Legislation by Source Document: Early Canadiana Online
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| Title | Chapter | Date Passed | Legislative Summary | Source Document |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| An Act to continue an Act for imposing an additional duty of Excise on Rum and other distilled Spirituous Liquors, and for appropriating the same. | 51 George III – Chapter 15 | 1811 | This act was not published. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act to continue for a limited time and amend an Act passed in the forty eighth year of His Majesty’s reign, intituled, “An Act for the better regulation of the Lumber Trade.” (21st. March, 1811.) | 51 George III Chapter 14 | 1811 | An Act to continue an Act originally passed in 1808 by the same name. The original Act placed regulations on the export of certain types of lumber and made it lawful for the governor 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 were outlined. This Act amends certain measures within the original Act and is to expire in 1813. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act for erecting a Province House, on the ground where the old Government House now stands, for the meeting of the different Branches of the Legislature and other public purposes. | 51 George III – Chapter 14 | 1811 | This act establishes a location for a new province house to be built. A basic outline is laid out for the building, along with some rudimentary dimensions, and commissioners are appointed to oversee the project. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act to continue in force the several laws empowering the Justices of the Peace to make Rules and Regulations of Police within the Cities of Quebec and Montreal and Town of Three Rivers, and also Rules and Regulations for the Government of Apprentices and others; and for extending Regulations of Police to other Towns and Villages in certain cases, and which amends one of the said Acts. (21st. March, 1811.) | 51 George III Chapter 13 | 1811 | An Act to extend "An Act to provide for the more effectual regulation of the Police within the Cities of Quebec and Montreal and Town of Three Rivers; also for extending Regulations of Police to other Towns and villages in certain cases; and for repealing the Acts or Ordinances therein mentioned,” passed in 1802 and continued in 1807. The former Act outlined the rules police in localities throughout the province must abide by, including that laws must be announced before they are enforced and that financial penalties cannot exceed five pounds, except in the circumstances described. The Act is to expire in May 1813. The Act repeals certain measures of the original Act. The Act also extends "“An Act to empower the Justices of the peace to make for a limited time Rules and Regulations for the Government of Apprentices and others,” originally passed in 1802. The original Act granted Justices of the Peace the authority to regulate apprentices, domestics, hired servants, journeymen, and their masters and mistresses. It outlined the permissible punishments for apprentices, domestics, hired servants, or journeymen who break the rules and regulations. This Act is continued until 1815. |
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| An Act to encourage the raising of Bread Corn on New Lands. | 51 George III – Chapter 13 | 1811 | This act was not published. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act to amend an Act passed in the forty fifth year of His Majesty’s Reign, intituled, “An Act for the better Regulation of Pilots and Shipping in the Port of Quebec and in the Harbours of Quebec and Montreal; and for improving the Navigation of the River Saint Lawrence, and for establishing a Fund for decayed Pilots, their Widows and Children.” (21st March, 1811.) | 51 George III Chapter 12 | 1811 | An Act to amend a former Act passed in 1805, aspects of which had been found inadequate. The manner that funds for the Trinity House of Quebec were to be collected was amended. The Act makes it lawful for the Trinity House to arrest Branch Pilots condemned by Judgement to fines and penalties. The Act also allows the Governor, Lieutenant Governor, or person administering the Government to distribute pilot licenses to fill vacancies and sets new restrictions on the distribution of pilot licenses. Restrictions on the number of apprentices pilots may have are set. The rights of the Trinity House Corporation are clarified and extended, and penalties for tampering with navigational landmarks, buoys, and the like are set. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act to continue in force the several Acts therein mentioned. | 51 George III – Chapter 12 | 1811 | This act was not published. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act to provide temporary Houses of Correction in the several Districts of this Province. (21st. March, 1811.) | 51 George III Chapter 11 | 1811 | An Act to provide temporary Houses of Correction in several districts, including the District of Quebec, District of Montreal, and District of Trois-Rivières until permanent facilities can be established. A budget for each district's temporary gaol is set. The Act also 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. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act to revive and continue an Act, made and passed in the thirty-eighth year of His present Majesty’s Reign, entitled, “An Act to amend and render more effectual an Act, passed in the eighteenth year of His present Majesty’s Reign, entitled, ‘An act to prevent the forestalling, regrating, and monopolizing of Cord Wood in the Town of Halifax.’” | 51 George III – Chapter 11 | 1811 | This is a continuation of an act passed in 1798, which was itself an amendment of an act first passed in 1778, preventing the sale of cord wood for any price over fifteen shillings per cord. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act for preventing the forging and counterfeiting of foreign Bills of Exchange and of foreign Promissory Notes and Orders for the payment of Money. (21st March, 1811.) | 51 George III Chapter 10 | 1811 | This Act outlines the charges to be laid against anyone within Lower Canada found to forge, counterfeit, or knowingly obtain and distribute false currency. Those taken to be guilty are to be charged with a Misdemeanour and a Breach of the Peace and sentenced up to two years in prison, publicly whipped, or both at the first offence. If an individual should be charged a second time, they are to be found guilty of a felony and receive more severe sentences. The Act also implements measures to make it more difficult to procure the equipment necessary to forge currency. | Early Canadiana Online |