| 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 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; and, 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.” |
44 George III – Chapter 5 |
1804 |
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 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 |
| An Act to continue, for a limited time, the provisions of an Act passed in the forty first year of His present Majesty’s Reign, intituled, “An Act for the Relief of Insane persons, and for the support of Foundlings.” (2d. May, 1804.) |
44 George III Chapter 4 |
1804 |
An Act to continue for a limited time an Act passed in 1801 to offer financial relief for the mentally ill and for the maintenance of foundling children, as well as to religious communities who administer relief to sick or infirm persons and foundlings. |
Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act in addition to, and amendment of, an Act, passed in the Thirty-fifth year of His present Majesty’s reign, entitled, “An Act to amend, and reduce into one Act, the several Laws, now in being, relating to a Militia in this Province.” |
44 George III – Chapter 4 |
1804 |
An amendment to an act first passed in 1795, which consolidated several past acts regarding militia service in the province. |
Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act to repeal so much of an Act passed in the thirty-fourth year of his Majesty’s reign, intituled, “An Act to restrain the custom of permitting Horned Cattle, Horses, Sheep and Swine to run at large,” as relates to Sheep, and to refrain the Owners of Rams from permitting them to run at large during a certain time of the year. Passed 9th March, 1804. |
44 George III – Chapter 4 |
1804 |
This Act stipulates that sheep-owners not allow their rams to roam at large at any time between September 1st and December 20th; also, that owners who fail to obey this law be fined, and that anyone finding such a ram and unable to ascertain the identity of its owner be permitted to sell the ram after one week's passage. |
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 in force the several Acts therein mentioned. |
44 George III – Chapter 3 |
1804 |
The continuation of various acts related to a number of different issues, ranging from fishing to the market house in Halifax. |
Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act to repeal certain parts of an Act passed in the thirty-fourth year of his Majesty's reign, intituled, “An Act to establish a Superior Court of Civil and Criminal Jurisdiction, and to regulate the Court of Appeal,'' and to authorize his Majesty's Court of King's Bench in this Province, to regulate certain Fees, Costs and Charges therein mentioned. Passed 9th March, 1804. |
44 George III – Chapter 3 |
1804 |
This Act gave the Court of King's Bench the power to decide upon the fees permitted to various officers of the justice system, including Attorneys and Sheriffs. Previous legislation vesting this power elsewhere was deemed ill-suited to new circumstances in the province, and determined better to be replaced. |
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 encouragement of the persons who shall apprehend Deserters from His Majesty’s regular Forces in this Province. (2d. May, 1804.) |
44 George III Chapter 3 |
1804 |
An Act to grant an award to any person or persons who deliver deserter(s) from His Majesty's regular Forces, so long as the deliverer is not in the in the Forces themselves. The Act specifies that this will remain in force until the next session of the Provincial Parliament after the end of the war. |
Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act to continue in force the several Revenue Laws for the support of His Majesty’s |
44 George III – Chapter 2 |
1804 |
The continuation of various acts relating to duties placed on trade goods. |
Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act for the exemplary Punishment of all and every person and persons who shall seduce, or attempt to seduce, or aid or assist, or attempt to aid or assist any Soldier to desert his Majesty's service, or who shall harbour, conceal, receive or assist any Deserter from such service. Passed 9th March, 1804. |
44 George III – Chapter 2 |
1804 |
This act describes the punishment(s) to befall civilians who encouraged or assisted a soldier to desert. Punishment was to consist of both imprisonment and fines. |
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, 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.” (2d. May, 1804.) |
44 George III Chapter 2 |
1804 |
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. |
Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act to amend, an Act, made and passed in the Thirty-third year of His present Majesty’s reign, entitled, “An Act for granting to His Majesty, certain duties on Wine, Rum, and other Distilled Spirituous Liquors, and Brown Sugar, for the purpose of paying the Interest, and reducing the Principal, of the Public Debt of this Province.” |
44 George III – Chapter 1 |
1804 |
An amendment to an act first passed in 1793 which modified how the duties on spirits and sugars are collected in order to keep better track of how much revenue is being brought in by these taxes, and to better apply them to the province's debt. |
Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act for the better securing this Province against all Seditious attempts or designs to disturb the Tranquility thereof. Passed 9th March, 1804. |
44 George III – Chapter 1 |
1804 |
This act allows senior magistrates to arrest persons not having lived in Upper Canada for at least six months who "endeavour to alienate the minds of His Majesty's subjects" or "intend to disturb the tranquility" of the province. |
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, 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.” (2d. May, 1804.) |
44 George III Chapter 1 |
1804 |
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 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 y ear of His present Majesty’s reign, entitled, “An Act to alter, amend and continue, an Act, made and passed in the Thirty-second y ear 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.’” |
43 George III – Chapter 12 |
1803 |
This act was not published. |
Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act particularizing the Property, Real and Personal, which, during the continuance hereof, shall be subject to Assessments and Rates, and fixing the several Valuations at which each and every particular of such Property shall be Rated and Assessed. |
43 George III – Chapter 12 |
1803 |
Expired; unpublished. |
Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act to continue in force the several Revenue Laws for the support of His Majesty’s Government in this Province. |
43 George III – Chapter 11 |
1803 |
This act was not published. |
Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act for granting certain Sums for repairing and laying out Roads. Passed 16th March, 1803. |
43 George III Chapter 11 |
1803 |
This act sets aside monies to build and repair several highways in New Brunswick. |
Acts of the General Assembly of His Majesty's Province of New Brunswick passed in the year 1803. Saint John: John Ryan, 1803. |
| An Act the more conveniently to collect the Compensation to the Members of the House of Assembly for their attendance in their Duty in Parliament, and to repeal part of an Act passed in the Parliament of this Province in the thirty-third year of His Majesty’s reign, intituled, “An Act to authorize and direct the laying and collecting of Assessments and Rates within this Province, and to provide for the payment of Wages to the House of Assembly. (5th March, 1803.) |
43 George III – Chapter 11 |
1803 |
This act simplifies the manner in which members of the legislative assembly are to be paid for their time in the house of assembly. |
Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act for appropriating certain Monies for defraying the expences of the Province. Passed the 16th March, 1803. |
43 George III Chapter 10 |
1803 |
This act awards public money to several persons for service to the province and for various local infrastrucure projects. |
Acts of the General Assembly of His Majesty's Province of New Brunswick passed in the year 1803. Saint John: John Ryan, 1803. |