Legislation by Province: United Canadas (1841-1857)
Displaying 1921 - 1930 of 1978 entries
| Title | Chapter | Date Passed | Legislative Summary | Source Document |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| An Act for consolidating and amending the Statutes in this Province relative to Offences against the person. 18th September, 1841. | 4 & 5 Victoria – Chapter 27 | 1841 | An Act which consolidates and amends previous statues related to offenses against the person. This includes murder, accessory to murder, manslaughter, attempted murder, assault, abortion, buggery, rape, sexual abuse, and stopping someone from worshiping. It also includes a definition for a death or assault due to defense and what punishments each crime receives. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act for consolidating and amending the Laws in this Province relative to Malicious Injuries to Property. 18th September, 1841. | 4 & 5 Victoria – Chapter 26 | 1841 | An Act which consolidates and amends previous acts related to arson, and damage to property and goods. This includes both private and public property. The Act outlines how cases are brought before the court, the punishments for specific crimes, and how the punishment is enacted. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act for consolidating and amending the Laws in this Province, relative to Larceny and other Offences connected therewith. 18th September, 1841. | 4 & 5 Victoria – Chapter 25 | 1841 | An Act which outlines the punishments for cases of larceny, burglary, robbery, threats of robbery, extortion, and embezzlement. It also states how Justices of the Peace must report the convictions. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act for improving the administration of Criminal Justice in this Province. 18th September, 1841. | 4 & 5 Victoria – Chapter 24 | 1841 | An Act that outlines the Criminal Justice system in United Canada. Includes perimeters for allowing someone to have bail in the case of a felony and to provide better provisions for taking examinations, information, bailments and having a proper trial. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act to continue, for a limited period, the certain Acts therein mentioned. 18th September, 1841. | 4 & 5 Victoria – Chapter 23 | 1841 | An Act to continue various acts of former Upper Canada including encouraging destroying wolves, providing relief for insane destitute persons, and establishing agricultural societies. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act to provide temporarily for the administration of Justice in the Magdalen Islands in the Gulf of Saint Lawrence. 18th September, 1841. | 4 & 5 Victoria – Chapter 22 | 1841 | An Act to temporarily create a court for the Magdelen Islands which will see all personal causes where the amount sought after is less than twenty five pounds. The court was held in Amherst Harbour for ten days in June. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act to make certain alterations in the Laws relative to the duty upon Sales of Property by Auction. 18th September, 1841. | 4 & 5 Victoria – Chapter 21 | 1841 | An Act implementing duties of one pound per a 100 pounds value for items sold at a public auction. This extends the law to cover the area formerly known as Lower Canada. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act to provide for the more easy and expeditious administration of Justice in Civil Causes, and matters involving small pecuniary value in that part of this Province heretofore Lower Canada. 18th September, 1841. | 4 & 5 Victoria – Chapter 20 | 1841 | An Act to create a district court system for civil causes and small claims in former Lower Canada. The area is divided into local jurisdictions except for Gaspe and in each one there is a district court. The Act outlines the way that the system will operate. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act to make temporary provision for the appropriation of the funds derived from the sale of School Lands in that part of the Province formerly Upper Canada, and for other purposes. 18th September, 1841. | 4 & 5 Victoria – Chapter 19 | 1841 | An Act to allocate funds from the sale of School Lands in former Upper Canada. The money is to be used for maintenance of schools in the area formerly known as Upper Canada or to build new schools. Also states that District Schools will now be Grammar Schools. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act to repeal certain Acts therein mentioned, and to make further provision for the establishment and maintenance of Common Schools throughout the Province. 18th September, 1841. | 4 & 5 Victoria – Chapter 18 | 1841 | An Act to repeal past acts related to Common Schools and to create Common Schools for each township or parish in the Province. Also, a sum of fifty thousand pounds will be given from the Crown to manage the schools. The Act also outlines the jobs of the Superintendent and Boards of Education. | Early Canadiana Online |