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 to make more effectual provision for the security of the Titles to Real Property in the Inferior District of Gaspe. (31st March, 1831.) | 1 William IV Chapter 23 | 1831 | This Act resolves some doubts about the 1819 Act, “An Act to secure the inhabitants of the Inferior District of Gaspe in the possession and enjoyment of their Lands,” pertaining to the legal effect of entries in the Register. The Act also amends and repeals sections of the 1819 Act. |
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| An Act to repeal in part an Act passed in the ninth year of His late Majesty’s Reign, chapter forty-two, intituled, “An Act relating to the Fisheries in the County of Gaspé.” (31st March, 1831.) | 1 William IV Chapter 22 | 1831 | This Act repeals and replaces certain sections of the 1829 Act, “An Act relating to the Fisheries in the County of Gaspé.” This Act makes provisions for the appointment of Inspectors of Fish, including how they are to be appointed and their duties. This Act is to remain in force until 1833. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act to appropriate a certain sum of money therein-mentioned to the Improvement of the Navigation from the Cascades to Lake Saint Francis. (31st March, 1831.) | 1 William IV Chapter 21 | 1831 | Under this Act, three Commissioners are to be appointed to oversee improvements to the portion of the Saint Lawrence River extending from the Cascades to Lac Saint-François. A sum not exceeding ten thousand two hundred and one pounds eight shillings and seven pence is to be applied for this purpose. Directions for how these improvements should be undertaken are outlined. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act to repeal an Act passed in the forty-eighth year of the Reign of His Majesty King George the Third, chapter nineteen, respecting the Inland Navigation of the River Saint Lawrence, and to make other provisions concerning the said navigation. (31st March, 1831.) | 1 William IV Chapter 20 | 1831 | This Act repeals the 1808 Act, “An Act to provide a permanent Fund for the improvement of the inland navigation of the River Saint Lawrence.” Any funds remaining unexpended that were collected by virtue of this Act are to be used to make the Sainte Anne Rapids navigable by Steam Boats. The processes by which this is to be done are outlined. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act to establish a Public Market in the Saint Roch Suburb of the City of Quebec. (31st March, 1831.) | 1 William IV Chapter 19 | 1831 | This Act outlines how Commissioners are to be appointed to oversee the construction of a Public Market in the Saint-Roch suburb of Quebec, and the processes by which the construction can be undertaken. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act to appropriate certain sums of money therein-mentioned for the relief of the Indigent Sick and the support of Foundlings and Insane Persons. (31st March, 1831.) | 1 William IV Chapter 18 | 1831 | This Act provides several sums to cover the expenses of several hospitals and charities, as outlined. The processes by which these funds are to be accounted for are outlined. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act to provide for the Erection of a Wing on the North-Western side of the Building in which the Sittings of the Legislature are now held. (31st March, 1831.) | 1 William IV Chapter 17 | 1831 | Under this Act, three Commissioners are to be appointed to erect a new Wing on the North-Western fide of the building where Legislature is held in order to provide sufficient apartments for sittings to be held. A sum not exceeding in the whole the sum of nine thousand pounds is to be provided for this purpose. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act to enable His Majesty to acquire the property of the Episcopal Palace at Quebec, and of the Ground thereunto attached, for the Public uses of the Province. (31st March, 1831.) | 1 William IV Chapter 16 | 1831 | This Act outlines the reasons why and the processes by which the Episcopal Palace at Quebec is to become public property. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act to authorize the appointment of Commissioners to treat with Commissioners of the part of Upper Canada, respecting the drawing of a division Line, between Lower and Upper Canada. (31st March, 1831.) | 1 William IV Chapter 15 | 1831 | This Act authorizes Commissioners to appoint fit and proper persons to meet with Commissioners from Upper Canada to draw a line of division between the provinces across the lands situated between the Ottawa and St. Lawrence Rivers. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act to authorize the payment of certain monies due by the Commissioners for the erection of the Gaol at Sherbrooke. (31st March, 1831.) | 1 William IV Chapter 14 | 1831 | This Act authorizes certain sums to be paid to cover expenses incurred for the construction of a gaol in Sherbrooke, including sums borrowed from a Mistress Painter and the Montreal Bank. | Early Canadiana Online |