Legislation by Province: United Canadas (1841-1857)
Displaying 931 - 940 of 1978 entries
| Title | Chapter | Date Passed | Legislative Summary | Source Document |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| An Act for the regulation of Hunting and the preservation of Game. 30th August, 1851. | 14 & 15 Victoria – Chapter 107 | 1851 | This act creates a yearly season for hunting game birds on the beaches of Kamouraska, and sets rules surrounding the annual hunt. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act to authorize the setting apart of Lands for the use of certain Indian Tribes in Lower Canada. 30th August, 1851. | 14 & 15 Victoria – Chapter 106 | 1851 | This act sets aside a tract of land not exceeding two hundred and thirty thousand acres for the use of first nations in Lower Canada. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act to amend the Act incorporating the Members of the Medical Profession in Lower Canada, and to regulate the Study and Practice of Physic and Surgery therein, to afford relief to certain persons who where in practice as Physicians and Surgeons in this Province at the time when the said Act became Law. 30th August, 1851. | 14 & 15 Victoria – Chapter 105 | 1851 | This is an amendment to an 1847 act related to the medical profession in Lower Canada which requires all surgeons, doctors, and midwifes to have a license, and a certain level of education. It also established the College of Physicians and Surgeons of Lower Canada as a corporation. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act to amend the Act for the encouragement of Agriculture in Lower Canada. 30th August, 1851. | 14 & 15 Victoria – Chapter 104 | 1851 | This is an amendment to a past act encouraging the establishment of agricultural societies in Lower Canada, and allows these societies to set up their public shows and displays whenever they choose. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act to amend the Act to continue and amend the Ordinance concerning the erection of Parishes, Churches and Church-yards, in Lower Canada. 30th August, 1851. | 14 & 15 Victoria – Chapter 103 | 1851 | This is an amendment to an 1850 act concerning the management of property by church trustees in Lower Canada. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act to amend an Act passed in the thirteenth and fourteenth years of Her Majesty’s Reign, relating to Agriculture in Lower Canada, in so far as the said Act concerns Navigable Rivers and Rivulets, and the banks thereof used in the floating and conveyance of Wood and Timber. 30th August, 1851. | 14 & 15 Victoria – Chapter 102 | 1851 | This is an amendment to an 1850 act called "An Act to repeal two certain Acts therein mentioned relating to Agriculture, and to provide for the remedy of abuses prejudicial to Agriculture," which repeals and replaces several past acts regarding trade and advancement in agriculture. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act to correct a Clerical error in the English Version of the Act of last Session, exempting Masters of Vessels belonging to Lower Canada from taking Pilots in certain cases. 30th August, 1851. | 14 & 15 Victoria – Chapter 101 | 1851 | This is an amendment to an act passed in 1850 which consolidated the laws pertaining to Trinity House in Quebec, and which pertains to the required use of pilots by vessels in the St. Lawrence. The amendment is meant to correct a clerical error. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act to make better provision for granting Licenses to Keepers of Taverns, and Dealers in Spirituous Liquors in Lower Canada, and for the more effectual repression of Intemperance. 30th August, 1851. | 14 & 15 Victoria – Chapter 100 | 1851 | This act updates the fees to be paid by innkeepers and tavern owners for licenses based on what types of liquors they sell to their patrons. The conditions for holding a license are stated within the act, as well as the regulations license-holders must adhere to. A penalty of twelve pounds is imposed on anybody who should sell any liquor without a proper license. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act to repeal a Proviso of the Act of the now last Session, amending the Lower Canada Municipalities Act. 30th August, 1851. | 14 & 15 Victoria – Chapter 99 | 1851 | This act repeals the second clause of an 1850 act called "An Act to amend the Municipal Law of Lower Canada," which was an amendment to a past act regarding the various powers of municipalities in Lower Canada as well as their responsibilities. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act further to amend the Municipal Laws of Lower Canada. 30th August, 1851. | 14 & 15 Victoria – Chapter 98 | 1851 | This act further amends municipal law and responsibilities in Lower Canada, in conjunction with a law passed in 1850 called "An Act to amend the Municipal Law of Lower Canada." | Early Canadiana Online |