The enactment of articles negotiated between Upper and Lower Canada concerning trade and tariffs, as agreed upon by commissioners appointed by prior legislative assemblies.
A continuation of an act from 1793 which requires every master of every ship to notify local authorities of aliens aboard their ships, and empowers said authorities to seize and imprison those who are suspected of treason.
An act to continue an act originally passed in 1796, which allows for the suspension of any ordinance relative 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.
This act allows for the apprehending and transferring of felons who have escaped from neighbouring provinces into Lower Canada in order to return them to their province of origin.
The continuation of an act passed in 1794, regulating the militia of the province, and further defining responsibilities of captains and officers, along with times and locations of assemblies.
This act allows for the regulation of any person who hired themselves out as a guide, conductor, canoeman, batteauman, or winterer, to perform a voyage to or from Upper Canada or "Indian Country," or to remain for any space of time, by entering into an agreement with an individual who shall act as their agent before a notary, to prevent the abandonment of services or the refusal of payment for said services.
This act allows for the laying out of the king's highway and roads within the province and between Lower and Upper Canada. The road's dimensions, where they are to be laid out, who is responsible for their laying out, and upkeep are outlined.
A continuation of an act passed in 1795 which relates to the establishment of any aliens who have resided in France for 6 months or more since 10 June 1789, or who have bought any real estate or public stock since that time. It also expands the legislation to include housekeepers who may reside with said aliens.
This act 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.
This act seeks to continue for two years the appointment of commissioners to negotiate duty fees and taxes on certain items imported between Lower and Upper Canada, as per an act passed in 1795.