Legislation by Province: Lower Canada (1792-1841)
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| Title | Chapter | Date Passed | Legislative Summary | Source Document |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| An Act to vest in His Majesty, the Property of Pierre Chasseur’s Museum of Natural History, for Public benefit. (21st March, 1836.) | 6 William IV Chapter 47 | 1836 | This Act outlines how Pierre Chasseur can be acquitted of his debt, advanced in 1829, under “An Act to appropriate a certain sum of money for the encouragement of Pierre Chasseur in forming a Collection of subjects of Natural History of the Canadas,” and another act in 1830, “An Act to appropriate a certain sum of money for the further encouragement of Pierre Chasseur." Some directions for how the museum established by him is to operate are given. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act to revive, amend, and continue for a limited time, a certain Act concerning the Police of William Henry, and other Villages. (21st March, 1836). | 6 William IV Chapter 46 | 1836 | This Act revives and continues the 1824 Act, "An Act to repeal a certain Act therein mentioned, and to provide for the Police of the Borough of William Henry and certain other Villages in this Province." Further provisions, pertaining to rules and regulations for the police, are outlined. This Act is to remain in force until 1840. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act to enable the Commissioners for the erection of a New Hall of Assembly, to pay off a certain excess of expenditure, and to cause certain work to be done about the said Building. (21st March, 1836.) | 6 William IV Chapter 45 | 1836 | This Act lists the sums to be provided to pay sums owed for work done on the Hall of Assembly and further sums to be provided for further work, such as the creation of a new sewer to the new privies. The processes by which these funds are to be accounted for are outlined. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act to grant an Aid towards printing, in the French language, the Treatise on Agriculture written by William Evans. (21st March, 1836.) | 6 William IV Chapter 44 | 1836 | This Act provides a sum not exceeding two hundred and fifteen pounds to cause “A Treatise on the Theory and Practise of Agriculture, adapted to the cultivation and economy of the animal and vegetable productions of Agriculture in Canada, with a concise history of Agriculture and a view of its present state in some of the principal Countries, of the earth and particularly in the British Isles and in Canada," to be translated into French and distributed. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act to continue for a limited time, two certain Acts therein mentioned concerning the Militia of this Province. (21st March, 1836.) | 6 William IV Chapter 43 | 1836 | Under this Act, the 1830 Act, “An Act to provide for the better defence of the Province, and to regulate the Militia thereof,” and the 1832 Act, “An Act to authorise the appointing of Courts of Inquiry for investigating the qualification of Militia Officers, in certain cases,” are to remain in force until 1838. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act to facilitate the proceedings on certain oppositions to Marriages. (21st March, 1836). | 6 William IV Chapter 42 | 1836 | Under this Act, the Court or a judge of the Court of the King's Bench can compel anyone who has opposed a marriage to show cause to support their objection, whereupon the judge or court can decide upon the matter. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act to appropriate a certain sum of money for the construction of a Bridge over the River Sainte Anne, in the County of Champlain. (21st March, 1836.) | 6 William IV Chapter 41 | 1836 | This Act provides for the appointment of commissioners to oversee the construction of a bridge over the Sainte Anne River from Sainte-Anne-de-la-Pérade, across an island belonging to Louis Baribeau, and then over the south-western channel. Standards for the construction and maintenance are outlined, and the Act sets rates for pontage. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act to cause a Census to be taken of the Counties of Montmorenci and Drummond. (21st March, 1836.) | 6 William IV Chapter 40 | 1836 | This Act makes provision for a census to be taken in the counties of Montmorency and Drummond, with the provision that only the number of inhabitants are enumerated, no other distinctions are to be recorded. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act to establish Depots of Provisions for the relief of Shipwrecked Seamen. (21st March, 1836.) | 6 William IV Chapter 39 | 1836 | This Act reestablishes several depots of provisions for shipwrecked sailors previously established and makes provisions for several new depots, as outlined. The Act describes how these depots should be maintained and paid for. The processes by which these funds are to be accounted for are outlined. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act to appoint a Commissioner on the part of this Province to arbitrate with Commissioners on the part of the Provinces of Nova Scotia, New Brunswick, and Prince Edwards Island, respecting the maintenance of Light Houses on the Islands of Scatterie and Saint Paul. (21st March, 1836.) | 6 William IV Chapter 38 | 1836 | Under this Act, the 1830 Act, "An Act to appropriate a certain sum of money towards the erection of a Light House on the Island of Saint Paul, and to provide for the maintenance thereof," is repealed. The Act outlines how sites on the Island of Saint Paul are to be proposed as possible sites for the construction of a lighthouse sand how they should be surveyed, and how expenses will be paid. | Early Canadiana Online |