Legislation by Province: Upper Canada (1792-1840)
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| Title | Chapter | Date Passed | Legislative Summary | Source Document |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| An Act for the Relief of John Matthews. Passed 25th March, 1828. | 9 George IV – Chapter 17 | 1828 | This Act refunds 25 pounds to John Matthews, Esquire, for a deed he purchased that ended up being unclear. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act granting to His Majesty a Sum of Money to be applied in defraying the Expense of Drafting and Engraving a Map of the Rideau Canal. Passed 25th March, 1828. | 9 George IV – Chapter 16 | 1828 | This Act provides for 180 pounds to be provided to the Crown, to pay for a "[m]ap of the Rideau Canal" and up to 500 copies of the same. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act to make good certain Monies advanced by His Excellency the Lieutenant Governor, pursuant to an Address of the House of Assembly at the last Session of Parliament. Passed 25th March, 1828. | 9 George IV – Chapter 15 | 1828 | This Act provides for the repayment to the Crown of a sum of money advanced toward the costs of the previous legislative session. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act for Granting to His Majesty a Supply for the Support of the Civil Government, and the Administration of Justice. Passed 25th March, 1828. | 9 George IV – Chapter 14 | 1828 | This Act provides for the payment of 2,000 pounds to the Crown for its expenditure on aspects of justice and government in Upper Canada this year. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act to borrow a Sum of Money from His Majesty’s Government, and to make provisions for the payment of the same. Passed 25th March, 1828. | 9 George IV – Chapter 13 | 1828 | This Act states it is likely that the province will be able to borrow 100,000 pounds from the British government to repay debts up to that amount in Upper Canada. The Upper Canadian government will repay the loan (plus interest) to England at the rate of 4,500 pounds per year. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act to provide for the valuation of the labour and materials applied in constructing the Harbour at Burlington Bay, and for other purposes relating to the said Harbour. Passed 25th March, 1828. | 9 George IV – Chapter 12 | 1828 | This Act describes the procedure to ascertain the amount of money still owing to James Strowbridge, contractor for the Burlington Bay Canal. The Act also identifies some of the tolls to be collected in connection with the operation of the Canal. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act to repeal the Laws now in force respecting the late Pretended Bank of Upper Canada, and to make provision for settling the affairs of the said Institution. Passed 25th March, 1828. | 9 George IV – Chapter 11 | 1828 | This Act specifies the means of selecting Commissioners to recover the debts owed the now-defunct Pretended Bank of Upper Canada, and the means of recovering the said debt. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act to continue an Act, imposing duties on Goods sold by Auction. Passed 25th March, 1828. | 9 George IV – Chapter 10 | 1828 | This Act extends, until 1832, a previous Act regarding a duty paid to the Crown on revenue resulting from the sale of auctioneering licenses, and from the sale of items at auction. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act to continue for a limited time, the Laws imposing duties upon Stills. Passed 25th March, 1828. | 9 George IV – Chapter 9 | 1828 | This Act extends for four years, plus the period from four years to the termination of the Legislature's session, existing legislation regarding both the measurement of a still's content of liquor and the taxes to be paid on stills. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act to continue an Act, entitled, “An Act to continue, for a limited time, an Act passed in the Fifty-eighth Year of His late Majesty’s Reign, entitled ‘An Act to continue, repeal part of, and amend, an Act passed in the Fifty-sixth Year of His Majesty’s Reign, entitled, ‘An Act granting to His Majesty Duties on Licences to Hawkers, Pedlars, and Petty Chapmen, and other Trading Persons therein mentioned,’ and to extend the provisions of the same.’” Passed 25th March, 1828. | 9 George IV – Chapter 8 | 1828 | This Act extends, until 1832, a law regarding the regulation of "hawkers, pedlars, and petty chapmen," and makes further specifications regarding the selling of goods by such people. | Early Canadiana Online |