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 continue, an Act passed in the fifty-fourth year of His Majesty’s Reign, intituled, “An Act to establish Post-houses in the different parts of this Province.” (22 March, 1817.) | 57 George III Chapter 25 | 1817 | An Act to continue an Act passed in 1814 which outlined where and how several Post Houses were to be erected within the province. Regulations on how mail isbe transported are outlined, as well as fines and penalties for those who offend against the act, were also established under this former Act. This Act is to expire in 1819. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act to alter and amend an Act, passed in the twenty-eighth year of his Majesty’s reign, entitled, An Act to amend render more effectual, and reduce into one Act, the several Acts made by the General Assembly of the Province, concerning Bail. | 57 George III – Chapter 25 | 1817 | This act amends a former act relating to bail and what items can be confiscated. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act to continue for a limited time, an Act passed in the fifty-fifth year of His Majesty’s Reign, intituled, “An Act to grant new duties to His Majesty, to supply the wants of the Province.” (22 March, 1817.) | 57 George III Chapter 24 | 1817 | An act to continue, for a limited time, an act originally passed in 1815. The original act imposed new duties on items including varies teas, wines, molasses, and syrups. The rates of these duties were also set. The act also specified the processes by which licenses for auctioning the goods subject to these duties are to be obtained, including the oath or affirmation auctioneers must swear to when rendering their accounts to the Receiver General. This act is to expire in 1819. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act further to continue for a limited time, two Acts therein mentioned, for the regulation of the Lumber Trade. (22 March, 1817.) | 57 George III Chapter 23 | 1817 | An act to continue an act originally passed in 1808, and extended in 1811, 1813, and 1815 by the same name. The original act placed regulations on the export of certain types of lumber and made it lawful for the governor to appoint Master Cullers and Measurers of boards and planks, staves, timber, and masts and spars at the ports of Montreal and Quebec. Expectations and duties for these positions and standards for lumber being exported were outlined. The act is to expire in 1819. | Early Canadiana Online |
| 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. | 57 George III – Chapter 23 | 1817 | This act outlines how a drawback on duties on sugars are to be implemented, as well as how the manufacture of refined sugar, molasses, and syrup is to be regulated within the province. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act to prohibit the exportation of Corn and Potatoes, out of this Province. | 57 George III – Chapter 22 | 1817 | This act prohibits the export of corn and potatoes and describes penalties who defy the terms of this act. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act to continue in force the several Acts therein mentioned. | 57 George III – Chapter 21 | 1817 | This act continues several former acts which are to remain in force until 1818. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act establishing Regulations, respecting Aliens. (22 March, 1817.) | 57 George III Chapter 20 | 1817 | Under this Act, Aliens who are native to France and bore arms or held office in service France or her colonies during the revolution are to be arrested for a period not more than two months upon entering the province. Justices of the Peace are to ask aliens coming into the province about their name, rank, occupation, and former residence. This Act is to remain in force until 1818. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act to regulate the manner of taking the Bonds of Sheriffs, Collectors of Impost and Excise, and of the Treasurer of the Province. | 57 George III – Chapter 20 | 1817 | This act clarifies the processes by which certain officials, including sheriffs and collectors, are to give bonds and the sums necessary to be paid. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act to give further power to the Executive Government, to prevent the introduction or spreading of infectious or contagious Diseases. (22 March, 1817.) | 57 George III Chapter 19 | 1817 | An act that empowers the Port Masters or other persons appointed by the government to quarantine ships who have arrived from areas that are known to have outbreaks of contagious diseases in order to prevent outbreaks of those diseases within the province. Penalties for ship masters who fail to abide by this act are outlined. Vessels known to carry infectious diseases are to hoist a yellow flag or ensign to the fore-top mast. This act is set to expire in 1819. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act to regulate the Summary Trial of Actions in the Supreme Court, and Inferior Courts of Common Pleas. | 57 George III – Chapter 19 | 1817 | This act makes provision for the summary trial of actions whereof the sum total is between ten and twenty pounds. This Act is to remain in force for one year. