Legislation by Jurisdictional Relevance: Provincial/Provinciale, International/Internationale
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| Title | Chapter | Date Passed | Legislative Summary | Source Document |
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| An Act further to amend and to extend the Provisions of certain Act therein-mentioned, relating to Pilots, and to the Navigation of the River Saint Lawrence, and for other purposes therein specified. (18th February, 1822.) | 2 George IV Chapter 7 | 1822 | An Act to further amend a former Act passed in 1805, "An Act for the better regulation of the Pilots and Shipping in the Port of Quebec, and in the Harbours of Quebec and Montreal, and for improving the Navigation of the River Saint Lawrence and for establishing a Fund for decayed Pilots, their Widows and Children" that was amended in 1807, 1811, and 1812. Under this Act, it is made lawful for the Governor, Lieutenant-Governor, or person administering the Government of this Province to appoint additional Wardens at the ports of Montreal and Quebec. Several additional regulations for the Trinity House of Quebec and ports are outlined, concerning fees, duties, and rules. |
Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act for assigning Limits to the respective Gaols within this Province. Passed 17th January, 1822. | 2 George IV – Chapter 6 | 1822 | This Act allows for up to six acres of land to be made available to each jail in the province for the purpose of providing fresh air and exercise for confined debtors. It also specifies the security measures to be taken when permitting the debtors outside in the manner described above. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act to repeal part of and amend an Act passed in the thirty-seventh year of His late Majesty’s Reign, entitled “An Act for the better regulating the practice of the Laws,” and to extend the provisions of the same. Passed 17th January, 1822. | 2 George IV – Chapter 5 | 1822 | This Act allows for the creation of the Law Society of Upper Canada and specifies certain details regarding this Society. It also repeals and amends two clauses relating to admission to the Bar in Upper Canada, from an earlier law. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act to amend certain parts of an Act, passed in the forty-seventh year of the Reign of His late Majesty, intituled, “An Act to provide Returning Officers, for the Election of Knights, Citizens and Burgesses, to serve in the House of Assembly, and to regulate Elections to be held for that purpose,” and more effectually to prevent illegal practices in the Election of Members to serve in the said Assembly, and for further securing the freedom of such Elections. (18th February, 1822.) | 2 George IV Chapter 4 | 1822 | An Act to amend an Act passed in 1807, outlining directions for the appointment of Returning Officers within the province. The Act set restrictions for who may serve as a Returning Officer, how they are to be appointed, and terms for their service. Several forms and oaths are included. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act to render ineligible to a Seat in the Commons House of Assembly of this Province, certain descriptions of Persons therein mentioned. Passed 17th January, 1822. | 2 George IV – Chapter 4 | 1822 | This Act details the restrictions on holding office in Upper Canada; excluded are those who have served in government in the United States, those who have committed certain criminal offences in other countries, and those who have sworn an "Oath of Abjuration" against the British government. | Early Canadiana Online |
| 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.” (18th February, 1822.) | 2 George IV Chapter 3 | 1822 | An Act to amend and continue an Act passed in 1821, “An Act for the summary Trial of certain Small Causes, in the Country Parishes in this Province.” The original Act outlined how trials concerning the recovery of certain debts are to run in the province's counties and parishes, (excepting the Counties of Quebec and Montreal, and the Town and Parish of Trois-Rivières). This Act amends stipulations pertaining to summonses, Clerk's duties, and declares that no more than one Court shall be held in any Parish, Township, or Seigneurie. This Act is to expire in 1823. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act to repeal part of and amend the Laws now in force for the raising and training the Militia of this Province. Passed 17th January, 1822. | 2 George IV – Chapter 3 | 1822 | This Act repeals portions of an 1808 law relating to the militia, along with introducing new laws relating to the militia, covering areas including but not limited to the storage of weapons, the punishment of militia officers of certain rank for various offences, and regulations around training and the formation of companies. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act to provide for the better inspection of Flour. (18th February, 1822.) | 2 George IV Chapter 2 | 1822 | Under this Act, when flour is inspected, the barrel shall be branded with the word Sour. The Act also dictates that no Inspector of Flour is to receive more than two pence per barrel. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act to reduce into one Act the several Laws now in force establishing District Courts, and regulating the Practice thereof, and also to extend the powers of the said District Courts. Passed 17th January, 1822. | 2 George IV – Chapter 2 | 1822 | This Act repeals a number of existing laws, or parts thereof, relating to District Courts in Upper Canada. It allows for the establishment of a "Court of Record" in each district, and lays out detailed regulations for the operation of these courts. