| An Act in further amendment of an Act, made and passed in the Thirty ninth year of His Majesty’s reign, entitled, “An Act for raising a Revenue to repair the Roads throughout the Province, by laying a Duty on persons hereafter to be licenced to keep Public Houses or Shops, for the retail of Spirituous Liquors, and for regulating such Public Houses and Shops.” |
47 George III – Chapter 13 |
1806 |
A continuation and amendment of an act first passed in 1799, which allocated the money collected from duties placed on various types of liquor, as well as fees collected from licenses issued by the province to sell liquor, to be used to pay for road repairs across the province. |
Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act to continue in force the several Acts therein mentioned. |
47 George III – Chapter 12 |
1806 |
This act continues various acts relating to various matters. |
Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act to continue an Act, made and passed in the Twenty-ninth year of his present Majesty’s reign, entitled, “An Act for the better support of the Poor, in the respective Counties of this Province, by laying an Impost Duty on Articles imported into this Province from the United States of America.” |
47 George III – Chapter 10 |
1806 |
A continuation of an act first passed in 1789, which placed a ten percent tax on all items being imported from the United States. |
Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act to continue an Act, made and passed in the Thirty-ninth year of his present Majesty’s reign, entitled, “An Act for raising a Revenue to repair the Roads throughout the Province, by laying a duty on persons hereafter to be licensed to keep Public Houses or Shops for the retail of Spirituous Liquors, and for regulating such Public Houses and Shops;” also, the Act, passed in the Fortieth year of his Majesty’s reign in amendment of the above recited Act; also, an Act, passed in the Forty-first year of his Majesty’s reign, entitled, “An Act in addition to, and amendment of, the above recited Act.” And, also, the Act passed in the Forty-sixth year of his Majesty’s reign, entitled, “An Act in addition to, and in amendment of, the above recited Act.” |
47 George III – Chapter 9 |
1806 |
A continuation of an act first passed in 1799, and its subsequent amendment, which allocated the money collected from duties placed on various types of liquor, as well as fees collected from licenses issued by the province to sell liquor, to be used to pay for road repairs across the province. |
Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act to continue an Act, passed in the Thirty-second year of his present Majesty’s reign, entitled, “An Act for the further increase of the Revenue, by raising a Duty of Excise on all Goods, Wares, and Merchandise imported into this Province;” and also, the Act, in amendment thereof, passed in the Forty-first year of his present Majesty’s reign, entitled, “An Act to alter, amend, and continue an Act, made and passed in the Thirty-second year of his present Majesty’s reign, entitled, ‘An Act for the further increase of the Revenue, by raising a Duty of Excise, on all Goods, Wares, and Merchandise imported into this Province.’” |
47 George III – Chapter 8 |
1806 |
A continuation of an act published in 1793, along with its subsequent amendment in 1801, imposing import duties on certain goods. |
Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act to continue in force the several Revenue Laws for the support of his Majesty’s Government in this Province. |
47 George III – Chapter 6 |
1806 |
An act which continues a number of past acts and their amendments dealing with duties on imported liquor and sugar. |
Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act to encourage the Fisheries of this Province, by granting a Bounty on the importation of Salt. |
47 George III – Chapter 4 |
1806 |
This act regulates the price of salt and grants a bounty to those who import it into the province to help assure there is a steady supply for the fishery. |
Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act to encourage the raising Bread Corn on new Lands. |
47 George III – Chapter 3 |
1806 |
This act sets a price per bushel for wheat and rye grown on land that did not grow wheat or rye prior to November 1806. The methods by which this amount can be claimed is specified within the act, as well as an oath to be taken by the sellers swearing that the grain has been grown on newly-cleared land. |
Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act to regulate the Expenditure of Monies, hereafter to be appropriated, for the Service of Roads and Bridges. |
47 George III – Chapter 2 |
1806 |
This act specifies how commissioners who are appointed to oversee road construction and improvement projects are to handle the funds for hiring labour, buying supplies, and pay contracts. |
Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act for applying certain Monies therein mentioned for the service of the year One Thousand Eight Hundred and Six, 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. |
47 George III – Chapter 1 |
1806 |
This act allocates various sums of money from the provincial government's coffers for various purposes, from paying bureaucrats for their services to funding infrastructure projects. |
Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act further to continue, for a limited time, an Act passed in the thirty ninth year of his Majesty’s Reign, intituled, “An Act to provide Houses of Correction in the several Districts of this Province,” and also, an Act passed in the forty second year of His Majesty’s Reign, intituled, “An Act to continue and amend an Act passed in the thirty ninth year of His Majesty’s Reign, intituled, “An Act to provide Houses of Correction in the several Districts of this Province.” (19th April, 1806.) |
46 George III Chapter 6 |
1806 |
An Act to further continue an Act passed in 1799 and continued and amended 1802 "An Act to provide Houses of Correction in the several Districts of this Province.” |
Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act to alter and amend an Act passed in the thirty-third year of his present Majesty's reign, intituled, “An Act to provide for the Nomination and Appointment of Parish and Town Officers," and also to repeal certain parts of an Act passed in the thirty-third year of his present Majesty's reign intituled, “An Act to authorize and direct the laying and collecting, of Assessments and Rates in every District in this Province, and to provide for the Payment of Wages to Members of the House of Assembly.” Passed 3d March, 1806. |
46 George III – Chapter 5 |
1806 |
This act amends two acts passed in 1793, one of which made it law for parish constables to nominate parish or town officers to assess and collect any rates or taxes passed by the legislature, the other which created eight classes of householders whose property is subject to various rates of taxation. |
Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act further to continue for a limited time, an Act passed in the forty third year of His Majesty’s Reign, intituled, “An Act for establishing regulations respecting Aliens and certain Subjects of His Majesty who have resided in France, coming into this Province or residing therein.” (19th April, 1806.) |
46 George III Chapter 5 |
1806 |
An Act to continue an Act passed in 1803, for a limited time, to monitor the entrance of "foreigners" into the province by ship. The act requires that ship commanders report the number of "foreigners" on board their vessel to Customs officials when they arrive at ports within the province. The Act grants authority to Justices of the Peace to jail and remove "Aliens" who remain within the province longer than the period allowed by the court. Penalties including fines are outlined as well as who is to be considered an "Alien." |
Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act to repeal an Act passed in the Forty-fourth year of his Majesty's Reigns intituled, “An Act for granting to His Majesty a certain Sum of Money out of the Funds applicable to the uses of this Province, to defray the expences of amending and repairing the Public Highways and Roads, laying out and opening new Roads and building Bridges in the several Districts thereof and to make further provision for the opening and amending the said Roads. Passed 3d March, 1806. |
46 George III – Chapter 4 |
1806 |
This act repeals an act first passed in 1804 which made available 1,000 pounds for road and bridge infrastructure, and replaces it with clauses allocating specific sums to certain regions. |
Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act to repeal an Ordinance made and passed in the twenty fifth year of His Majesty’s Reign, intituled, “An Ordinance to prevent the exportation of unmerchantable Flour and the false taring of Bread and Flour Casks,” to regulate the packing and inspection of Four and Indian Meal, and to provide for ascertaining the quality of Biscuit in future. (19th April, 1806.) |
46 George III Chapter 4 |
1806 |
An Act to repeal a former ordinance regarding the exportation of flour and taring of bread and flour casks and to improve regulation of wheat, flour, Indian Meal [corn meal], and biscuits. The Act requires flour, wheat, and meal manufacturers to brand their casks, designate the quality of their product, and the appointment of inspectors at Trois-Rivières, Montreal, and Quebec. Under this Act, biscuits must be manufactured with wheat flour-- no "foreign mixtures" may be used. |
Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act to procure certain Apparatus for the promotion of Science. Passed 3d March, 1806. |
46 George III – Chapter 3 |
1806 |
This act provides for the setting aside of funds to purchase instruments for the instruction of Natural Philosophy, Geography, Astronomy, and Mathematics, to be used by someone who is employed in the education of youth. |
Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act for applying a further sum of one thousand Pounds, out of any unappropriated monies in the hands of His Majesty’s Receiver General, towards the improvement of the inland navigation of this Province, between Montreal and Lake St. Francis. (19th April, 1806.) |
46 George III Chapter 3 |
1806 |
An Act to allocate further funds towards clearing the rapids from, and improvement of, the Saint Lawrence River between la Chine [Lachine] and Montreal as well as the channel between Montreal and Lake Saint Francis. |
Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act to repeal an Act passed in the thirty-fifth year of his Majesty’s Reign, intituled, “An Act to regulate the practice of Physic and Surgery. Passed 3d March, 1806. |
46 George III – Chapter 2 |
1806 |
This act repeals an act first passed in 1795 which created a board of surgeons to grant licenses to physicians, surgeons, and midwives, and prohibts anyone not licensed from practising medicine. |
Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act further to continue, for a limited time, an Act passed in the thirty sixth year of his Majesty’s Reign, intituled, “An Act for making a temporary provision for the regulation of Trade between this Province and the United States of America, by land or inland navigation.” (19th. April, 1806.) |
46 George III Chapter 2 |
1806 |
This Act continues an Act first passed in 1796, and which allows the suspension of any Act or ordinance relating to trade, in whole or in part, by the Governor or Lieutenant Governor. It further allows the Governor or Lieutenant Governor to make regulations with respect to imports, exports, duties, or anything else between Lower Canada and the United States. |
Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act to make Provision for certain Sheriffs in this Province. Passed 3d March, 1806. |
46 George III – Chapter 1 |
1806 |
This act sets aside 300 pounds of the legislative budget to pay the yearly salaries of regional sheriffs in several districts across the province. |
Early Canadiana Online |