Legislation by Province: Lower Canada (1792-1841)
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| Title | Chapter | Date Passed | Legislative Summary | Source Document |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| An Ordinance to continue certain Acts therein mentioned, relating to the Administration of Justice in the Inferior District of Gaspe. | 2 Victoria Chapter 40 (Session 4) | 1839 | This Ordinance continues several Acts, listed, relating to the Justice System in the Inferior District of Gaspé, which are to remain in force until 1842. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Ordinance to make provision for defraying the Civil Expenditure of the Provincial Government, for the year ending on the tenth day of October, one thousand eight hundred and thirty-nine. | 2 Victoria Chapter 39 (Session 4) | 1839 | This Ordinance provides a sum not exceeding sixty-two thousand and one pounds, thirteen shillings and two pence sterling to defray the expenses of the civil government for the year. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Ordinance for erecting a Court House with proper Offices at Sherbrooke, in the District of Saint Francis, and for defaying the expense thereof. | 2 Victoria Chapter 38 (Session 4) | 1839 | This Ordinance makes provision for the construction of a new Court House in the District of Saint-François at Sherbrooke, as described. The Ordinance also makes the Village of Sherbrooke a Town. Instructions for the Court House's construction and allowable expenses are outlined. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Ordinance to change the place of the Registry Office for the County of Stanstead. | 2 Victoria Chapter 37 (Session 4) | 1839 | Under this Ordinance, the Registry Office established for Stanstead under the 1830 Act, “An Act to establish Registry Offices in the Counties of Drummond, Sherbrooke, Stanstead, Shefford and Missiskoui,” is to be moved to Stanstead Plain. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Ordinance concerning Bankrupts, and the Administration and Distribution of their Estates and Effects. | 2 Victoria Chapter 36 (Session 4) | 1839 | This Ordinance describes who qualifies as "a Trader" liable to become bankrupt and the processes bankrupt persons are subject to, including how their estates and effects are to be handled. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Ordinance to extend the provisions of the Ordinance therein-mentioned to the losses sustained by certain Loyal Inhabitants of this Province, during the Rebellion which has occurred since the passing of the said Ordinance. | 2 Victoria Chapter 35 (Session 4) | 1839 | Under this Ordinance, the 1838 Ordinance, “An Ordinance to authorize the appointment of Commissioners to investigate the claims of certain Loyal Inhabitants of this Province, for losses sustained during the late unnatural Rebellion,” is extended to all losses sustained by loyal subjects. | Early Canadiana Online |
| 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. | 2 Victoria Chapter 34 (Session 4) | 1839 | This Ordinance restricts access to winter roads, as outlined, including the types of vehicles allowed on the roads listed, to better preserve Post Roads during the winter. This Ordinance is to remain in force until 1842. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Ordinance to repeal a certain Act therein mentioned, relative to a certain Market Place at Pres de Ville, in the City of Montreal. | 2 Victoria Chapter 33 (Session 4) | 1839 | Under this Ordinance, the 1829 Act, “An Act to establish a certain Market Place in the City of Montreal,” is repealed. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Ordinance to provide for the subsistence of Volunteers and Militiamen who may have been, or may be wounded, and for that of the families of those who may have been, or may be killed, in certain cases hitherto unprovided for. | 2 Victoria Chapter 32 (Session 4) | 1839 | This Ordinance provides sums as listed to the families of militiamen killed or volunteer militiamen wounded during the 1837-8 rebellion. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Ordinance to continue, for a limited time, a certain Ordinance, relative to Persons charged with High Treason, Suspicion of High Treason, Misprision of High Treason, and Treasonable Practices. | 2 Victoria Chapter 31 (Session 4) | 1839 | This Ordinance continues the 1838 Ordinance, “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,” until 1840. | Early Canadiana Online |