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act to continue, for a limited time therein-mentioned, and to amend an Act passed in the fifty-ninth year of the Reign of His late Majesty, George the Third, intituled, “An Act to impose certain Duties on divers articles therein-mentioned, and to regulate for a limited time, the Trade with the United States of America, by land or by inland Navigation, and to suspend certain Acts and Ordinances therein-mentioned.” (18th February, 1822.) | 2 George IV Chapter 1 | 1822 | An Act to continue and amend an Act from 1819 that was continued in 1821. The original Act imposed duties on articles including grains, ship timber, fruits, among others, outlined rates for these duties, and suspended several former ordinances. This Act amends the third section of the original Act, relating to duties imposed upon tobacco, and repeals the seventh section that provided for the weight of packages containing tobacco. The Act also provides that Collectors at any port other than the Port of Saint John may collect a portion of the duties collected in lieu of a salary and contingencies. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act to repeal part of and amend the Laws now in force respecting the practice of Majesty’s Court of King’s Bench in this Province. Passed 17th January, 1822. | 2 George IV – Chapter 1 | 1822 | This Act repeals clauses from a number of previous Acts relating to the justice system, and introduces a large number of new clauses related to the practice of justice in Upper Canada. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act to repeal an Act passed in the fifty sixth year of His late Majesty’s Reign, entitled, “An Act to encrease the Salary of the Speaker of the House of Assembly, and to remunerate the present Speaker for past services.” Passed 14th April, 1821. | 2 George IV – Chapter 27 | 1821 | This Act repeals previous legislation relating to the salary of the Speaker of the House, in light of the current desire to reduce said salary. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act to remunerate the Clerk of the Crown in Chancery for past Services, and to provide for the future payment of that Officer. Passed 14th April, 1821. | 2 George IV – Chapter 26 | 1821 | This Act, to remain in effect for four years plus the time from then to the conclusion of the following sitting of the Legislature, provides for 200 pounds outright plus 50 pounds per year thereafter, to be paid to the Clerk of the Crown in Chancery as a salary. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act to make provision for compensating District Treasurers for duties imposed on them by the several Acts of this Province relative to Common Schools. Passed 14th April, 1821. | 2 George IV – Chapter 24 | 1821 | This Act allows for a commission of three per cent to be paid to District Treasurers for their financial administration of the Common Schools within their respective districts. Commission to be paid is to be based upon the amount of money handled in the process of said school administration. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act to appropriate a part of the Public Revenue for the services therein mentioned. Passed the 20th of March, 1821. | 2 George IV Chapter 24 | 1821 | This act awards sums of money to various people for their services to the province, and for various local infrastrucutre projects. | Acts of the General Assembly of His Majesty's Province of New Brunswick passed in the year 1821. Fredericton: George K. Lugrin, 1821. |
| An Act granting to His Majesty a Sum of Money in aid of the funds for defraying the expences of the Administration of Justice and support of the Civil Government of this Province. Passed 14th April, 1821. | 2 George IV – Chapter 23 | 1821 | This Act provides for the appropriation of 3,811 pounds from the Receiver-General's funds, to be applied toward certain responsibilities of government. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act to increase the Revenue op this Province, by imposing a duly on certain merchandize. Passed the 20th of March, 1821. | 2 George IV Chapter 23 | 1821 | This act imposes a duty on certain foreign merchandize, except lumber and livestock, and establishes penalties for violations. | Acts of the General Assembly of His Majesty's Province of New Brunswick passed in the year 1821. Fredericton: George K. Lugrin, 1821. |
| An Act to make good certain monies issued and advanced by His Excellency the Lieutenant Governor in pursuance of several Addresses of the House of Assembly. Passed 14th April, 1821. | 2 George IV – Chapter 22 | 1821 | This Act provides the sum of money necessary to repay the advance made for the address of the Lieutenant-Governor by the House of Assembly during its previous session. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act authorizing the allowance of a drawback of part of the duties on certain articles imported into this Province, when such articles are exported. Passed the 20th of March, 1821. | 2 George IV Chapter 21 | 1821 | This act lifts the duties on livestock imported from the United States, previously imposed by an 1812 act. | Acts of the General Assembly of His Majesty's Province of New Brunswick passed in the year 1821. Fredericton: George K. Lugrin, 1821. |
| An Act to remunerate the Surveyor General for certain services. Passed 14th April, 1821. | 2 George IV – Chapter 21 | 1821 | This Act provides for 154 pounds, four shillings, and two pence to be made available to the Crown for the payment of the Surveyor General of Upper Canada for work completed. | Early Canadiana Online |