Legislation by Province: Upper Canada (1792-1840)
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| Title | Chapter | Date Passed | Legislative Summary | Source Document |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| An Act to provide for the Apprehending of Fugitive Offenders from Foreign Countries, and delivering them up to Justice. Passed 13th February, 1833. | 3 William IV – Chapter 7 | 1833 | This Act makes provision for the treatment of accused criminals from other countries, seeking asylum in Upper Canada. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act to Revive and continue An Act passed in the Fifty-fifth year of the Reign of King George the Third, entitled “An Act to Repeal an Act passed in the Fifty fourth year of His Majesty's Reign, entitled ‘An Act to supply, in certain cases, the want of County Courts in this Province, and to make further provision for proceeding to Outlawry, in certain cases therein mentioned.’” Passed 13th February, 1833. | 3 William IV – Chapter 6 | 1833 | This Act revives and extends, for six years plus the time to the end of the following sitting of the Legislature, the Act named in this Act's title. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act to take away Corruption of Blood, save in certain cases. Passed 13th Feb. 1833. | 3 William IV – Chapter 5 | 1833 | This Act states that only offenders convicted of felonies will lose their property rights; other people set to inherit any property associated with such a convicted felon will not be affected. The exception to this law is high treason, in which case "corruption of blood" will continue to apply. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act to reduce the number of cases in which Capital Punishment may be inflicted; to provide other punishment for offences which shall no longer be Capital after the passing of this Act; to abolish the privilege called benefit of Clergy; and to make other alterations in certain Criminal Proceedings, before and after conviction. Passed 13th February, 1833. | 3 William IV – Chapter 4 | 1833 | This Act outlines the crimes for which death shall be the punishment; details regarding the trial of such cases; and details around how punishment of death is to be carried out. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act relating to the Bailing and Commitment, Removal and Trial of Prisoners in certain cases. Passed 13th February, 1833. | 3 William IV – Chapter 3 | 1833 | This Act contains provisions regarding the justice process for a variety of categories of crime, including felony, misdemeanour, and manslaughter/murder. A number of the provisions relate specifically to bail. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act to provide for Partition of Real Estates. Royal Assent given by Message. | 3 William IV – Chapter 2 | 1833 | This Act describes the proceedings to be applied as regards the partitioning of lands held in joint tenancy, common tenancy, or co-parceny. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act to repeal part of, amend and reduce to one Act of Parliament the several Laws now in force in this Province, for the recovery of Small Debts; and to extend the Jurisdiction of the Court of Requests within the same. Passed 13th Feb. 1833. | 3 William IV – Chapter 1 | 1833 | This Act repeals certain previous legislation regarding small debt, and institutes a new system for settling the same, provided the debt be less than ten pounds. The new system is to be comprised of a series of Courts of Requests, and to come into effect 1 September 1833. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act granting a Sum of Money for the relief of Sick and Destitute Emigrants at Prescott. Passed 28th January, 1832. | 2 William IV – Chapter 34 | 1832 | This Act provides for 250 pounds of government funds to assist ill, impoverished English immigrants arriving at Prescott, and names three trustees to manage these funds. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act granting to His Majesty a Sum of Money to defray the Contingent Expenses of the last Session of the Provincial Parliament. Passed 28th January, 1832. | 2 William IV – Chapter 33 | 1832 | This Act provides 4,347 pounds, eight shillings, one penny of provincial funds to pay back an advance of the same amount made for certain government expenses during the previous legislative session. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act for appropriating certain Monies towards the Payment of the War Losses. Passed 28th January, 1832. | 2 William IV – Chapter 32 | 1832 | This Act states that salt and whiskey duties, along with "all [m]onies in the hands or under the control of the Commissioners of Forfeited Estates," be put towards the rateable payment of . . . [w]ar [l]osses." | Early Canadiana Online |