Legislation by Jurisdictional Relevance: Provincial/Provinciale
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| Title | Chapter | Date Passed | Legislative Summary | Source Document |
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| An Ordinance to declare and define the period when the Rebellion, now unhappily existing in this Province, shall be taken and held to cease, and for other purposes. | 2 Victoria Chapter 5 (Session 3) | 1838 | Under this Ordinance, the Governor, Lieutenant Governor, or person administering the Government is empowered to declare when the rebellion has ceased and been suppressed. This Ordinance is to remain in force until June. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Ordinance to make good two certain sums of money therein mentioned advanced in payment of certain indispensable expenses of the Civil Government of Lower Canada, between the first day of March, one thousand eight hundred and thirty-eight, and the thirty-first day of October of the same year. | 2 Victoria Chapter 5 (Session 2) | 1838 | This Ordinance provides a sum of five thousand five hundred and eighty-three pounds, nineteen shillings and ten pence, sterling and a sum of eighteen thousand one hundred and thirty-six pounds, seventeen shillings and six pence sterling to make good on sums expended by the Civil Government between March and October of 1838. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act to amend an Act passed in the Sixth Session of the First General Assembly, intituled “An Act for the Encouragement of Education in this Colony.” (Passed 25th October, 1838.) | 2 Victoria - Chapter 5 | 1838 | This act is an amendment to an act first passed in 1836, which alloted money to various schools and school districts, and called for the appointment of thirteen individuals to create new school boards across the province. The amendment has to do with schoolbooks, and who will be responsible for the choosing and purchasing of books for schools. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Ordinance to authorize the apprehension and detention of persons charged with High Treason, Suspicion of High Treason, Misprision of High Treason, and Treasonable Practices, and to suspend, for a limited time, as to such persons, a certain Ordinance therein mentioned, and for other purposes | 2 Victoria Chapter 4 (Session 3) | 1838 | Under this Ordinance, all persons in custody for High Treason, Suspicion of High Treason, Misprision of High Treason, or Treasonable Practices may be detained without bail or mainprize. This Ordinance is to remain in force until June. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Ordinance to make provision for defraying the Civil Expenditure of the Provincial Government, from the first day of April, one thousand eight hundred and thirty-eight, to the tenth day of October of the same year. | 2 Victoria Chapter 4 (Session 2) | 1838 | This Ordinance provides a sum not exceeding twenty nine thousand one hundred and twenty six pounds, eighteen shillings and ten pence, sterling to defray the expenses of the Civil Government incurred between April and October 1838. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act to authorize the Treasurer of this Colony to raise on Loan a Sum not exceeding Ten Thousand Five Hundred Pounds, for the purpose of Making and Repairing Roads, Streets and Bridges therein. (Passed 25th October, 1838.) | 2 Victoria - Chapter 4 | 1838 | This act allows the government to raise money in order to develop funds to continue building and repairing roads throughout the province. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act for Granting to Her Majesty a Supply of Money for Making and Repairing of Roads, Streets, and Bridges in this Colony, and to regulate the Expenditure of the same. (Passed 25th October, 1838.) | 2 Victoria - Chapter 3 | 1838 | This act grants various sums of money to repair and build a number of roads throughout the province and names the individuals in charge of disbursing the funds and supervising the construction in various areas. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Ordinance to authorize the Seizing and Detaining for a limited lime of Gunpowder, Arms, Weapons, Lead, and Munitions of War. | 2 Victoria Chapter 2 (Session 3) | 1838 | Under this Ordinance it is made lawful for any Justice of the Peace, Magistrate, or other authorised person, to seize gunpowder, arms, lead, and other materials for making musket bullets or weapons and convey such to the Police, as outlined. Penalties for those who impede the seizure of these materials are described. The Ordinance also repeals the 1838 Ordinance, “An Ordinance to declare and ascertain the period when the Laws and Ordinances made and passed by the Governor, or person authorized to execute the Commission of Governor, and Special Council of this Province, shall take effect." This Ordinance is to remain in force until 1840. