Legislation by Province: Upper Canada (1792-1840)

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Title Chapter Date Passed Legislative Summary Source Document
An Act to regulate the Police, within the Town of Kingston. Passed 1st of April, 1816. 56 George III – Chapter 35(2) 1816 Due to the increased population of the Kingston area in recent years, this act gives greater definition to the roles of police and firemen within the town of Kingston in order to prevent disorderly conduct and to overall improve the town. Early Canadiana Online
An Act to repeal and amend part of an Act passed in the Fiftieth year of His Majesty’s Reign, entitled “An Act to provide for the laying out, amending and keeping in repair the Public Highways and Roads in this Province, and to repeal the Laws now in force for that purpose.” Passed 1st April, 1816. 56 George III – Chapter 41 1816 This act amends an act first passed in 1810, repealing clauses eighteen and twenty-six. Early Canadiana Online
An Act to appropriate a Sum of Money to defray the expences of any Commission for ascertaining Titles to Lands in the Niagara District, which shall or may be authorized by any Act of the Parliament of this Province. Passed 1st April, 1816. 56 George III – Chapter 40 1816 This act provides a sum of money to pay for an act passed earlier in this same legislative year, which allows for the re-filing of property deeds in the region of Niagara which have been lost or destroyed by the recent war with the United States. Early Canadiana Online
An Act to grant to His Majesty a sum of Money, to amend and repair the Public Highways and Roads in this Province, and to build and repair Bridges in the several Districts thereof. Passed 1st April, 1816. 56 George III – Chapter 39 1816 This act grants sums of money to the respective districts throughout the province for the maintenance and building of roads. Early Canadiana Online
An Act granting to His Majesty a sum of Money, to be applied to the use of Common Schools throughout this Province, and to provide for the Regulations of the said Common Schools. Passed 1st April, 1816. 56 George III – Chapter 38 1816 This act grants money for the building and use of schools throughout the province. It details the minimum requirement for both the establishment of schools and school boards, the qualifications of teachers, the authority and powers held by school trustees, and the appointment of boards of education within the respective districts. Early Canadiana Online
An Act for granting to His Majesty a sum of Money, and to Provide for the Appointment of a Provincial Agent for this Province. Passed 1st April, 1816. 56 George III – Chapter 37 1816 This act sets aside a sum to be paid from the provincial budget to appoint a Provincial Agent, who will sit at the court of Great Britain, and who cannot be removed without first consulting the Legislative Assembly of Upper Canada. Early Canadiana Online
An Act for granting to His Majesty, Duties on Licences to Hawkers, Pedlars and Petty Chapmen, and other Trading Persons therein mentioned. Passed 1st April 1816. 56 George III – Chapter 36 1816 This act requires hawkers, pedlars, and petty chapman to apply and pay for a license in order to operate within the province. This license must be renewed in April of every year. The act also specifies various regulations to be followed by the collectors of the fees to be paid by those applying for the licenses. Early Canadiana Online
An Act granting to His Majesty a sum of Money to be applied for the Encouragement of the Cultivation of Hemp, within this Province. Passed 1st April, 1816. 56 George III – Chapter 35 (1) 1816 This act permits the payment of a twenty pound bounty for the production of every quintal of hemp, and appoints inspectors for every district within the province to assure the quality of hemp production. Inspectors will be paid by the producers one shilling and three pence for every hundred weight of hemp they inspect. Early Canadiana Online
An Act to amend an Act, passed in the forty eighth Year of His Majesty’s Reign, entitled, “An Act to explain, amend and reduce to one Act of Parliament, the several Laws now in being, for the Raising and Training the Militia of this Province.” Passed 1st April, 1816. 56 George III – Chapter 32 1816 This act amends certain clauses within an act passed in 1808 which consolidated all militia acts regarding training into one act of parliament. The modified clauses deal mostly with those who are compelled to militia service, and the imposition and levying of fines. Early Canadiana Online
An Act to appropriate a sum of Money for the Remuneration of Elizabeth Wright. Passed 1st April, 1816. 56 George III – Chapter 31 1816 This act grants a sum of money to Elizabeth Wright, the widow of Charles Wright, a tailor of the Niagara region. The money was in remuneration for clothing made for the militia and which was not paid before Mr. Wright's death. Early Canadiana Online