Legislation by Province: Lower Canada (1792-1841)
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| Title | Chapter | Date Passed | Legislative Summary | Source Document |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| An Ordinance to extend the provisions of a certain Ordinance concerning the erection of Parishes for civil purposes to Parishes canonically erected before the passing of the said Ordinance. | 4 Victoria Chapter 23 (Session 6) | 1841 | This Ordinance extends the 1839 Ordinance, “An Ordinance concerning the erection of Parishes, and the building of Churches, parsonage houses and church yards,” to parishes erected since the passing of that Ordinance. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Ordinance to provide for the improvement of a certain part of the Road from the City of Montreal, to the Cote St. Michel, in the Parish of Sault au Recollet. | 4 Victoria Chapter 22 (Session 6) | 1841 | This Ordinance provides that the road from Montreal to Côte Saint-Michel is to be macademaized and improved as described. “The St. Michel Road Company,” is established to carry out the terms of this Ordinance and to maintain the road. Tolls to be charged on the road are listed. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Ordinance to declare and regulate the tolls to be taken on the Bridge over Cap Rouge River; and for other purposes relative to the said Bridge. | 4 Victoria Chapter 21 (Session 6) | 1841 | This Ordinance allows tolls to be collected on the bridge crossing la rivière du Cap Rouge and lists the allowable sums to be collected, and who is to be excepted from paying the toll. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Ordinance to provide for the erection and establishment of Court Houses and Gaols, in certain Judicial Districts in this Province. | 4 Victoria Chapter 20 (Session 6) | 1841 | This Ordinance makes provision for the erection of court houses and jails in districts where the District Court is to be held but no court house or jail currently exists. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Ordinance to amend two certain Ordinances therein-mentioned, relative to the administration of justice in this Province, and to make other and further provision on the same subject. | 4 Victoria Chapter 19 (Session 6) | 1841 | This Ordinance amends the 1840 Ordinance passed earlier in this Session, "An Ordinance to amend a certain Ordinance of the Legislature of this Province, made and passed in the fourth year of the Reign of Her Majesty, intituled, 'An Ordinance to establish new Territorial Divisions of Lower Canada, and to alter and amend the Judicature, and provide for the better and more efficient administration of Justice throughout this Province;' and also a certain other Ordinance of the same Legislature, made and passed in the same year, intituled, 'An Ordinance to provide for the more easy and expeditious administration of Justice, in civil causes and matters involving small pecuniary value and interest, throughout this Province.'" | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Ordinance to amend An Act of the Provincial Parliament of this Province, intituled, “An Act for making a Rail-road from Lake Champlain to the River Saint Lawrence.” | 4 Victoria Chapter 18 (Session 6) | 1841 | This Ordinance amends the fifth, sixth, thirty-fifth, thirty-sixth, and thirty-ninth sections of the 1832 Act, "An Act for making a Rail-road from Lake Champlain to the River Saint Lawrence." This Ordinance is made permanent. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Ordinance to provide for the improvement of certain Roads in the neighbourhood of, and leading to the City of Quebec, and to raise a fund for that purpose | 4 Victoria Chapter 17 (Session 6) | 1841 | This Ordinance lists sums to be used to improve and maintain roads, listed, leading into the City of Québec, and establishes “The Trustees of the Quebec Turnpike Roads,” to fulfill the terms outlined. The tolls that may be charged on these roads, instructions for how they should be improved or maintained, and the processes by which Trustees can be appointed or removed are described. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Ordinance for establishing and maintaining belter means of communication between the City of Montreal and Chambly. | 4 Victoria Chapter 16 (Session 6) | 1841 | This Ordinance makes provision the establishment of a Turnpike-Road between Chambly and Longueuil, including the establishment of a ferry between the road and Île de Montréal. The Ordinance establishes “The Trustees of the Longueuil and Chambly Turnpike-road,” and gives instructions for how they will operate, the construction of the road, and the tolls that may be charged. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Ordinance for the better regulation of the office of Sheriff, in this Province. | 4 Victoria Chapter 15 (Session 6) | 1841 | This Ordinance outlines how complaints against Sheriffs can be filed at the Court of Common Pleas and penalties for Sheriffs found guilty of misconduct. The processes by which Sheriffs can be removed from their positions are outlined. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Ordinance to authorize the Council of the City of Montreal to discharge a certain debt, contracted by the Magistrates of the said City, for lighting the same with gas. | 4 Victoria Chapter 14 (Session 6) | 1841 | This Ordinance provides a sum of nine hundred and fifty pounds to the Montreal Gas Light Company to discharge a debt from 1839. | Early Canadiana Online |