Legislation by Province: Upper Canada (1792-1840)
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| Title | Chapter | Date Passed | Legislative Summary | Source Document |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| An Act to Incorporate certain Persons therein mentioned, under the Style and Title of “the Cataraqui Bridge Company.” Passed 17th Feb’y. 1827. | 8 George IV – Chapter 12 | 1827 | This act incorporates the shareholders of the Cataraqui bridge company into a public body which can conduct business as an entity in the province. It also specifies regulations concerning the construction of bridges - their dimensions, security measures which need to be taken to assure the safety of both cattle and people, and areas which necessitate the building of a draw-bridge. Bridge tolls, and the penalties for refusing to pay said tolls, are also specified. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act to amend the Law now in force in respect to granting Licences for keeping Ale Houses. Passed 17th, Feb’y. 1827. | 8 George IV – Chapter 11 | 1827 | The repeal and amendment of a clause in an act passed in 1823, having to do with how licenses for selling alcohol in towns and villages are granted. The new clause specifies that local justices of the peace are now empowered to grant these licenses to those who request them, at their discretion. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act to continue the Laws now in force, providing a Salary for certain Sheriffs in this Province. Passed 17th Feb’y. 1827. | 8 George IV – Chapter 10 | 1827 | An act to continue for another four years an act first passed in 1806 specifying the salary of sheriffs. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act to Repeal part of an Amend the Law now in force assigning Limits to Gaols in this Province. Passed 17th Feb’y. 1827. | 8 George IV – Chapter 9 | 1827 | An act repealing a law first passed in 1821 which limited jail acreage in the region of Niagara to six acres and increases it to sixteen acres. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act for the further Relief of Insolvent Debtors. Passed 17th Feb’y. 1827. | 8 George IV – Chapter 8 | 1827 | The repeal and amendment of part of an act passed in 1805, which deals with when debtors who have been sent to debtors prison are to be released following the sale of their various goods. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act to declare what Fees shall be received by Justice of the Peace for the Duties therein mentioned. Passed 17th Feb’y. 1827. | 8 George IV – Chapter 7 | 1827 | This act specifies the fines for various crimes to be collected by justices of the peace. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act respecting the appointment of Guardians. Passed 17th Feb’y. 1827. | 8 George IV – Chapter 6 | 1827 | This act makes it legal for the district probate courts of the province to appoint guardians for minors under the age of 21 whose parents are both deceased. It specifies that proof must be made that both mother and father are deceased, and states that the guardian appointed may deduct a "reasonable sum" of money from the estate of said minor to apply towards expenses. It gives the guardian the power to make all decisions regarding to education, apprenticeship, and management of estate until the age of 21 (or until marriage in the case of women), and although there are no limits applied to what the guardian can do with their ward or the ward's estate, there is a procedure laid out in the act which details how a ward can lodge a complaint with the government against their guardian. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act to Continue and Amend the Law now in force for the Trial of Controverted Elections. Passed 17th, Feb. 1827. | 8 George IV – Chapter 5 | 1827 | A continuation and amendment of an act first passed in 1823, which details how the province's electoral officials shall resolve issues around contested elections. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act to require the Magistrates of the several Districts of this Province, to publish a Statement of their District Accounts. Passed 17th Feb’y. 1827. | 8 George IV – Chapter 4 | 1827 | This act requests that all districts send in a detailed report of their finances to the provincial legislature, as well as printing a copy in local newspapers. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act to amend the Laws regulating the Practice of Physic, Surgery, and Midwifery in this Province. Passed 17th Feb’y. 1827. | 8 George IV – Chapter 3 | 1827 | An amendment to an Act passed in 1819, repealing the second and third clauses of said act, which state that no physician trained by a university in the empire or by His Majesty's naval or military service shall be restrained from practice in the province. Physicians trained elsewhere are to be subject to harsher licensing practices including examination by a provincial board, and penalties should a physician attempt to defraud the governing body into licensing him. It also states specifically that these practices are not to be used to bar women from being midwives. | Early Canadiana Online |