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act to revive, alter and continue, the several Acts of the General Assembly now in force relating to a Militia. | 57 George III – Chapter 18 | 1817 | This act continues and alters former acts relating to the militia, mainly the prosecution and collection of fees. These acts are to remain in force until 18 March 1818. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act in amendment of the Act, passed in the thirty-fourth year of his present Majesty’s Reign, entitled, An Act for the preservation of Partridges and Blue Winged Ducks. | 57 George III – Chapter 17 | 1817 | This act amends a former act that barred hunting partridges for sale to provide that persons who kill a partridge for their own use will not be subject to the penalty outlined in the former Act. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act to empower the Lieutenant-Governor, or Commander in Chief for the time being, to appoint Commissioners to issue Treasury Notes. | 57 George III – Chapter 16 | 1817 | This act allows for treasurers to issue treasury notes of certain denominations, as outlined, and repeals a former act relating to the same. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act to facilitate the Administration of Justice in certain small matters therein mentioned, in the Country Parishes. (22d March, 1817.) | 57 George III Chapter 14 | 1817 | An act to grant the authority for Justices of the Peace to administer cases in country parishes pertaining to fences or ditches on property lines and damage to livestock. Processes by which these cases are to be heard are outlined. Damages that the Justices are authorised to charge in each case and costs associated with each summon are described. A form for the summons is included. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act to make more effectual provision for the improvement of the Internal Communications of this Province. (22 March, 1817.) | 57 George III Chapter 13 | 1817 | An Act to apply a sum of fifty-five thousand pounds towards improving communications within the province, specifically, to open new roads and bridges or complete unfinished roads and bridges between districts, and to build new Post roads, improve highways, improve the navigation of rivers, and construct dams or canals. Specific allowances for the districts of Quebec, Montrèal, Trois-Rivières, and the inferior District of Gaspé are outlined, as well as for several counties within the province. The processes by which Commissioners of the Internal Communications are to be appointed and their duties are described. Works remaining to be done under the 1815 Act, “An Act to improve the Internal Communications of this Province” are to be included under this Act. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act to alter, amend and continue, an Act, passed in the fifty-second year of his present Majesty’s reign, entitled, “An Act to regulate the expenditure of Monies hereafter to be appropriated for the service of Roads and Bridges.” | 57 George III – Chapter 13 | 1817 | This act continues a former act relating to funding for constructing and repairing roads, and amends the former act as far as the sums allowable to be spent and the manner in which wages should be paid. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act to appropriate a certain Sum of Money for the purchase of Seed Grain, towards the Relief of the Parishes in Distress, by the failure of the late Harvest. (22d March, 1817.) | 57 George III Chapter 12 | 1817 | An Act to apply a sum not exceeding twenty thousand pounds to purchase wheat and other grain, seed, and potatoes for planting to be distributed among "the most indigent husbandmen" in light of the late harvest's failure. Limits on the amounts to be distributed to each person and in several regions are set, in addition to how repayments under this act and the former "An Act for the relief of the Poor, in the Loan of Seed Wheat, and other necessary Grain" from 8 March 1817 will be made. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act for applying certain Monies therein mentioned, for the service of the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and seventeen; and for appropriating such part of the Supplies, granted in this Session of the General Assembly, as are not already appropriated by the Laws or Acts of the Province. | 57 George III – Chapter 12 | 1817 | This Act outlines the sums of money to be paid our for salaries for public servants for the year in addition to several other expenses of the provincial government. The act also lists the sums needed to fund infrastructure projects, mainly roads. Other matters relating to the revenue are addressed, including the continuance of or in fulfillment of former acts. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act for the Summary Trial of Actions. | 57 George III – Chapter 11 | 1817 | This Act outlines how a court of five people is to be appointed and operate for the purpose of trying cases in a summary way. The Act also lists the rates of allowable fees for clerks, sheriffs, or constables. | Early Canadiana Online |