Legislation by Source Document: Early Canadiana Online
Displaying 1461 - 1470 of 6042 entries
| Title | Chapter | Date Passed | Legislative Summary | Source Document |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| An Act to amend the Law respecting the office of Coroner. 24th July, 1850. | 13 & 14 Victoria – Chapter 56 | 1850 | This act modifies the responsibilities of public coroners, specifying when and under what circumstances deaths in the province shall require a coroner's inquiry. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act for the consolidation and amendment of the Laws relative to Jurors, Juries and Inquests in that part of this Province called Upper Canada. 10th August, 1850. | 13 & 14 Victoria – Chapter 55 | 1850 | This act is a complete overhaul of laws respecting jurors and juries in Upper Canada, and covers numerous issues including jury rolls are to be maintained and organized and by whom, to qualifications that must be met by potential jurors, how jurors are to be selected from the rolls and who is responsible for selecting them, when a jury is necessary, and the responsibilities of a jury when one is appointed, among other things. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act to extend the right of Appeal in certain cases in Upper Canada. 10th August, 1850. | 13 & 14 Victoria – Chapter 54 | 1850 | This act makes it necessary to hold all appeals requested within twelve days of the conviction of the appellant, and details the conditions which must be met by the officers of the court for a conviction to be heard on appeal. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act to amend and consolidate the several Acts now in force, regulating the Practice of Division Courts in Upper Canada, and to extend the jurisdiction thereof. 10th August, 1850. | 13 & 14 Victoria – Chapter 53 | 1850 | This act amends the manner in which small debts are claimed throughout Upper Canada by altering the division of the court system and redefining the responsibilities of each division. Responsibilities of court officers, as well as their eligibility for office, are specified, as well as conditions for removing and replacing them. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act to alter and amend the Act regulating the Practice of the County Courts in Upper Canada, and to extend the Jurisdiction thereof. 10th August, 1850. | 13 & 14 Victoria – Chapter 52 | 1850 | This act extends the jurisdiction of county courts in Upper Canada to cases regarding debt. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act to confirm and give effect to certain Rules and Regulations made by the Judges of Her Majesty’s Court of Error and Appeal for Upper Canada, and for other purposes relating to the powers of the Judges of the Courts of Law and Equity in that part of the Province, and the practice and decisions of certain of those Courts. 10th August, 1850. | 13 & 14 Victoria – Chapter 51 | 1850 | This act confirms a law passed by the judges of the Upper Canadian court of appeals, which cannot take effect until they have been reviewed and approved by the parliament. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act for the more effectual Administration of Justice in the Court of Chancery in Upper Canada. 10th August, 1850. | 13 & 14 Victoria – Chapter 50 | 1850 | This act allows for the appointment of administrative officials by judges in the courts of chancery in Upper Canada. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act to remove certain doubts respecting the intention of the Act of the last Session of the Parliament of this Province for amending the Charter of the University of Toronto, and to provide for the institution and endowments of Regius and other Professorships, Lectureships, Fellowships, Scholarships, Exhibitions, Prizes and other Rewards in the said University, and for other purposes connected with the said University, and with the College and Royal Grammar School of Upper Canada College, forming an appendage thereof. 10th August, 1850. | 13 & 14 Victoria – Chapter 49 | 1850 | This act clarifies the religious requirements of the various colleges of the University of Toronto, stipulating that students must meet the religious education prerequisites set out by their colleges, and how those prerequisites are to be met and verified. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act for the better establishment and maintenance of Common Schools in Upper Canada. 24th July, 1850. | 13 & 14 Victoria – Chapter 48 | 1850 | This act amends and consolidates several past acts pertaining to education in Upper Canada, as well as passing new clauses relating to public school trustees, teachers, and the responsibilities of all those involved in the maintenance of educational standards. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act to relieve Ministers of the Wesleyan Methodist Church in Canada, from the obligation to obtain Special Licenses in order to keep Registers of Baptisms, Marriages and Burials in Lower Canada. 24th July, 1850. | 13 & 14 Victoria – Chapter 47 | 1850 | This act allows wesleyan ministers, who are in Lower Canada as missionaries, to perform baptisms, marriages, and burials in that part of the province without having to first obtain a special license to do so. | Early Canadiana Online |