Legislation by Province: Lower Canada (1792-1841)
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| Title | Chapter | Date Passed | Legislative Summary | Source Document |
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| An Act 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.” (29th May, 1800.) | 40 George III Chapter 2 | 1800 | The continuation of an act passed in 1797, which defines the 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 provide Returning Officers for Knights, Citizens and Burgesses to serve in Assembly, and regulating Elections to be held for that purpose. (29th May, 1800.) | 40 George III Chapter 1 | 1800 | This act continues an act first passed in 1792 regarding the appointing of district returning officers, the terms they will serve as returning officers, penalties served by those who refuse an appointment. It also specifies a salary to be paid per day of service to the returning officers appointed, and the responsibilities of these officers during elections. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act for erecting Court Houses, with proper Offices in the several Districts of Quebec and Montreal, and for defraying the expences thereof. [3d June, 1799.] | 39 George III Chapter 10 | 1799 | This act allows for the financing of new court houses in the districts of Quebec and Montreal. It specifies the amount to be disbursed, how the money is to be disbursed and who is responsible for managing it. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act for repealing certain Acts granting Rates and Duties to His Majesty, and for granting new and additional Duties in lieu thereof, and for appropriating the same towards defraying the expences of the administration of Justice and support of the Civil Government, within this Province: and for other purposes therein mentioned. [3d. June, 1799] | 39 George III Chapter 9 | 1799 | This act specifies the duties to be paid to the province on the importation of specific goods. The penalties for failing to pay these duties are also laid out. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act for granting further encouragement, and a more ample allowance to the Maitres and Aides-de Poste in this Province. [3d June, 1799.] | 39 George III Chapter 8 | 1799 | This act provides further funding for horses, carts and/or sleighs for hire at strategic places across the province in order to make travel easier. It specifies the fares to be paid by travelers to the "Maitres-de-Poste" who are in charge of maintaining and hiring out the horses and carts. It also specifies how many servants & drivers can be hired by Maitres-de-Poste and the salaries to be paid to these drivers and servants. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act for the better regulating the Weights and Measures of this Province. [3d June, 1799.] | 39 George III Chapter 7 | 1799 | This act standardizes how items are weighed in order to determine cost of purchase and duties. The provincial standard is necessary in order to deal with international trade partners who have many ways of measuring different items. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act to provide Houses of Correction in the several Districts of this Province. [3d June, 1799.] | 39 George III Chapter 6 | 1799 | This act allows for the expansion of several district correction houses due to want of space. It also specifies the number of vagabonds, disorderly persons, and other minor criminals to be held in each district correction house at once, in preference for those who are convicted of more serious charges. Capital crimes are defined, as well as the treatment of prisoners who have been convicted of a capital crime, what crimes shall result in hard labour, and other various matters regarding prisoners in district criminal houses. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act to amend An Act passed in the thirty sixth Year of His present Majesty’s Reign, intituled, “An Act for making, repairing and altering the Highways and Bridges, within this Province, and for other purposes.” [3d June, 1799] | 39 George III Chapter 5 | 1799 | This act specifies roads to be build and/or repaired, specifies government funds to be disbursed in order to pay for these roads, states where these roads are going to be and who is responsible for the building and maintenance of said roads. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act to ratify, approve and confirm, certain additional Provisional Articles of Agreement entered into by the Respective Commissioners of this Province and the Province of Upper Canada, on the eleventh day of February, one thousand seven hundred and ninety nine. [3d. June, 1799.] | 39 George III Chapter 4 | 1799 | This act ratifies articles negotiated by commissioners appointed by the respective legislative assemblies of Upper and Lower Canada concerning trade between the provinces. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act 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,” [3d. June, 1799] | 39 George III Chapter 3 | 1799 | This act renews an act first passed in 1797, which defines the terms under which certain persons can seek justice under Habeas Corpus. It is renewed without modification. | Early Canadiana Online |