Legislation by Source Document: Early Canadiana Online
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| Title | Chapter | Date Passed | Legislative Summary | Source Document |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| An Act to make provision for the payment of certain losses, sustained by sundry individuals therein named. Passed 11th May, 1839. | 2 Victoria – Chapter 68 | 1839 | This act issues sums of money to those who have had their claims of damages sustained in the rebellion of 1837 investigated and validated by an inspector appointed by the province. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Ordinance to repeal a certain Ordinance therein mentioned, relating to the District of Saint Francis. | 2 Victoria Chapter 67 (Session 4) | 1839 | This Ordinance repeals the 1838 Ordinance, “An Ordinance to extend the provisions of certain Ordinances therein mentioned to the District of Saint Francis, in the Province of Lower Canada." | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act granting a sum of money to remunerate Bernard Turquand, for certain services therein mentioned. Passed 11th May, 1839. | 2 Victoria – Chapter 67 | 1839 | This act grants Bernard Turquand, the senior clerk to the receiver general, two hundred pounds for his services. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Ordinance for indemnifying persons who, since the twenty-first, day of December, one thousand eight hundred and thirty-eight have acted in apprehending, imprisoning, or detaining in custody, persons suspected of High Treason, or Treasonable Practices, and in the suppression of unlawful assemblies, and for other purposes therein-mentioned. | 2 Victoria Chapter 66 (Session 4) | 1839 | Under this Ordinance, charges against persons who assisted in detaining those suspected of High Treason, Suspicion of High Treason, or Treasonable Practices are to be discharged and made void. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act granting a Pension to the Widow and Children of the late Captain Edgworth Ussher. Passed 11th May, 1839. | 2 Victoria – Chapter 66 | 1839 | This act grants a pension to the widow of Captain Edgworth Ussher of the provincial militia, who had been assassinated in his home at night by American brigands. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Ordinance to provide for the Inspection of Fish and Oil. | 2 Victoria Chapter 65 (Session 4) | 1839 | This Ordinance provides for the appointment of Inspectors of Fish and Oil for the cities of Québec and Montréal. Their duties, rates to be charged, and the processes by which they may be replaced are described. The grades of and meaning of labels for Fish and Oil are listed. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act to provide for the further support of the Provincial Penitentiary. Passed 11th May, 1839. | 2 Victoria – Chapter 65 | 1839 | This act grants a sum of money for the upkeep and daily maintenance of the provincial penitentiary. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Ordinance to establish a Board of Works in this Province. | 2 Victoria Chapter 64 (Session 4) | 1839 | This Ordinance provides for the establishment of the Board of Works to control and manage the construction of public works and buildings and the public money provided for them. The Board's composition, salaries, and duties are described. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act granting a sum of money, for the maintenance and support of the General Hospital, of the City of Toronto. Passed 11th May, 1839. | 2 Victoria – Chapter 64 | 1839 | This act grants a sum of money for the continued maintenance of the hospital in Toronto. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Ordinance to provide for the Distribution of the Printed Copies of the Ordinances passed by the Governor of this Province and the Special Council for the affairs thereof. | 2 Victoria Chapter 63 (Session 4) | 1839 | This Ordinance provides that the terms of the 1832 Act, “An Act to repeal a certain Act therein mentioned, and to provide for the more certain and expeditious distribution of the printed Acts of the Legislature of this Province,” are to be extended to the Ordinances passed by the Governor of this Province, and the Special Council appointed for the affairs thereof. | Early Canadiana Online |