Legislation by Province: United Canadas (1841-1857)
Displaying 941 - 950 of 1978 entries
| Title | Chapter | Date Passed | Legislative Summary | Source Document |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| An Act to provide for the establishment of a Normal School, and further to promote Education in Lower Canada. 30th August, 1851. | 14 & 15 Victoria – Chapter 97 | 1851 | This act establishes a school for training teachers in Lower Canada. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act to facilitate the performance of the duties of Justices of the Peace, out of Sessions, with respect to persons charged with Indictable Offences. 30th August, 1851. | 14 & 15 Victoria – Chapter 96 | 1851 | This act consolidates past acts regarding the responsibilities and powers of Justices of the Peace in the province, clarifying their duties and powers under the law. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act to facilitate the performance of the duties of Justices of the Peace, out of Sessions, with respect to Summary Convictions and Orders. 30th August, 1851. | 14 & 15 Victoria – Chapter 95 | 1851 | This act consolidates and amends the powers and responsibilities held by justices of the peace in Lower Canada. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act to amend the Law respecting the Protesting of Bills of Exchange and Promissory Notes. 30th August, 1851. | 14 & 15 Victoria – Chapter 94 | 1851 | This act regulates and enforces the use of promissory notes made by merchants in Upper Canada. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act to explain and amend the Laws relating to the Registration of Deeds in Lower Canada. 30th August, 1851. | 14 & 15 Victoria – Chapter 93 | 1851 | This act standardizes the practice of registering land deeds in Lower Canada. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act to provide a more summary and less expensive process for proprietors of Real Property in Lower Canada to acquire the possession thereof, when illegally detained from them, in certain cases. 30th August, 1851. | 14 & 15 Victoria – Chapter 92 | 1851 | This act simplifies the process by which land owners can reclaim land which has been illegally occupied or claimed by squatters, or otherwise possessed illegally. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act to increase the number of sittings of the Circuit Court at Richmond and Stanstead. 30th August, 1851. | 14 & 15 Victoria – Chapter 91 | 1851 | This act increases the number of times the circuit courts at Richmond and Stanstead sit every year. The dates at which the respective courts will sit are specified. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act to render executory certain Judgments in Lower Canada, and to provide more effectually to enforce Judgments in cases of resistance. 30th August, 1851. | 14 & 15 Victoria – Chapter 90 | 1851 | This act enforces judgments made by the provincial court of Lower Canada, which no longer exists. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act to amend the Act intituled, An Act to regulate the summoning of Jurors in Lower Canada. 30th August, 1851. | 14 & 15 Victoria – Chapter 89 | 1851 | This is an amendment to an 1847 act which outlines how jurors are summoned to Civil and Criminal Court. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act to amend the Act establishing the Court of Queen's Bench for Lower Canada. 30th August, 1851. | 14 & 15 Victoria – Chapter 88 | 1851 | This is an amendment to a 1847 act called "An Act to establish a Court having jurisdiction in Appeals and Criminal Matters, for Lower-Canada," which establishes a court of appeals in Lower Canada, defining its jurisdiction, responsibilities, what cities in Lower Canada will have courts of appeal, and various other matters. | Early Canadiana Online |