Legislation by Jurisdictional Relevance: Provincial/Provinciale
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| Title | Chapter | Date Passed | Legislative Summary | Source Document |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| An Act to exempt the several Chartered Banks from the Tax on their circulation on certain conditions. 30th August, 1851. | 14 & 15 Victoria – Chapter 70 | 1851 | This act exempts chartered banks from taxes on their circulation if they meet the stated conditions, in order to encourage them to meet the expectations of the province's General Bank Act. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act to amend the Act to establish Freedom of Banking in this Province. 30th August, 1851. | 14 & 15 Victoria – Chapter 69 | 1851 | This is an amendment to an 1850 act which establishes regulations under which banks in the province are to operate. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act to continue for a limited time the several Acts and Ordinances therein mentioned, and for other purposes. 30th August, 1851. | 14 & 15 Victoria – Chapter 68 | 1851 | This is the continuation of a number of past acts relating to various different matters. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act to repeal in part and to amend an Act, intituled, An Act for the better protection of the Lands and property of the Indians in Lower Canada. 30th August, 1851. | 14 & 15 Victoria – Chapter 59 | 1851 | This is an amendment to an 1850 act which defines the rights held by the indigenous peoples of Lower Canada to their lands and the resources on those lands, as well as the consequences for those who use those resources without the proper permissions. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act to allow Notaries to call meetings of relations and friends, in certain cases, without being thereto specially authorized by a Judge. 30th August, 1851. | 14 & 15 Victoria – Chapter 58 | 1851 | This act permits notaries to call family members together for various purposes when the need arises. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act to extend the period for payment of Fees on Crown Patents, and for other purposes therein mentioned. 30th August, 1851. | 14 & 15 Victoria – Chapter 56 | 1851 | This is an amendment to an 1849 act, which changed how public lands are granted and registered. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act to continue for a limited time an Act intituled, An Act to encourage the establishment of and regulate Savings Banks in this Province. 30th August,, 1851. | 14 & 15 Victoria – Chapter 55 | 1851 | This is an amendment to an 1841 which protects savings banks and promoted their establishment in the province. This includes regulations of banks daily operations and what they must report to the government. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act to amend and consolidate the Laws affording protection to Magistrates and others in the performance of public duties. 30th August, 1851. | 14 & 15 Victoria – Chapter 54 | 1851 | This act standardizes various past acts relating to the responsibilities of Magistrates. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act for the further amendment of the Laws relating to the Public Works in this Province. 30th August, 1851. | 14 & 15 Victoria – Chapter 53 | 1851 | This is an amendment to the act which establishes the provincial board of works. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act to repeal the Act of the 7th Victoria, Chapter 6, intituled, An Act to restrain Party Processions in certain cases. 30th August, 1851. | 14 & 15 Victoria – Chapter 50 | 1851 | This act repeals an 1843 act, which bans parades, festivals, and anniversaries that mark political events which may be offensive to substantial portions of the population. The act does create exceptions for religious festivals. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act to provide more effectually for taking the Periodical Census of the Province. 30th August, 1851. | 14 & 15 Victoria – Chapter 49 | 1851 | This act legislates for the periodical taking of the census every ten years, starting in 1852, then again following in 1861, and every ten years after that. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act to extend the provisions of the Currency Act to certain Gold and Silver Coins coined after the periods in the said Act limited. 30th August, 1851. | 14 & 15 Victoria – Chapter 48 | 1851 | This is an amendment to an 1841 act which standardized the currency of United Canada, making it harder to counterfeit money, and standardizes the value of various foreign currencies. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act to provide for the introduction of the Decimal System into the Currency of this Province, and otherwise to amend the laws relative to the Currency. 30th August, 1851. | 14 & 15 Victoria – Chapter 47 | 1851 | This act attempts to adopt a currency system which can be made common throughout the British colonies of North America. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act for granting to Her Majesty certain sums required for defraying certain expenses of the Civil Government for the year one thousand eight hundred and fifty-one, and certain other expenses connected with the Public Service. 30th August, 1851. | 14 & 15 Victoria – Chapter 46 | 1851 | This act details various funds being requested for various public services. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act for the relief of Mortgagees. 30th August, 1851. | 14 & 15 Victoria – Chapter 45 | 1851 | This act allows Mortgagees to release some of the equity held in the property they are holding a mortgage on in order to relieve financial distress. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act to enable Creditors to attach the effects of Debtors about to leave the Province in cases under Ten Pounds. 2d August, 1851. | 14 & 15 Victoria – Chapter 18 | 1851 | This act enables creditors to seize the property of debtors who are leaving the province. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act for the further amendment of the Administration of the Criminal Law. 2d August, 1851. | 14 & 15 Victoria – Chapter 13 | 1851 | This act clarifies certain matters of criminal law in provincial courts. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act to amend the Heir and Devisee Act. 2d August, 1851. | 14 & 15 Victoria – Chapter 12 | 1851 | This act makes amendments to how property is claimed by inheritance through the courts. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act to compel the Registration of Deeds and Instruments creating Debts to the Crown. 2d August, 1851. | 14 & 15 Victoria – Chapter 9 | 1851 | This act details how property deeds are to be registered when mortgages or other debts against the property is involved, so that the purchaser is protected against the debt. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act to facilitate the Leasing of Lands and Tenements. 2d August, 1851. | 14 & 15 Victoria – Chapter 8 | 1851 | This act standardizes the rules around leasing and tenements throughout the province. | Early Canadiana Online |