Legislation by Source Document: Early Canadiana Online
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| Title | Chapter | Date Passed | Legislative Summary | Source Document |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| An Act to continue the Act for the better preservation of the Property of the Inhabitants of the Town of Halifax, by providing for a sufficient Watch at Night. | 7 George IV – Chapter 14 | 1826 | A continuation of an act passed in 1818, which provides for the establishment of a night watch to police the town of Halifax to protect its inhabitants’ property. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act to provide for the Erection of a Gaol and Court House in the District of London, and to authorize the imposing an additional rate for that purpose. (Passed 30th January, 1826.) | 7 George IV Chapter 14 | 1826 | This act makes funds available, and appoints commissioners to supervise the building of a new court house and jail for the district of London. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act to continue an Act respecting Aliens coming into this Province, or residing therein. | 7 George IV – Chapter 13 | 1826 | A continuation of an act passed in 1798, which creates procedures which foreign residents and newly-arrived foreigners are to follow in order to gain permission to continue inhabiting the province. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act to establish the District Town of the District of London in a more central position than at present, and to annex the townships of Walpole and Rainham to the County of Haldimand, in the District of Niagara. (Passed, 30th January, 1826.) | 7 George IV Chapter 13 | 1826 | This act modifies the place at which the district courts for the district of London will be held, and modifies the district of Rainham. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act relating to Commissioners of Highways in Halifax, and certain other Places. | 7 George IV – Chapter 12 | 1826 | This act continues the authority of highway commissioners in Halifax, Annapolis Royal, Windsor, Liverpool, Lunenburg, and Pictou, and details the methods to be used to replace them in case of death, removal or refusal to perform their duties. The act also defines the jurisdiction of each district highway commissioner, and lists the duties and responsibilities to be carried out by the commissioners. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act to repeal part and extend the Provisions of an Act passed in the Fourth year of His Majesty's Reign, intituled, “An Act to make more Ample Provision for regulating the Police of the Town of Kingston.” (Passed 30th January, 1826.) | 7 George IV Chapter 12 | 1826 | This act is an amendment to an act passed in 1824 relating to the jurisdiction of the Kingston police force. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act for the more easy recovery of Debts against Co-Partners and Joint Debtors. | 7 George IV – Chapter 11 | 1826 | This act makes it easier for co-debtors or people who jointly own a debt against those who are absent from the province to collect their debt more easily. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act to continue for a limited time an Act passed in the Fourth Year of His Majesty's Reign, intituled, 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 Licencing Ale Houses within the same. (Passed 30th January, 1826.) | 7 George IV Chapter 11 | 1826 | This is a continuation of an act passed in 1823, which regulates the production, sale, and taxation of alcohol. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act to alter and continue the Acts for the regulation of the Militia. | 7 George IV – Chapter 10 | 1826 | A continuation and amendment of an 1821 act, which consolidated all past militia laws in the province. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act to Impose a Tax upon Dogs in certain Towns in this Province. (Passed 30th January, 1826.) | 7 George IV Chapter 10 | 1826 | This act places a tax of five shillings per year on every dog over the age of six months kept by individuals residing within town limits. It also specifies the penalties for those who refuse to pay the tax. | Early Canadiana Online |