Legislation by Source Document: Early Canadiana Online
Displaying 2841 - 2850 of 6042 entries
| Title | Chapter | Date Passed | Legislative Summary | Source Document |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| An Act to continue the Expiring Laws. Passed 12th January, 1838. | 1 Victoria – Chapter 4 | 1838 | This act continues all laws that were passed by the last provincial legislature and are about to expire. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Ordinance to continue a certain Act therein mentioned, making provision for the Assistance of Sick and Indigent Emigrants. | 1 Victoria Chapter 3 (Session 1) | 1838 | This Ordinance continues the 1832 Act, “An Act to create a fund for defraying the expense of providing medical assistance for Sick Emigrants, and of enabling Indigent persons of that description to proceed to the place of their destination,” and the 1834 Act that continued it, which are to remain in force until 1839. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act to protect the Inhabitants of this Province against Lawless Aggressions from Subjects of Foreign Countries, at Peace with Her Majesty. Passed 12th January, 1838. | 1 Victoria – Chapter 3 | 1838 | This act makes it possible for the lieutenant governor to assemble the militia to defend the province in cases where foreign nations who do not currently have a peace agreement with Britain commit acts of aggression against the province, without first consulting the crown. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Ordinance to authorize the apprehending and detention of Persons charged with High Treason, Suspicion of High Treason, Misprision of High Treason, and Treasonable Practices, and to suspend for a limited time, as to such persons, a certain Ordinance therein mentioned. | 1 Victoria Chapter 2 (Session 1) | 1838 | Under this Ordinance, any person detained for High Treason, Suspicion of High Treason, Misprision of High Treason, or Treasonable Practices can be held without bail while it remains in force. Additionally, certain sections of “An Ordinance for securing the liberty of the subject, and for the prevention of imprisonment out of this Province" is temporarily suspended as outlined. This Ordinance is to remain in force until August next. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act to provide for the more effectual and impartial Trial of Persons charged with Treason and Treasonable Practices, committed in this Province. Passed 12th January, 1838. | 1 Victoria – Chapter 2 | 1838 | This act allows the lieutenant governor of the province to assign a district for the trial of any person who has been accused of any act of treason to allow for a measure of impartiality. | Early Canadiana Online |
| 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. | 1 Victoria Chapter 1 (Session 1) | 1838 | This Ordinance provides that the Governor of the Province and Clerk of the Special Council for the affairs of the Province are to sign each law or ordinance with the date of its commencement. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act to authorise the apprehending and detention of Persons suspected of High Treason, Misprision of Treason, and Treasonable Practices. Passed, 12th January, 1838. | 1 Victoria – Chapter 1 | 1838 | This act allows authorities to imprison those who are suspected of treason, so long as the basic rights of those persons are respected. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act in addition to the Acts relating to the public registry of Deeds in this Province. Passed 1st March 1837. | 7 William Chapter 15 (Session 1) | 1837 | An act relating to the registering of deeds, how deeds are to be registered, and amending prior legislation relating to the registration of deeds. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act to provide for the disposal of the Public Lands in this Province, and for other purposes therein-mentioned. Royal Assent promulgated by Proclamation, 17th May, 1838. | 7 William IV – Chapter 118 | 1837 | This act details how grants and sale of public lands are to be managed. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act to Naturalize certain persons therein named. Royal Assent promulgated by Proclamation, 20th April, 1338. | 7 William IV – Chapter 117 | 1837 | This act gives the persons named full citizenship rights. | Early Canadiana Online |