This Act outlines the process by which a Chair and Trustees are to be elected to govern the Common of the Seigneurie of La Baie as a body politic and corporate by the name “Chairman and Trustees of the Common of the Seigneurie of La Baie Saint Antoine, commonly called La Baie du Febvre.” The Act also outlines how the land is to be governed. This Act is to expire in 1843.
This Act outlines the process by which a Chair and Trustees are to be elected to govern the Common as a body politic and corporate by the name “The Chairman and Trustees of the Common of La Prairie de la Magdeleine.” The Act also outlines how the land is to be governed.
An Act to extend the 1773 Act "An Act for the division of the Province of Lower-Canada, for amending the Judicature thereof, and for repealing certain Laws therein-mentioned," as it relates to the Inferior District of Gaspé. The 1773 Act established a court of King's Bench in each of the districts of Montreal, Trois-Rivières, and Quebec. This Act establishes that the Provincial Judge of the said Inferior District of Gaspé shall have Jurisdiction and outlines what cases the Provincial Judge can preside over and the processes they must abide by. Additionally, the Act applies the 1785 “An Ordinance to regulate she proceedings in the Courts of Civil Judicature and to establish Trials by Juries in Actions of a Commercial nature and personal wrongs to be compensated in damages,” to the Inferior District of Gaspé.
This Act repeals a number of existing laws, or parts thereof, relating to District Courts in Upper Canada. It allows for the establishment of a "Court of Record" in each district, and lays out detailed regulations for the operation of these courts.
This Act prohibits salmon fishing between October 25th and January 1st each year; prohibits fishing by fire-light at a distance of less than 100 yards from a "[m]ill or [m]ill-dam"; describes more specific salmon-fishing regulations for certain parts of the province; describes exceptions for indigenous peoples; and delineates the penalties for breaking the terms of this Act.
This act gives the officials in Fredericton and Saint Andrews the authority to appoint firewards and firemen to fight and prevent fires in their towns, and establishes rules governing their behaviour.
An Act to grant a sum not exceeding one hundred and fifty pounds towards repairing several bridges and roads or portages, and a sums of one hundred and fifty pounds, eighteen shillings and fifty-four pounds, eleven shillings and one penny to defray the expenses incurred by officers of the militia.
An Act to grant a further sum of two thousand one hundred pounds towards completing Common Gaol and Court Hall's construction at New-Carlisle, in the Inferior District of Gaspé.