PRINCIPAL ACTS, ORDINANCES, ETC., SINCE THE CONQUEST. The following is a list of the principal legislative acts, ordinances, etc., since the Norman Conquest : 1 This was really a continuation of the previous Parliament of Great Britain. 1533. Act for restraining all appeals to Rome. 1534. Act forbidding payment of annates to Rome. 1534. Act abolishing the authority of the Pope in England. 1535. Act of Supremacy, declaring King head of the Church. 1536. Act restricting benefit of clergy. 1539. The Act of the Six Articles. 1539. The King's proclamation declared as valid as act of Parliament. 1547. Severe acts against vagrancy. 1549. Act for uniformity of service. 1552. Second Act of Uniformity. 1555. Persecuting statutes against here. tics. 1559. Elizabeth's Act of Supremacy. Act of Uniformity. 1562. Act against Roman Catholics. 1571. Acts against Roman Catholics. 1593. Acts against Puritans and Roman ists. 1601 First regular poor-law. 1624. Monopolies declared illegal. 1628. Petition of Right. 1634. A writ for ship-money issued. 1641. The Triennial Act. 1641. Statutes abolishing the Starchamber, etc. 1641. Statutes against ship-money. 1641. The Grand Remonstrance. 1642. Universal tax on property and incomes. 1645. Self-denying Ordinance. 1649. Act declaring England a commonwealth. 1651. Navigation Act. 1653. Instrument of Government. 1657. Humble Petition and Advice. 1660. Act of Indemnity and Oblivion. 1661. Corporation Act. 1662. Act of Uniformity. 1664. Conventicle Act. Triennial Act repealed. 1665. Five Mile Act. 1672. Declaration of Indulgence. 1673. Test Act. 1694. Bank of England established. 1695. Bribery Act. 1701. Act of Settlement, or Succession Act. 1707. Act of Union with Scotland. 1708. Act disqualifying holders of pensions and offices. 1711. Property Qualification Act. 1711. Occasional Conformity Act. 1712. Scottish Patronage Act. 1712. First stamp duty imposed. 1714. Schism Act. 1715. Riot Act. 1716. Septennial Act. 1719. Statute authorising legislation for Ireland. 1742. The Place Act. 1751. Reformation of the Calendar Act. 1753. Lord Hardwicke's Marriage Act. 1757. National Militia Act. 1762. Bribery Act. 1765. The American Stamp Act. 1767. Act taxing American imports. 1778. Roman Catholic Relief Act. 1782. Gilbert's Workhouses Act. 1791. Canada Act. 1792. Fox's Libel Act. 1793. Alien Act. Traitorous Correspondence Act. 1793. Catholic Relief Act for Scotland. 1795. Treasonable Practices Act. 1795. Seditious Meetings Act. 1798. Income Tax Act. 1800. Act of Union with Ireland. 1800. Corresponding Societies Act. 1807. Slave Trade Abolition Act. 1811. Regency Act. 1812. Insolvent Debtors' Relief Act. 1812. Relief acts for Dissenting ministers and Unitarians. 1815. Corn Importation Act. 1817. Habeas Corpus Suspension Act. 1817. Seditious Meetings Act. 1817. Military and Naval Officers' Oath Act. 1818. Act of Indemnity. 1819. Six Acts. 1819. Act for resumption of cash pay ments. 1823. Reciprocity of Duties Act. 1823. Peel's Currency Act. 1824. Acts in favour of workmen. 1828. Repeal of Test and Corporation Acts. 1829. Catholic Emancipation Act. 1832. Reform Act. 1833. Quakers' Affirmation Act. 1833. Irish Coercion Act. 1833. Church Temporalities (Ireland) Act. 1833. Slavery Emancipation Act. 1833. Children's Factory Act. 1834. Poor Law Amendment Act. 1835. Municipal Reform Act. 1836. Tithe Commutation Act. 1838. Irish Poor Law Act. 1838. Irish Tithes Commutation Act. 1840. Irish Municipal Act. 1843. Irish Arms Act. 1844. Bank Charter Act. 1845. Maynooth Act. 1846. Act for the repeal of the corn laws. 1847. Factory Act. 1847. Irish Coercion Act. 1848. Treason Felony Act. 1849. Irish Encumbered Estates Act. 1849. Navigation laws repealed. 1851. Ecclesiastical Titles Act. 1852. Bribery Act. 1854. Corrupt Practices Act. 1855. Repeal of the newspaper duty. 1858. Property Qualification Abolition Act. 1858. India Act. 1858 Jewish Disabilities Removal Act. 1860. Landlord and Tenant (Ireland) Act. 1861. Paper duty abolished. 1861. Bankruptcy Act. 1865. Poor Law Union Chargeability Act. 1866. Habeas Corpus (Ireland) Sus. pension Act. 1867 Reform Act. 1868. Compulsory Church Rates Abolition Act. 1869. Irish Church Disestablishment Act. 1869. Endowed Schools Act. 1870. The Irish Land Act. 1870. Elementary Education Act. 1870. Peace Preservation (Ireland) Act. 1871 University Tests Abolition Act. 1871. Army Regulation Act. 1871. Purchase abolished by royal war rant. 1872. The Ballot Act. 1872. Licensing Act. 1873. Judicature Act. 1873. Religious Tests (Dublin University) Abolition Act. 1874. Public Worship Regulation Act. 1874. Endowed Schools Amendment Act. 1875. Artisans' Dwelling Act. 1875. Regimental Exchanges Act. 1875. Peace Preservation (Ireland) Act. 1875. Agricultural Holdings Act. 1875. Land Transfer Act. 1875. Merchant Shipping Act. 1876. Additional Titles Act. 1877. South African Act. 1879. Army Discipline and Regulation Act. 1879. Irish University Act. 1880. Relief of Distress (Ireland) Acts. 1880. Abolition of the malt tax. 1880. Burials Act. 1880. Ground Game Act. 1880. Employers' Liability Act. 1881. Protection for Life and Property (Ireland) Act. 1881. Peace Preservation Act. 1881. Irish Land Act. 1881. Regulation of the Forces Act and the Army Act. 1882. Prevention of Crimes (Ireland) Act. 1882. The Arrears (Ireland) Act. 1882. Married Wonien's Property Act. 1882. Government Annuities Act. 1883. Corrupt Practices Act. 1883. Tenants' Compensation Act. 1884. Reform Act. 1884. National Debt Act. 1885. Redistribution Act. 1885. Land Purchase (Ireland) Act. 1885. Criminal Law Amendment Act. 1885. Housing of the Working Classes Act. 1886. International Copyright Act. 1886. Parliamentary Expenses Act. 1886. Ireland Crofters Act. 1887. Irish Coercion Act. SCOTS ACTS, ETC. The following are the principal acts, etc., of the Parliament of Scotland : The following are the chief acts, etc., of the Irish Parliament : 1295. The first Irish Parliament passes acts against military expeditions, etc. 1652. Cromwellian settlement. 1691 Catholics forbidden to sit in 1695. Statute repealing all the acts of James II.'s Parliament, 1691. 1719. Toleration Act. 1782. Grattan's declaration of right 1792-3. Catholic relief bills passed. 1793. Act restoring the franchise to Catholics. 1800. Act for the Union of Great Britain and Ireland. |