| An Act to repeal the Laws now in force relative to the preservation of Salmon, and to make further provisions respecting the Fisheries in certain parts of this Province, and also to prevent accidents by fire from persons fishing by torch or fire light. Passed 14th April, 1821. |
2 George IV – Chapter 10 |
1821 |
This Act prohibits salmon fishing between October 25th and January 1st each year; prohibits fishing by fire-light at a distance of less than 100 yards from a "[m]ill or [m]ill-dam"; describes more specific salmon-fishing regulations for certain parts of the province; describes exceptions for indigenous peoples; and delineates the penalties for breaking the terms of this Act. |
Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act to continue an Act passed in the fifty-fifth year of His late Majesty’s Reign, entitled “An Act to repeal an Act passed in the fifty-fourth year of His Majesty’s Reign, entitled ‘An Act to supply in certain cases the want of County Courts in this Province” and to make further provision for proceeding to Outlawry in certain cases therein mentioned. Passed 14th April, 1821. |
2 George IV – Chapter 9 |
1821 |
This Act extends the previous Act, whose name is mentioned in this Act's title, for another eight years plus the time to the conclusion of the following sitting of the Legislature. |
Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act to explain doubts which have arisen respecting the right of persons holding a Licence to keep a House of Public Entertainment to Retail Spirituous Liquors to be consumed out of their houses without any additional Licence. Passed 14th April, 1821. |
2 George IV – Chapter 8 |
1821 |
This Act permits the owners of Public Houses to sell certain alcoholic beverages for consumption outside of their retail establishments without requiring a separate license. |
Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act relative to the Service of Process issuing out of His Majesty’s Court of King’s Bench and the several District Courts in this Province. Passed 14th April, 1821. |
2 George IV – Chapter 7 |
1821 |
This Act stipulates that only sheriffs and their employees will qualify for reimbursement for travel or other expenses incurred in providing legal service in situations where such is requested in stead of the services of a less qualified official more locally. |
Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act to amend an Act passed in the fifty-ninth year of His late Majesty’s Reign, entitled “An Act for vesting in Commissioners the Estates of certain Traitors and also the Estates of Persons declared Aliens by an Act passed in the fifty-fourth year of His Majesty’s Reign, entitled ‘An Act to declare certain persons therein described Aliens and to vest their Estates in His Majesty, and for applying the proceeds thereof towards compensating the Losses which His Majesty’s Subjects have sustained in consequence of the late war, and for ascertaining and satisfying the lawful debts and claims thereupon.” Passed 14th April, 1821. |
2 George IV – Chapter 6 |
1821 |
This Act allows Commissioners to vest in bona fide purchasers, title to the lands they have purchased that previously belonged to landholders now deemed to be aliens. |
Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act to authorise the Governor, Lieutenant Governor or Person administering the Government of this Province, to borrow a sum of money upon the securities therein mentioned, to be applied in discharging the arrearages due to Militia Pensioners. Passed 14th April, 1821. |
2 George IV – Chapter 5 |
1821 |
This Act authorizes the government of Upper Canada to borrow up to 25,000 pounds to pay overdue military pensions. It delineates the terms of the loan(s) and their respective repayment(s). |
Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act to repeal an Act passed in the fifty-fifth year of His late Majesty’s Reign, entitled “An Act to explain and amend an Act passed in the fifty-third year of His Majesty’s Reign, entitled ‘An Act to provide for the maintenance of persons disabled, and the widows and children of such persons as may be killed in his Majesty’s Service,” and also an Act passed in the fifty-sixth year of His late Majesty’s Reign, entitled “An Act to repeal part of and to alter and amend the Laws now in force for granting Pensions to persons disabled in the Service, and the widows and children of persons who may have been killed in the Service, and to extend the provisions of the same” and an Act passed in the fifty-seventh year of His late Majesty’s Reign, entitled “An Act to repeal part of and amend an Act passed in the fifty-sixth year of His Majesty’s Reign, entitled ‘An Act to repeal part of and to alter and amend the Laws now in force for granting Pensions to persons disabled in the Service, and the widows and children of persons who may have been killed in the Service, and to extend the provisions of the same’ and to make provision for granting Pensions to persons disabled in the Service, and to the widows and children of persons who may have been killed in the Service, or who may have died while in captivity with the enemy, during the late War with the United States of America.” Passed 14th April, 1821. |
2 George IV – Chapter 4 |
1821 |
This Act repeals several previous Acts relating to military pensions, and specifies the means by which one may now qualify for such a pension. The Act is meant to apply for four years plus the time until the conclusion of the next legislative term, and was born of the need to reduce the amount of government money being spent on military pensions. |
Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act to repeal part of an Act passed in the thirty-eighth year of His late Majesty's Reign, entitled “An Act for the better division of this Province’’ and to make further provision for the Division of the same into Counties and Districts. Passed 14th April, 1821. |
2 George IV – Chapter 3 |
1821 |
This Act specifies geographical divisions and associations (such as townships and counties, and townships within counties) in various parts of Upper Canada. |
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| An Act to make provision for the Improvement of the Internal Navigation of this Province. Passed 14th April, 1821. |
2 George IV – Chapter 2 |
1821 |
This Act, to be in effect for three years, makes plans to survey the potential routes for a canal system running from Lake Erie to the eastern border of Upper Canada. |
Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act to repeal an Act passed in the first year of His Majesty’s Reign, entitled “An Act to regulate the Commercial Intercourse between this Province and the United States of America, by land and inland navigation,’’ and further to regulate the Trade between this Province and the United States of America, by land and inland navigation. Passed 14th April, 1821. |
2 George IV – Chapter 1 |
1821 |
This Act, to be valid for two years, repeals an 1820 law regulating trade with the United States. It specifies the articles that may be imported from the United States, and the duties thereupon, as well as the duties to be levied on vessels arriving from the United States. |
Early Canadiana Online |