Legislation by Concept: Financial Regulation
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| Title | Chapter | Date Passed | Legislative Summary | Source Document |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| An Act to extend the Charter of the Commercial Bank of the Midland District, and to increase its Capital Stock. 12th October, 1842. | 6 Victoria – Chapter 26 | 1842 | This act extends the original charter of the commercial bank of the Midland District, passed in 1832, allowing them to increase their capital stock by three thousand pounds. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act to extend the powers of the British America Fire and Life Assurance Company, to Marine Assurances. 12th October, 1842. | 6 Victoria – Chapter 25 | 1842 | This act allows the British America Fire and Life Assurance Company to expand its services to Marine Assurance policies. The company will be permitted to offer protection against any losses or damages of cargo of vessels sailing the waters of the Saint Lawrence, Lake Superior, Lake Huron, Lake Erie, Lake Ontario, or any other navigable waters within the province. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act to grant further powers to the Montreal Fire Assurance Company, and to change the Name of the said Corporation. 12th October, 1842. | 6 Victoria – Chapter 22 | 1842 | This act changes the name of the Montreal Fire Assurance company to the The Montreal Fire Life and Inland Navigation Assurance Company. It also grants them the authority to hold more property of greater value as a corporate body, and to grant policies to vessels sailing the St Lawrence river. Regulations are specified concerning these policies, and clause 7 states the entirety of the act is to be public rather than private. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act to extend the time for the payment of the Loan to the Cobourg Harbour Company. 12th October, 1842. | 6 Victoria – Chapter 20 | 1842 | This act provides the Cobourg Habour Company an extra six months to repay their loan of three thousand pounds. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act to amend certain Acts therein mentioned, relative to the Establishment of Mutual Insurance Companies in Canada East. 12th October, 1842. | 6 Victoria – Chapter 18 | 1842 | This act amends the act which established the Mutual Fire Insurance Company of Montreal, allowing members from neighbouring districts to join. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act to continue, for a limited time, certain Acts and Ordinances. 12th October, 1842. | 6 Victoria – Chapter 11 | 1842 | This act continues various past acts regarding parishes and the erection of churches, regulation of bills of exchange, inspection of pot and pearl ashes and fish oil, and the regulation of provincial courts, among other things. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act to incorporate the Saint Stephen’s Marine Assurance Company. Passed 4th April 1842. | 5 Victoria Chapter 40 | 1842 | This act allows for the incorpoation of the Marine Assurance Company at Saint Stephen, and dictates how it will be governed and financed. | Acts of the General Assembly of Her Majesty's Province of New Brunswick passed in the year 1842. Fredericton: John Simpson, 1842. |
| An Act to Incorporate the Saint Andrews Marine Assurance Company. Passed 31st March 1842. | 5 Victoria Chapter 30 | 1842 | This act incorporates the Saint Andrews Marine Assurance Company and stipulates how it will be governed and financed. | Acts of the General Assembly of Her Majesty's Province of New Brunswick passed in the year 1842. Fredericton: John Simpson, 1842. |
| An Act to incorporate the Saint Stephen Log and Timber Sluice Company. Passed 31st March 1842. | 5 Victoria Chapter 29 | 1842 | This act allows for the incorporation of the Saint Stephen Log and Timber Sluice Company and establishes it authority and how it will be financed and governed. | Acts of the General Assembly of Her Majesty's Province of New Brunswick passed in the year 1842. Fredericton: John Simpson, 1842. |
| An Act to authorize the Justices of the Peace for the County of Northumberland to levy an assessment to discharge the Debts due by the said County. Passed 29th March 1842. | 5 Victoria Chapter 20 | 1842 | This act allows for Northumberland County officials to raise funds to pay down the county's debt. | Acts of the General Assembly of Her Majesty's Province of New Brunswick passed in the year 1842. Fredericton: John Simpson, 1842. |
| An Act to amend an Act to incorporate the Central Fire Insurance Company of New Brunswick. Passed 26th March 1841. | 4 Victoria Chapter 41 | 1841 | This act regulates how the Fire Insurance company is to pay out its bonds and securities, when it should declare its capital stocks, etc. It is an amendment to an act passed in 1836. | Acts of the General Assembly of Her Majesty's Province of New Brunswick passed in the year 1841. Fredericton: John Simpson, 1841. |
| An Act to incorporate sundry persons by the name of The Atlantic Assurance Company. Passed 19th March 1841. | 4 Victoria Chapter 32 | 1841 | This act incorporates the Atlantic Assurance Company in Saint John. | Acts of the General Assembly of Her Majesty's Province of New Brunswick passed in the year 1841. Fredericton: John Simpson, 1841. |
| An Act further to amend the Act to encourage the establishment of Banks of Savings in this Province. Passed 19th March 1841. | 4 Victoria Chapter 30 | 1841 | This act further amends prior legislation to encourage the establishment of banks of savings in New Brunswick. | Acts of the General Assembly of Her Majesty's Province of New Brunswick passed in the year 1841. Fredericton: John Simpson, 1841. |
| An Act to extend the provisions of the Act for the increase of the Capital Stock of the Central Bank of New Brunswick. Passed 19th March 1841. | 4 Victoria Chapter 29 | 1841 | This act extends the provisions of prior legislation for the increase of the capital stock of the Central Bank of New Brunswick. | Acts of the General Assembly of Her Majesty's Province of New Brunswick passed in the year 1841. Fredericton: John Simpson, 1841. |
| An Act to extend the provisions of an Act, intituled "An Act to encourage the establishment of Banks for Savings in this Province." Passed 19th March 1841. | 4 Victoria Chapter 20 | 1841 | This act extends the provisions of prior legislation for the encouragement of the establishment of savings banks in the province. | Acts of the General Assembly of Her Majesty's Province of New Brunswick passed in the year 1841. Fredericton: John Simpson, 1841. |
| An Act in further amendment of the Law. Passed 19th March 1841. | 4 Victoria Chapter 4 | 1841 | This act allows notes payable in timber, produce, and other articles to be deemed and held prima facie in like manner as promissory notes. | Acts of the General Assembly of Her Majesty's Province of New Brunswick passed in the year 1841. Fredericton: John Simpson, 1841. |
| An Act to authorize the Banks heretofore Chartered by Acts of the late Province of Upper or Lower Canada to Carry on their business throughout this Province. | 4 & 5 Victoria – Chapter 99 | 1841 | This act allows various banks who were priorly chartered by the respective legislations of either Upper or Lower Canada to continue operating in the newly created province of United Canada. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act to renew the Charter of the Bank of Montreal, and to Increase its Capital Stock. | 4 & 5 Victoria – Chapter 98 | 1841 | This act continues the charter of the Bank of Montreal, first passed by the legislative assembly of the province of Lower Canada, allowing it to continue operating within the new province of United Canada with some amendments. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act to extend the Charter of “The City Bank” and to increase the Capital Stock thereof. | 4 & 5 Victoria – Chapter 97 | 1841 | This act extends the charter of the City Bank, established in Montreal under the provincial legislative assembly of Lower Canada, and allows it to operate in the newly established province of United Canada, with some amendments. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act to Incorporate sundry persons under the style and title of the President, Directors, and Company of the Bank of the Niagara District. | 4 & 5 Victoria – Chapter 96 | 1841 | This act incorporates the Bank of the Niagara District under the named individuals, to be established in St. Catharines. The act specifies rules and regulations concerning the issuing of stocks, the election of directors, and the responsibility of the bank in regards to promissory notes, loans, and property holdings. | Early Canadiana Online |