Legislation by Province: Upper Canada (1792-1840)
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| Title | Chapter | Date Passed | Legislative Summary | Source Document |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| An Act for the Preservation of Deer within this Province. Passed 14th April, 1821. | 2 George IV – Chapter 17 | 1821 | This Act prohibits deer hunting between January 10th and July 1st each year, describes the penalties for hunting during this period, and mentions exceptions for indigenous peoples. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act for altering the time of holding the General Quarter Sessions of the Peace in the Home District. Passed 14th April, 1821. | 2 George IV – Chapter 16 | 1821 | This Act stipulates that going forward, "the Court of General Quarter Sessions of the Peace in and for the Home District" will convene "on the third Tuesdays in January, April, and July, and on the second Tuesday in October." | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act further to relieve Vessels and small Craft from the payment of Light House Tonnage Duty. Passed 14th April, 1821. | 2 George IV – Chapter 15 | 1821 | This Act states that the only lighthouse tonnage duty which vessel captains must pay is to be on the actual tonnage of cargo contained within the vessel. The accurate burden of tonnage must be declared "at the Port or Place of Entry." | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act to enable Married Women more conveniently to convey their Real Estate. Passed 14th April, 1821. | 2 George IV – Chapter 14 | 1821 | This Act allows female property owners to sell their real estate by meeting with a Quarter Sessions of the Peace rather than requiring that they meet with the Court of King's Bench or a judge. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act to establish an Uniform Currency throughout this Province. Passed 14th April, 1821. | 2 George IV – Chapter 13 | 1821 | This Act stipulates that as of 1 July 1822 there should be a single currency in Upper Canada, rather than the existing combination of British and New York currencies. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act to render legal certain Small Notes and Inland Bills of Exchange within this Province. Passed 14th April, 1821. | 2 George IV – Chapter 12 | 1821 | This Act states that previous Acts of the British Parliament relating to "promissory notes" and "inland bills of exchange" do not apply to Upper Canada. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act for the more certain punishment of persons illegally solemnizing Marriage within this Province. Passed 14th April, 1821. | 2 George IV – Chapter 11 | 1821 | This Act makes it a misdemeanour to solemnize a marriage without respecting the laws pertaining to the same. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act to repeal the Laws now in force relative to the preservation of Salmon, and to make further provisions respecting the Fisheries in certain parts of this Province, and also to prevent accidents by fire from persons fishing by torch or fire light. Passed 14th April, 1821. | 2 George IV – Chapter 10 | 1821 | This Act prohibits salmon fishing between October 25th and January 1st each year; prohibits fishing by fire-light at a distance of less than 100 yards from a "[m]ill or [m]ill-dam"; describes more specific salmon-fishing regulations for certain parts of the province; describes exceptions for indigenous peoples; and delineates the penalties for breaking the terms of this Act. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act to continue an Act passed in the fifty-fifth year of His late Majesty’s Reign, 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 14th April, 1821. | 2 George IV – Chapter 9 | 1821 | This Act extends the previous Act, whose name is mentioned in this Act's title, for another eight years plus the time to the conclusion of the following sitting of the Legislature. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act to explain doubts which have arisen respecting the right of persons holding a Licence to keep a House of Public Entertainment to Retail Spirituous Liquors to be consumed out of their houses without any additional Licence. Passed 14th April, 1821. | 2 George IV – Chapter 8 | 1821 | This Act permits the owners of Public Houses to sell certain alcoholic beverages for consumption outside of their retail establishments without requiring a separate license. | Early Canadiana Online |