Legislation by Source Document: Early Canadiana Online
Displaying 1651 - 1660 of 6042 entries
| Title | Chapter | Date Passed | Legislative Summary | Source Document |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| An Act, to amend and extend the provisions of the Act of this Province, intituled, An Act to amend, consolidate and reduce into one Act the several Laws now in force, establishing or regulating the practice of the District Courts in the several Districts of that part of this Province formerly Upper-Canada. 30th May, 1849. | 12 Victoria – Chapter 66 | 1849 | This act consolidates and amends several past acts regarding the practice and jurisdiction of the district courts of Upper Canada. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act to increase the Salary of the Reporter of the Court of Chancery in Upper-Canada. 30th May, 1849. | 12 Victoria – Chapter 65 | 1849 | This act increases the salary of the reporter of the court of Chancery in Upper Canada to one hundred pounds per annum. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act for the more effectual Administration of Justice in the Court of Chancery of the late Province of Upper-Canada. 30th May, 1849. | 12 Victoria – Chapter 64 | 1849 | This act amends various procedures in the court of Chancery of Upper Canada. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act to make further provision for the Administration of Justice, by the establishment of an additional Superior Court of Common Law and also a Court of Error and Appeal, in Upper-Canada, and for other purposes. 30th May, 1849. | 12 Victoria – Chapter 63 | 1849 | This act establishes two new superior courts, one for common law, and another for appeals. The act establishes procedures and jurisdiction for both, as well as the forms for writs. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act to provide a Legal Mode of Redress in cases of Trespass committed on Lands held in Common in certain Townships in Lower-Canada. 30th May, 1849. | 12 Victoria – Chapter 62 | 1849 | This act facilitates legal proceedings in cases where a co-tenants of lots held in common is suing another tenant of the same lot for use or removal of resources. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act to amend and extend certain provisions of An Act to facilitate the Partition of Lands, Tenements, and Hereditaments, in certain cases, in Lower-Canada. 1st February, 1849. | 12 Victoria – Chapter 61 | 1849 | This is an amendment to a past act which facilitated how property deeds were registered in Lower Canada. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act to prohibit the use of Strychnine and other poisons, for the destruction of certain kinds of wild animals. 30th May, 1849. | 12 Victoria – Chapter 60 | 1849 | This act makes it illegal to kill wild animals using any type of poison, as the most common poisons being used for the purpose have been found to affect domestic animals as well as wild. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act to repeal the Ordinances relative to Winter Roads in Lower-Canada, in so far as regards the Districts of Quebec and Gaspé, and part of the District of Three-Rivers. 30th May, 1849. | 12 Victoria – Chapter 59 | 1849 | This act amends the responsibilities of the stated districts in terms of winter road maintenance, only allowing vehicles appropriate for snow on the roads when there is snow on the ground in order to lessen the burden of snow removal. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act to provide for the indemnification of parties in Lower-Canada whose property was destroyed during the Rebellion in the years one thousand eight hundred and thirty-seven, and one thousand eight hundred and thirty-eight. 25th April, 1849. | 12 Victoria – Chapter 58 | 1849 | This act makes provisions for property owners to claim compensation for damages or losses to their property effected during the 1837-39 rebellions. The act specifies how these measures will be funded and who is responsible for determining the amounts awarded and the subsequent disbursement of funds. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act to encourage the establishment of Building Societies in Lower-Canada. 25th April, 1849. | 12 Victoria – Chapter 57 | 1849 | This act sets out procedures to make it easier for groups to establish and incorporate building societies (mutual banking and investment groups) in Lower Canada, along the same rules and regulations as have already been established in Upper Canada. | Early Canadiana Online |