The statutes of the province of Upper Canada [1792-1831]; together with such British statutes, ordinances of Quebec, and proclamations, as relate to the said province.

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Date:
1831
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Credit: The statutes of the province of Upper Canada [1792-1831]; together with such British statutes, ordinances of Quebec, and proclamations, as relate to the said province. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    Page. Guernsey, &c. tonnage of ships and package of goods, viz.: spi- rits, one hundred tons and forty gallons, - 639 Tobacco, one hundred tons and four hundred and fifty pounds, i!>. Wine, sixty tons and twenty gallons, ... ib. Not to extend to vessels often tons, supplying the island of Sark, having license to do so, ..... jb. Wine may be imported into Guernsey, &c. in cases, - ib. On exportation of wine in bottles, bond to be given, - ib. Penalty on persons found on board vessels liable to forfeiture, within one league of Guernsey, &c. ... jb. British coals not to be re-exported from British possessions, 640 Duty on rum or spirits imported from the West Indies to Canada, ib. Certain goods brought inland into Canada for exportation, ib. Duty on wheat flour imported from a warehouse direct to any British possession in the West Indies or South America, liable to a duty of one shilling per barrel only, insteadof five shillings, as per table, p. 626, - - - - 640 Goods not deemed the produce of the United Kingdom, &c. un- less imported direct, ..... 642 Prohibition respecting the importation of beef and pork, repealed, ib. Table of new duties, ..... 643 Spirits of the West Indies from one colony in North America to another, ------- ib. Wine in casks from Gibraltar, orin bottles fromtheUnited King- dom, ..... - ib. Masts, &c. from Canada deemed the produce of Canada, - ib. Masts, timber,staves, wood hoops, shingles, lathwood, cordwood for fuel, raw hides, tallow, fresh meat, fresh fish, horses, car- riages, and equipages of travellers, may be imported duty free, ib. Kingston, in U. C. and Montreal, in L. C. to be warehousing ports in certain cases, - ib. Goods passed from frontier ports to warehouse ports, - ib. Warehoused goods removed to another port, - - ib. Small vessels importing prohibited goods, forfeited, - ib. Repeal of duties on the importation of corn, &c. into the British possessions in America, after 15th April, 1831, - - 647 Also on the importation of com or grain, unground; of meal or flour, not made of wheat; of bread, biscuit, rice, or live stock, repealed, ------- ib. Also on wheat flour, or of beef, pork, hams, or bacon, or of wood or lumber, ------- ib. Duties on the importation of wood or lumber into Nova Scotia, New Brunswick, or Prince Edward’s island, repealed, - ib. And also the duties on the importation of wheat flour, beef, pork, hams, or bacon, or upon wood or lumber, into any British pos- sessions in South America or the West Indies, from any British possessions in North America, repealed, - - ib. Duties of importation upon lumber from any foreign country into the West Indies, &c. as per table, ... 648 Duties how levied and collected, .... ib. FREE PORTS. Certain ports declared to be free ports, - - 615,625,632 His Majesty may extend the privileges to other ports not herein enumerated, -....- 625 Kingston, in U. C. and Montreal, in L. C. declared to be ware- housing ports in certain cases, .... 643 Importation and exportation of goods confined to free ports, 625 And if imported contrary to such prohibition, to be forfeited, 640 His Majesty empowered to appoint other free ports, - 633 HOUSE OF ASSEMBLY. Members of, how chosen, .... 14,16,17 LANDS, In Upper Canada, to he granted in free and common soccage; and also in Lower Canada, if desired, ... 20 Persons holding lands in Upper Canada may have fresh grants, ib. Such fresh grants not to bar any right or title to the lands, 21 Lands held in fief and seignory may, on petition of owners to his Majesty, &c, he changed to the tenure of free and common soccage, ------- 640 His Majesty may commute with persons holding lands at cens et rentes, ------- ib. LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL. Members of, how appointed, - - - 8,12,13, 641 LUMBER. Duties on importation, ..... 626 Masts, &c. from Canada, deemed the produce of Canada, 643 Masts, &c. brought inland duty free, ... jb. After 15th April, 1831, the duties on all descriptions of lumber into Canada, New Brunswick, &c. repealed, ... 647 Duties on the importation of certain kinds oflumber into the West Indies, as per table, ..... 648 NEWSPAPERS, And printed votes and proceedings in parliament, may be sent from Great Britain and Ireland to any British colony, on pay- ment of one penny half penny' per each paper, - - 611 Papers, &c. liable to stamp duty to be put into the post office at any town or place in Great Britain, on the day of publication, 612 Newspapers printed in the colonies may be conveyed to Great Britain and Ireland, on payment of the sum of three pence each, by the person to -whom addressed, to be sent without a cover, or if with cover, to be open at the sides, - - ib. In case any writing or other thing shall be found enclosed in such papers, the packet shall be charged treble postage of a letter, ib. Newspapers not put into the post office on the day of publication, to be charged with the postage of a letter, - - ib. Papers published of a Sunday may be Iput into the office on the ensuing day, - - - - “ _ - ib. Postmaster general to make regulations as to the time of delivery, ib. Page. Persons not obliged to send such papers through the post office, but in any way they may think lit, ... 