Legislation by Province: United Canadas (1841-1857)
Displaying 1831 - 1840 of 1978 entries
| Title | Chapter | Date Passed | Legislative Summary | Source Document |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| An Act for better preventing the obstruction of Rivers, and Rivulets in Canada East. 12th October, 1842. | 6 Victoria – Chapter 17 | 1842 | This act defines penalties for throwing various forms of refuse into waterways that have the potential to block said waterway. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act to restore, for purposes relative to the Election of Members of the Legislative Assembly, the ancient boundaries and limits of the Cities of Quebec and Montreal. 12th October, 1842. | 6 Victoria – Chapter 16 | 1842 | This act restores the former boundaries of the cities of Montréal and Québec, respectively, for the purposes of electing their members of the provincial legislative assembly. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act to extend the time allowed by the Ordinance therein mentioned for the Registration of certain charges or incumbrances on Real Estates, and to repeal certain parts thereof. 12th October, 1842. | 6 Victoria – Chapter 15 | 1842 | This act extends the period in which people can register their real estate holdings. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act to Repeal certain Ordinances therein mentioned relative to the Establishment of a System of Police in Canada East. 12th October, 1842. | 6 Victoria – Chapter 14 | 1842 | This act repeals past acts which established the police forces of Québec, Montréal, and Trois-Rivières. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act to repeal certain Ordinances of the Governor and Special Council, of the late Province of Lower Canada, relative to the Administration of Justice. 12th October, 1842. | 6 Victoria – Chapter 13 | 1842 | This act repeals several prior acts relating to the administration of justice in the province formerly known as Lower Canada. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act to amend two certain Ordinances therein mentioned, relative to Winter Roads in that part of the Province formerly called Lower Canada. 12th October, 1842. | 6 Victoria – Chapter 12 | 1842 | This act suspends a prior act which requires the harnessing of horses or draught animal to be done in a certain way when clearing winter roads in certain areas of the province formally known as Lower Canada (Québec). | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act to continue, for a limited time, certain Acts and Ordinances. 12th October, 1842. | 6 Victoria – Chapter 11 | 1842 | This act continues various past acts regarding parishes and the erection of churches, regulation of bills of exchange, inspection of pot and pearl ashes and fish oil, and the regulation of provincial courts, among other things. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act to continue, for a limited time, the Ordinance to facilitate the despatch of business before the Court of King’s Bench for the District of Montreal. 12th October, 1842. | 6 Victoria – Chapter 10 | 1842 | This act continues an act which allows for the continuation of business of the court of the King's bench in Montreal until the end of December, 1842. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act to grant certain sums to Her Majesty, for defraying certain indispensable expenses of the Civil Government, during the periods therein mentioned. 12th October, 1842. | 6 Victoria – Chapter 9 | 1842 | This act makes an amount of money not exceeding eighty three thousand, three hundred and three pounds, six shillings and eight pence, will be made available out of the unappropriated funds of the year 1842 to defray various expenses of the civil government for the year 1843. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act to authorize the raising by way of Loan, in England, the sum of One Million Five Hundred Thousand Pounds, sterling, for the construction and completion of certain Public Works in Canada. 12th October, 1842. | 6 Victoria – Chapter 8 | 1842 | This act permits the province to borrow a large sum of money from England in order to undertake various public infrastructure projects. | Early Canadiana Online |