Legislation by Province: Lower Canada (1792-1841)
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| Title | Chapter | Date Passed | Legislative Summary | Source Document |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| An Ordinance to continue for a limited time, a certain Act therein mentioned, in relation to secret incumbrances on lands. | 3 Victoria Chapter 13 (Session 5) | 1840 | This Ordinance continues the 1829 Act, “An Act to provide for the more effectual extinction of Secret Incumbrances on Lands than was heretofore in use in this Province,” which is to remain in force until 1845. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Ordinance to render permanent an Ordinance passed in the second year of Her Majesty’s Reign, intituled, “An Ordinance to secure to and confer upon Henri Vallotte, an inhabitant of this Province, the civil and political rights of a natural born British subject.” | 3 Victoria Chapter 12 (Session 5) | 1840 | This Ordinance makes the 1839 Ordinance, “An Ordinance to secure to, and confer upon Henri Vallotte, an inhabitant of this Province, the civil and political rights of a natural born British subject,” permanent. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Ordinance further to continue for a limited time, an Ordinance passed in the first year of Her Majesty’s Reign, intituled, “An Ordinance to provide for the better defence of this Province, and to regulate the Militia thereof.” | 3 Victoria Chapter 11 (Session 5) | 1840 | This Ordinance continues the 1838 Ordinance, "An Ordinance to provide for the better defence of this Province, and to regulate the Militia thereof," which is to remain in force until 1843. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Ordinance to render permanent certain Ordinances therein mentioned, providing for the indemnification of persons who may have acted in the suppression of unlawful assemblies or of Treasonable practices, and for the attainder of persons against whom sentences may have been given by Courts Martial. | 3 Victoria Chapter 10 (Session 5) | 1840 | This Ordinance makes several ordinances related to the arrest of people suspected of treasonable practices or acting in defence of the Province, permanent. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Ordinance to amend and render permanent the Act therein mentioned, passed to facilitate the administration of Justice in Civil matters, in the Districts of Quebec, Montreal, Three Rivers and Saint Francis. | 3 Victoria Chapter 9 (Session 5) | 1840 | This Ordinance makes the 1831 Ordinance, , “An Act to facilitate the administration of Justice respecting Enquetes in Civil matters before the Courts of King’s Bench for the Districts of Quebec, Montreal, Three Rivers and the Inferior District of Saint Francis,” permanent. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Ordinance to amend and render permanent an Ordinance passed in the second year of Her Majesty’s Reign, intituled, “An Ordinance to prevent the fraudulent manufacture, importation, or circulation of spurious Copper and Brass Coin.” | 3 Victoria Chapter 8 (Session 5) | 1840 | This Ordinance makes the 1839 Ordinance, “An Ordinance to prevent the fraudulent manufacture, importation, or circulation of Spurious Copper and Brass Coin,” permanent. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Ordinance to render permanent, with the amendment made therein by a certain Ordinance, certain Acts of the Legislature of this Province relating to the establishment of Registry Offices. | 3 Victoria Chapter 7 (Session 5) | 1840 | This Ordinance makes the 1830 Act, "An Act to establish Registry Offices in the Counties of Drummond, Sherbrooke, Stanstead, Shefford, and Missisquoi,” as amended by several other acts, permanent. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Ordinance to render permanent certain Acts therein mentioned. | 3 Victoria Chapter 6 (Session 5) | 1840 | This Ordinance makes several Acts, set to expire, permanent. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Ordinance to provide permanently for the want of Notaries in the Inferior District of Gaspe, and to remove doubts therein mentioned. | 3 Victoria Chapter 5 (Session 5) | 1840 | This Ordinance clarifies the term and tenth section of the 1836 Act, “An Act further to provide, during a limited time, for the want of Notaries in the Inferior District of Gaspe." | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Ordinance to render permanent certain Acts therein mentioned, relating to the administration of Justice in the Inferior District of Gaspe. | 3 Victoria Chapter 4 (Session 5) | 1840 | This Ordinance makes the 1832 Act, “An Act to extend the provisions of a certain Act therein mentioned, as far as the same relates to the Judicature of the Inferior District of Gaspe, and more effectually to provide for the due administration of Justice in the said District,” as amended by several other acts, permanent. | Early Canadiana Online |