Legislation by Province: Lower Canada (1792-1841)
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| Title | Chapter | Date Passed | Legislative Summary | Source Document |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| An Act to appropriate a sum of Money to facilitate the execution of an Act therein-mentioned, commonly called the Quarantine Act, and for other purposes. (22d. March, 1823.) | 3 George IV Chapter 20 | 1823 | An Act to apply a sum of three hundred pounds to carry an Act from 1795, "An Act to oblige ships and vessels coming from places infected with the plague or any pestilential fever or disease to person Quarantine and prevent communication thereof in this Province," into execution. The processes by which ships are to be checked for contagion or pestilential fever are outlined. This Act is to expire in 1824. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act to explain and extend the provisions of an Act, passed in the thirty-sixth year of the Reign of His late Majesty, intituled, “An Act for making, repairing and altering the Highways and Bridges within this Province, and for other purposes,” in so far as respects the Townships. (22d. March, 1823.) | 3 George IV Chapter 19 | 1823 | An Act to clarify and extend the provisions of an Act passed in 1796, "An Act for making, repairing and altering the Highways and Bridges within this Province, and for other purposes." The Act clarifies that the King's Highways are to be opened, made, repaired and kept up, according to law, by the original grantees of the Crown, or by the person or persons owning the lands they run through. This Act repeals the seventh clause of the original Act, and is to expire in 1828. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act to enable the Inhabitants of the Seigniory of Yamaska to provide for the better regulation of the Common of the said Seigniory. (22d. March, 1823.) | 3 George IV Chapter 18 | 1823 | This Act outlines the process by which a Chair and Trustees are to be elected to govern the Common in the Seigneurie of Yamaska as a body politic and corporate by the name “Chairman and Trustees of the Common of the Seigniory of Yamaska.” The Act also outlines how the land is to be governed. This Act is to expire in 1850. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act to erect certain Townships therein-mentioned into an Inferior District, to be called the Inferior District of Saint Francis, and to establish Courts of Judicature therein. (22d. March, 1823.) | 3 George IV Chapter 17 | 1823 | An Act to reorganize several townships from the districts of Montreal and Trois-Rivières into an Inferior District called the Inferior District of Saint Francis, due to an increase in population in the province making the Justice system as established insufficient to meet the needs of these communities. Provisions for the establishment of a Provincial Court in the Inferior District of Saint Francis and this court's functions with reference to the courts in Trois-Rivières and Montreal are outlined. This Act is to expire in 1826. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act to provide for the Inspection of Fish and Oil Intended for exportation from the Port of Quebec and Montreal. (22d. March, 1823.) | 3 George IV Chapter 16 | 1823 | An Act to provide for the Inspection of fish and fish oil to distinguish those fit for market from those that are unmerchantable. Under this Act, one or more Inspectors of Fish and Oil are to be appointed for the cities of Quebec and Montreal. Regulations on how fish and fish oil should be prepared and packaged for shipment, and the Inspectors' duties are outlined. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act further to regulate Persons who keep Houses of Public Entertainment, and retail Spirituous Liquors, and for other purposes. (22nd March, 1823.) | 3 George IV Chapter 15 | 1823 | An Act to pose further restrictions on houses of public entertainment or for selling spirituous liquors, including how licenses are to be applied for and distributed. The Act also outlines penalties for those who do not abide by its terms. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act for the relief of certain Censitaires or Grantees of La Salle, and others therein-mentioned, possessing Lands within the limits of the Township of Sherrington. (22d March, 1823.) | 3 George IV Chapter 14 | 1823 | An Act to revoke several letters patent granting certain parts of the Township of Sherrington and as relate to the Lands occupied by the persons claiming as Tenants of the Seigneurie of La Salle. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act to repeal in part, and to amend and continue for a limited time, an Act passed in the fifty-ninth year of the Reign of His late Majesty George the Third, intituled, “An Act to repeal certain Acts therein-mentioned and to regulate the Lumber Trade.” (22d. March, 1823.) | 3 George IV Chapter 13 | 1823 | An Act to repeal in part, amend, and continue an Act from 1819, "An Act to repeal certain Acts therein-mentioned and to regulate the Lumber Trade." Under this Act, all licences or commissions for the appointment of Master Cullers or Measurers of Boards, Planks, Staves, Timber, Masts and Spars issued, and the board of Examiners appointed by virtue of the 1819 Act are revoked. A new board of examiners is to be appointed. This Act outlines how they shall be appointed and their duties, including how licenses should be distributed from the passing of this Act. This Act is to continue until 1825. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act to extend the powers of the Justices of the Peace, in certain cases specified in the fifteenth Session of an Act of the Legislature of this Province of the thirty-fifth year of the Reign of His Majesty George the Third, Chapter eight. (22d. March, 1823.) | 3 George IV Chapter 12 | 1823 | An Act to extend the Justices of the Peace's powers and authorities from those outlined fiftieth section of an Act passed in 1795, "An Act for granting to His Majesty duties on Licences to Hawkers, Pedlars and Petty Chapmen and for regulating their trade; and for granting additional duties on Licences to persons for keeping Houses of Public Entertainment or for retailing Wine, Brandy, Rum, or other Spirituous Liquors in this Province; and for regulating the same, and for repealing the Act or Ordinance therein-mentioned." Under this Act, any two Justices of the Peace residing in the County where an offence occurs, whereas the former Act restricted this authority to Justices of the Peace at the weekly sittings. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act to render voluntary Sheriff’s Sales, (Décrêts Volontaires) more easy and less expensive. (22d. March, 1823.) | 3 George IV Chapter 11 | 1823 | An Act to make voluntary Sheriff’s Sales easier and less expensive by allowing the proprietor of lands or hereditaments to be sold to present a petition to the court in order to obtain an order directed to the sheriff to proceed with the sale. Conditions for the sale are outlined. This Act is to expire in 1828. | Early Canadiana Online |