Legislation by Source Document: Early Canadiana Online
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| Title | Chapter | Date Passed | Legislative Summary | Source Document |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| An Act to facilitate the recovery of Small Debts in certain parts of this Province. (24th April, 1819.) | 59 George III Chapter 10 | 1819 | An act to empower Justices of the Peace to command summons within certain Townships and Seigneuries in order to recover debts not exceeding four pounds, three shillings and fourpence and to pass judgement upon the cases brought before them pertaining to debts owed. The act is followed by a Form of Summons, a Form of Warrant of Execution, and a Form of a Subpoena. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act for appointing Clerks to the Supreme Court, and Inferior Courts of Common Pleas in the Several Counties and Districts within this Province. | 59 George III – Chapter 10 | 1819 | This act outlines the authority by which a clerk of the supreme court shall be appointed by the Chief-Justice of the province, and the authority to be held by the clerk while in office. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act to prevent accidents in the landing of Gunpowder from Ships or ether Vessels in the Harbour of Quebec, and to guard against the careless transporting of the same into the Powder Magazines. (24th April, 1819.) | 59 George III Chapter 9 | 1819 | An act to penalize ship Masters found to bring ships with more than five pounds of gunpowder on board into the Harbour of Quebec. The act goes on to outline where any how larger shipments of gunpowder can be delivered as well as the fines those who fail to follow those guidelines will be subject to. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act for the appointment of Commissioners to issue Treasury Notes; and to establish Loan Offices in the Counties of Annapolis and King’s County. | 59 George III – Chapter 9 | 1819 | This act makes it possible to appoint three commissioners in Annapolis and King's counties, respectively, who will have the authority to issue treasury notes in the amount of five, two, and one pound notes. The act details the various regulations which the commissioners must adhere to when issuing these notes and loans. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act to repeal in part an Ordinance passed in the Seventeenth Year of His Majesty’s Reign, intituled, “‘An Ordinance for preventing accidents by Fire,’ and for other purposes therein-mentioned.” (24th April, 1819.) | 59 George III Chapter 8 | 1819 | An act repealing part of an ordinance passed in 1777 that limited the use of shingles on houses and outhouses in towns or suburbs in the districts of Quebec, Montreal, and Trois-Rivières. Specific measures from within this former act that are to be repealed are outlined. | 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 Nineteen, 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. | 59 George III – Chapter 8 | 1819 | 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 repeal certain Acts therein-mentioned and to regulate the Lumber Trade. (24th April, 1819.) |
59 George III Chapter 7 | 1819 | An act to repeal acts pertaining to the lumber trade including "An Act for the better regulation of the Lumber Trade," originally passed in 1808, and the act continuing this original act passed in 1811 and extended in 1813, 1815, and 1817. The act goes on to place new regulations on the export of certain types of lumber from the province. The Governor, Lieutenant-Governor, or person administering the Government of the Province is given the authority to appoint Master Cullers and Measurers of boards and planks, staves, timber, and masts and spars at the ports of Montreal and Quebec. Expectations and duties for these positions and standards for lumber being exported are outlined. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act to authorise a Drawback of certain Duties, and to regulate the manner of obtaining the same. | 59 George III – Chapter 7 | 1819 | This act specifies which articles are exempt from drawbacks when being imported from the United States, the amount of the drawbacks, and the procedures to be followed by importers to obtain said drawbacks. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act for making and maintaining a Navigable Canal from the neighbourhood of the City of Montreal to the Parish of Lachine, in the Island and County of Montreal. (24th April, 1819.) | 59 George III Chapter 6 | 1819 | An Act to allow for the construction and to outline the maintenance of a Canal from Lachine to Montreal. The processes by which the land is to be acquired, the canal is to be constructed, and persons can acquire shares to become Proprietors of the company responsible for the project are outlined. The systems by which this Company of Proprietors will function are detailed. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act to continue and amend an Act, passed in the fifty-eighth year of His Majesty’s Reign, entitled, “An Act for regulating the exportation of Red or Smoked Herrings;” and in amendment of an Act, passed in the second year of His present Majesty’s Reign, entitled, “An Act for regulating the exportation of Fish, and the assize of Barrels, Hoops, Boards, and all other kinds of Lumber, and for appointing Officers to survey the same.” | 59 George III – Chapter 6 | 1819 | This Act continues and amends a former act relating to how inspectors may inspect fish packed in boxes or kegs. The amendment relates to the regulations to which shingles must adhere, and their manner of inspection before sale. | Early Canadiana Online |