Legislation by Source Document: Early Canadiana Online
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| Title | Chapter | Date Passed | Legislative Summary | Source Document |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| An Act for the relief of Insolvent Debtors in Upper Canada, and for other purposes therein mentioned. (29th March, 1845.) | 8 Victoria Chapter 48 | 1845 | This act specifies how bankrupts and financial insolvency will be dealt with through the courts in the part of the province formerly known as Upper Canada. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act to repeal and reduce into one Act the several laws now in force for the Preservation of Salmon in that part of this Province formerly Upper Canada, and for other purposes therein mentioned. (29th March, 1845.) | 8 Victoria Chapter 47 | 1845 | This act sets limits on salmon fishing in the part of the province formerly known as Upper Canada, prohibiting the fishing or destruction of salmon at any stage of life between September and March, to buy salmon caught during this period, and prohibits the setting of nets in Twenty Mile Pond. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act to prevent certain Wild Fowl and Snipes from being destroyed at improper seasons of the year, and to prevent the trapping of Grouse and Quail in this Province. (29th March, 1845.) | 8 Victoria Chapter 46 | 1845 | This act sets a specific time of year for the hunting of certain species of wild bird. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act to prevent the Profanation of the Lord’s Day, commonly called Sunday, in Upper Canada. (29th March, 1845.) | 8 Victoria Chapter 45 | 1845 | This act prevents all forms of trade and labour on Sundays, as well as legislating for the closure of all public houses and taverns, in the part of the province formerly known as Upper Canada. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act to prevent persons riding or driving at a fast rate over Bridges of more than a certain length in Upper Canada. (29th March, 1845.) | 8 Victoria Chapter 44 | 1845 | This act sets speed limits for bridges in the part of the province formerly known as Upper Canada. It sets laws for posting said limits, as well as specifying penalties for anyone who should deface the signs posting those limits. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act to empower the Seigniors of the Fiefs Nazareth, Saint Augustin and Saint Joseph, in the City of Montreal, or either of them, to invest the monies arising from any commutation of Tenure granted by them, in real property and other securities. (29th March, 1845.) | 8 Victoria Chapter 43 | 1845 | This act allows the seigneurs of the fiefs of of Nazareth, Saint Augustin, and Saint Joseph, to re-invest the money raised from their properties into other investments. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act the better to facilitate Optional Commutation of the Tenure of Lands en roture, in the Seigniories and Fiefs in Lower Canada into that of franc-aleu roturier. (29th March, 1845.) | 8 Victoria Chapter 42 | 1845 | This act details how to transfer and sell former seigneurial lands in the part of the province formerly known as Lower Canada. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act to make better Provision for Elementary Instruction in Lower Canada. (29th March, 1845.) | 8 Victoria Chapter 41 | 1845 | This act details the regulation of public education in the former Lower Canada. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act to repeal certain Ordinances therein mentioned, and to make better provision for the establishment of Local and Municipal Authorities in Lower Canada. (29th March, 1845.) | 8 Victoria Chapter 40 | 1845 | This act makes provisions for the election of municipal officials in various areas throughout the former Lower Canada. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act to authorize the appointment of a Reporter in the Court of Chancery. (29th March, 1845.) | 8 Victoria Chapter 39 | 1845 | This act appoints a court reporter, making provisions for the salary of said reporter, and specifying the reporter's responsibilities. | Early Canadiana Online |