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 continue the several Acts of the General Assembly for raising a Revenue to repair the Roads throughout the Province, by laying a Duty on Persons hereafter to be Licensed to keep Public Houses and Shops, for the retail of Spirituous Liquors. | 57 George III – Chapter 8 | 1817 | This Act continues a former act for allowing a duty to be placed on liquor licenses to be used to repair roads, which Act is to remain in force until 18 March 1818. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act to amend an Act passed in the forty-first year of His Majesty’s Reign, intituled, “An Act for better regulating the Common belonging to the Town of Three-Rivers.” (8th March, 1817.) | 57 George III Chapter 8 | 1817 | An act to allow the Chairman and Trustees appointed to manage and direct business relating to the Common in Trois-Rivières to have the land measured and surveyed, and to establish metes and bounds of the said Common. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act for regulating Elections of Representatives to serve in General Assembly. | 57 George III – Chapter 7 | 1817 | This Act repeals and replaces several acts relating to the election of representatives to serve in the General Assembly, including how and where elections should be held. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act to repeal in part an Act passed in the fifty-second year of His Majesty’s Reign, intituled “An Act to facilitate the circulation of Army Bills,” and to grant a sum of Money for the purposes therein mentioned. (8th March, 1817.) | 57 George III Chapter 7 | 1817 | An act to repeal an act originally passed in 1812, that was extended and amended in 1813 and 1814. The original acts outlined the issue, use, and limitations of Army Bills, including their rate of exchange and interest, the denominations Army Bills could be distributed in, and the institution of the Army Bill Office. The act 1813 and 1814 acts imposed further regulations on the Army Bill Office and the issue of Army Bills. Punishments for counterfeiters were also outlined. Under this act, the Army Bill Office is allowed to remain open until 1818 in order to call in, cancel, and pay Army Bills that remained in circulation. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act to continue the several Acts of the General Assembly, for the further increase of the Revenue, by raising a Duty of Excise on all Goods, Wares, and Merchandise, imported into this Province. | 57 George III – Chapter 6 | 1817 | This Act continues a former act for collecting duties on goods which act is to remain in force until 18 March 1818. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act to authorize the advance of a certain Sum of Money for the causes therein mentioned, to the Province of Upper-Canada. (8th March, 1817.) | 57 George III Chapter 6 | 1817 | An Act to advance a sum of twenty thousand pounds to the Province of Upper Canada because the Province had not received its share of duties on certain goods, wares, and merchandises since the expiration of an Act pertaining to trade duties in 1816. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act to alter and continue an Act imposing a Duty on Articles to be imported from the United States of America, and for appropriating the same. | 57 George III – Chapter 5 | 1817 | This Act continues a former act for collecting duties on goods imported from the United States which act is to remain in force until 18 March 1818. The persons to which the funds are to be granted are explained as well as which goods are exempt from the duty. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act for appointing Commissioners to treat with Commissioners appointed, or to be appointed, on the part of Upper-Canada, for the purposes therein mentioned. (8th March, 1817.) | 57 George III Chapter 5 | 1817 | This act appoints commissioners to represent Lower Canada and who are empowered to meet, treat, consult, and agree with commissioners from Upper-Canada. The commissioners are also authorized to establish and regulate trade duties between the provinces. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act to continue the several Acts of the General Assembly, for granting to His Majesty certain Duties on Wine, Brandy, Gin, Rum, and other Distilled Spirituous Liquors, Molasses, Coffee, and Brown Sugar, for the support of His Majesty’s Government, and for promoting the Agriculture, Commerce and Fisheries, of this Province. | 57 George III – Chapter 4 | 1817 | This Act continues a former act for collecting duties on goods which act is to remain in force until March, 1818. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act to continue for a limited time an Act passed in the fifty-first year of His Majesty’s Reign, intituled, “An Act for the relief of Insane Persons and for the support of Foundlings and others therein mentioned;” and also to grant a further sum of money for the more effectual attainment of the purposes of the said Act. (8th March, 1817.) | 57 George III Chapter 4 | 1817 | An act to continue an act by the same name passed in 1811, continued in 1813, amended in 1814, and continued again in 1815. The original act was to provide support to people of 'deranged Intellect', incapable of earning their subsistence, foundlings, sick and infirm persons, as well as the support of Religious communities that administer relief. This act grants a sum not exceeding three thousand pounds, for the benefit of foundlings or the mentally infirm and dictates who will be responsible to administer this money. This act specifies the maximum funds permitted per district, including fifteen hundred pounds, for the District of Quebec, of one thousand pounds for the District of Montreal and of Five hundred pounds for the District of Trois-Rivières. The 1813 act also made it lawful for Commissioners to bind out foundlings of a proper age as apprentices. The act is to expire in 1819. | Early Canadiana Online |