Legislation by Source Document: Early Canadiana Online
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| Title | Chapter | Date Passed | Legislative Summary | Source Document |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| An Act for the establishment of a better Court of Appeals in Lower Canada. 9th December, 1843. | 7 Victoria – Chapter 18 | 1843 | An act that repeals "An Act for the division of the Province of Lower Canada, for amending the Judicature thereof, and for repealing certain laws therein mentioned" and abolishes the existing Court of Appeals of Lower Canada, replacing it with a new Court of Appeals. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act to establish the District of Gaspé, and to provide for the due administration of Justice therein. 9th December, 1843. | 7 Victoria – Chapter 17 | 1843 | An act to abolish previous legislation establishing the Inferior District of Gaspé and to establish a distinct District of Gaspé, separate from the District of Quebec with its own Courts and Judges. The Act includes the details of the establishment of courts in the district and the appointment of judges to these courts. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act to repeal certain Acts and Ordinances therein mentioned, and to make better provision for the Administration of Justice in Lower Canada. 9th December 1843. | 7 Victoria – Chapter 16 | 1843 | An act to repeal "An Act to provide for the more easy and expeditious administration of justice in civil causes and matters involving small pecuniary value, in that part of this Province heretofore Lower Canada", and to abolish the district courts in Lower Canada, and to reform the Court of Queen's Bench including various procedures for selecting chief justices and appointing justices to the courts. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act to render the Judges of the Courts of King’s Bench, in that part of this Province heretofore Lower Canada, independent of the Crown. [illegible] November, 1843. | 7 Victoria – Chapter 15 | 1843 | An act to guarantee the commissions of the current Court of King's Bench judges in the former province of Lower Canada, barring their death or removal from the bench at the behest of the legislature. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act to Exempt Vehicles conveying Manure from the Cities and Towns of this Province, from the payment of Tolls on Turnpike Roads, and for the purposes therein mentioned. 9th December, 1843. | 7 Victoria – Chapter 14 | 1843 | An act to exempt vehicles carrying manure, as well as citizens travelling to and from church from tolls on turnpike roads, with the exception of toll bridges. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act for the better preservation of certain species of Fish, in the Rivers and Waters of the Counties therein mentioned. 9th December, 1843. | 7 Victoria – Chapter 13 | 1843 | An act to ban the fishing of "lunge," "Maskinongé” and “Salmon Trout” from the lakes, rivers, and streams of the counties of the Eastern Townships from August to December by any means except that of a single hook. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act to prohibit the hunting and killing of Deer and other Game within this Province, at certain seasons of the year. 9th December, 1843. | 7 Victoria – Chapter 12 | 1843 | An act to regulate the hunting of deer, moose, elk, etc. in the province of Canada between the months of February and August including punishments and regulations regarding game birds. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act for vesting in the Principal Officers of Her Majesty’s Ordnance, the Estates and Property therein described, for granting certain powers to the said Officers, and for other purposes therein mentioned. 9th December, 1843. | 7 Victoria – Chapter 11 | 1843 | An act which empowers Public Officers of the Ordnance Department to manage and apportion public lands and canals which were not expressly owned by the province, including those lands appropriated by the military for the defense of the province. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act to repeal an Ordinance of Lower Canada, intituled, An Ordinance concerning Bankrupts, and the administration and distribution of their estates and effects,” and to make provision for the same object throughout the Province of Canada. 9th December, 1843. | 7 Victoria – Chapter 10 | 1843 | An act to repeal existing laws regarding bankruptcy in the former province of Lower Canada and a new bankruptcy law for the united province. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act further to provide for the establishment and maintenance of Common Schools, and for apportioning the fund for the support of the same, and also to grant an indemnity for the payment of certain portions of the School Monies for the year one thousand eight hundred and forty-two, and further to provide for the apportionment and distribution of the balance of the said Monies for the years one thousand eight hundred and forty-two, and one thousand eight hundred and forty-three. 9th December, 1843. | 7 Victoria – Chapter 9 | 1843 | An act to provide funding for common schools in the province, and to deal with certain issues regarding the distribution of funds in each of the former provinces. | Early Canadiana Online |