Legislation by Source Document: Early Canadiana Online
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| Title | Chapter | Date Passed | Legislative Summary | Source Document |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| An Act for the better regulation of the Lumber Trade. (14th March, 1829.) | 9 George IV Chapter 11 | 1829 | This Act outlines how a Board of Examiners are to be appointed to oversee the lumber trade in the province and outlines their duties, and the duties of Cullers and Measurers, including the rates they may receive for their labour. The Act includes several oaths for examiners and other persons participating in the lumber trade and schedules relating to the suits that may arise. Regulations for granting licenses or commissions to Cullers and Measurers are described, and standards for lumber they will inspect. The Act also outlines the role of the Trinity House and ports in overseeing the shipment of lumber. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act to extend the Benefit of the Trial by Jury. (14th March, 1829.) | 9 George IV Chapter 10 | 1829 | This Act extends the option of a trial by jury to all cases in which a remedy is sought in compensation of damages sustained to moveable property, as described, whereas the 1785 Act “An Ordinance to regulate the proceedings in the Courts of Civil Judicature, and to establish Trials by Juries in actions of a commercial nature and personal wrongs to be compensated in damages,” was more restrictive. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act to regulate and establish the Salaries and other Emoluments of the Officers employed in the Collection of the Revenue at the several Inland Ports in this Province, and for other purposes. (14th March, 1829.) | 9 George IV Chapter 9 | 1829 | This Act outlines the salaries and expenses permitted for each of the officers employed at inland ports at Saint-Jean-Port-Joli, Lacolle, Coteau-du-Lac, Stanstead, and Sainte Marie. The Act also reestablishes the fees put in place under the 1819 Act, “An Act to impose duties on divers articles therein mentioned, and to regulate for a limited time the Trade with the United States of America by land or by inland navigation, and to suspend certain Acts and Ordinances therein mentioned,” and specifies the fees to be charged. This Act is to remain in force until 1831. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act to authorize the Prothonotaries or Clerks of the Civil Courts in this Province to number and authenticate, “parapher” the Registers of Baptisms, Marriages and Burials required by Law to be kept, to receive the advice of relations and friends “l’avis des Parens et Amis,” in certain cases; and to issue Writs of capias ad respondendum and attachment without the Fiat of a Judge. (14th March, 1829.) | 9 George IV Chapter 8 | 1829 | An Act to authorize Prothonotaries of the several courts of the King’s Bench or the Provincial Court of Trois-Rivières to number and authenticate the registers required to be kept recording marriages, burials, and baptisms within the Province. The specific duties that Prothonotaries and Clerks are allowed to perform are in the place of a judge are described. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act further to regulate Persons who keep Houses of Public Entertainment, and retail Spirituous Liquors, and for other purposes. (14th March, 1829.) | 9 George IV Chapter 7 | 1829 | This Act puts further regulations in place to fix the number of licenses granted for keeping Houses of Public Entertainment and for retailing spiritous liquors in the province. The processes by which licenses can be obtained are described. Penalties for those who do not abide by the tenets of this Act are outlined. This Act is to remain in force until 1831. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act for making certain Regulations respecting the office of Sheriff. (14th March, 1829.) | 9 George IV Chapter 6 | 1829 | An Act to clearly define the duties of the office of Sheriff or Coroner. Under this Act, every Sheriff or Coroner must enter a bond to the Crown, as described. The amounts to be paid by each Sheriff or Coroner are outlined. The processes by which Sheriffs are to be appointed, their responsibilities and accountabilities, and the ways in which they are to make reports are described. Regulations for Sheriffs’ sales are also explained. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act to provide for the appointment of Commissaires Enqueteurs for the District of Montreal, and other purposes relating to the Administration of Justice in the said District. (14th March, 1829.) | 9 George IV Chapter 5 | 1829 | This Act explains the processes by which two Commissioners (Commissaires Enqueteurs) are to be appointed in order to receive evidence in causes pending in the Superior Terms of the Court of the King’s Bench for the District of Montreal, for one year from the passing of this Act. Their duties and function and the provisions to be supplied to these Commissaires Enqueteurs are described. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act to revive and further to continue, for a limited time, and to amend a certain Act passed in the fifth year of His Majesty’s Reign, relating to Houses of Correction in the several Districts of this Province. (14th March, 1829.) | 9 George IV Chapter 4 | 1829 | And Act to revive and continue an Act from 1825, the term of which was limited to 1827, “An Act still further to continue, for a limited time, certain Acts therein-mentioned, relating to Houses of Correction in the several Districts of this Province.” This Act is to remain in force until 1832. Under this Act, the Houses of Correction are under the superintendence of the District Sheriff. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act to exempt from seizure in satisfaction of Judgment, the Bedding and necessary Wearing Apparel of Debtors. (14th March, 1829.) | 9 George IV Chapter 3 | 1829 | This Act makes it illegal for any Sheriff or officer carrying out a Writ of Execution against a debtor to seize necessary wearing apparel, bed or bedding, from the debtor or their family. This Act is to remain in force until 1833. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act to appropriate a certain Sum of Money therein-mentioned, towards the support of the Emigrant Hospital established in Quebec. (14th March, 1829.) | 9 George IV Chapter 2 | 1829 | An Act to advance a sum of seven hundred pounds to the hospital in Quebec to be used according to the terms outlined in the 1823 Act “An Act to appropriate a certain sum of money therein-mentioned, for the relief of Indigent Sick Emigrants from the United Kingdom.” | Early Canadiana Online |