Legislation by Province: Upper Canada (1792-1840)
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| Title | Chapter | Date Passed | Legislative Summary | Source Document |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| An Act to facilitate the remedy by Replevin. Passed, 6th March, 1834. | 4 William IV – Chapter 7 | 1834 | An act facilitating lawsuits or claims in which people who have had their goods or possessions unlawfully seized sue to get them back. It requires the careful tracking of goods seized by sheriffs so that items can better be tracked back to their original owners. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act to revive and extend the provisions of an Act passed in the tenth year of His late Majesty's Reign, entitled “An Act to authorise the detention of Debtors in certain cases.” Passed 6th March, 1834. | 4 William IV – Chapter 6 | 1834 | The continuation of an act first passed in 1830, concerning the jailing of debtors on the order of their creditors in certain cases. The cases in which such an imprisonment are acceptable are detailed in the earlier act. Certain amendments concerning who can issue the order to detain the debtor are made in the current act. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act to grant further Relief to Bail in certain cases, and to regulate the manner of putting in and perfecting Bail in vacation. Passed, 6th March, 1834. | 4 William IV – Chapter 5 | 1834 | This act defines how bail shall be discharged once those who have been taken into custody have fulfilled their bail requirements. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act to provide for the Summary Punishment of Petty Trespasses and other offences. Passed, 6th March, 1834. | 4 William IV – Chapter 4 | 1834 | This act lays out the punishment for specific criminal acts, such as assault and trespass, for example. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act to afford Relief to persons confined on Mesne Process. Passed, 6th March, 1834. | 4 William IV – Chapter 3 | 1834 | This act allows for a financial process to allow the payment of the bail of prisoners who are confined between their arrest and the execution of a trial, but are too poor to pay their own bail. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act to render the Judges of the Court of King's Bench in this Province Independent of the Crown. Passed 6th March, 1834. | 4 William IV – Chapter 2 | 1834 | This act removes the judges of the court of the King's Bench from direct crown jurisdiction. However, judges are still appointed and removed by the Governor or Lieutenant-Governor. Judges who are removed have the right to appeal to the Privy Council. | 4 William IV – Chapter 2 |
| An Act to amend the Law respecting Real Property, and to render the proceedings for recovering possession thereof in certain cases, less difficult and expensive. Passed, 6th March, 1834. | 4 William IV – Chapter 1 | 1834 | This act amends property inheritance law and defines how property is inherited between brothers and sisters, how maternal property is to be defined, how heirs shall be defined in cases where there are no direct descendants, and excludes cases where the deceased has left a will specifying heirs who are not blood relatives. It also specifies widow's dower rights, which state that widows have a right to their dower at the death of their husband. Many other clauses also define the rights of renters, mortgagors, lease holders, etc. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act granting to His Majesty a sum of Money for the Improvement of Roads and Bridges in the several Districts of this Province. Passed 13th February 1833. | 3 William IV – Chapter 60 | 1833 | This act grants various sums of money to repair roads throughout the province, specifying the roads as well as the sums of money to be granted to repair or build each. It names the individuals to receive each sum, how each sum is to be spent, who is responsible for the maintenance and upkeep of roads, and punishments for those who should refuse to maintain roads or purposely damage public roads. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act to authorize the Receiver General to borrow a Sum of Money for the purposes therein mentioned. Passed 13th February, 1833. | 3 William IV – Chapter 59 | 1833 | This act autorises the government to borrow a sum of money from Great Britain for various purposes. It specifies repayment and interest terms. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act granting to His Majesty a sum of Money to remunerate the Honorable John Henry Dunn, for certain services therein mentioned. Passed 13th February, 1833. | 3 William IV – Chapter 58 | 1833 | This act grants a certain sum of money to John Henry Dunn, the province's receiver general, in repayment for duties which he executed on behalf of the legislature. | Early Canadiana Online |