An amendment to an act first passed in 1801, which divided the town of Halifax into wards for the purposes of repairing and maintaining roads. The amendment requires residents to keep the streets and gutters in front of their houses clean of any sort of filth or nuissance.
An Act to build additional stalls at the City of Montreal's Market place and to make the temporary stalls constructed under “An Act to authorise the Magistrates of the City of Montreal to erect forty temporary Stalls in the new Market place, and to borrow a certain sum of Money for that purpose,” passed in 1808 permanent in lieu of constructing a new Market house.
An Act to establish two new court houses and gaols at New Carlisle (Bay of Chaleur) and Percé (Bay of Gaspé). Instructions for the purchase of land, selection of commissioners, and construction are outlined.
An Act to repair and ameliorate the Castle of Saint Lewis in Quebec City, which was Governor of the Province's residence. A fund of seven thousand pounds was created for this purpose.
An Act to amend a former Act passed in 1807, that allowed British subjects to freely take bait, cut wood, and fish from any river, creek, harbour, or road within the certain parts of the District of Gaspé. The Act also granted commander of British and Irish vessels the right to occupy unoccupied beaches within the district in order to cure and prepare fish for export. The amendments establish that all casks, barrels, or tierces of fish must be inspected by the Inspector of Fish prior to export. The Act implements further restrictions regarding how fish should be caught and exported and adds further instructions for the Inspector of Fish's duties.
This Act extends the powers of commissioners and the treasurer appointed under an Act passed in 1801 and continued in 1805, which had been set to expire. The Act sets a new expiry for these positions. The original Act set out provisions for removing the walls and fortifications around Montreal, and outlined how the lands then occupied by the walls and fortifications should be sold.
An Act to fund a road between the Parish of Saint Pierre in Saint Paul’s Bay and the Parishes of Saint Ferréol and Saint Joachim to be overseen by the Grand Voyer of the District of Quebec.
An Act to repeal and amend a former provincial Act so far as it applies to the District of Gaspé in order to make the maintenance of highways and bridges more effective there.
An Act to implement a fee to be paid to the Inspector of Scows and Rafts at Chateauguay by pilots transporting masts, timber, staves, boards, planks, firewood, or other articles through the rapids along the River St. Lawrence in order to establish a permanent fund for continued improvements to waterways between Montreal and Lake St. Francis. Fines for those who fail to pay this fee are established.
An Act to extend a former Act from 1807, and further enacts that all Justices who are to be appointed will have the rights, powers, and authority mentioned in the former Act.
An Act to make a former Act from 1805 perpetual, with some amendments. The Act annuls the former's regulations for the measurement and branding of scows, amends stipulations regarding fees and penalties, and the Inspector's duties.