Legislation by Province: Lower Canada (1792-1841)
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| Title | Chapter | Date Passed | Legislative Summary | Source Document |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| An Ordinance to prescribe and regulate the election and appointment of certain officers, in the several Parishes and Townships in this Province, and to make other provisions for the local interests of the Inhabitants of these Divisions of the Province. | 4 Victoria Chapter 3 (Session 6) | 1840 | This Ordinance outlines how officers are to be elected, including who is eligible to vote in these elections, and their duties. This Ordinance is made permanent. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Ordinance to amend a certain Ordinance therein-mentioned. | 4 Victoria Chapter 2 (Session 6) | 1840 | This Ordinance corrects an error in the first chapter of this Session wherein the wrong Ordinance was referred to in "An Ordinance to amend an Ordinance of the Legislature of this Province, made and passed in the fourth year of Her Majesty’s Reign, intituled, ‘An Ordinance to establish new Territorial Divisions of Lower Canada, and to alter and amend the Judicature, and provide for the better and more efficient administration of Justice throughout this Province.'" The Ordinance that should have been amended was the 1840 Ordinance “An Ordinance to provide for the more easy and expeditious administration of Justice, in civil causes and matters involving small pecuniary value and interest throughout this Province." | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Ordinance to amend a certain Ordinance of the Legislature of this Province, made and passed in the fourth year of the Reign of Her Majesty, intituled, “An Ordinance to establish new Territorial Divisions of Lower Canada, and to alter and amend the Judicature, and provide for the better and more efficient administration of Justice throughout this Province;” and also a certain other Ordinance of the same Legislature, made and passed in the same year, intituled, “An Ordinance to provide for the more easy and expeditious administration of Justice, in civil causes and matters involving small pecuniary value and interest, throughout this Province.” | 4 Victoria Chapter 1 (Session 6) | 1840 | This Ordinance amends two Ordinances passed in 1840 relating to the Court of the King's Bench, Court of Queen's Bench, and the Court of Common Pleas. This Ordinance is made permanent. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Ordinance to incorporate the Quebec Library. | 3 Victoria Chapter 50 (Session 5) | 1840 | This Ordinance establishes, “The Trustees of the Quebec Library,” as a body politic and corporate and provides instructions for its function and administration. This Ordinance is made permanent. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Ordinance to incorporate the Quebec Advocates’ Library. | 3 Victoria Chapter 49 (Session 5) | 1840 | This Ordinance establishes, of “ The Quebec Advocates’ Library,” as a body politic and corporate and provides instructions for its function and administration. This Ordinance is made permanent. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Ordinance to incorporate the Advocates’ Library of Montreal. | 3 Victoria Chapter 48 (Session 5) | 1840 | This Ordinance establishes, “The Advocates Library and Law Institute of Montreal,” as a body politic and corporate and provides instructions for its function and administration. This Ordinance is made permanent. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Ordinance to repeal certain parts of an Ordinance therein mentioned, and to amend certain other parts of the said Ordinance, and to amend certain parts of another Ordinance therein mentioned, and make further provision for establishing and maintaining an efficient system of Police in the Cities of Quebec and Montreal, and the Town and Borough of Three Rivers. | 3 Victoria Chapter 47 (Session 5) | 1840 | This Ordinance suspends and replaces certain parts, as described, of the 1839 Ordinance, “An Ordinance for establishing an efficient system of Police in the Cities of Quebec and Montreal.” Certain sections of the 1839 Ordinance, and this Ordinance, are extended to Trois-Rivières. This Ordinance is made permanent. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Ordinance for making a Rail-Road from Carillon to Grenville. | 3 Victoria Chapter 46 (Session 5) | 1840 | This Ordinance makes provisions for the construction of a railroad from the from Carillon, on the River Ottawa, to Grenville , as specified. The railroad's proprietors are listed and made a body politic and corporate by the name “The Company of Proprietors of the Upper and Lower Ottawa Rail-road.” Their rights, duties, and the terms under which they may operate are outlined. Stipulations for the construction and maintenance of the railroad are provided. This Ordinance is made permanent. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Ordinance to establish new Territorial Divisions of Lower Canada, and to alter and amend the Judicature, and provide for the better and more efficient administration of Justice throughout this Province. | 3 Victoria Chapter 45 (Session 5) | 1840 | This Ordinance repeals and replaces several Acts relating to the judicature of the several districts of the province. The boundaries of the several districts are described. Under this Ordinance, the "Court of the King's Bench" is to be referred to as the "Court of the Queen's Bench" in future Acts. This Ordinance is made permanent. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Ordinance to repeal certain parts of an Ordinance therein-mentioned, and to amend certain other parts of the said Ordinance, and to provide for the further protection of the Indians in this Province. | 3 Victoria Chapter 44 (Session 5) | 1840 | This Ordinance repeals and replaces the 1777 Act, “An Ordinance to prevent the selling of strong liquors to the Indians in the Province of Quebec, as also to deter persons from buying their Arms or Clothing, and for other purposes relative to the trade and intercourse with the said Indians." Under this Ordinance, the Governor is empowered to order any person to be removed from any Indian Village. This Ordinance is made permanent. | Early Canadiana Online |