Legislation by Source Document: Early Canadiana Online
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| Title | Chapter | Date Passed | Legislative Summary | Source Document |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| An Act to amend an Act of the sixth Year of His late Majesty, to regulate the Trade of the British Possessions Abroad. 22nd April, 1831. | 1 William IV – Chapter 24 | 1832 | This Act introduces new provisions for duties on certain items in various parts of the British Empire in the Americas. The act was appended to the legislative acts of the assembly of Upper Canada of 1832. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act to amend an Act of the Fourteenth Year of His Majesty King George the Third, for establishing a Fund towards defraying the charges of the Administration of Justice, and support of the Civil Government within the Province of Quebec in America. 22nd September, 1831. | 1 & 2 William IV – Chapter 23 | 1832 | This Act enumerates the duties to be charged on a number of items imported into the province, and states that this revenue be applied toward justice and governance. The Act makes brief reference to Lower Canada and its authority to appropriate such revenue raised by its government, for its own purposes. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act to declare persons professing the Jewish Religion intitled to all the rights and privileges of the other subjects of His Majesty in this Province. | 1 William IV Chapter 57 | 1831 | This Act clarifies that Jewish persons are entitled to the same rights and privileges as other British subjects in the province and are allowed to hold any office or place of trust in the province allowed to other subjects. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act to afford relief to a certain Religious Congregation at Montreal, denominated, Presbyterians. | 1 William IV Chapter 56 | 1831 | Under this Act, Presbyterian ministers in Montreal are to be permitted to solemnize Marriages, administer Baptism, and inter the dead, and to keep Registers, among other things. The Presbyterian congregation is also allowed to establish a church or meeting house, and a burial ground. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act to Incorporate the Minister and Trustees of Saint John’s Church in the City of Quebec. | 1 William IV Chapter 55 | 1831 | This Act establishes the Minister and Trustees of Saint John’s Church as a corporation and body politic. The processes by which the ministers and trustees are to be appointed, their duties and authority are outlined. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act to incorporate the City of Montreal. | 1 William IV Chapter 54 | 1831 | This Act establishes "The Corporation of the City of Montreal,” as a body politic and corporate. Directions for the rights granted to the said corporation, and how it is to function, are outlined, including the authority that members of the Common Council and the Mayor have. Instructions for how these positions are to be elected are also outlined. The city is divided into eight wards as described. This Act is to remain in force until 1836. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act to secure to and confer upon certain Inhabitants of this Province, the Civil and Political rights of natural born British subjects. | 1 William IV Chapter 53 | 1831 | This Act clarifies who should be considered natural born British subjects and their civil and political rights. An oath to be used to confirm natural born citizens, and the table to be used by Registrars are included. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act to incorporate the City of Quebec. | 1 William IV Chapter 52 | 1831 | This Act establishes "The Corporation of the City of Quebec,” as a body politic and corporate. Directions for the rights granted to the said corporation, and how it is to function, are outlined, including the authority that members of the Common Council and the Mayor have. Instructions for how these positions are to be elected are also outlined. The city is divided into ten wards as described. This Act is to remain in force until 1836. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act for ascertaining, establishing, and confirming in a legal and regular manner, and for Civil Purposes, the Parochial subdivisions of various parts of this Province. | 1 William IV Chapter 51 | 1831 | Under this Act, three Commissioners are to be appointed in order to document certain borders established by ecclesiastical authorities for several parishes in the Province, which are to be legally confirmed. The processes by which this is to be are established. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act to authorize Thomas Phillips, to build a Toll-Bridge over the River des Prairies, in the District of Montreal. (31st March, 1831.) | 1 William IV Chapter 50 | 1831 | An Act authorising Thomas Philips to build and collect a toll on a bridge crossing the River des Prairies, between the Island of Jesus and Island of Montreal at le moulin du Gros-Sault, at his own cost. Philips is granted the authority to take and use of the land required to build the bridge. Standards and stipulations for the bridge's construction and maintenance are outlined. The allowable tolls that can be charged are described, as well as those to be excepted from tolls. Additionally, after a period of fifty years, it is made lawful for the Crown to assume possession of the bridge. Time restraints allowed for the construction and repairs are outlined, as well as penalties for those who neglect the tenets of this Act. | Early Canadiana Online |