Legislation by Source Document: Early Canadiana Online
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| Title | Chapter | Date Passed | Legislative Summary | Source Document |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| An Act to amend a certain Act therein-mentioned, and further to extend the Jurisdiction of the Provincial Court for the Interior District of Gaspé. (9th March, 1824) | 4 George IV Chapter 7 | 1824 | An Act to amend an Act passed in 1822, "“An Act to extend the Provisions of a certain Act therein-mentioned as far as the same relates to the Judicature in the Inferior District of Gaspé, and more effectually to provide for the due Administration of Justice in the said District.” The Act extends the Provincial Court for the said Inferior District of Gaspé's jurisdiction as to have the authority to hear every suit or action wherein the amount claimed, or matter in dispute or thing demanded, does not exceed the sum or value of one hundred pounds. This Act is to expire in 1826. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act to Repeal part of the Second Clause of an Act passed in the Thirty-Third Year of His Late Majesty’s Reign, entitled, “An Act to Provide for the Nomination and Appointment of Parish and Town Officers, within this Province and to make more Effectual Provision for obtaining an Accurate Census of the Population of this Province. Passed Jan. 19th, 1824. | 4 George IV – Chapter 7 | 1824 | This act specifies how census data is to be collected by assessors appointed by the townships or parishes of the province, and what information they are required to collect. It also specifies the penalties to be enacted upon assessors who neglect to perform their duties. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act relating to Brandy imported from certain Places. | 4 George IV – Chapter 6 | 1824 | This act reduces the duties on brandy imported from foreign ports that engage in a mutual trade with Nova Scotia, notably by purchasing fish from Nova Scotia merchants, in an attempt to encourage greater trade between the province and the said ports. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act to repeal so much of an Act made in the Parliament of Great-Britain, in the twenty-fourth year of King George the Second, as inflicts capital punishment on persons guilty of stealing to the amount of Forty Shillings, on any navigable River, or on any Wharf or Quay adjacent to any navigable River. (9th March, 1824.) | 4 George IV Chapter 6 | 1824 | An Act to repeal parts of “An Act for the more effectual preventing of Robberies and Thefts upon any navigable Rivers, Ports of Entry, or Discharge Wharfs and Keys adjacent,” as apply to inflicting the capital punishment on individuals charged with stealing goods, wares or merchandize, of the value of forty shillings, upon any Wharf or Key. Under this Act, people charged with stealing goods, wares or merchandize under the value of fifteen pounds in any ship, barge, lighter, boat or other vessel or craft value of fifteen pounds are to be banished from the province for a term not under two years, or be sentenced to the common gaol for a term not exceeding two years. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act to Repeal an Ordinance of the late Province of Quebec made in the Twenty-Eighth Year of His Late Majesty’s Reign, entitled, “An Ordinance for Promoting the Inland Navigation.” Passed Jan. 19th, 1824. | 4 George IV – Chapter 6 | 1824 | This is the repeal of an ordinance passed in 1788 in Québec. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act in amendment of an Act, passed in the fifty-first year of the reign of His late Majesty King George the Third, entitled, “An Act for the better regulation of Attornies, Solicitors and Proctors, practicing in the Courts of Law and Equity in this Province.” | 4 George IV – Chapter 5 | 1824 | An amendment to an act passed in 1811 which defines the functions which can and cannot be undertaken by attorneys and solicitors within the province of Nova Scotia, specifying rules and regulations which must be followed in order to practice as attorneys or clerks. The amendment allows prothonotaries or deputy-prothonotaries within the province to retain a clerk. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act to repeal so much of an Act made in the Parliament of Great-Britain, in the twelfth year of Queen Anne, as inflicts Capital Punishment on persons guilty of stealing to the amount of Forty Shillings, in any Dwelling-House or Out-House thereunto belonging. (9th March, 1824.) | 4 George IV Chapter 5 | 1824 | An Act to repeal parts of “An Act for the more effectual preventing and punishing Robberies that shall be committed in houses,” as apply to inflicting the capital punishment on individuals charged with stealing from a dwelling-house or out-house. Under this Act, people charged with stealing money, goods or chattles, wares or merchandizes, under the value of fifteen pounds are to be banished from the province for a term not under two years, or be sentenced to the common gaol for a term not exceeding two years. | Early Canadiana Online |
| Act to Divide the County of Carleton, in the Bathurst District. Passed Jan. 19th, 1824. | 4 George IV – Chapter 5 | 1824 | This act divides the county of Carleton into two separate counties - Carleton county and Lanark County - due to increased population. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act to Punish Persons guilty of maliciously killing or maiming Cattle. | 4 George IV – Chapter 4 | 1824 | This act imposes a penalty of triple the estimated damages sustained by the aggrieved party on anyone who should be found guilty of harming cattle or horses. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act to repeal so much of an Act made in the Parliament of England, in the Tenth and Eleventh years of King William the Third, as inflicts capital punishment on persons guilty of stealing to the amount of five shillings, in any Shop, Warehouse, Coach-house or Stable. (9th March, 1824.) | 4 George IV Chapter 4 | 1824 | An Act to repeal parts of a former Act, “An Act for the better apprehending, prosecuting and punishing of Felons that commit Burglary, House-breaking or Robbery in Shops, Ware-houses, Coach-Houses or Stables, or that steal Horses,” as apply to inflicting capital punishment on individuals charged with stealing Goods, Wares or Merchandise, under the value of fifteen pounds from a Shop, Warehouse, Coach-house or Stable. Under this Act, individuals charged with this crime will be banished from the province for life or a term not under two years, or serve a sentence at the common gaol. | Early Canadiana Online |