612 Powers of acts relating to the post office extended to this act, ib. Monies arising by the postage, to be carried to the consolidated fund, - - - - - - ib. Compensation to be made to the officers of the post office having the privilege of franking papers to the colonies, for the reduc- tion of their emoluments, ----- 61S So much of the 42d Geo. Ill, c 63, as requires that newspapers sent by the post free, should be signed on the outside by the member of parliament, &c. repealed, - - - ib. Limitations of actions; general issuejnay be pleaded, and treble cost£ given, ...... ib. OFFENCES, Committed in the Indian territories; how punished, 22 PATENTS. All powers vested in the governors of colonies, &c. by patent or commission of his late Majesty, (Geo. IV,) to continue in force until new patents shall be issued and made known in such colonies, ------- 647 Extending the period at which patents shall become determinable, at any future demise of the crown, to eighteen months, ib. QUEBEC. An act for making more effectual provision for the government of the province of Quebec, in North America, - 6 The territories, islands, and countries, in North America, be- longing to Great Britain, annexed to the province of Quebec, 6, 7 Not to affect the boundaries of any other colony, nor to make void other rights formerly granted, ... 7 Former provisions made for the province to be null and void, af- ter 1st May, 1775, ------ jb. Inhabitants of Quebec may profess the Romish religion, subject to the King’s supremacy, as by the 1st Eliz. and the clergy enjoy their accustomed dues, ----- jb. Provision may be made by his Majesty for the support of the protestant clergy, ------ ib. No person professing the Romish religion obliged to take the oath 1st Eliz., but to take before the governor, &c. the following oath; form thereof, ----- il>. Persons refusing the oath, subject to the penalties by the act, 1st Eliz., - •■ - .'. ’ ” ib. His Majesty’s Canadian subjects (religious orders excepted) may hold all their possessions, and in matters of controversy, resort to be had to the laws of Canada for the decision, - 8 Not to extend to lands granted by his Majesty in common soccage, ib. Owners of goods may alienate the same by will, &c. if executed according to the laws of Canada, - - - - jb. Criminal law of England to be continued in the province, ib. ITIie 13th, 14th, and 15th clauses repealed by 31 st Geo. Ill, c 31, p. 12.] All acts formerly made are hereby enforced within the province, 9 Certain duties imposed by his most Christian Majesty upon rum, brandy, &c. imported into Quebec, after 5th April, 1775, to be discontinued within the province, and instead thereof, certain other duties to be paid to his Majesty, - - - jb. Rates deemed sterling money of Great Britain, - - 10 How to be levied; to whom to be paid; and how applied, ib. Regulations with respect to goods brought into tlie province, chargeable with the duties before mentioned, - - ib. Penalties and forfeitures where to be prosecuted, itc. - ib. Any person keeping a house of public entertainment to pay £1 16s. sterling for a license, ----- ib. Penalty of £10 for every offence [of selling spirituous liquors without license, - - - - 11 Not to make void French revenues, &c. reserved at the conquest, ib. In suits brought pursuant to this act, defendant, if acquitted, to have treble costs, ------ jb. No tax to be hereafter imposed by the King and parliament of Great Britain on any of the colonies in North America or the West Indies, except for the regulation of commerce, &c., ib. So much of theact 7th Geo. Ill, as imposes a duty on tea import- ed from Great Britain into America, repealed, (see 31st Geo. Ill, c 11, p. 21,) - - - - ib. From 1st August, 1790, subjects of the United States of America settling in the province of Quebec, &o. may import negroes, &c. duty free, to the value herein specified, &c. - - 12 Sales of negroes, &c. so imported within twelve months to be void, - ----- ib. All white persons coming so to reside, to take the oath of allegi- giance, if upwards of fourteen years old, - - ib. So much of the 14th Geo. Ill, c 83, as relates to the appointment of a council for Quebec, or its powers, repealed, - ib. Province of Quebec to be divided into two provinces, to be called Upper and Lower Canada, .... 13 Within each of the intended provinces ,a legislative council and assembly' to be constituted, by whose advice his Majesty may make laws for the government of the provinces, - ib. His Majesty may authorize the governor, etc. of each province to summons members to the legislative council, - - ib. No persons under twenty-one years of age, etc. to be summoned, ib. Persons naturalized in Upper Canada may be summoned to the legislative council, and vote at elections, - - 641 No naturalization bill to have any effect until it shall have receiv- ed his Majesty’s assent, to be given within two years from the passing of such bill, ----- jb. Members of the council to hold their seats for life, - 13 His Majesty may annex to hereditary titles of honor the right of being summoned to the legislative council, - - 13 Such descendible right forfeited, and scats in council vacated, in certain cases, - - - - - -13,14