Legislation by Source Document: Early Canadiana Online
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| Title | Chapter | Date Passed | Legislative Summary | Source Document |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| An Act to regulate and increase the number of Times for holding the Inferior Courts of Common Pleas and General Sessions of the Peace in and for the County of Sydney. | 4 George IV – Chapter 37 | 1824 | This act changes the times of year as well as the frequency of the court of common pleas and general sessions in various towns located in the county of Sydney and along the shores of the gulf of Saint Lawrence. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act lo repeal a certain Act therein-mentioned, and to regulate the measure and weight of Coals. (9th March, 1824.) |
4 George IV Chapter 37 | 1824 | An Act to repeal an Act from 1822 "An Act for further regulating the measure and weight of Coals," and to replace the provisions outlined within it. Under this Act all disputes relating to the measurement of coal are to be handled by the Clerk of the Hay Market. This Act is to expire in 1826. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act to authorise James Miles to Convey to Trustees a Lot Land, for the purposes therein mentioned. Passed Jan. 19th, 1824. | 4 George IV – Chapter 37 | 1824 | This act allows James Miles to dispose of a parcel of land. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act relating to the Court of Commissioners at Halifax. | 4 George IV – Chapter 36 | 1824 | An act relating to the court of commissioners appointed by the summary trial of actions, this act pertains to the method by which these commissioners can be replaced in case of death, resignation or removal from office, fees which can be charged by said commissioners (with an included table of fees), and various other matters. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act to extend the provisions of an Act therein-mentioned, passed in the fifty-ninth year of His late Majesty’s Reign, Chapter twenty-second, in favor of the Proprietors of the Montreal Library. (9th March, 1824.) |
4 George IV Chapter 36 | 1824 | An Act to add an additional five years to the period allowed for the construction of a public library in Montreal as described in the 1819 "Act An Act to appropriate a certain Lot of Ground in the City of Montreal for the site of a Public Library, and to incorporate certain persons therein-mentioned." | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act for the Relief of John Putman Clement. Passed Jan. 19th, 1824. Passed Jan. 19th, 1824. | 4 George IV – Chapter 36 | 1824 | This act makes provision for John Putman, an immigrant who has not been able to access his property rights according to acts passed in prior years. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act to continue an Act, entitled, “An Act in addition to and amendment of an Act, passed in the forty-first year of His Majesty’s Reign, entitled, ‘An Act for repairing, cleansing and paving, the Streets in the Town and Peninsula of Halifax, and for removing obstructions therein;’” and also the Act, in amendment thereof, passed in the forty-second year of His present Majesty’s Reign. | 4 George IV – Chapter 35 | 1824 | A continuation of an amendment to an act first passed in 1801, which divided the town of Halifax into wards for the purposes of repairing and maintaining roads. The amendment requires residents to keep the streets and gutters in front of their houses clean of any sort of filth or nuisance. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act to continue for a limited time and amend an Act passed in the first year of His Majesty’s Reign, intituled, “An Act for the maintenance of good order in Churches, Chapels and other places used for Public Worship, and for repealing an Act therein-mentioned.” (9th March, 1824.) |
4 George IV Chapter 35 | 1824 | An Act to continue an Act from 1821 “An Act for the maintenance of good order in Churches, Chapels and other places used for Public Worship, and for repealing an Act therein mentioned,” that repealed and replaced an Act passed in 1817, "An Act to provide for the maintenance of good order on Sundays and Holidays." The 1821 Act redefined the responsibilities of Churchwardens, Militiamen, and Peace Officers and the penalties for those who neglect these duties or the Act's terms. This Act continues the 1821 Act until 1827 and clarifies the second clause of the said Act. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act to enable the Justices of the Peace of the District of Johnstown to Erect a New Gaol and Courthouse, or Repair the Old One, and to Erect New Bridges over Yonge and Irish Creeks. Passed Jan. 19th, 1824. | 4 George IV – Chapter 35 | 1824 | This act makes provisions and appropriates funds for the building of a jail in Johnstown, or the repairing of the old jail. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act in amendment of an Act, passed in the thirty-fifth year of His late Majesty’s reign, entitled, “An Act to prevent the Harbouring Deserters from His Majesty’s Army, and the sale of Arms, Accoutrements and Clothing, belonging to His Majesty.” | 4 George IV – Chapter 34 | 1824 | This is an amendment to an act first passed in 1795, which imposes a penalty of five pounds on anyone who should assist any member of the British forces in an attempt at desertion, and further penalties on anyone who tries to sell any of their gear. The amendment allows for the imprisonment of any offender who does not have enough material goods or money to cover the fine incurred for being found guilty. | Early Canadiana Online |