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 time an Act passed in the Fourth Year of His late Majesty’s Reign entitled, “An Act to restrain the Selling of Beer, Ale, Cider and other Liquors not Spirituous, in certain Towns and Villages in this Province, and to regulate the manner of Licensing the same.” Passed 28th January, 1832. | 2 William IV – Chapter 21 | 1832 | This Act extends, for four years plus the time to the conclusion of the following sitting of the Legislature, the Act cited in this Act's title. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act to make temporary provision for the instruction of the Deaf and Dumb and for other purposes relating to the same object. (25th February, 1832.) | 2 William IV Chapter 20 | 1832 | Under this Act, one or more commissioners are to be appointed to carry the first section of the 1821 Act, An Act to make further provision for the encouragement of Education in this Province and to amend two certain Acts therein mentioned,” into effect. This Act also makes further provision for the School for the Deaf and Dumb kept by Mr. Ronald Macdonald, including providing a sum not exceeding two hundred and twenty-five pounds to defray the expense of Board and Lodging pupils. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act to impose an additional Duty on Licenses to Vend Wines, Brandy and Spirituous Liquors. Passed 28th January, 1832. | 2 William IV – Chapter 20 | 1832 | This Act increases the cost of a license for the sale of certain types of alcohol, places penalties on anyone selling alcohol on a steamboat without a license, and directs the revenue raised under the terms of this Act toward road and bridge repair. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act to amend a certain Act passed in the first year of His Majesty’s Reign, for regulating Tavern Keepers. (25th February, 1832.) | 2 William IV Chapter 19 | 1832 | This Act amends the 1821 Act, "An Act to amend and continue for a limited time a certain Act passed in the ninth year of the Reign of His late Majesty, intituled ‘An Act further to regulate persons who keep houses of Public Entertainment and retail Spirituous Liquors, and for other purposes,’” including how licences to keep a House of Public Entertainment are granted, and penalties for those who offend against the terms of this Act. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act to provide for the appointment of Commissioners to ascertain the North Boundary Line of the Township of Niagara, and to establish a Public Highway contiguous to the same. Passed 28th January, 1832. | 2 William IV – Chapter 19 | 1832 | This Act names Commissioners to oversee the surveying of certain disputed territory in Niagara, and outlines the rights and responsibilities of the Commission so appointed. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act to appropriate certain sums of money therein mentioned for the purpose of repairing and furnishing the Government House at Montreal. (25th February, 1832.) | 2 William IV Chapter 18 | 1832 | This Act advances a sum not exceeding one thousand eight hundred pounds towards defraying the expense of repairing the Government House in the city of Montreal and a further sum not exceeding one thousand five hundred pounds towards furnishing the same. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act to repeal part of an Act passed in the Fourth year of His Late Majesty’s Reign, entitled “An Act to divide the County of Carleton, in the Bathurst District.” Passed 28th January, 1832. | 2 William IV – Chapter 18 | 1832 | This Act allows the Crown's representative in Upper Canada to issue a writ for the election of an additional representative of provincial government for Lanark County and for Carleton County. | Early Canadiana Online |
| 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. (25th Februarv, 1832.) | 2 William IV Chapter 17 | 1832 | This Act creates fund for defraying the expense of medical care for sick Emigrants, and to assist indigent persons of that description in proceeding to their destination. This Act is to remain in force until 1834. The processes by which this is to be done, and penalties for those who act in defiance of this Act, are outlined. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act to establish a Police in the Town of Brockville, in the District of Johnstown. Passed 28th January, 1832. | 2 William IV – Chapter 17 | 1832 | This Act establishes a "Board of Police" in Brockville, and outlines both the purview of the Board and the procedure for electing Board representatives. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act to establish Boards of Health within this Province, and to enforce an effectual system of Quarantine. (25th February, 1832.) | 2 William IV Chapter 16 | 1832 | This Act establishes a system of quarantine to prevent the introduction of Asiatic Cholera into the province, outlining the processes by which this should be put in place and allowable expenses. This Act also establishes a Board of Health in the City of Québec, and outlines their responsibilities. This Act is to remain in force until 1833. | Early Canadiana Online |