Legislation by Province: Lower Canada (1792-1841)

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Title Chapter Date Passed Legislative Summary Source Document
An Act to exempt Septuagenary Persons from Imprisonment for debts, in certain cases. (7th March, 1827.) 7 George IV Chapter 19 1827 Under this Act, no person seventy years old or over shall be arrested or liable to be arrested for any debt contracted in this Province at the time of the passing of this Act, except as specified. Early Canadiana Online
An Act authorizing a certain sum of money therein-mentioned to be refunded to John S. Baldwin and Julius Quesnel. (7th March, 1827.) 7 George IV Chapter 18 1827 An Act to reimburse John S. Baldwin and Julius Quesnel a sum of two hundred and seventy-four pounds, fourteen shillings and four pence, paid by them as duties under an Act passed in the fifty-third year of the Reign of His late Majesty, George the Third, chapter eleven, contrary to the true intention of that Act. Early Canadiana Online
An Act to appropriate a certain Sum of Money therein-mentioned, in payment of a claim, by Sarah Sills, as Sole Representative of the late John Sills, for certain Public Services. (7th March, 1827.) 7 George IV Chapter 17 1827 An Act to discharge a debt of two hundred and sixty seven pounds eight shillings owed to John Sills at the time of his death and a sum of fourteen pounds, six shillings to Sarah Sills, the sister and sole representative of the late John Sills, for the cost she incurred and expended during the prosecution of a suit to claim the said amount owed to her brother. Early Canadiana Online
An Act to continue, for a limited time, two Acts therein-mentioned, relating to the Inspection of Fish and Oil intended for exportation. (7th March, 1827.) 7 George IV Chapter 16 1827 An Act to further continue an Act from 1823, “An Act to provide for the Inspection of Fish and Oil intended for exportation from the Ports of Quebec and Montreal” and an Act from 1824, “An Act to extend the provisions of a certain Act therein-mentioned, relating to the Inspection of Fish and Oil intended for exportation.” These Acts are to remain in force until 1829. Early Canadiana Online
An Act to carry into effect the purpose of part of a certain Act of the Legislature of this Province, as far as the same respects the erection of a Gaol and Court-Hall at Perce, and to repeal in part the said Act. (7th March, 1827.) 7 George IV Chapter 15 1827 An Act to provide a sum not exceeding one thousand pounds for the purpose of erecting a Gaol and Court-Hall at Percé in the Inferior District of Gaspé. The processes by which Commissioners are to be appointed to superintend the erection of the Gaol and Court-Hall are explained, as well as their duties. The Act repeals former Acts related to the construction of the same. Early Canadiana Online
An Act for the establishment of a New Market at Montreal. (7th March, 1827.) 7 George IV Chapter 14 1827 An Act to authorise the construction of a new public marketplace in Montreal at the end of Saint Francois Xavier Street, and lying between Foundling and Commissioners Streets, and extending to the extremity of McGill Street. Processes for the construction of the market stalls and weigh house are outlined, as well as penalties for those who offend against the Act’s terms. Five Justices of the Peace residing in Montreal are to be appointed as trustees for the market who are to oversee its construction. Early Canadiana Online
An Act to appropriate a sum of money therein-mentioned, to subscribe for shares in the undertaking of the Welland Canal Company, in Upper- Canada. (7th March, 1827.) 7 George IV Chapter 13 1827 An Act to make lawful for the Governor, Lieutenant Governor, or Person administering the Government of the Province to subscribe for up to two thousand shares in the Welland Canal Company, as it was deemed of great public utility to the Canadas, as the Canal would admit free passage of vessels from Lakes Erie, St. Clair, Huron and Michigan to Lake Ontario, and the River St. Lawrence. Early Canadiana Online
An Act to continue and amend certain Acts therein mentioned, establishing a Watch, and providing for the Lighting of the Cities of Quebec and Montreal. (7th March, 1827.) 7 George IV Chapter 12 1827 An Act to continue several Acts: an Act from 1818 “An Act to provide more effectually for the security of the Cities of Quebec and Montreal, by establishing a Watch and Night Lights in the said Cities, and for other purposes,” as amended by the 1823 Act , “An Act to amend an Act passed in the fifty-eighth year of the Reign of His late Majesty, George the Third, intituled, ‘An Act to provide more effectually for the security of the Cities of Quebec and Montreal, by establishing a Watch and Night Lights in the said Cities, and for other purposes’” and continued in 1825 by “An Act to continue for a further limited time two certain Acts therein-mentioned, relating to the Watch and Night Lights in the Cities of Quebec and Montreal.” This Act clarifies and continues these Acts until 1829. Early Canadiana Online
An Act to provide regulations concerning the Beaches or Strands and Landing Places in Quebec. (7th March, 1827.) 7 George IV Chapter 11 1827 An Act to keep the beaches of the St. Lawrence and St. Charles in good order and clear of obstructions. The Act provides for the appointment of one or two Inspectors of the Beaches or Strands in the City and Banlieu of Quebec. The Act specifies the areas where sand may be taken away for building projects. The Inspectors of the Beaches or Strands’ duties are outlined. This Act is to remain in force until 1829. Early Canadiana Online
An Act for removing doubts relating to the powers and proceedings of the Commissioners for the building and repairs of Churches, Parsonage Houses and Church Yards. (7th March, 1827.) 7 George IV Chapter 10 1827 An Act to clarify the legality and validity of Commissioners’ acts and proceedings under the 1791 Ordinance, “An Act or Ordinance concerning the building and repairing of Churches, Parsonage Houses and Church Yards.” Early Canadiana Online