Legislation by Concept: Financial Regulation
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| Title | Chapter | Date Passed | Legislative Summary | Source Document |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| An Act to authorize the Corporation of the City of Saint John to become Shareholders in the additional Stack of the Saint John Water Company. Passed 11th April 1850. | 13 Victoria Chapter 6 (NBLA) | 1850 | This act allows the corporation of the city of Saint John to become shareholders in the additional stock of the Saint John Water Company. | Acts of the General Assembly of Her Majesty's Province of New Brunswick passed in the year 1850. Fredericton: John Simpson, 1850. |
| An Act in addition to an Act to repeal the several Acts of Assembly relating to Bankruptcy in this Province. Passed 11th April 1850. | 13 Victoria Chapter 6 | 1850 | This act repeals several acts of assembly concerning bankruptcy. | Acts of the General Assembly of Her Majesty's Province of New Brunswick passed in the year 1850. Fredericton: John Simpson, 1850. |
| An Act to incorporate the Newcastle and Douglastown Mechanics’ Institution. Passed 11th April 1850. | 13 Victoria Chapter 5 (PPA) | 1850 | This act allows for the incorporation of the Newcastle and Douglastown Mechanics Institution. | Acts of the General Assembly of Her Majesty's Province of New Brunswick passed in the year 1850. Fredericton: John Simpson, 1850. |
| An Act to incorporate the New Brunswick Iron Company. Passed 18th March 1850. | 13 Victoria Chapter 4 (PPA) | 1850 | This act allows for the incorporation of the New Brunswick Iron Company and stipulates how it will be administered and financed. | Acts of the General Assembly of Her Majesty's Province of New Brunswick passed in the year 1850. Fredericton: John Simpson, 1850. |
| An Act to Authorize the Issue of Treasury Notes, and for the Reduction of the Public Debt of the Colony. (Passed 30th April, 1850.) | 13 Victoria Chapter 4 | 1850 | This act permits the government to issue treasury notes in the amount of twenty thousand pounds in order to lower the province's debt. It defines the terms by which these notes can then be issued to citizens and how they are to be payable. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act to incorporate The Kingston Fire and Marine Insurance Company. 10th August, 1850. | 13 & 14 Victoria – Chapter 139 | 1850 | AN act to incorporate The Kingston Fire and Marine Insurance Company to provide fire, inland navigation, and marine insurance. The act outlines the business structure and property the corporation can hold. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act to alter and amend two several Acts passed respectively in the seventh year and in the eighth year of Her present Majesty’s Reign, relating to the Trust and Loan Company of Upper Canada. 10th August, 1850. | 13 & 14 Victoria – Chapter 138 | 1850 | An act to amend the incorporation of the Trust and Loan Company of Upper Canada, changing the scale of voting of the shareholders and allowing loans to Great Britain. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act further to extend the time for paying up the increased Capital Stock of the Bank of Upper Canada. 24th July, 1850. | 13 & 14 Victoria – Chapter 137 | 1850 | An act to increase the time given for paying the capital stock of the Bank of Upper Canada by five years. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act to incorporate certain persons under the name of ‘The Vaughan Road Company’. 10th August, 1850. | 13 & 14 Victoria – Chapter 134 | 1850 | An act to incorporate the Vaughan Road Company who have built a road from the Albion Road to Vaughan. The road was originally a branch road of the Albion Road but is now at the size to require their own corporation. The act outlines the business structure and property that the corporation can hold. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act to empower Municipal Corporations to subscribe for Stock of the Great Western Rail-road Company, or otherwise to aid in completing that undertaking. 24th July, 1850. | 13 & 14 Victoria – Chapter 129 | 1850 | An act which allows municipalities who have the Great Western Rail-road running through their borders to buy stock in said railroad. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act to enable Louis Comte to recover a certain amount due to him by the Parish of St. Edouard, in the District of Montreal. 10th August, 1850. | 13 & 14 Victoria – Chapter 128 | 1850 | An act to allow master mason and contractor, Louis Comte, to recover 240 pounds seven shillings and four pence for his work done to build the Parish of St. Edouard. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act to amend an Act, intituled, An Act to incorporate ‘La Société Saint Jean Baptiste de la Cité de Quebec.’ 24th July, 1850. | 13 & 14 Victoria – Chapter 126 | 1850 | An act to allow for the incorporation of La Société Saint Jean Baptiste de la Cité de Quebec even though they missed their first meeting due to a cholera outbreak in the city. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act to facilitate the recovery of sums due for Rent of Pews in St. Patrick’s Church, Quebec. 10th August, 1850. | 13 & 14 Victoria – Chapter 125 | 1850 | An act to allow St. Patrick's Church in Quebec to sue for and recover money due from renting pews in said church. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act to grant further powers to The Montreal Fire, Life and Inland Navigation Assurance Company, and to change the name of the said Corporation. 10th August, 1850. | 13 & 14 Victoria – Chapter 121 | 1850 | An act to change the name of the Montreal Fire, Life, and Inland Navigation Assurance Company to the Montreal Assurance Company. The act also allows them to insure ships of all kinds. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act to incorporate a Company for making a Rail-road from the Village of Industry to the Township of Rawdon, in Lower Canada. 10th August, 1850. | 13 & 14 Victoria – Chapter 115 | 1850 | An act to incorporate a company to build a railway between Industry to Rawdon which will allow for trade between Leinster County and the cites of Montreal and Quebec. The act outlines the construction, business structure, and property that the corporation can hold. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act to authorize the Exchange of certain Turnpike Road Debentures for others of the same total value but being respectively for smaller sums. 10th August, 1850. | 13 & 14 Victoria – Chapter 103 | 1850 | An act to allow Quebec Turnpike Road Debentures to be sold at a lower price as they are difficult to sell at the higher price. Must be sold for at least five pounds. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act to provide for the appointment of Commissioners to inquire into the affairs and management of the Montreal Provident and Savings Bank. 10th August, 1850. | 13 & 14 Victoria – Chapter 98 | 1850 | This act calls for an investigation of the Montreal Provident and Savings Bank to determine why it failed. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act to amend the Act to encourage the establishment of certain Societies commonly called Building Societies, in that part of the Province of Canada formerly constituting Upper Canada. 10th August, 1850. | 13 & 14 Victoria – Chapter 79 | 1850 | This is an amendment to a past act regarding building societies in Upper Canada, and their ability to accept property in lieu of payment. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act to authorize the Trustees holding Land upon which Churches are erected in Upper Canada to mortgage the same to pay off the Debts due by such Churches. 10th August, 1850. | 13 & 14 Victoria – Chapter 78 | 1850 | This act allows the trustees of churches of various denominations to take out mortgages on the property they hold in trust in order to pay for repairs. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act to alter and amend the Act requiring Mortgages of Personal Property in Upper Canada to be filed. 24th July, 1850. | 13 & 14 Victoria – Chapter 62 | 1850 | This is an amendment to mortgage law in Upper Canada, adding a paragraph clause which stipulates that all mortgages which are not followed by an immediate transfer of goods will be accompanied by an affidavit specifying the property which has been mortgaged, as well as the names of the seller and buyer. | Early Canadiana Online |