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 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 establishing Regulations respecting Aliens and certain Subjects of His Majesty, who have resided in France, coming into this Province, or residing therein.” (16th April, 1807.) | 47 George III Chapter 11 | 1807 | An Act to continue a former Act originally passed in 1803, for a limited time, with certain additional clauses. The original Act to monitor the entrance of "foreigners" into the province by ship requires that ship commanders report the number of "foreigners" on board their vessel to Customs officials when they arrive at ports within the province. It 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." This Act extends its measures to aliens and subjects who have resided within any country or dominion allied with France or under her control, as well as in France. The Act requires anyone entering into the province to receive a passport from appointed individuals stationed at Frontier Posts. |
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| An Act to amend an Act passed in the forty fifth year of the Reign of His present Majesty, 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.” (16th April, 1807.) | 47 George III Chapter 10 | 1807 | An Act to amend a former Act passed in 1805, aspects of which had been found expensive and ineffective. The manner in which funds for the Trinity House of Quebec were to be collected was amended, so that ship commanders would pay the Naval Officer at the Port of Quebec rather than the Clerk of the Corporation of the Trinity House of Quebec. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act to prevent the desertion of Seamen and others in the sea service; to punish persons encouraging such Seamen and others to desert, or harbouring or concealing them, thereafter; and to repeal certain acts therein mentioned. (16th April, 1807.) | 47 George III Chapter 9 | 1807 | An Act to repeal former acts deemed inadequate to prevent the desertion of seamen, landsmen, or apprentices and introduce new penalties for those found harbouring deserters, attempting to persuade men legally engaged in His Majesty's service to desert, and for those who desert. The Act outlines the process by which Justices should convict those found guilty. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act for continuing and completing the Building of the Market House in the Upper Town of Quebec, and which provides the means of defraying the expences thereof. (16th April, 1807.) | 47 George III Chapter 8 | 1807 | An Act to allocate funds to the completion of the Market House in Upper Town of Quebec and to appoint Magistrates of that town to act as Trustees. The duties of the Trustees are outlined, including that they are to report on expenses. The Act details how the money should be managed and repaid. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act for building a new Market House in the City of Montreal, for removing part of the Stalls on the old Market place, and regulating the same, and to authorise the borrowing a certain sum of money for those purposes. (16th April, 1807.) | 47 George III Chapter 7 | 1807 | An Act to allocate funds to the construction of a new Market House in Montreal and to appoint Magistrates of that city to act as Trustees. The duties of the Trustees are outlined, including that they are to report on expenses. The Act details how the money should be managed and repaid. Some directions for the construction of the new market are also outlined. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act to amend an Act passed in the thirty fourth year of His Majesty’s reign, intituled, “An Act for the division of the Province of Lower Canada, for amending the Judicature thereof and for repealing certain Laws therein mentioned,” so far as it respects the Superior Terms of the Court of King’s Bench, for the District of Three Rivers. (16th April, 1807.) | 47 George III Chapter 6 | 1807 | An Act to amend a former Act from 1793, sets aside certain days of each year for the King's Bench Court to be holden exclusively to the Pleas of the Crown and two days of each year for Civil Pleas in the District of Trois-Rivières. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act to regulate the Provincial Post Houses, and to repeal certain Acts and Ordinances therein mentioned. (16th April, 1807.) | 47 George III Chapter 5 | 1807 | An Act to repeal several former acts regarding Maitres de Poste and implement new regulations for the Provincial Post Houses. The Act makes provision for the establishment and maintenance of Post Houses within Lower Canada. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act further to continue, for a limited time, An Act passed in the forty second year of His Majesty's reign, intituled, “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.” (16th April, 1807.) | 47 George III Chapter 4 | 1807 | An Act to continue an Act originally passed in 1802 for a limited time. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act to continue for a limited time, An Act passed in the forty-second year of His Majesty’s reign, intituled, “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 regulation of Police to other Towns and Villages in certain cases, and for repealing the Acts or Ordinances therein mentioned.” (16th April, 1807.) | 47 George III Chapter 3 | 1807 | An Act to continue an Act from 1802 until 1811. 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. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An act further 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 preservation of His Majesty’s Government as by Law happily established in this Province.” (16th April, 1807.) | 47 George III Chapter 2 | 1807 | An Act to continue the Act passed in 1803, without amendments, 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. This Act is to expire in 1808 or the at the close of the present war. | Early Canadiana Online |