Legislation by Province: Lower Canada (1792-1841)
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| Title | Chapter | Date Passed | Legislative Summary | Source Document |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| An Ordinance to render permanent certain Acts of the Legislature of this Province, relative to the District of St. Francis. | 3 Victoria Chapter 3 (Session 5) | 1840 | This Ordinance makes several acts set to expire in 1842 permanent, including the 1823 Act, “An Act to erect certain townships therein mentioned into an Inferior District, to be called the District of Saint Francis [Saint-François], and to establish Courts of Judicature therein,” and the 1832 Act, “An Act to make better provision with regard to appeals from the Provincial Court of the Inferior District of Saint Francis, to establish Circuits therein, and to extend the benefit of the Trial by Jury to the said Inferior District,” as amended by several other Acts. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Ordinance further to continue, for a limited time, a certain Ordinance relative to persons charged with High Treason, Suspicion of High Treason, Misprision of High Treason, and Treasonable Practices. | 3 Victoria Chapter 2 (Session 5) | 1839 | This Ordinance continues the 1838 Ordinance, continued in 1839, “An Ordinance to authorize the apprehension and detention of persons charged with High Treason, Suspicion of High Treason, Misprision of High Treason, and Treasonable Practices, and to suspend, for a limited time, as to such persons, a certain Ordinance therein mentioned, and for other purposes,” which is to remain in force until 1840. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Ordinance to continue, for a limited time, a certain Ordinance, relative to the seizing and detaining for a limited time of Gunpowder, Arms, Weapons, Lead and Munitions of War. | 3 Victoria Chapter 1 (Session 5) | 1839 | This Ordinance continues the 1838 Ordinance, “An Ordinance to authorize the seizing and detaining, for a limited time, of Gunpowder, Arms, Weapons, Lead and Munitions of War,” which is to remain in force until 1840. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Ordinance to repeal a certain Ordinance therein mentioned, relating to the District of Saint Francis. | 2 Victoria Chapter 67 (Session 4) | 1839 | This Ordinance repeals the 1838 Ordinance, “An Ordinance to extend the provisions of certain Ordinances therein mentioned to the District of Saint Francis, in the Province of Lower Canada." | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Ordinance for indemnifying persons who, since the twenty-first, day of December, one thousand eight hundred and thirty-eight have acted in apprehending, imprisoning, or detaining in custody, persons suspected of High Treason, or Treasonable Practices, and in the suppression of unlawful assemblies, and for other purposes therein-mentioned. | 2 Victoria Chapter 66 (Session 4) | 1839 | Under this Ordinance, charges against persons who assisted in detaining those suspected of High Treason, Suspicion of High Treason, or Treasonable Practices are to be discharged and made void. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Ordinance to provide for the Inspection of Fish and Oil. | 2 Victoria Chapter 65 (Session 4) | 1839 | This Ordinance provides for the appointment of Inspectors of Fish and Oil for the cities of Québec and Montréal. Their duties, rates to be charged, and the processes by which they may be replaced are described. The grades of and meaning of labels for Fish and Oil are listed. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Ordinance to establish a Board of Works in this Province. | 2 Victoria Chapter 64 (Session 4) | 1839 | This Ordinance provides for the establishment of the Board of Works to control and manage the construction of public works and buildings and the public money provided for them. The Board's composition, salaries, and duties are described. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Ordinance to provide for the Distribution of the Printed Copies of the Ordinances passed by the Governor of this Province and the Special Council for the affairs thereof. | 2 Victoria Chapter 63 (Session 4) | 1839 | This Ordinance provides that the terms of the 1832 Act, “An Act to repeal a certain Act therein mentioned, and to provide for the more certain and expeditious distribution of the printed Acts of the Legislature of this Province,” are to be extended to the Ordinances passed by the Governor of this Province, and the Special Council appointed for the affairs thereof. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Ordinance for the more easy and certain collection of the Harbour dues at Montreal. | 2 Victoria Chapter 62 (Session 4) | 1839 | This Ordinance makes provision for the collection of rates, tolls, and wharfage dues at the Harbour of Montreal, including providing for the appointment of a Collector of Harbour Dues and a description of their duties. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Ordinance to authorize the Commissioners for making the Canal from St. John’s to Chambly, to borrow a certain sum of money to complete the said Canal. | 2 Victoria Chapter 61 (Session 4) | 1839 | This Ordinance provides a further sum not exceeding thirty thousand pounds towards completing the Chambly Canal in fulfillment of the 1833 Act, "An Act to grant an Aid to His Majesty, for the purpose of making a Navigable Canal, from or near the Town of Saint John to the Basin of Chambly, upon the River Sorel or Richelieu." The processes by which these funds are to be accounted for are outlined. | Early Canadiana Online |