Legislation by Province: Lower Canada (1792-1841)
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| Title | Chapter | Date Passed | Legislative Summary | Source Document |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| An Act to explain and amend the Law respecting Last Wills and Testaments. (8th April, 1801) | 41 George III Chapter 4 | 1801 | This Act clarifies certain parts of British inheritance law and brings it more in line with French inheritance practice. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act for the Relief of Persons holding Lands or immoveable Property of His Majesty, En roture, upon which Lots et Ventes, or Mutation Fines are due. (8th April, 1801) | 41 George III Chapter 3 | 1801 | This Act outlines provisions to be made for those who are owing lots et ventes on their land to the crown, detailing how they are to be paid, and how the appointed commissioners are to collect it. It also states that anybody who had property damaged or destroyed in the defence of the city of Quebec is to have their lots et ventes discharged. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act further to continue an Act passed in the thirty sixth year of His Majesty’s Reign, intituled, An Act for making a temporary provision for the regulation of trade between this Province and the United States of America, by Land or Inland Navigation. (8th April, 1801) | 41 George III Chapter 2 | 1801 | This Act continues an Act first passed in 1796 which allows for the suspension of any ordinance, in whole or in part, of any ordinance or act of this province relative to trade by the Governor or Lieutenant Governor, and to give directions and make regulations with respect to imports, exports, duties, or anything else between Lower Canada and the United States. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act for further to continue for a limited time, An Act passed in the thirty seventh year of His Majesty’s Reign, intituled, An Act for the better preservation of His Majesty’s Government as by Law happily established in this Province. (8th April, 1801.) | 41 George III Chapter 1 | 1801 | This Act renews an act first passed in 1797, which established terms under which certain prisoners can seek justice under Habeas Corpus, depending on what crimes they have been imprisoned, and how long they have been imprisoned. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act to prevent harbouring run-away Seamen, to repeal certain parts of an Act or Ordinance therein mentioned, and for other purposes. (29th May, 1800) | 40 George III Chapter 8 | 1800 | This act makes it illegal for seamen to leave their ships before the end of their term. In order to aid in the application of this law, this act also makes it illegal to harbour a runaway seaman, and specifies various penalties for those who should attempt to harbour them, from innkeepers to ship's captains. | Early Canadiana Online |
| A Declaratory Act respecting Actions for Criminal Conversation. (29th May, 1800.) | 40 George III Chapter 7 | 1800 | This act allows wives to sue their husbands for damages without first having to prove their husbands guilty of adultery in a court of law. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act for erecting a Bridge over the River Jacques Cartier. (29th May, 1800.) | 40 George III Chapter 6 | 1800 | This act authorises the building of a bridge over the Jacques Cartier river. It appoints commissioners to oversee the construction of the bridge, including the surveying of the banks to determine the best location for the building project, and specifies toll rates that will be charged once the bridge is completed in order to offset the construction costs. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act to give further Powers to the Executive Government to prevent the introduction or spreading of infectious or contagious Diseases in this Province. (29th May, 1800) | 40 George III Chapter 5 | 1800 | This act empowers the Port Masters or other persons appointed by the government to quarantine ships who have arrived from areas that are known to have outbreaks of contagious diseases in order to prevent outbreaks of those diseases within the province. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act for appointing Commissioners to treat with Commissioners appointed or to be appointed by the Province of Upper-Canada for the purposes therein mentioned. (29th May, 1800.) | 40 George III Chapter 4 | 1800 | In order to accomplish the task set out by an act passed in 1799 which seeks to pass articles recommended by commissioners appointed to negotiate trade and duties between Lower and Upper Canada, this act appoints new commissioners to act as negotiators on behalf of the province. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act further to continue for a limited time, an Act passed in the thirty sixth year of His Majesty’s Reign, intituled "An Act for making a temporary provision for the regulation of Trade between this Province and the United States of America, by land or inland Navigation. (29th May, 1800.) | 40 George III Chapter 3 | 1800 | This act renews an act first passed in 1796, regulating all forms of trade between the province and the United States. The act is passed without any modifications. | Early Canadiana Online |