Legislation by Source Document: Early Canadiana Online
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| Title | Chapter | Date Passed | Legislative Summary | Source Document |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| An Ordinance to prevent the discharge of certain persons, until they shall have given security. | 2 Victoria Chapter 3 (Session 2) | 1838 | This Ordinance provides that persons in custody who are to be at liberty to return to their homes under a former proclamation who have refused to give security are to continue to be detained. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act for Granting to Her Majesty a Supply of Money for Making and Repairing of Roads, Streets, and Bridges in this Colony, and to regulate the Expenditure of the same. (Passed 25th October, 1838.) | 2 Victoria - Chapter 3 | 1838 | This act grants various sums of money to repair and build a number of roads throughout the province and names the individuals in charge of disbursing the funds and supervising the construction in various areas. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Ordinance to authorize the Seizing and Detaining for a limited lime of Gunpowder, Arms, Weapons, Lead, and Munitions of War. | 2 Victoria Chapter 2 (Session 3) | 1838 | Under this Ordinance it is made lawful for any Justice of the Peace, Magistrate, or other authorised person, to seize gunpowder, arms, lead, and other materials for making musket bullets or weapons and convey such to the Police, as outlined. Penalties for those who impede the seizure of these materials are described. The Ordinance also repeals the 1838 Ordinance, “An Ordinance to declare and ascertain the period when the Laws and Ordinances made and passed by the Governor, or person authorized to execute the Commission of Governor, and Special Council of this Province, shall take effect." This Ordinance is to remain in force until 1840. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Ordinance for establishing an efficient system of Police in the Cities of Quebec and Montreal. | 2 Victoria Chapter 2 (Session 2) | 1838 | This Ordinance makes provision for establishing police forces in Quebec and Montreal, including how the police will operate, their duties, and authority. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act for Granting to Her Majesty certain Duties on Goods, Wares, and Merchandize, Imported into this Colony and its Dependencies. (Passed 25th October, 1838.) | 2 Victoria - Chapter 2 | 1838 | This act places a duty on specific items coming into the province in order to generate a revenue for the government. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Ordinance to authorize certain Banks therein named to suspend Specie Payments in certain cases. | 2 Victoria Chapter 1 (Session 3) | 1838 | Under this Ordinance, any Bank within the Province that ceases to redeem its notes in the current coin of the Province is not to be compelled to cease its operations, within the terms as described. Measures relating to the suspension of Cash Payments are outlined. A form for obtaining the general statement of affairs for banking branches is included. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Ordinance to provide for the security of the Province of Lower Canada. | 2 Victoria Chapter 1 (Session 2) | 1838 | This Ordinance names several persons charged with High Treason in custody who are to be transported to Bermuda and prevented from reentering Lower Canada, under the conditions outlined. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act for Granting to Her Majesty a Sum of Money for defraying the Expense of the Civil Government of this Colony for the Year ending the Thirtieth day of June in the Year of Our Lord One Thousand Eight Hundred and Thirty Eight, and for other purposes. (Passed 13th July, 1838.) | 2 Victoria - Chapter 1 | 1838 | This act grants various sums of money to a number of individuals in return for services rendered to the province during the fiscal year. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act granting a certain sum of money to defray the expenses of the Civil Government, for the year One Thousand Eight Hundred and Thirty-eight, and for other purposes therein-mentioned. Passed 6th March, 1838. | 1 Victoria – Chapter 62 | 1838 | This act grants various sums of money to pay officials who provide services to the legislative assembly. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act to make good certain monies advanced in compliance with the Address of the House of Assembly, during the First and Second Sessions of the present Parliament, for the Contingent Expenses of the Legislature of this Province. Passed 6th March, 1838. | 1 Victoria – Chapter 61 | 1838 | This act grants over thirteen thousand pounds in accordance with various expenditures of the provincial legislature. | Early Canadiana Online |