Legislation by Province: Lower Canada (1792-1841)
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| Title | Chapter | Date Passed | Legislative Summary | Source Document |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| An Ordinance to provide more effectually for the safe storing and keeping of Gunpowder within and near the City and Town of Montreal. | 3 Victoria Chapter 33 (Session 5) | 1840 | This Ordinance outlines several rules and restrictions on the manner in which gunpowder can be stored in Montréal. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Ordinance to appropriate a further sum of money to defray the expenses of the Rural Police in the Districts of Montreal and Three Rivers, for the year ending in October one thousand eight hundred and forty. | 3 Victoria Chapter 32 (Session 5) | 1840 | This Ordinance provides a sum not exceeding in the whole five thousand five hundred pounds towards defraying the salaries and expenses of the rural police force for the Districts of Montreal and Trois-Rivières. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Ordinance to provide for the improvement of the Roads in the neighbourhood of, and leading to the City of Montreal, and to raise a fund for that purpose. | 3 Victoria Chapter 31 (Session 5) | 1840 | This Ordinance lists several roads in and leading into Montréal that are to be improved and maintained and describes the methods by which the associated costs will be provided for, such as by establishing tolls. The Ordinance makes provision for the appointment of trustees to keep, repair, and open roads and outlines their duties. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Ordinance to incorporate the Ecclesiastics of the Seminary of Saint Sulpice of Montreal, to confirm their Title to the Fief and Seigniory of the Island of Montreal, the Fief and Seigniory of the Lake of the Two Mountains, and the Fief and Seigniory of Saint Sulpice, in this Province; to provide for the gradual extinction of Seigniorial Rights and Dues, within the Seigniorial limits of the said Fiefs and Seigniories, and for other purposes. | 3 Victoria Chapter 30 (Session 5) | 1840 | This Ordinance establishes the Seminary of Saint Sulpice as an Ecclesiastical Corporation, under the name “The Ecclesiastics of the Seminary of Saint Sulpice of Montreal" and under the provisions outlined. The Ordinance describes the obligations of, and rules, regulations, and exceptions for the said corporation. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Ordinance to render permanent a certain Ordinance therein mentioned, relative to the improvement and enlargement of the Harbour of Montreal. | 3 Victoria Chapter 29 (Session 5) | 1840 | This Ordinance makes the 1838 "An Ordinance to authorize the Commissioners appointed under a certain Act of the Legislature of this Province therein mentioned, to borrow a further sum of money to be applied to the improvement and enlargement of the Harbour of Montreal, and for other purposes," permanent. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Ordinance to authorize the Commissioners for the improvement and enlargement of the Harbour of Montreal, to borrow a further sum of money, and for other purposes. | 3 Victoria Chapter 28 (Session 5) | 1840 | This Ordinance provides a sum not exceeding twenty-three thousand pounds towards improving the Harbour of Montréal, as outlined. This Ordinance is made permanent. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Ordinance to revive and render permanent a certain Act made to restrain all persons from undermining the Cliffs on which the Fortifications at Quebec are constructed. | 3 Victoria Chapter 27 (Session 5) | 1840 | This Ordinance revives and makes permanent the 1830 Act, “An Act to restrain all Persons from undermining the Cliffs on which the Fortifications of Quebec are constructed.” | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Ordinance to amend a certain Ordinance therein mentioned relative to the Militia of this Province. | 3 Victoria Chapter 26 (Session 5) | 1840 | This Ordinance amends the 1838 Ordinance, “An Ordinance to provide for the better defence of the Province, and to regulate the Militia thereof,” as regards the annual muster of the companies of the Militia. This Ordinance is to remain in force until 1843. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Ordinance to provide for the improvement, during the Winter season, of the Queen’s Highways in this Province, and for other purposes. | 3 Victoria Chapter 25 (Session 5) | 1840 | This Ordinance outlines limits on the types of vehicles that can use Highways or Public Roads with the intention of preserving the roads during the winter, and repeals and replaces the 1839 Ordinance, “An Ordinance to provide for the improvement, during the Winter Season, of the principal Post Roads from various parts of the Province to Montreal, and for other purposes." This Ordinance is made permanent. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Ordinance to amend an Ordinance made and passed in the second year of Her Majesty’s Reign, intituled, “An Ordinance to authorize the Governor, or person administering the Government of this Province, to appoint one or more Assistant Judges for the Courts of King’s Bench for the Districts of Quebec and Montreal, in this Province, and an Assistant Judge for the District of Three Rivers, in the case of sickness, necessary absence, or suspension from office, of any of the Justices of the said several Courts of King’s Bench, or the Resident Judge for the District of Three Rivers, in the said Province.” | 3 Victoria Chapter 24 (Session 5) | 1840 | This Ordinance amends, clarifies, and makes permanent the 1838 Ordinance, "An Ordinance to authorise the Governor or person administering the Government of this Province, to appoint one or more Assistant Judges for the Courts of King’s Bench for the Districts of Quebec and Montreal, in in this Province, and an Assistant Judge for the District of Three Rivers, in the case of sickness, necessary absence, or suspension from office of any of the Justices of the said several Courts of King’s Bench, or the Resident Judge for the District of Three Rivers, in the said Province." | Early Canadiana Online |