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 grant to the Religious Ladies of the General Hospital, a sum of money for the purposes therein mentioned. (19th May, 1812.) | 52 George III Chapter 18 (S1) | 1812 | An act to pay a sum of three hundred pounds to the seal of the Religious Ladies of the General Hospital in order to make good the disbursements they were obliged to make under the 1801 act "An Act for the Relief of Insane Persons and for the Support of Foundlings." | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act to authorise François Huot and Joseph Jacob, to erect a Bridge over the Montmorency, above the Falls. (19th May, 1812.) | 52 George III Chapter 17 (S1) | 1812 | An act authorising François Huot and Joseph Jacob to erect a bridge, toll house, and turnpike over the Montmorency River. Standards and stipulations for the bridge's location, construction, and maintenance are outlined. The allowable tolls that can be charged are described, as well as those to be excepted from tolls. Additionally, it is made lawful for the Crown to purchase the Bridge from its proprietors after a term of fifty years. Time restraints on construction and time allowed for repairs are outlined, as well as penalties for those who neglect the tenets of the bill. | 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 establishing regulations respecting Aliens and certain subjects of His Majesty, who have resided in France, coming into this Province or residing therein.” (19th May, 1812.) | 52 George III Chapter 16 (S1) | 1812 | This act continues an passed in 1811 which revised a former act originally passed in 1793 "An Act for establishing regulations respecting Aliens and certain subjects of his Majesty, who have resided in France, coming into this Province, or residing therein; and for empowering his Majesty to secure and detain persons charged with or suspected of High Treason; and for the arrest and commitment of all persons, who may individually, by seditious practices, attempt to disturb the Government of this Province." The act requires that ship commanders report the number of "foreigners" on board their vessel to Customs officials when they arrive at ports within the province. The act grants authority to Justices of the Peace to jail and remove "Aliens" who remain within the province longer than the period allowed by the court. Penalties including fines are outlined as well as who is to be considered an "Alien." It also requires anyone entering into the province to receive a passport from appointed individuals stationed at Frontier Posts.Under this act, the 1811 act is to continue in force until 1813. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act to alter the Meetings of Parishioners for the choice of Vestry Men and Church Wardens, for the several Parishes in this Province. | 52 George III – Chapter 15 (Session 1) | 1812 | This act alters the time for meetings held to choose vestry men and church wardens, to once annually, on the Monday following Easter. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An act to continue for a limited time an Act passed in the forty-eighth year of His Majesty’s reign, intituled, "An Act to regulate the trial of controverted Elections or Returns of Members to serve in the “House of Assembly of Lower-Canada.” (19th May, 1812.) | 52 George III Chapter 15 (S1) | 1812 | An act to continue the act originally passed in 1808 which specifies standards for petitions complaining of undue elections of Members to the House of Assembly. Restrictions including the contents, allowable dates for petitions, and a fee to bring forward a petition were also outlined in the original act. The act is set to expire in 1814. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act to alter the time of the Sitting of the Inferior Court of Common Pleas, and General Sessions of the Peace, in the County of Hants. | 52 George III – Chapter 14 (Session 1) | 1812 | This act changes the time at which the inferior court of common pleas of Hants county is held, to the first Tuesday of January and July. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act to continue for a limited time an Act passed in the fortieth year of His Majesty’s reign, intituled, “An Act to give further powers to the Executive Government to prevent the introduction or spreading of infectious or contagious diseases in this Province.” (19th May, 1812.) | 52 George III Chapter 14 (S1) | 1812 | An act to continue a former act from 1800 to continue in force until 1816. The original act empowers the Port Masters or other persons appointed by the government to quarantine ships who have arrived from areas that are known to have outbreaks of contagious diseases in order to prevent outbreaks of those diseases within the province. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act in addition to an Act, made in the second year of His present Majesty’s Reign, entitled, “An Act for appointing Firewards, ascertaining their Duty, and for punishing Thefts and Disorders at the time of Fire.” | 52 George III – Chapter 13 (Session 1) | 1812 | An amendment to an act first passed in 1762, and which had been amended several times prior. This amendment involves the regulation of equipment used by firewards. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act to repeal the duties imposed by an Act passed in the forty eighth year of His Majesty’s Reign, intituled, ‘‘An Act for repairing and ameliorating the ancient Castle of Saint Lewis,” and for applying a certain Sum of money to make good a like Sum issued and advanced in pursuance of an Address of the House of Assembly, and for other purposes therein mentioned. (19th May, 1812.) | 52 George III Chapter 13 (S1) | 1812 | An act to repeal a former act from 1808 "An Act for repairing and ameliorating the ancient Castle of Saint Lewis," the Governor of the Province's residence. A fund of seven thousand pounds was created for this purpose under the 1808 act. The duties imposed by this act are repealed. An amount in the order of seven thousand, nine hundred and eighty pound, nineteen shillings and one penny farthing is to be paid from any unappropriated monies to make good on the expenses not covered by the seven thousand pounds originally allotted for the repairs, in addition to the five thousand and ninety one pounds, sixteen shillings and eleven pence, three farthings required to fulfill the original funds granted. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act to alter the time of the Sitting of the Inferior Court of Common Pleas, for the County of Halifax. | 52 George III – Chapter 12 (Session 1) | 1812 | This act changes the day on which the inferior court of common pleas in Halifax is held to the second Tuesday of June, September, December, and March. | Early Canadiana Online |