Legislation by Source Document: Early Canadiana Online
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| Title | Chapter | Date Passed | Legislative Summary | Source Document |
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| An Act to alter, amend and continue, an Act, passed in the fifty-second year of his present Majesty’s reign, entitled, “An Act to regulate the expenditure of Monies hereafter to be appropriated for the service of Roads and Bridges.” | 57 George III – Chapter 13 | 1817 | This act continues a former act relating to funding for constructing and repairing roads, and amends the former act as far as the sums allowable to be spent and the manner in which wages should be paid. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act to make more effectual provision for the improvement of the Internal Communications of this Province. (22 March, 1817.) | 57 George III Chapter 13 | 1817 | An Act to apply a sum of fifty-five thousand pounds towards improving communications within the province, specifically, to open new roads and bridges or complete unfinished roads and bridges between districts, and to build new Post roads, improve highways, improve the navigation of rivers, and construct dams or canals. Specific allowances for the districts of Quebec, Montrèal, Trois-Rivières, and the inferior District of Gaspé are outlined, as well as for several counties within the province. The processes by which Commissioners of the Internal Communications are to be appointed and their duties are described. Works remaining to be done under the 1815 Act, “An Act to improve the Internal Communications of this Province” are to be included under this Act. | 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 seventeen; 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. | 57 George III – Chapter 12 | 1817 | This Act outlines the sums of money to be paid our for salaries for public servants for the year in addition to several other expenses of the provincial government. The act also lists the sums needed to fund infrastructure projects, mainly roads. Other matters relating to the revenue are addressed, including the continuance of or in fulfillment of former acts. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act to appropriate a certain Sum of Money for the purchase of Seed Grain, towards the Relief of the Parishes in Distress, by the failure of the late Harvest. (22d March, 1817.) | 57 George III Chapter 12 | 1817 | An Act to apply a sum not exceeding twenty thousand pounds to purchase wheat and other grain, seed, and potatoes for planting to be distributed among "the most indigent husbandmen" in light of the late harvest's failure. Limits on the amounts to be distributed to each person and in several regions are set, in addition to how repayments under this act and the former "An Act for the relief of the Poor, in the Loan of Seed Wheat, and other necessary Grain" from 8 March 1817 will be made. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act for the Summary Trial of Actions. | 57 George III – Chapter 11 | 1817 | This Act outlines how a court of five people is to be appointed and operate for the purpose of trying cases in a summary way. The Act also lists the rates of allowable fees for clerks, sheriffs, or constables. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act to make good a certain Sum of Money therein mentioned, advanced for the relief of certain Country Parishes in distress, owing to the failure of the late harvest. (8th March, 1817.) | 57 George III Chapter 11 | 1817 | An act to make good on a sum of fourteen thousand two hundred and sixteen pounds applied for the relief of parishes in light of the famine that followed the late failed harvest. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act to alter and amend the several Acts, of this Province, relative to Town, County and Poor Rates. | 57 George III – Chapter 10 | 1817 | This Act amends the manner in which town, county, and poor rates are to be assessed and communicated to the bodies responsible for them. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act to provide temporary Houses of Correction in the several Districts of this Province. (8th March, 1817.) | 57 George III Chapter 10 | 1817 | An act to provide temporary Houses of Correction in several districts, including the District of Quebec, District of Montreal, and District of Trois-Rivières. The act sets a budget for each district's temporary gaol. The act provides an annual allowance to the Committees appointed to superintend the Houses of Correction in the Districts of Quebec, Montreal, and Trois-Rivières for the purposes described and requires the committees to give an annual report of their expenses. The processes by which the committees are to be appointed and proceed are outlined. The act replaces the sentences of "punishment by transportation," "burns in the hand," or "death without the benefit of Clergy," with sentences in the House of Correction at the discretion of the Judges or Justices. This act is to expire in 1819. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act, in amendment of an Act, passed in the tenth year of His Majesty’s Reign, entitled, An Act for the settlement of the Poor, in the several Townships within this Province. | 57 George III – Chapter 9 | 1817 | This Act amends a former act making provisions for the poor restricting who may apply for relief in a settlement to peoples living and working as a servant there for at least a year before applying for relief. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act to continue an Act passed in the fifty-fifth year of His Majesty's Reign, intituled, “An Act to regulate persons engaged in the business or trade of baking and selling Bread within the Cities of Quebec and Montreal and in the Town of Three-Rivers, and to repeal an Ordinance therein mentioned.” (8th March, 1817.) | 57 George III Chapter 9 | 1817 | An Act to continue an Act passed in 1815. Under the original Act, any person found baking and selling bread without a license is subject to certain penalties. Directions for the distribution of licenses were also outlined in the 1815 Act, as well as stipulations relating to the production and sale of bread. Under this Act, the licenses are to be distributed by Justices of the Peace, where the former Act vested this authority in the Courts of Quarter Sessions of the Peace. This Act is to continue in force until 1819. | Early Canadiana Online |