Legislation by Province: Lower Canada (1792-1841)
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| Title | Chapter | Date Passed | Legislative Summary | Source Document |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| An Act to appropriate a certain sum of money therein-mentioned, for the payment of the printing of certain Acts of the Legislature of this Province. (9th March, 1924.) | 4 George IV Chapter 38 | 1824 | Under this Act, a sum of four hundred and eleven pounds five shillings are to be paid to Peter Edward Desbarats, His Majesty’s Law Printer to pay off a balance owing to him for printing different Acts of the Legislature between the 31 December 1822-14 May 1823. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act lo repeal a certain Act therein-mentioned, and to regulate the measure and weight of Coals. (9th March, 1824.) | 4 George IV Chapter 37 | 1824 | An Act to repeal an Act from 1822 "An Act for further regulating the measure and weight of Coals," and to replace the provisions outlined within it. Under this Act all disputes relating to the measurement of coal are to be handled by the Clerk of the Hay Market. This Act is to expire in 1826. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act to extend the provisions of an Act therein-mentioned, passed in the fifty-ninth year of His late Majesty’s Reign, Chapter twenty-second, in favor of the Proprietors of the Montreal Library. (9th March, 1824.) | 4 George IV Chapter 36 | 1824 | An Act to add an additional five years to the period allowed for the construction of a public library in Montreal as described in the 1819 "Act An Act to appropriate a certain Lot of Ground in the City of Montreal for the site of a Public Library, and to incorporate certain persons therein-mentioned." | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act to continue for a limited time and amend an Act passed in the first year of His Majesty’s Reign, intituled, “An Act for the maintenance of good order in Churches, Chapels and other places used for Public Worship, and for repealing an Act therein-mentioned.” (9th March, 1824.) | 4 George IV Chapter 35 | 1824 | An Act to continue an Act from 1821 “An Act for the maintenance of good order in Churches, Chapels and other places used for Public Worship, and for repealing an Act therein mentioned,” that repealed and replaced an Act passed in 1817, "An Act to provide for the maintenance of good order on Sundays and Holidays." The 1821 Act redefined the responsibilities of Churchwardens, Militiamen, and Peace Officers and the penalties for those who neglect these duties or the Act's terms. This Act continues the 1821 Act until 1827 and clarifies the second clause of the said Act. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act to grant a certain sum of money therein-mentioned, towards aiding the Society of Education of Quebec. (9th March, 1824.) | 4 George IV Chapter 34 | 1824 | An Act to apply a sum not exceeding two hundred pounds to the Society of Education for the District of Quebec to support the school established by them. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act for the more speedy remedy of divers abuses, prejudicial to Agricultural Improvement and Industry in this Province, and for other purposes. (9th March, 1824.) | 4 George IV Chapter 33 | 1824 | An Act to increase the penalties against those who commit trespasses, wrongs, and abuses prejudicial to Agricultural Improvement, including carrying away, breaking down or injuring fences on land not belonging to them, and cutting down or otherwise destroying any trees, bushes or shrubs, without the leave of the land's proprietor. Fines and exceptions to this Act are outlined. The Act also describes how violent or misbehaving animals like dogs, horses, rams, or cattle, are to be handled, and penalties if owners do not follow the terms of this Act and sets several regulations of the treatment of servants and apprentices. Other restrictions on land maintenance including drains, weeds, and fences are outlined, including how these terms should be enforced. The terms of several former Acts are extended. This Act is to expire in 1826. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act to appropriate a certain sum of money therein-mentioned, towards the support of the Emigrant Hospital, established in Quebec. (9th March, 1824.) | 4 George IV Chapter 32 | 1824 | An Act to provide a sum not exceeding six hundred pounds to the Hospital established for the relief of Indigent Sick Emigrants from the United-Kingdom in Quebec City. Under this Act, the hospital is to be open to Indigent Sick of any denomination labouring under contagious diseases in addition to emigrants. The hospital is to be under the superintendence and direction of six senior Justices of the Peace and six of the eldest Physicians and Surgeons, as described. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act to facilitate the establishment and the endowment of Elementary Schools in the Parishes of this Province. (9th March, 1824.) | 4 George IV Chapter 31 | 1824 | An Act to authorise every Fabrique within the Province to receive the lands, chattels, monies, or other properties that are conceded, sold, given, devised or bequeathed, as are needed to establish and support elementary schools within each of the Province's parishes. The processes by which these schools are to be established, run, and their limits, including how many students are required to build multiple schools, are set out. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act to partition the Common of the Seigniory of Varennes, among the Co-proprietors thereof. (9th March, 1824.) | 4 George IV Chapter 30 | 1824 | Under this Act, the Common of Varennes is to be divided among Co-proprietors of the Common. The processes by which this is to be done are described. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act for the permanent establishment of two Public Market Places in the Town of Three-Rivers. (9th March, 1824.) | 4 George IV Chapter 29 | 1824 | An Act to define the lots used as Public Market Places in the Town of Trois-Rivières and to confirm that these are to be reserved for that purpose. | Early Canadiana Online |