Legislation by Source Document: Early Canadiana Online
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| Title | Chapter | Date Passed | Legislative Summary | Source Document |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| An Act to make the remedy in cases of Seduction more effectual, and to render the Fathers of illegitimate Children liable for their support. Passed 4th March, 1837. | 7 William IV – Chapter 8 | 1837 | This act provides financial protection for the child of an unwed mother in the case of a "seduction," that is to say, in the case of a man having pre-marital sex with a young woman after having promised to marry her but without actually intending to do so. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act to provide for the greater safety of passengers on board Steam Boats. Passed 22d July 1837. | 7 William IV Chapter 7 (Session 2) | 1837 | An act legislating emergency measures to be taken on steamboats, and penalties to be enacted against any steamboat master who shall neglect to execute these measures. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act to provide for the collection of County and Parish Rates. Passed 1st March 1837. | 7 William IV Chapter 7 (Session 1) | 1837 | This act delineates the manner in which court costs are to be assessed and collected by county, as well as who is responsible for calculating and collecting these costs. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act respecting the Transportation of Convicts. Passed 4th March, 1837. | 7 William IV – Chapter 7 | 1837 | This act legalizes deportation from the province as a punishment and enumerates the procedures necessary to undertake in order to banish a prisoner. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act to prevent the issue of Private Bank Notes in this Province. Passed 22d July 1837. | 7 William IV Chapter 6 (Session 2) | 1837 | An act preventing the use of private notes as form of payment within the province, no matter what form of currency the note may be drawn upon. This act also specifies the punishment for those who would attempt to break this law. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act relating to the Great Roads of Communication through this Province. Passed 1st March 1837. | 7 William IV Chapter 6 (Session 1) | 1837 | An act which repeals prior acts relating to the building and repairing of roads, and which enacts new laws concerning maintenance, repair, and building of roads in various districts across the province, who is to supervise this work, and who is responsible for the maintenance. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act to provide more effectually for the Punishment of certain Offences, and to enable the Governor, Lieutenant Governor, or Person administering the Government of this Province, to commute the sentence of Death, in certain cases, for other Punishment in this Act mentioned. Passed 4th March, 1837. | 7 William IV – Chapter 6 | 1837 | This act permits the Governor or Lieutenant Governor of Upper Canada to commute the sentence of anybody who has been sentenced to death for any crime except murder or high treason. It lists the crimes which are included under this act, and further specifies that the court of Quarter Sessions, and other court of similar jurisdiction, cannot imprison someone for more than two years. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act relating to Landlord and Tenant. Passed 22d July 1837. | 7 William IV Chapter 5 (Session 2) | 1837 | An act clarifying the rights of tenancy in the province, specifying court procedures available to tenants who wish to pursue specific grievances against landlords in court. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act to amend the Act to provide for collection of the Revenue of the Province. Passed 1st March 1837. | 7 William IV Chapter 5 (Session 1) | 1837 | This is an amendment to an act passed in 1836 called "An Act to provide for the collection of the Revenue of the Province" (6 William IV Chapter 4), nullifying the sixth clause and modifying the twenty-eight, along with adding new clauses granting new powers to local officials in certain jurisdictions. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act to amend the Law respecting Bills of Exchange and Promissory Notes. Passed 4th March, 1837. | 7 William IV – Chapter 5 | 1837 | This act regulates against the requirement to produce evidence of presentment when attempting to cash in promissory notes or bills of exchange. | Early Canadiana Online |