An amendment to an act first passed in 1765, which made it lawful for the grand juries in each county to make presentment upon all sums necessary for the construction or repairing of jails, courts, session houses, stocks, pillories, or pounds, and for providing bolts, shackles, and the conveying of persons to the county goal. Although the title of this act states that the original act being amendment was passed in 6 Geo. III, it was in fact passed in 5 Geo. III.
An amendment to an act first passed in 1793, which modified how the duties on spirits and sugars are collected in order to keep better track of how much revenue is being brought in by these taxes, and to better apply them to the province's debt.
This act grants a bounty on wolves, bears, wild cats, and lynx. The rules for this bounty are to be established by the court of general sessions of each respective district.
This act allows for the apprehending and transferring of felons who have escaped from neighbouring provinces into Lower Canada in order to return them to their province of origin.
Cet acte permet l'arrestation et le transfer des criminels qui se sont échappés des autres territoires voisinants au Bas-Canada pour les retourner à leur province d'origine.
The continuation of an act passed in 1794, regulating the militia of the province, and further defining responsibilities of captains and officers, along with times and locations of assemblies.
La continuation d'un acte mis en place en 1794 qui règle la milice de la province et qui défini plus précisement les résponsabilités des capitaines et officiers, ainsi que les temps et places des assemblés.