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 an Act passed in the forty-third year of his Majesty’s reign intituled, “An Act for the better securing to his Majesty, his heirs and successors the due Collection and Receipt of certain Duties therein mentioned.” Passed 3d March, 1806. | 46 George III – Chapter 6 | 1806 | This act continues for another two years an act first passed in 1803 which secures funds to be sent from the province to the crown. | 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 establishing regulations respecting Aliens and certain Subjects of His Majesty who have resided in France, coming into this Province or residing therein.” (19th April, 1806.) | 46 George III Chapter 5 | 1806 | An Act to continue an Act passed in 1803, for a limited time, to monitor the entrance of "foreigners" into the province by ship. 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." | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act to alter and amend an Act passed in the thirty-third year of his present Majesty's reign, intituled, “An Act to provide for the Nomination and Appointment of Parish and Town Officers," and also to repeal certain parts of an Act passed in the thirty-third year of his present Majesty's reign intituled, “An Act to authorize and direct the laying and collecting, of Assessments and Rates in every District in this Province, and to provide for the Payment of Wages to Members of the House of Assembly.” Passed 3d March, 1806. | 46 George III – Chapter 5 | 1806 | This act amends two acts passed in 1793, one of which made it law for parish constables to nominate parish or town officers to assess and collect any rates or taxes passed by the legislature, the other which created eight classes of householders whose property is subject to various rates of taxation. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act to repeal an Ordinance made and passed in the twenty fifth year of His Majesty’s Reign, intituled, “An Ordinance to prevent the exportation of unmerchantable Flour and the false taring of Bread and Flour Casks,” to regulate the packing and inspection of Four and Indian Meal, and to provide for ascertaining the quality of Biscuit in future. (19th April, 1806.) | 46 George III Chapter 4 | 1806 | An Act to repeal a former ordinance regarding the exportation of flour and taring of bread and flour casks and to improve regulation of wheat, flour, Indian Meal [corn meal], and biscuits. The Act requires flour, wheat, and meal manufacturers to brand their casks, designate the quality of their product, and the appointment of inspectors at Trois-Rivières, Montreal, and Quebec. Under this Act, biscuits must be manufactured with wheat flour-- no "foreign mixtures" may be used. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act to repeal an Act passed in the Forty-fourth year of his Majesty's Reigns intituled, “An Act for granting to His Majesty a certain Sum of Money out of the Funds applicable to the uses of this Province, to defray the expences of amending and repairing the Public Highways and Roads, laying out and opening new Roads and building Bridges in the several Districts thereof and to make further provision for the opening and amending the said Roads. Passed 3d March, 1806. | 46 George III – Chapter 4 | 1806 | This act repeals an act first passed in 1804 which made available 1,000 pounds for road and bridge infrastructure, and replaces it with clauses allocating specific sums to certain regions. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act for applying a further sum of one thousand Pounds, out of any unappropriated monies in the hands of His Majesty’s Receiver General, towards the improvement of the inland navigation of this Province, between Montreal and Lake St. Francis. (19th April, 1806.) | 46 George III Chapter 3 | 1806 | An Act to allocate further funds towards clearing the rapids from, and improvement of, the Saint Lawrence River between la Chine [Lachine] and Montreal as well as the channel between Montreal and Lake Saint Francis. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act to procure certain Apparatus for the promotion of Science. Passed 3d March, 1806. | 46 George III – Chapter 3 | 1806 | This act provides for the setting aside of funds to purchase instruments for the instruction of Natural Philosophy, Geography, Astronomy, and Mathematics, to be used by someone who is employed in the education of youth. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act further to continue, for a limited time, an Act passed in the thirty sixth year of his Majesty’s Reign, intituled, “An Act for making a temporary provision for the regulation of Trade between this Province and the United States of America, by land or inland navigation.” (19th. April, 1806.) | 46 George III Chapter 2 | 1806 | This Act continues an Act first passed in 1796, and which allows the suspension of any Act or ordinance relating to trade, in whole or in part, by the Governor or Lieutenant Governor. It further allows the Governor or Lieutenant Governor to make regulations with respect to imports, exports, duties, or anything else between Lower Canada and the United States. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act to repeal an Act passed in the thirty-fifth year of his Majesty’s Reign, intituled, “An Act to regulate the practice of Physic and Surgery. Passed 3d March, 1806. | 46 George III – Chapter 2 | 1806 | This act repeals an act first passed in 1795 which created a board of surgeons to grant licenses to physicians, surgeons, and midwives, and prohibts anyone not licensed from practising medicine. | 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.” (19th. April 1806) | 46 George III Chapter 1 | 1806 | 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 1807 or the at the close of the present war. | Early Canadiana Online |