Legislation by Source Document: Early Canadiana Online
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| Title | Chapter | Date Passed | Legislative Summary | Source Document |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| An Act to revive, alter and continue, the several Acts of the General Assembly now in force relating to a Militia. | 57 George III – Chapter 18 | 1817 | This act continues and alters former acts relating to the militia, mainly the prosecution and collection of fees. These acts are to remain in force until 18 March 1818. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act to amend an Act passed in the thirty-fourth year of His Majesty’s Reign, intituled, “An Act for the Division of the Province of Lower-Canada, for amending the judicature thereof, and for repealing certain Laws therein mentioned, so far as respects the Superior Terms of the Court of King’s Bench, for the District of Three-Rivers.” (22 March, 1817.) | 57 George III Chapter 18 | 1817 | An Act to add additional superior terms to the Court of the King's Bench to be held in the town of Trois-Rivières. Details including the dates for this superior term are described. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act in amendment of the Act, passed in the thirty-fourth year of his present Majesty’s Reign, entitled, An Act for the preservation of Partridges and Blue Winged Ducks. | 57 George III – Chapter 17 | 1817 | This act amends a former act that barred hunting partridges for sale to provide that persons who kill a partridge for their own use will not be subject to the penalty outlined in the former Act. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act for erecting a Court-House with proper Offices in the District of Three-Rivers, and for defraying the expences thereof. (22 March, 1817.) | 57 George III Chapter 17 | 1817 | Under this Act, a new court house is to be erected at Trois-Rivières to replace the current building found to be insufficient. Three commissioners and a person to act as treasurer and clerk are to be appointed to oversee the funds allocated to this purpose and the construction. The duties of the commissioners are outlined as well as from where funds are to be taken and how they are to be handled. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act to empower the Lieutenant-Governor, or Commander in Chief for the time being, to appoint Commissioners to issue Treasury Notes. | 57 George III – Chapter 16 | 1817 | This act allows for treasurers to issue treasury notes of certain denominations, as outlined, and repeals a former act relating to the same. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act more effectually to provide for the Regulation of the Police in the Cities of Quebec and Montreal, and the Town of Three-Rivers, and for other purposes therein mentioned. (22 March, 1817.) | 57 George III Chapter 16 | 1817 | An Act to authorise Justices of the Peace in the province's districts of to impose rules and regulations upon the police of the cities of Quebec, Montreal, and Trois-Rivières within those districts. Processes by which these rules should be imposed and the allowable penalties associated with them are described. Further regulations on Apprentices, Domestics, Labourers, hired Servants and Journeymen, as well as their masters or mistresses, are described, such as fines to be given for gaming in taverns. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act for the better supplying the Town of Halifax with Fresh Water. | 57 George III – Chapter 15 | 1817 | This act establishes the Halifax Water Company who are tasked with supplying fresh water to the city’s inhabitants. The processes by which the company may construct a reservoir or bason, as well as how it is to operate, are described. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act to appropriate a certain sum of money therein mentioned, for the promotion of Vaccine Inoculation. (22 March, 1817.) | 57 George III Chapter 15 | 1817 | Under this Act, a sum of two thousand two hundred and fifty pounds are appropriated to defray the expense of vaccine inoculation in the districts of Montreal, Quebec, Trois-Rivières, and Gaspé. The amounts permitted for each district are described, as well as how physicians and surgeons are to appointed for that purpose. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act to authorise the sale of the Old Jail, and the Lot of Land on which the same stands, at Windsor, in the County of Hants. | 57 George III – Chapter 14 | 1817 | This Act makes provision for the sale of the land and old jail in Windsor, which had been replaced by a newer jail. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act to facilitate the Administration of Justice in certain small matters therein mentioned, in the Country Parishes. (22d March, 1817.) | 57 George III Chapter 14 | 1817 | An act to grant the authority for Justices of the Peace to administer cases in country parishes pertaining to fences or ditches on property lines and damage to livestock. Processes by which these cases are to be heard are outlined. Damages that the Justices are authorised to charge in each case and costs associated with each summon are described. A form for the summons is included. | Early Canadiana Online |