Legislation by Source Document: Early Canadiana Online
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| Title | Chapter | Date Passed | Legislative Summary | Source Document |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| An Act to provide a more summary and less expensive process for proprietors of Real Property in Lower Canada to acquire the possession thereof, when illegally detained from them, in certain cases. 30th August, 1851. | 14 & 15 Victoria – Chapter 92 | 1851 | This act simplifies the process by which land owners can reclaim land which has been illegally occupied or claimed by squatters, or otherwise possessed illegally. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act to increase the number of sittings of the Circuit Court at Richmond and Stanstead. 30th August, 1851. | 14 & 15 Victoria – Chapter 91 | 1851 | This act increases the number of times the circuit courts at Richmond and Stanstead sit every year. The dates at which the respective courts will sit are specified. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act to render executory certain Judgments in Lower Canada, and to provide more effectually to enforce Judgments in cases of resistance. 30th August, 1851. | 14 & 15 Victoria – Chapter 90 | 1851 | This act enforces judgments made by the provincial court of Lower Canada, which no longer exists. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act to amend the Act intituled, An Act to regulate the summoning of Jurors in Lower Canada. 30th August, 1851. | 14 & 15 Victoria – Chapter 89 | 1851 | This is an amendment to an 1847 act which outlines how jurors are summoned to Civil and Criminal Court. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act to amend the Act establishing the Court of Queen's Bench for Lower Canada. 30th August, 1851. | 14 & 15 Victoria – Chapter 88 | 1851 | This is an amendment to a 1847 act called "An Act to establish a Court having jurisdiction in Appeals and Criminal Matters, for Lower-Canada," which establishes a court of appeals in Lower Canada, defining its jurisdiction, responsibilities, what cities in Lower Canada will have courts of appeal, and various other matters. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act to amend the Laws regulating the Election of Members of the Legislative Assembly in certain Counties, in so far as relates to the Return of Writs. 30th August, 1851. | 14 & 15 Victoria – Chapter 87 | 1851 | This act amends the elections act for the Saguenay and Isle de Madeleine regions of Lower Canada, due to their inaccessibility, to assure that these counties are always represented in the legislature. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act to provide for the incorporation and better Management of Library Associations and Mechanics’ Institutes. 30th August, 1851. | 14 & 15 Victoria – Chapter 86 | 1851 | This act allows for the incorporation of the Library associations and Mechanics' Institutes. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act to exempt Firemen in Cities from the payment of Statute Labour Tax. 30th August, 1851. | 14 & 15 Victoria – Chapter 85 | 1851 | This act allows any municipality in the province to exempt firemen from paying statute labour tax once they have served for seven years, along exempting them from jury duty. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act for the regulation of Private Lunatic Asylums. 30th August, 1851. | 14 & 15 Victoria – Chapter 84 | 1851 | This act legislates the rules and regulations surrounding the granting of licenses for individuals who wish to open a private asylum. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act to authorize the confinement of Lunatics in cases where there being at large may be dangerous to the public. 30th August, 1851. | 14 & 15 Victoria – Chapter 83 | 1851 | This act allows for the imprisonment of individuals who have been proven to be insane in asylums after having being found guilty of committing a crime. | Early Canadiana Online |