Legislation by Source Document: Early Canadiana Online
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| Title | Chapter | Date Passed | Legislative Summary | Source Document |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| An Act to appropriate a certain Sum of Money therein-mentioned, in payment of a claim, by Sarah Sills, as Sole Representative of the late John Sills, for certain Public Services. (7th March, 1827.) | 7 George IV Chapter 17 | 1827 | An Act to discharge a debt of two hundred and sixty seven pounds eight shillings owed to John Sills at the time of his death and a sum of fourteen pounds, six shillings to Sarah Sills, the sister and sole representative of the late John Sills, for the cost she incurred and expended during the prosecution of a suit to claim the said amount owed to her brother. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act to continue, for a limited time, two Acts therein-mentioned, relating to the Inspection of Fish and Oil intended for exportation. (7th March, 1827.) | 7 George IV Chapter 16 | 1827 | An Act to further continue an Act from 1823, “An Act to provide for the Inspection of Fish and Oil intended for exportation from the Ports of Quebec and Montreal” and an Act from 1824, “An Act to extend the provisions of a certain Act therein-mentioned, relating to the Inspection of Fish and Oil intended for exportation.” These Acts are to remain in force until 1829. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act to carry into effect the purpose of part of a certain Act of the Legislature of this Province, as far as the same respects the erection of a Gaol and Court-Hall at Perce, and to repeal in part the said Act. (7th March, 1827.) | 7 George IV Chapter 15 | 1827 | An Act to provide a sum not exceeding one thousand pounds for the purpose of erecting a Gaol and Court-Hall at Percé in the Inferior District of Gaspé. The processes by which Commissioners are to be appointed to superintend the erection of the Gaol and Court-Hall are explained, as well as their duties. The Act repeals former Acts related to the construction of the same. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act for the establishment of a New Market at Montreal. (7th March, 1827.) | 7 George IV Chapter 14 | 1827 | An Act to authorise the construction of a new public marketplace in Montreal at the end of Saint Francois Xavier Street, and lying between Foundling and Commissioners Streets, and extending to the extremity of McGill Street. Processes for the construction of the market stalls and weigh house are outlined, as well as penalties for those who offend against the Act’s terms. Five Justices of the Peace residing in Montreal are to be appointed as trustees for the market who are to oversee its construction. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act to appropriate a sum of money therein-mentioned, to subscribe for shares in the undertaking of the Welland Canal Company, in Upper- Canada. (7th March, 1827.) | 7 George IV Chapter 13 | 1827 | An Act to make lawful for the Governor, Lieutenant Governor, or Person administering the Government of the Province to subscribe for up to two thousand shares in the Welland Canal Company, as it was deemed of great public utility to the Canadas, as the Canal would admit free passage of vessels from Lakes Erie, St. Clair, Huron and Michigan to Lake Ontario, and the River St. Lawrence. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act to continue and amend certain Acts therein mentioned, establishing a Watch, and providing for the Lighting of the Cities of Quebec and Montreal. (7th March, 1827.) | 7 George IV Chapter 12 | 1827 | An Act to continue several Acts: an Act from 1818 “An Act to provide more effectually for the security of the Cities of Quebec and Montreal, by establishing a Watch and Night Lights in the said Cities, and for other purposes,” as amended by the 1823 Act , “An Act to amend an Act passed in the fifty-eighth year of the Reign of His late Majesty, George the Third, intituled, ‘An Act to provide more effectually for the security of the Cities of Quebec and Montreal, by establishing a Watch and Night Lights in the said Cities, and for other purposes’” and continued in 1825 by “An Act to continue for a further limited time two certain Acts therein-mentioned, relating to the Watch and Night Lights in the Cities of Quebec and Montreal.” This Act clarifies and continues these Acts until 1829. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act to provide regulations concerning the Beaches or Strands and Landing Places in Quebec. (7th March, 1827.) | 7 George IV Chapter 11 | 1827 | An Act to keep the beaches of the St. Lawrence and St. Charles in good order and clear of obstructions. The Act provides for the appointment of one or two Inspectors of the Beaches or Strands in the City and Banlieu of Quebec. The Act specifies the areas where sand may be taken away for building projects. The Inspectors of the Beaches or Strands’ duties are outlined. This Act is to remain in force until 1829. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act for removing doubts relating to the powers and proceedings of the Commissioners for the building and repairs of Churches, Parsonage Houses and Church Yards. (7th March, 1827.) | 7 George IV Chapter 10 | 1827 | An Act to clarify the legality and validity of Commissioners’ acts and proceedings under the 1791 Ordinance, “An Act or Ordinance concerning the building and repairing of Churches, Parsonage Houses and Church Yards.” | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act to amend an Act passed in the sixth year of His Majesty’s Reign, intituled, “An Act to provide for the summary Trial of certain Small Causes.” (7th March, 1827.) | 7 George IV Chapter 9 | 1827 | An Act to amend an Act passed in 1826, “An Act to provide for the summary Trial of certain Small Causes.” Under this Act, people selling liquor to be consumed off their premises (to be taken away) are allowed to act as Commissioners or Clerks for the trial of small causes as described in the 1826 Act. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act to facilitate the proceedings at Law in certain cases therein-mentioned, relating to Writs of Capias and Attachment. (7th March, 1827.) | 7 George IV Chapter 8 | 1827 | An Act to allow a Writ of Capias ad Respondendum, or Attachment against the Body of any Defendant, good and sufficient in Law to compel the Defendant to appear in Court and answer to the demand of the Plaintiff, in cases as outlined. | Early Canadiana Online |