Legislation by Source Document: Early Canadiana Online
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| Title | Chapter | Date Passed | Legislative Summary | Source Document |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| An Act to authorise the further issuing of Treasury Notes, and cancelling those heretofore issued. | 7 George IV – Chapter 4 | 1826 | This act permits the issuing of forty thousand pounds worth of treasury notes, the conditions for which are specified by the act. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act to repeal part of an Act passed in the Thirty-sixth year of His late Majesty's Reign, intituled, “An Act for the letter regulation of certain Coins current in this Province, and to make further Provision for the regulation of the British Silver and Copper Coinage Current in this Province.” (Passed 30th January, 1826.) | 7 George IV Chapter 4 | 1826 | This act standardizes the use and values of certain international coins. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act relating to Highways, Roads and Bridges. | 7 George IV – Chapter 3 | 1826 | This act specifies the amount of labour to be performed by each resident of the province in order to maintain the roads of their district, as well as the labour to be performed by the horses and oxen owned by residents of the province in service to the maintaining and building of roads. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act to dispense with the necessity of actually Pronouncing Sentence of Death in certain cases of Capital Convictions. (Passed 30th January, 1826.) | 7 George IV Chapter 3 | 1826 | This act makes capital punishment automatic when people are found guilty of capital crimes, unless someone should speak out with a reason for the court to have mercy on the individual. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act concerning Schools. | 7 George IV – Chapter 2 | 1826 | This act establishes the infrastructure and support for education in English within the province. The rates of assessment for district schools, placing the responsibility for determining school districts into the hands of local justices of the peace. Guidelines for the appointment of trustees and teachers are also included. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act for applying certain Monies, therein mentioned, for the service of the Year of Our Lord One Thousand Eight Hundred and Twenty-six; and for appropriating such part of the Supplies granted in this Session of the General Assembly, as are not already appropriated by the Laws or Acts of the Province. | 7 George IV – Chapter 1 | 1826 | This act allots various parcels of money for a number of purposes and to various individuals throughout the province, for infrastructure projects and in reimbursement for services rendered to the government. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act to regulate the Trade of the British Possessions Abroad. (5th July 1825.) | 6 George IV Chapter 114 | 1826 | This act regulates trade in the British Colonies, from what items are permitted to be traded within certain colonies to what duty to charge on specific items. This act was appended to the legislative acts of the assembly of Upper Canada of 1826. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act for the Encouragement of British Shipping and Navigation. (5th July 1825.) | 6 George IV Chapter 109 | 1826 | This act states that all goods imported into Britain and British colonies (with certain exceptions) will be imported by British ships. This act was appended to the legislative acts of the Upper Canada assembly of 1826. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act to Repeal the several Laws relating to the Customs [Those Clauses that to not Apply to this Colony are Omitted] (5th July 1825.) | 6 George IV Chapter 105 | 1826 | This act consists of various clauses relating to customs and trade. It was appended to the legislative acts of the assembly of Upper Canada of 1826. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act for further regulating the Trade of His Majesty’s Possession in America and the West Indies, and for the warehousing of Good therein. (27th June 1825.) | 6 George IV Chapter 73 | 1826 | This act regulates the duties to be paid on various goods traded within the colonies of Britain, as well as stating which ports are authorized to to receive, warehouse, and inspect merchant ships for international trade goods. This act was appended to the legislative acts of the Upper Canada assembly of 1826. | Early Canadiana Online |