Legislation by Source Document: Early Canadiana Online
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| Title | Chapter | Date Passed | Legislative Summary | Source Document |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| An Act to Incorporate certain Persons under the style and title of the President, Directors and Company, of the Commercial Bank of the Midland District. Passed 23th January, 1832. | 2 William IV – Chapter 11 | 1832 | This Act incorporates the Commercial Bank of the Midland District and its officers, and makes further provisions regarding the direction of and shares and stock in the said bank. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act for altering and amending the Charter of the President, Directors and Company, of the Bank of Upper Canada, and for encreasing the number of Shares to be held in the Capital Stock of the said Company. Passed 28th January, 1832. | 2 William IV – Chapter 10 | 1832 | This Act provides for a doubling of the number of shares in the capital stock of the Bank of Upper Canada, and specifies further detail regarding the holding of such stock. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act to continue, for a limited time, and to amend a certain Act therein-mentioned, providing for the better regulating of the Inspection of Pot and Pearl Ashes. (25th February, 1832.) | 2 William IV Chapter 10 | 1832 | This Act continues and amends a former Act from 1829, “An Act to suspend, for a limited time, certain Acts therein-mentioned, and to regulate in a better manner the Inspection of Pot and Pearl Ashes.” The Act allows the Inspectors of Pot and Pearl Ashes in Montreal, Sorel-Tracy, and Saint-Mathias-sur-Richelieu to appoint Assistant Inspectors. This Act is to remain in force until 1836. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act to make Valid certain Proceedings in the Home District Court. Passed 28th January, 1832. | 2 William IV – Chapter 9 | 1832 | This Act clarifies that the details of the law passed during this session regarding the meeting location and dates of the Court of King's Bench shall also apply to the District Court of the Home District. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act to continue, for a limited time, and to amend an Act passed in the seventh year of His late Majesty’s Reign, intituled, “An Act to provide Regulations concerning the Beaches or Strands and Landing Places in Québec.” (25th February, 1832.) | 2 William IV Chapter 9 | 1832 | This Act continues and amends the 1827 Act, “An Act to provide Regulations concerning the Beaches or Strands and Landing Places in Québec.” Further provisions for the maintenance of the beaches are outlined. This Act is to remain in force until 1834. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act respecting the Time and Place of Sitting of the Court of King’s Bench. Passed 23rd December, 1831. | 2 William IV – Chapter 8 | 1832 | This Act, to be valid until the conclusion of the sitting of the legislature in two years' time, states that the Court of King's Bench will sit in the community which is the "[s]eat of the [c]ivil [g]overnment." The Act also states that the Term of Hilary for the Court's sitting will take place during the first full week of February. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act to make better provision with regard to Appeals from the Provincial Court of the Inferior District of Saint Francis, to establish Circuits therein, and to extend the benefits of Trial by Jury to the said Inferior District. (25th February, 1832.) | 2 William IV Chapter 8 | 1832 | Under this Act, appeals to the Provincial Court coming out of the Inferior District of Saint-François are to be heard in the Inferior District, not by the Courts of King's Bench at Montreal or Trois-Rivières as had formerly been practiced. Provisions outlining how this should be done are described, including where and when these appeals should be heard. The Act also establishes a Supreme Court at Trois-Rivières. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act to confirm British Subjects in their Titles to Real Estates in this Province, derived through Aliens. Passed 28th January, 1832. | 2 William IV – Chapter 7 | 1832 | This Act states that no property may be seized simply because it was purchased from an alien. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act to extend the period limited by an Act passed in the first year of His Majesty’s Reign, chapter the third, for enregistering certain Acts or Deeds, in Law, or Instruments in Writing, therein-mentioned. (25th February, 1832.) | 2 William IV Chapter 7 | 1832 | This Act extends the period granted to enregister certain Acts or Deeds, as outlined by the second article of the 1831 Act, “An Act to amend an Act passed in the eleventh year of the Reign of His late Majesty, intituled, ‘An Act to establish Registry Offices in the Counties of Drummond, Sherbrooke, Stanstead, Shefford, and Missiskoui, and to extend the provisions of the said Act.” Under this Act, any Acts or Deeds not enregistered by first of May, 1833 will be considered void. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act to provide for making Stock held in Companies having a Joint Transferable Stock, liable to the satisfaction of Debts. Passed 28th January, 1832. | 2 William IV – Chapter 6 | 1832 | This Act stipulates that stock held by a debtor may be seized and sold in order to satisfy the debt, and that whosoever should purchase such stock will be able to collect any potential income associated therewith. | Early Canadiana Online |