Legislation by Province: Lower Canada (1792-1841)
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| Title | Chapter | Date Passed | Legislative Summary | Source Document |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| An Ordinance to suspend certain Acts therein mentioned, and to regulate in a better manner the Packing and Inspection of Flour and Indian Meal. | 2 Victoria Chapter 10 (Session 4) | 1839 | This Ordinance temporarily suspends and replaces three Acts relating to the packing and inspection of flour and cornmeal. This Ordinance is to remain in force until 1842. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Ordinance to repeal so much of an Act of the Parliament of Great-Britain, of the twenty-fifth year of the Reign of His late Majesty, George the Second, as directs the Period of the Execution of persons convicted of the crime of Murder, and for other purposes. | 2 Victoria Chapter 9 (Session 4) | 1839 | This Ordinance repeals sections of the former Act, "An Act for the better preventing the horrid crime of Murder,” and provides that the sentence of death can be pronounced after conviction of murder as after conviction for other capital offences. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Ordinance to suspend for a limited time certain parts of two Ordinances therein mentioned, as far as the same relate to the City of Montreal, and to establish a Society therein for preventing accidents by Fire. | 2 Victoria Chapter 8 (Session 4) | 1839 | This Ordinance suspends and replaces the 1777 Act, “An Ordinance for preventing accidents by Fire,” and the 1790 Act, “An Act or Ordinance to amend an Actor Ordinance for preventing accidents by Fire, passed in the seventeenth year of His Majesty’s Reign,” as relates to the appointment of an Overseer for Montreal for a limited time. The Ordinance outlines the duties and operation of the "Fire Society" who are to assume the Overseer's role. This Ordinance is to remain in force until 1842. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Ordinance to amend the Act passed in the thirty-sixth, year of the Reign of King George the Third, chapter nine, commonly called the Road Act. | 2 Victoria Chapter 7 (Session 4) | 1839 | Under this Ordinance, Grand Voyers for each district are allowed to appoint Deputies as deemed necessary, in addition to Surveyors of Roads, under the terms as outlined. Their duties relating to the inspection, opening, and maintenance of roads are described. This Ordinance is to remain in force until 1842. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Ordinance to Incorporate the Canada Marine Insurance Company. | 2 Victoria Chapter 6 (Session 4) | 1839 | This Ordinance establishes the "Canada Marine Insurance Company” as a body politic and corporate and outlines how the company should function and the regulations the company is subject to, including the President and Directors' role and how administration is to be carried out. This Ordinance is to remain in force until 1842. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Ordinance to prevent the fraudulent manufacture, importation or circulation of Spurious Copper and Brass Coin. | 2 Victoria Chapter 5 (Session 4) | 1839 | This Ordinance regulates what currency is to be allowed to be imported into the Province, and outlines the process by which other coins or tokens can be authorised, including penalties for those who defy the terms of this Act. This Ordinance is to remain in force until 1842. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Ordinance to facilitate the manner in which Registers of Baptisms, Marriages and Burials, shall in future be numbered and authenticated, in the Province of Lower Canada. | 2 Victoria Chapter 4 (Session 4) | 1839 | This Ordinance provides instructions for how registers of Baptisms, Marriages, and Burials in the Province should be numbered and authenticated. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Ordinance to extend the provisions of a certain Act of the Legislature of this Province, therein mentioned. | 2 Victoria Chapter 3 (Session 4) | 1839 | This Ordinance extends two former Acts, “An Act for the transportation of certain offenders from this Province to England, to be thence again transported to New South Wales or Van Diemen’s Land,” and “An Ordinance to continue a certain Act therein mentioned, intituled, ‘An Act for the transportation of certain offenders from this Province to England, to be thence again transported to New South Wales or Van Diemen’s Land,’” to apply to those sentenced to death by Courts Martial. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Ordinance to authorise the Assistant Judge, appointed in lieu of the Resident Judge of the District of Three-Rivers, to sit and act in the Court of King’s Bench for the District of Saint Francis, in this Province, and to explain a certain Act therein mentioned, and for other purposes. | 2 Victoria Chapter 2 (Session 4) | 1839 | This Ordinance makes provision for an Assistant Judge to be appointed in place of the Resident Judge of the District of Trois-Rivières, Joseph Remi Vallieres de St. Real, esquire, and clarifies the terms of another Act therein mentioned. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Ordinance to suspend, for a limited time, part of certain Acts of the Legislature of this Province therein mentioned, and for other purposes. | 2 Victoria Chapter 1 (Session 4) | 1839 | This Ordinance adds extra Sessions for the Court of the King's Bench in Montreal in February and August to those already provided for in September and March for the Court to take cognizance of criminal offences. | Early Canadiana Online |