| An Act for the better Regulating the Militia in this Province. Passed the 5th of March, 1805. |
45 George III Chapter 1 |
1805 |
This act replaces existing militia legislation, establishing new regulations for the command, organization, recruitment, mobilization, fines, and training days of the New Brunswick militia, both provincially and locally. |
Acts of the General Assembly of His Majesty's Province of New Brunswick passed in the year 1805. Saint John: John Ryan, 1805. |
| 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 the better preservation of his Majesty’s Government, as by Law happily established in this Province.” (25th March, 1805.) |
45 George III Chapter 1 |
1805 |
An Act to continue the Act passed in 1803, without amendments, for a limited time. The Act allows individuals suspected of treason or treasonable activities to be detained without bail or a trial while this Act is in effect. The Act outlines exceptions to this and sets a date upon which these terms will expire. |
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| An Act for applying certain Sums of money therein mentioned to make good the like Sums issued and advanced by His Majesty’s Orders in pursuance of three several Addresses of the House of Assembly. (2d. May, 1804.) |
44 George III Chapter 13 |
1804 |
This Act outlines that excess funds collected under a number of acts pertaining to duties on imports and licenses will be given to His Majesty's Treasury in order to pay back a sum forwarded to erect court houses. |
Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act to make good the deficiency of the Funds by Law provided for the paying Salaries of the Officers of the Legislative Council and House of Assembly, and the Contingent expences thereof. (2d. May, 1804.) |
44 George III Chapter 12 |
1804 |
An act outlining where funds for paying back an amount advanced to pay the salaries of the officers of the Legislative Council and House of Assembly are to be taken from, as the monies put to this purpose originally were insufficient. |
Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act to confirm certain Marriages therein mentioned. (2d. May, 1804.) |
44 George III Chapter 11 |
1804 |
An Act to declare marriages performed by Ministers of the Church of Scotland, Protestant Dissenting Ministers, or Justices of the Peace legitimate under law. |
Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act for granting to his Majesty a certain sum of Money for the further encouragement of the Growth and Cultivation of Hemp within this Province, and the Exportation thereof. Passed 9th March, 1804. |
44 George III – Chapter 11 |
1804 |
This Act stipulates that 1,000 pounds' worth of "a public stock or capital" be made available by the Receiver General of Upper Canada to his Majesty the King, for the purchase of hemp. The Act outlines the regulations for appointing Commissioners to purchase the hemp, and specifies the details around its purchase and exportation. |
Laws of His Majesty's Province of Upper Canada in North America, passed in the year 1804. York: John Bennet, 1804 |
| An Act in addition to, and amendment of, an Act, made and passed in the third and fourth years of His present Majesty’s reign, entitled, “An Act for the relief of Insolvent Debtors.” |
44 George III – Chapter 11 |
1804 |
An amendment to an act first passed in 1763, which outlined how creditors could collect on debts owing from insolvent persons and penalties for insolvent debtors. |
Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act for appointing Commissioners to treat with Commissioners appointed or to be appointed on the part of Upper-Canada, for the purposes therein mentioned. (2d. May, 1804.) |
44 George III Chapter 10 |
1804 |
This Act appoints commissioners to represent Lower Canada and who are empowered to meet, treat, consult, and agree with commissioners from Upper-Canada. The commissioners are also authorized to establish and regulate trade duties between the provinces. |
Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act for applying a certain sum of Money, therein mentioned, to make good certain Monies issued and advanced by his Majesty through the Lieutenant Governor, in pursuance of an Address. Passed 9th March, 1804. |
44 George III – Chapter 10 |
1804 |
This Act applies a sum of money from the coffers of the Receiver General to reimburse his Majesty the King for an advance of the same amount, having been used for stationary and for other expenses during the preceding and current sessions of Parliament. |
Laws of His Majesty's Province of Upper Canada in North America, passed in the year 1804. York: John Bennet, 1804 |
| An Act to regulate the Curing, Packing and Inspection of Beef and Pork to be exported from the Province of Lower Canada. (2d. May,1804.) |
44 George III Chapter 9 |
1804 |
