Legislation by Source Document: Early Canadiana Online
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| Title | Chapter | Date Passed | Legislative Summary | Source Document |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| An Ordinance to revive and render permanent a certain Act made to restrain all persons from undermining the Cliffs on which the Fortifications at Quebec are constructed. | 3 Victoria Chapter 27 (Session 5) | 1840 | This Ordinance revives and makes permanent the 1830 Act, “An Act to restrain all Persons from undermining the Cliffs on which the Fortifications of Quebec are constructed.” | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act authorising the payment of Pensions to Militia-men, and Widows of deceased Militia-men, under certain restrictions, and for other purposes therein-mentioned. Passed 10th February, 1840. | 3 Victoria – Chapter 27 | 1840 | This act establishes a board of three people to determine whether veterans of the war of 1812 should receive a pension due to their age and inability to work. It defines further rules for those receiving said pensions, whether they be veterans or the widows of veterans. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Ordinance to amend a certain Ordinance therein mentioned relative to the Militia of this Province. | 3 Victoria Chapter 26 (Session 5) | 1840 | This Ordinance amends the 1838 Ordinance, “An Ordinance to provide for the better defence of the Province, and to regulate the Militia thereof,” as regards the annual muster of the companies of the Militia. This Ordinance is to remain in force until 1843. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act to appoint the time for holding the Court of General Quarter Sessions of the Peace for the Home District, and to repeal the Law now in force for that purpose. Passed 10th February, 1840. | 3 Victoria – Chapter 26 | 1840 | This act changes the time at which the court of general quarter sessions will be held in the Home district. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Ordinance to provide for the improvement, during the Winter season, of the Queen’s Highways in this Province, and for other purposes. | 3 Victoria Chapter 25 (Session 5) | 1840 | This Ordinance outlines limits on the types of vehicles that can use Highways or Public Roads with the intention of preserving the roads during the winter, and repeals and replaces the 1839 Ordinance, “An Ordinance to provide for the improvement, during the Winter Season, of the principal Post Roads from various parts of the Province to Montreal, and for other purposes." This Ordinance is made permanent. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act to alter and amend an Act passed in the forty-fifth year of the reign of His late Majesty King George the Third, entitled, “An Act to regulate the Packing, Curing, and Inspection of Beef and Pork.” Passed 10th February, 1840. | 3 Victoria – Chapter 25 | 1840 | This this an amendment to an act first passed in 1805 which regulates the curing and packing of beef and pork. Amendments concern the defacement of brand marks, and classifications of quality of pork. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Ordinance to amend an Ordinance made and passed in the second year of Her Majesty’s Reign, intituled, “An Ordinance to authorize the Governor, or person administering the Government of this Province, to appoint one or more Assistant Judges for the Courts of King’s Bench for the Districts of Quebec and Montreal, in this Province, and an Assistant Judge for the District of Three Rivers, in the case of sickness, necessary absence, or suspension from office, of any of the Justices of the said several Courts of King’s Bench, or the Resident Judge for the District of Three Rivers, in the said Province.” | 3 Victoria Chapter 24 (Session 5) | 1840 | This Ordinance amends, clarifies, and makes permanent the 1838 Ordinance, "An Ordinance to authorise the Governor or person administering the Government of this Province, to appoint one or more Assistant Judges for the Courts of King’s Bench for the Districts of Quebec and Montreal, in in this Province, and an Assistant Judge for the District of Three Rivers, in the case of sickness, necessary absence, or suspension from office of any of the Justices of the said several Courts of King’s Bench, or the Resident Judge for the District of Three Rivers, in the said Province." | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act to regulate the Inspection of Fish, and to prevent Non-residents in this Province from Fishing within the Waters of the same. Passed 10th February, 1840. | 3 Victoria – Chapter 24 | 1840 | This act calls for the inspection of fish, in order to ensure the regulation of packing and duties charged, and the prevention of non-residents of the province engaging in the trade. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Ordinance to make good a certain sum of money therein mentioned, advanced in payment of certain indispensable Expenses of the Civil Government of this Province, between the first day of November, one thousand eight hundred and thirty-eight, and the thirty-first day of October, one thousand eight hundred and thirty-nine. | 3 Victoria Chapter 23 (Session 5) | 1840 | This Ordinance provides a sum not exceeding forty-nine thousand and fifteen pounds thirteen shillings and seven pence to cover the expenses of the Civil Government. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act to revive and make perpetual an Act granting to Her Majesty a Duty on Licenses to Auctioneers, and on Goods, Wares and Merchandize, sold by Auction. Passed 10th February, 1840. | 3 Victoria – Chapter 23 | 1840 | This act renews and makes perpetual an act first passed in 1818, which specifies the need for auctioneers to hold a license in order to practice. The act specifies the cost of said license, what information they are to contain, and who is able to grant such license. It also places a levy on all goods sold at auction. | Early Canadiana Online |