods, Wares and Merchandise, imported into this Province. | 4 George IV – Chapter 31 | 1824 | This act continues several past acts which impose duties on goods imported into the province. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act to alter and continue the several Acts of the General Assembly, for the further increase of the Revenue, by raising a Duty of Excise on all Goods, Wares and Merchandize, imported into this Province. | 4 George IV – Chapter 30 | 1824 | This act continues several past acts which impose duties on goods imported into the province. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act to continue an Act, entitled, “An Act for granting a Drawback of the Duties on Brown or Raw Sugar, used in the Manufacture of Refined Sugars within the Province and for regulating the mode of obtaining the same.” | 4 George IV – Chapter 29 | 1824 | This Act continues an Act allowing a drawback on duties on sugar to be manufactured within the province, which act is to remain in force until 25 March 1825. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act to continue the several acts of the General Assembly for granting to His Majesty certain Duties on Wine, Brandy, Gin, Rum, and other Distilled Spirituous Liquors, Molasses, Coffee and Brown Sugar, for the support of His Majesty’s Government, and for promoting the Agriculture, Commerce and Fisheries, of the Province. | 4 George IV – Chapter 28 | 1824 | This Act continues a number of past acts relating to the collection of duties to support the government | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act to Increase the Salary of the Assistant Adjutant General of Militia. Passed Jan. 19th, 1821. | 4 George IV – Chapter 27 | 1824 | This act grants the Assistant Adjutant General of the province an annual salary of two hundred pounds. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act to make good certain Monies advanced by His Majesty, pursuant to the Address of the House of Assembly at the last Session of Parliament to His Excellency the Lieutenant Governor. Passed Jan. 19th, 1824. | 4 George IV – Chapter 26 | 1824 | This act appropriates funds for the expenses of the last session of parliament. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act for granting to His Majesty a Sum of Money in aid of the Funds for defraying the Expenses of the Administration of Justice, and Support of the Civil Government of this Province. Passed Jan. 19th 1824. | 4 George IV – Chapter 25 | 1824 | This act appropriates funds to be used to pay the salary of various provincial court officials throughout the province. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act to promote the progress of useful Arts in this Province. (9th March, 1824.) | 4 George IV Chapter 25 | 1824 | An Act to grant the Governor, Lieutenant Governor, or person administering the Government of the Province the authority to cause letters patent to be made out to any inhabitant of the Province that has invented any new and useful Art, Machine, Manufacture or Composition of Matter. The processes by which these letters patent are to be composed, as well as restrictions on when they may be given, and their maximum terms, are outlined. This Act is to expire in 1828. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act to extend the provisions of two Acts therein-mentioned, for the summary trial of Small Causes, to the Inferior District of Saint Francis, and to confirm certain judgements and proceedings of the Commissioners therein. (9th March, 1824.) | 4 George IV Chapter 24 | 1824 | An Act to extend the provisions of an Act from 1801 “An Act for the summary trial of certain small causes in the Country Parishes in this Province,” and an Act from 1822 “An Act to amend an Act passed in the first year of His present Majesty’s Reign, intituled, 'An Act for the summary Trial of certain Small Causes, in the Country Parishes in this Province,” to the Inferior District of Saint Francis. This Act also confirms that all judgements made under the 1823 Act “An Act to erect certain Townships therein-mentioned into an Inferior District, to be called the Inferior District of Saint Francis, and to establish Courts of Judicature therein,” are lawful. This Act is to expire in 1825. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act to continue and amend an Act, entitled, “An Act for the Summary Trial of Actions.” | 4 George IV – Chapter 24 | 1824 | This is a continuation and amendment of an act passed in 1822, which specifies the minimum amount of debt which can be held by a creditor in order to pursue their debtor in court, and specifies the various fees which can be charged by various court officials for judicial action. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act to authorise the Governor, Lieutenant Governor, or Person administering the Government of this Province, to treat with the Holder of any Government Debenture, heretofore issued for postponing the period of payment of the same; and to authorise the Loan of a further Sum, upon the security therein mentioned, to be applied towards the service of the present year. Passed Jan. 19th, 1824. | 4 George IV – Chapter 24 | 1824 | This act permits the paying of debentures by the government of the province, and specifies the terms under which these debentures shall be paid, including interest and how proof of ownership is to be made. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act to extend the provisions of a certain Act therein-mentioned, relating to the Inspection of Fish and Oil, intended for exportation. (9th March, 1824) | 4 George IV Chapter 23 | 1824 | An Act to amend an Act passed in 1823 “An Act to provide for the Inspection of Fish and Oil, intended for exportation, from the Ports of Quebec and Montreal.” The rates and allowances granted to the Inspectors of Fish and Oil are amended. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act to continue an Act, respecting Aliens coming into this Province, or residing therein. | 4 George IV – Chapter 23 | 1824 | A continuation of an act passed in 1798, which creates procedures which foreign residents and newly-arrived foreigners are to follow in order to gain permission to continue inhabiting the province. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act to repeal a certain Act therein-mentioned, and in part to repeal a certain other Act therein-mentioned, and to make further provisions for the curing, packing, and inspection of Beef and Pork, intended for Exportation. (9th March, 1824.) | 4 George IV Chapter 22 | 1824 | Under this Act, an Act passed in 1823 “An Act to provide further regulations concerning the Inspection and packing of Beef and Pork, intended for exportation,” and sections of an Act from 1804 “An Act to regulate the curing, packing and inspection of Beef and Pork, to be exported from the Province of Lower-Canada,” are repealed and replaced. This Act implements further restrictions on the packaging or beef and port to be exported or shipped for exportation in addition to those specified in enforced sections of the 1804 Act. The Act specifies the types of salt to be used for packing beef and pork, among other regulations such as how beef and pork are to be graded. Inspectors of Beef and Pork are authorized to open warehouses in either Quebec or Montreal. This Act is set to expire in 1828. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act in addition to, and amendment of, an Act, made and passed in the fifty-seventh year of His late Majesty’s reign, entitled, “An Act for regulating Elections of Representatives to serve in General Assembly.” | 4 George IV – Chapter 22 | 1824 | An amendment to an 1817 act, which repeals and replaces several acts relating to the election of representatives to serve in the General Assembly, including how and where elections should be held. The amendment pertains to the powers held by the sheriff or other officer to appoint opening and closing times for polls. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act to authorise the sale and disposal of certain Goods, unclaimed and remaining in the possession of the Clerks of the Peace, in this Province. (9th March, 1824.) | 4 George IV Chapter 21 | 1824 | Under this Act Clerks of the Peace in the Districts of Quebec, Montreal and Trois-Rivières are to keep a Book of records for all Goods or Effects brought to their respective offices as having been stolen or suspected to be stolen so that all unclaimed items may be put up for public auction at each term of the Court of King’s Bench for Criminal Pleas. The processes by which this is to be done are described. This Act is to expire in 1827. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act to amend an Act, passed in the fortieth year of His late Majesty, to amend an Act, passed in the first year of His said late Majesty’s reign, for the repairing and mending Highways, Roads, Bridges and Streets, and for appointing Surveyors of Highways within the several Townships of this Province. | 4 George IV – Chapter 21 | 1824 | This act amends past acts concerning the mandatory labour required of residents to maintain roads, highways and bridges. The amendment concerns the method to follow in order to clarify title to lands which commissioners overseeing highway projects have identified for new road construction in cases where the owner of these lands are unclear or disputed. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act to Alter the Times of holding the Terms of Hilary and Michaelmas. Passed Jan. 19th, 1824. | 4 George IV – Chapter 20 | 1824 | An act defining when the times of Hilary and Michaelmas will be held. | Early Canadiana Online |