Legislation by Source Document: Early Canadiana Online
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| Title | Chapter | Date Passed | Legislative Summary | Source Document |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| An Act relating to the Common of Yamaska. (9th March, 1824.) |
4 George IV Chapter 27 | 1824 | Under this Act, the Inhabitants of the Seigneurie of Yamaska are allowed to hold an election to elect the Chairman and Trustees for their Common, having failed to do so as outlined in the 1823 Act “An Act to enable the Inhabitants of the Seigniory of Yamaska, to provide for the better regulation of the Common of the said Seigniory.” | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act to Increase the Salary of the Assistant Adjutant General of Militia. Passed Jan. 19th, 1821. | 4 George IV – Chapter 27 | 1824 | This act grants the Assistant Adjutant General of the province an annual salary of two hundred pounds. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act for the preservation of Trout. | 4 George IV – Chapter 26 | 1824 | This act prevents the fishing or destruction of trout during their spawning season, from October to January of every year, within the district of Halifax, imposing a penalty of one shilling per trout on anyone found guilty of contravening this regulation. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act to authorise the Chairman and Trustees of the Common of the Seigniory of the Baie Saint Antoine, commonly called the Baie du Febvre, to terminate certain disputes relating to the limits of the said Common, and for other purposes appertaining to the same. (9th March, 1824.) |
4 George IV Chapter 26 | 1824 | This Act extends the powers of the “The Corporation of the Chairman and Trustees of the Common of the Seigniory [seigneurie] of La Bait Saint Antoine, commonly called La Baie du Febvre,” from those originally described in an Act from 1822 “An Act to enable the Inhabitants of the Seigniory of La Baie Saint Antoine, commonly called La Baie du Febvre, to provide for the better regulation of the Common in the said Seigniory.” Under this Act the Chairman and Trustees are empowered to handle disputes regarding the Common's borders, including encroachments into the Common or into neighbouring lands. This Act is to expire in 1843. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act to make good certain Monies advanced by His Majesty, pursuant to the Address of the House of Assembly at the last Session of Parliament to His Excellency the Lieutenant Governor. Passed Jan. 19th, 1824. | 4 George IV – Chapter 26 | 1824 | This act appropriates funds for the expenses of the last session of parliament. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act to alter the times of Sitting of the Inferior Court of Common Pleas and General Sessions of the Peace, in the Counties and Districts therein named. | 4 George IV – Chapter 25 | 1824 | This act changes the days on which the inferior court of common pleas and general sessions of the peace are held in various places throughout the province. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act to promote the progress of useful Arts in this Province. (9th March, 1824.) |
4 George IV Chapter 25 | 1824 | An Act to grant the Governor, Lieutenant Governor, or person administering the Government of the Province the authority to cause letters patent to be made out to any inhabitant of the Province that has invented any new and useful Art, Machine, Manufacture or Composition of Matter. The processes by which these letters patent are to be composed, as well as restrictions on when they may be given, and their maximum terms, are outlined. This Act is to expire in 1828. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act for granting to His Majesty a Sum of Money in aid of the Funds for defraying the Expenses of the Administration of Justice, and Support of the Civil Government of this Province. Passed Jan. 19th 1824. | 4 George IV – Chapter 25 | 1824 | This act appropriates funds to be used to pay the salary of various provincial court officials throughout the province. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act to continue and amend an Act, entitled, “An Act for the Summary Trial of Actions.” | 4 George IV – Chapter 24 | 1824 | This is a continuation and amendment of an act passed in 1822, which specifies the minimum amount of debt which can be held by a creditor in order to pursue their debtor in court, and specifies the various fees which can be charged by various court officials for judicial action. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act to extend the provisions of two Acts therein-mentioned, for the summary trial of Small Causes, to the Inferior District of Saint Francis, and to confirm certain judgements and proceedings of the Commissioners therein. (9th March, 1824.) |
4 George IV Chapter 24 | 1824 | An Act to extend the provisions of an Act from 1801 “An Act for the summary trial of certain small causes in the Country Parishes in this Province,” and an Act from 1822 “An Act to amend an Act passed in the first year of His present Majesty’s Reign, intituled, 'An Act for the summary Trial of certain Small Causes, in the Country Parishes in this Province,” to the Inferior District of Saint Francis. This Act also confirms that all judgements made under the 1823 Act “An Act to erect certain Townships therein-mentioned into an Inferior District, to be called the Inferior District of Saint Francis, and to establish Courts of Judicature therein,” are lawful. This Act is to expire in 1825. | Early Canadiana Online |