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act for Granting to Her Majesty certain Duties on Goods, Wares, and Merchandize, Imported into this Colony and its Dependencies. (Passed 25th October, 1838.) | 2 Victoria - Chapter 2 | 1838 | This act places a duty on specific items coming into the province in order to generate a revenue for the government. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Ordinance to authorize certain Banks therein named to suspend Specie Payments in certain cases. | 2 Victoria Chapter 1 (Session 3) | 1838 | Under this Ordinance, any Bank within the Province that ceases to redeem its notes in the current coin of the Province is not to be compelled to cease its operations, within the terms as described. Measures relating to the suspension of Cash Payments are outlined. A form for obtaining the general statement of affairs for banking branches is included. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act for Granting to Her Majesty a Sum of Money for defraying the Expense of the Civil Government of this Colony for the Year ending the Thirtieth day of June in the Year of Our Lord One Thousand Eight Hundred and Thirty Eight, and for other purposes. (Passed 13th July, 1838.) | 2 Victoria - Chapter 1 | 1838 | This act grants various sums of money to a number of individuals in return for services rendered to the province during the fiscal year. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act granting a certain sum of money to defray the expenses of the Civil Government, for the year One Thousand Eight Hundred and Thirty-eight, and for other purposes therein-mentioned. Passed 6th March, 1838. | 1 Victoria – Chapter 62 | 1838 | This act grants various sums of money to pay officials who provide services to the legislative assembly. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act to make good certain monies advanced in compliance with the Address of the House of Assembly, during the First and Second Sessions of the present Parliament, for the Contingent Expenses of the Legislature of this Province. Passed 6th March, 1838. | 1 Victoria – Chapter 61 | 1838 | This act grants over thirteen thousand pounds in accordance with various expenditures of the provincial legislature. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act granting a sum of Money for the support of Common Schools, for the year one thousand eight hundred and thirty-eight. Passed 6th March, 1838. | 1 Victoria – Chapter 60 | 1838 | This act grants sums of money to the various school districts across the province. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act granting to Her Majesty a certain sum of money, for the purposes therein-mentioned. Passed 6th March, 1838. | 1 Victoria – Chapter 58 | 1838 | This act makes money available to repay John Farrell for aid he rendered to destitute emigrants. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act granting a certain sum of money to Her Majesty, for the purposes therein-mentioned. Passed 6th March, 1838. | 1 Victoria – Chapter 57 | 1838 | This act allows the province to raise loans from various bodies, either government or corporate, in order to complete the navigational improvements of the St. Lawrence River. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act to make further provision for the Support and Regulation of the Provincial Penitentiary. Passed 6th March, 1838. | 1 Victoria – Chapter 53 | 1838 | This act provides a sum of five thousand pounds to support the provincial penitentiary. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act to prevent the Receiver General from advancing any further sum on loans for certain Public Works, until the interest is paid thereon. Passed 6th March, 1838. | 1 Victoria – Chapter 52 | 1838 | This act prevents any further loans for the completion of public works to projects who have already received loans, until they have paid off the interest of previous loans. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act to provide Pensions for the Widows and Children of Militiamen killed during the late Rebellion, and for other purposes therein mentioned. Passed 6th March, 1838. | 1 Victoria – Chapter 44 | 1838 | This act provides a pension for the widows and children of anybody killed in service of the militia, either in the past war of 1812 or in future wars. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act to amend the Act incorporating The New Brunswick Fire Insurance Company. Passed 9th March 1838. | 1 Victoria Chapter 41 | 1838 | This act allows for the executive of the New Brunswick Fire Insurance Company to raise 10,000 pounds in capital from its stock holders to make up for the losses endured in a great fire in Saint John. | Acts of the General Assembly of Her Majesty's Province of New Brunswick passed in the year 1838. Fredericton: John Simpson, 1838. |