Legislation by Province: United Canadas (1841-1857)
Displaying 1601 - 1610 of 1978 entries
| Title | Chapter | Date Passed | Legislative Summary | Source Document |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| An Act to empower Commissioners for inquiring into matters connected with the public business, to take evidence on oath. 9th June, 1846. | 9 Victoria – Chapter 38 | 1846 | An act that empowers the Governor of the province to confer powers on any persons or Commissions investigating certain matter connected with the good government of the province, to call witnesses and administer oaths to gather evidence. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act to amend the Law constituting the Board of Works. 9th June, 1846. | 9 Victoria – Chapter 37 | 1846 | An act amending previous laws concerning the Board of Works for the Province of Canada, which repeals the third and subsequent sections of the bill An Act to repeal certain Ordinances therein mentioned, and to establish a Board of Works in this Province, and to replace these sections with new legislation regarding the Board of Works and its responsibilities in constructing new infrastructure in the province. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act to amend an Act passed in the last Session of this Parliament, intituled, An Act to amend, consolidate, and reduce into one Act, the several Laws now in force establishing or regulating the practice of District Courts in the several Districts of that part of this Province formerly Upper Canada. 9th June, 1846. | 9 Victoria – Chapter 36 | 1846 | An act to amend several laws regarding the practice of District Courts in the Districts of the part of the province formerly known as Upper Canada, which allows the Governor of the province to remove judges without first making a joint address of the Legislative Council and Legislative Assembly, provided that such cause or reason for removal is submitted to the Legislative Council and Legislative Assembly at the next Session. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act to authorize and enforce the attendance of Witnesses from any part of this Province, before the Courts of Superior Criminal Jurisdiction. 9th June, 1846. | 9 Victoria – Chapter 35 | 1846 | An act to allow the justice system to subpoena witnesses outside the jurisdiction of their court districts to appear in various legal matters as if they were within the jurisdiction of their court district. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act to consolidate and amend the Registry Laws of that part of this Province which was formerly Upper Canada. 9th June, 1846. | 9 Victoria – Chapter 34 | 1846 | An act to consolidate, amend and repeal various registry laws in Upper Canada, including the mandatory establishment of registry offices in every county. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act to provide for the accommodation of the Courts of Superior Jurisdiction in Upper Canada. 9th June, 1846. | 9 Victoria – Chapter 33 | 1846 | An act to pay six thousand pounds to the Law Society of Upper Canada through the raising of Debentures and the sale of property. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act to make provision for confirming certain Acts of Registrars in that part of this Province formerly Upper Canada. 9th June, 1846. | 9 Victoria – Chapter 32 | 1846 | An act that seeks to fix discrepancies in the authority of government registrars in the former province of Upper Canada after the passing of a new bill, An Act to consolidate and amend the Registry Laws of that part of this Province which was formerly Upper Canada, which rendered many of the registrars in the former province technically unqualified. This act declares that these registrars have the same power they would have if this act had never been passed. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act for the further prevention of Smuggling. 9th June, 1846. | 9 Victoria – Chapter 31 | 1846 | An act to allow the proceeds of any forfeiture of seized smuggled goods to be divided among the Collector of the Port in which the seizure is made and any persons whose gave information or aided in the seizure. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act to continue and amend the Bankrupt Laws now in force in this Province. 9th June, 1846. | 9 Victoria – Chapter 30 | 1846 | An act to continue several bankruptcy laws in the province of Canada and to amend or repeal some of them, and to introduce new regulations regarding bankruptcy in the province of Canada. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act to amend the Law relative to the Administration of Justice in Lower Canada. 9th June, 1846. | 9 Victoria – Chapter 29 | 1846 | An act to amend several laws regarding the administration of Justice in Lower Canada, including repealing requirements to publish writs in both English and French, and changes to court districts in certain parts of Lower Canada. | Early Canadiana Online |