This Ordinance amends and makes permanent the 1839 Ordinance, ,“An Ordinance to establish a Board of Works in this Province," including by providing for the salary of the Chairman of the Board.
This act continues and makes perpetual an act passed in 1835. It concerns pensions for militia members and was passed after being petitioned by veterans of the war of 1812.
This act establishes a board of three people to determine whether veterans of the war of 1812 should receive a pension due to their age and inability to work. It defines further rules for those receiving said pensions, whether they be veterans or the widows of veterans.
This Ordinance amends the 1838 Ordinance, “An Ordinance to provide for the better defence of the Province, and to regulate the Militia thereof,” as regards the annual muster of the companies of the Militia. This Ordinance is to remain in force until 1843.
This Ordinance outlines limits on the types of vehicles that can use Highways or Public Roads with the intention of preserving the roads during the winter, and repeals and replaces the 1839 Ordinance, “An Ordinance to provide for the improvement, during the Winter Season, of the principal Post Roads from various parts of the Province to Montreal, and for other purposes." This Ordinance is made permanent.
This this an amendment to an act first passed in 1805 which regulates the curing and packing of beef and pork. Amendments concern the defacement of brand marks, and classifications of quality of pork.
This act calls for the inspection of fish, in order to ensure the regulation of packing and duties charged, and the prevention of non-residents of the province engaging in the trade.
This Ordinance provides a sum not exceeding forty-nine thousand and fifteen pounds thirteen shillings and seven pence to cover the expenses of the Civil Government.
This act renews and makes perpetual an act first passed in 1818, which specifies the need for auctioneers to hold a license in order to practice. The act specifies the cost of said license, what information they are to contain, and who is able to grant such license. It also places a levy on all goods sold at auction.
This act continues and makes perpetual certain parts of an act passed in 1830, which enacts certain provisions regarding innkeepers' licenses and specifies regarding the granting of licenses to innkeepers, and stipulates that revenue raised through the sale of such licenses be used to upgrade roads and bridges.