Legislation by Source Document: Early Canadiana Online
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| Title | Chapter | Date Passed | Legislative Summary | Source Document |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| An Ordinance to extend the provisions of the Ordinance for establishing an efficient system of Police in the Cities of Québec and Montreal to the District of Saint Francis, n this Province. | 3 Victoria Chapter 17 (Session 5) | 1840 | This Ordinance extends the 1839 Ordinance, “An Ordinance for establishing an efficient system of Police in the Cities of Quebec and Montreal,” to the District of Saint-François | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act to alter and amend an Act passed in the thirty-second year of the reign of His late Majesty King George the Third, entitled, “An Act to establish the Winchester Measure throughout this Province.” Passed 10th February, 1840. | 3 Victoria – Chapter 17 | 1840 | This is an amendment to an act first passed in 1792 which standardizes weights and measures throughout the province and fines those who continue to use nonstandard units in public sale. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Ordinance to render permanent certain Ordinances therein mentioned, and to amend one of the said Ordinances. | 3 Victoria Chapter 16 (Session 5) | 1840 | This Ordinance makes various Ordinances, listed, permanent and amends certain sections of a number of them. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act to authorise Her Majesty to take Possession of Lands for the erection of Fortifications in this Province, under certain restrictions. Passed 10th February, 1840. | 3 Victoria – Chapter 16 | 1840 | This act makes it legal for the crown to acquire and/or appropriate privately-owned lands for the purpose of building fortifications. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Ordinance further to continue, for a limited time, certain Acts therein mentioned. | 3 Victoria Chapter 15 (Session 5) | 1840 | This Ordinance continues several Acts, listed, which are to remain in force until 1845. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act to continue an Act passed in the sixth year of His late Majesty's reign, entitled, “An Act to repeal and amend certain Acts of this Province, in relation to the Gold and Silver Coin made current by Law and to make further provision respecting the rates at which certain Gold and Silver Coins shall pass current in this Province.” Passed 10th February, 1840. | 3 Victoria – Chapter 15 | 1840 | This act continues an act first passed in 1836 which enables the manufacture of provincial currency, as well as regulating the value of currently brought from outside the province. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Ordinance to continue for a limited time, two certain Acts therein mentioned, relative to the erection of Court Houses and Gaols in the several Counties of this Province, and for other purposes therein mentioned. | 3 Victoria Chapter 14 (Session 5) | 1840 | This Ordinance continues the 1832 Act, “An Act to authorise the erection of Court Houses and Goals in the Counties of this Province, and for other purposes therein mentioned,” as amended by another Act in 1834., which Acts are to remain in force until 1845. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act to prevent the Introduction of Spirituous Liquors into the Common Gaols of this Province. Passed 10th February, 1840. | 3 Victoria – Chapter 14 | 1840 | This act makes it illegal to provide any prisoners of the provincial or district jails with alcohol, either by gift or by sale, under penalty of five pounds. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Ordinance to continue for a limited time, a certain Act therein mentioned, in relation to secret incumbrances on lands. | 3 Victoria Chapter 13 (Session 5) | 1840 | This Ordinance continues the 1829 Act, “An Act to provide for the more effectual extinction of Secret Incumbrances on Lands than was heretofore in use in this Province,” which is to remain in force until 1845. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act to amend and make permanent an Act passed in the fifth year of His late Majesty’s reign, entitled, “An Act to prevent the Sale of Spirituous Liquors to Indians.” Passed 10th February, 1840. | 3 Victoria – Chapter 13 | 1840 | This is a continuation of an act first passed in 1835, making it illegal to sell liquor to indigenous people. The original act is also amended, increasing the maximum penalty from five to twenty pounds. | Early Canadiana Online |