This act amends the fees paid by vessels entering ports in the province for the maintenance of lighthouses. In cases where a vessel enters a port where no lighthouse is present, the fees are amended so that they are no longer charged lighthouse fees.
This is an extension and an amendment to an earlier act made to assure that couples who were married before the formation of the government of Upper Canada are recognized as married, and their children who were born since are recognized as legitimate.
This act clarifies the procedures to be used by land surveyors, as well as licensing procedures to be followed in order to govern professional surveyors.
The repeal of an act first passed in 1816 which allowed for the negotiation of trade duties between Upper and Lower Canada. It also ratifies the provisional articles entered into by the commissioners who were sent to negotiate on behalf of their respective provinces.
This act invests property seized by those who have been deemed traitors to the crown due to their actions in the war of 1812 into the care of commissioners, and clarifies how these various properties are to be managed.
An act which calls for the raising and subsequent appropriation of 300 pounds in order to pay commissioners who were hired to negotiate trade duties and other matters with Lower Canada on behalf of Upper Canada.
This act makes the assembly of people who intend to discuss public matters, particularly those of government, unlawful, for fear that these groups encourage treason and sedition.