This Act outlines the regulations pertaining to quantity, inspection, packaging to be placed on exports of beef and pork. The Act directs how inspectors should be appointed and how penalties will be applied. The Act also distinguishes between grades of beef and pork. |
Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act appropriating a certain sum of Money annually to defray the expences of erecting certain Public Buildings to and for the uses of this Province. Passed 9th March, 1804. |
44 George III – Chapter 9 |
1804 |
This Act states that, beginning this year and continuing until construction is complete, his Majesty the King be paid 400 pounds annually from the coffers of the Receiver General of Upper Canada, in order to erect buildings to house government offices and meeting rooms for such bodies as the Legislative Council, the Assembly, the Executive Council, and the Courts of Justice. |
Laws of His Majesty's Province of Upper Canada in North America, passed in the year 1804. York: John Bennet, 1804 |
| An Act for further encouragement of the Culture of Hemp in this Province. (2d. May, 1804.) |
44 George III Chapter 8 |
1804 |
An Act to provide financial encouragement for people in the province to start growing hemp. |
Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act for granting to His Majesty a certain sum of Money for the purposes therein mentioned. Passed 9th March, 1804. |
44 George III – Chapter 8 |
1804 |
This Act stipulates that his Majesty the King be paid 175 pounds out of the Provincial Treasury in order for the government of Upper Canada to "purchas[e] the Statute Laws of England" and apply them within its own jurisdiction. |
Laws of His Majesty's Province of Upper Canada in North America, passed in the year 1804. York: John Bennet, 1804 |
| An Act for the more easy administration of Oaths to Witnesses before the Grand Jury. (2d May, 1804.) |
44 George III Chapter 7 |
1804 |
An Act to make the Foreman of the Grand Jury empowered and required to administer oaths to witnesses. |
Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act to explain and amend an Act passed in the forty-thirty year of his Majesty's reign, intituled, “An Act for the better securing to his Majesty, his heirs, and successors the due collection and receipt of certain duties therein mentioned. Passed 9th of March, 1804. |
44 George III – Chapter 7 |
1804 |
This Act outlines the regulations surrounding the transfer of the license to operate a still from one citizen to another, and delineates the provisions for the inspection of stills (including penalties for refusing to permit inspection). |
Laws of His Majesty's Province of Upper Canada in North America, passed in the year 1804. York: John Bennet, 1804 |
| 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.” |
44 George III – Chapter 7 |
1804 |
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 for granting to his Majesty a certain sum of Money out of the Funds applicable to the uses of this Province, to defray the expenses of amending and repairing the Public Highways and Roads, laying out and opening new Roads, and building Bridges in the several Districts thereof. Passed 9th March, 1804. |
44 George III – Chapter 6 |
1804 |
This Act makes available 1,000 pounds for road and bridge infrastructure, as well as providing for the naming of Commissioners in each district of the province to determine what construction and repairs are necessary, and how to use the available funds accordingly. |
Laws of His Majesty's Province of Upper Canada in North America, passed in the year 1804. York: John Bennet, 1804 |
| 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.’” |
44 George III – Chapter 6 |
1804 |
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, for a limited time, an Act passed in the fortieth year of His Majesty’s Reign, intituled, “An Act to give further powers to the Executive Government to prevent the introduction or spreading of infectious or contagious diseases in this Province.” (2d. May, 1804.) |
44 George III Chapter 6 |
1804 |
An Act to extend a former act passed in 1800, without amendments, for a limited time. |
Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act to promulgate the Provincial Statutes, and also to repeal so much of an Act passed in the forty-first year of the reign of his present Majesty, as relates to Printing the Journals. Passed 9th March, 1804. |
44 George III – Chapter 5 |
1804 |
This Act repeals certain details of an earlier Act regarding funding for the publication of the Journals of the House of Assembly and the Legislative Council, and stipulates that 300 pounds be spent to collate and print all the laws of Upper Canada to date. The Act further stipulates how the various printed copies of the laws are to be distributed, and that 80 pounds be spent in each succeeding year to print the laws passed during that year. |
Laws of His Majesty's Province of Upper Canada in North America, passed in the year 1804. York: John Bennet, 1804 |