Legislation by Source Document: Early Canadiana Online
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| Title | Chapter | Date Passed | Legislative Summary | Source Document |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| An Act for the more easy recovery of Debts against Co-Partners and Joint Debtors. | 51 George III – Chapter 10 | 1811 | This act makes it easier to proceed against debtors who hold debt jointly, whether they be in province or out of province. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act to repeal an Ordinance of the Province of Quebec, passed in the seventeenth year of His Majesty’s Reign, intituled, “An Ordinance for ascertaining damages on Protested Bills of Exchange, and fixing the rate of Interest in the Province of Quebec;’’ also, to ascertain damages on Protested Bills of Exchange, and fixing the rate of Interest in this Province. (Passed 13th March, 1811.) | 51 George III – Chapter 9 | 1811 | An amendment to a past act which standardizes the exchange rate on foreign bills. The amendment clarifies the procedures to be followed in cases of dispute, and defines rates of interest to be charged in the province. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act to continue for a limited time, an Act passed in the forty third year of his Majesty’s reign, intituled: “An Act for the better regulation of the Militia of this Province, and for repealing certain Acts of Ordinances therein mentioned.” (21st March, 1811.) | 51 George III Chapter 9 | 1811 | An Act to continue, for a limited time, a former Act from 1803. The original Act declares that all men between the ages of eighteen and sixty are to be militia men, bound to serve in their division's militia. The Act also outlines who is to be excepted from this law, how order is to be maintained, and how these men are to be enrolled and trained. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act to establish Grammar Schools in several Counties and Districts of this Province. | 51 George III – Chapter 9 | 1811 | This act establishes the regulations for the establishment of grammar schools (or secondary schools) throughout the province. The appointment of trustees given the responsibility of establishing and maintaining these schools is left up to the executive, rather than being a responsibility handed to the community as was done for primary schools in 51 Geo.III cap 8. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act to repeal an Act passed in the forty-seventh year of His Majesty’s Reign, intituled, “An Act to repeal the several Acts now in force in this Province, relative to Rates and Assessments, and also to particularize the Property Real and Personal, which during the continuance thereof, shall he subject to Rates and Assessments, and fixing the several valuations at which each and every particular of such property shall be Rated and Assessed,” and to make further provision for the same. (Passed March 13th, 1811.) | 51 George III – Chapter 8 | 1811 | An act to modify as well as standardize property assessments throughout the province, with detailed table of rates attached. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act further to continue, for a limited time, an Act passed in the forty fifth year of His Majesty’s reign, intituled: “An Act to ratify and confirm the provisional articles of agreement entered into by the respective Commissioners of this Province and of Upper Canada, at Montreal on the fifth day of July, one thousand eight hundred and four, relative to duties, and for carrying the same into effect; and also further to continue an Act passed in the thirty seventh year of his Majesty’s reign.” (21st March, 1811.) | 51 George III Chapter 8 | 1811 | An Act to continue, for a limited time, a former Act from 1805 several Acts pertaining to trade between Upper and Lower Canada. The former Acts are extended until 1814 to avoid the necessity of making a new appointment of Commissioners to negotiate trade and tariffs between the provinces. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act for Encouraging the Establishment of Schools throughout the Province. | 51 George III – Chapter 8 | 1811 | This act empowers townships, districts or settlements of at least 30 families to establish their own schools. The process for the establishment of these schools is laid out within the act, from raising the funds to support such a school to appointing trustees to manage the schools. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act to amend an Act passed in the forty-eighth year of His Majesty’s Reign, intituled, “An Act to explain, amend, and reduce to one Act of Parliament, the several Laws now in being, for the raising and training the Militia of this Province.” (Passed 13th March, 1811.) | 51 George III – Chapter 7 | 1811 | A consolidation of several past acts regarding religious exemptions to militia service. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act further to continue, for a limited time, and amend An Act passed in the forty-third year of His Majesty’s reign, intituled, “An Act for the better preservation of His Majesty’s Government as by Law happily established in this Province.” (21st March, 1811.) | 51 George III Chapter 7 | 1811 | An Act to continue the Act passed in 1803 for a limited time. The Act allows individuals suspected of treason or treasonable activities to be detained without bail or a trial while this Act is in effect. The Act is amended to provide that it shall not be construed to restrain the Provincial Parliament or imprison/detain any Member of either the House of Commons or House of Assembly without the House's consent. This Act and the Act it extends may be altered, amended or repealed at any time during the present Session of the Provincial Parliament, and is set to expire in 1812. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act to alter an Act, entitled, “An Act to regulate the Expenditure of Monies hereafter to be appropriated for the Service of Roads and Bridges.” | 51 George III – Chapter 7 | 1811 | This act was not published. | Early Canadiana Online |