Legislation by Source Document: Early Canadiana Online
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| Title | Chapter | Date Passed | Legislative Summary | Source Document |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| An Act to continue in force, for a limited period, the Laws authorising the Chartered Banks in this Province to suspend the redemption of their Notes in Specie, under certain regulations. Passed 11th May, 1839. | 2 Victoria – Chapter 13 | 1839 | This act continues an act passed in 1838 which allows chartered banks to issue a greater amount of bank notes | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Ordinance to secure to, and confer upon Henri Vallotte, an inhabitant of this Province, the civil and political rights of a natural-born British subject. | 2 Victoria Chapter 12 (Session 4) | 1839 | This Ordinance confers the rights and privileges of a natural-born citizen upon Henri Vallotte of the City of Montreal. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act to amend an Act passed in the fourth year of the reign of His late Majesty King George the Fourth, entitled, “An Act for the preservation of Deer within this Province,” and to extend the previsions of the same; and to prohibit Hunting and Shooting on the Lord’s Day. Passed 11th May, 1839. | 2 Victoria – Chapter 12 | 1839 | This act puts seasonal restrictions on hunting specific species such as deer and quail, and bans hunting on Sundays. It specifies the penalties for breaking these laws, and how judgments against those accused of contravening this act shall be tried. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Ordinance to secure to, and confer upon Alfred Rambau, an inhabitant of this Province, the civil and political rights of a natural-born British subject. | 2 Victoria Chapter 11 (Session 4) | 1839 | This Ordinance confers the rights and privileges of a natural-born citizen upon Alfred Rambau of the City of Montreal. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act to authorise the erection of an Asylum within this Province, for the reception of Insane and Lunatic persons. Passed 11th May, 1839. | 2 Victoria – Chapter 11 | 1839 | This act sets out regulations for the establishment and maintenance of an asylum. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Ordinance to suspend certain Acts therein mentioned, and to regulate in a better manner the Packing and Inspection of Flour and Indian Meal. | 2 Victoria Chapter 10 (Session 4) | 1839 | This Ordinance temporarily suspends and replaces three Acts relating to the packing and inspection of flour and cornmeal. This Ordinance is to remain in force until 1842. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act to provide for the advancement of Education in this Province. Passed 11th May, 1839. | 2 Victoria – Chapter 10 | 1839 | This act allows the appropriation of funds for King's College and Upper Canada College to create a university. It also deals with the funding of other school districts in the province. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Ordinance to repeal so much of an Act of the Parliament of Great-Britain, of the twenty-fifth year of the Reign of His late Majesty, George the Second, as directs the Period of the Execution of persons convicted of the crime of Murder, and for other purposes. | 2 Victoria Chapter 9 (Session 4) | 1839 | This Ordinance repeals sections of the former Act, "An Act for the better preventing the horrid crime of Murder,” and provides that the sentence of death can be pronounced after conviction of murder as after conviction for other capital offences. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act to repeal, alter and amend, the Militia Laws of this Province. Passed 11th May, 1839. | 2 Victoria – Chapter 9 | 1839 | This act specifies all the various rules regulating the militia in the province, including rules such as who is eligible for militia service, when militia drills will take place, and penalties for lack of enrollment. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Ordinance to suspend for a limited time certain parts of two Ordinances therein mentioned, as far as the same relate to the City of Montreal, and to establish a Society therein for preventing accidents by Fire. | 2 Victoria Chapter 8 (Session 4) | 1839 | This Ordinance suspends and replaces the 1777 Act, “An Ordinance for preventing accidents by Fire,” and the 1790 Act, “An Act or Ordinance to amend an Actor Ordinance for preventing accidents by Fire, passed in the seventeenth year of His Majesty’s Reign,” as relates to the appointment of an Overseer for Montreal for a limited time. The Ordinance outlines the duties and operation of the "Fire Society" who are to assume the Overseer's role. This Ordinance is to remain in force until 1842. | Early Canadiana Online |