Legislation by Concept: Infrastructure, Waterways
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| Title | Chapter | Date Passed | Legislative Summary | Source Document |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| An Act to extend the period for the Election of Commissioners under the Act for the improvement of the River-du-Chene. 24th July, 1850. | 13 & 14 Victoria – Chapter 111 | 1850 | An act to extend the period for electing commissioners to improve the River-du-Chene for an additional 18 months. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act to place the Longueuil and Chambly Turnpike Road under the control of the Commissioners of Public Works. 10th August, 1850. | 13 & 14 Victoria – Chapter 106 | 1850 | An act to put the Longueuil and Chambly Turnpike Road under the control of the Public Works. This amends an act passed by Lower Canada. | 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 amend the Act authorizing the Quebec Turnpike Road Trustees to acquire Dorchester Bridge, and to make certain Roads. 10th August, 1850. | 13 & 14 Victoria – Chapter 102 | 1850 | Am act to amend the act allowing the Quebec Turnpike Road Trustees to purchase Dorchester Bridge by giving them an additional 15,000 pounds and if the bridge is not purchased in two months, they must construct a new one. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act to amend an Act for supplying the City of Quebec and parts adjacent thereto with water. 10th August, 1850 | 13 & 14 Victoria – Chapter 100 | 1850 | An act to amend the act providing water to Quebec City to allow for further sanitation and provisions to protect against fire and disease. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act to amend the Acts for the improvement of the Harbour of Montreal, and provide for the improvement of the Navigation of the river Saint Lawrence, within the Port of Montreal. 10th August, 1850 | 13 & 14 Victoria – Chapter 97 | 1850 | This act amends a past act calling for the improvement of the Montreal Harbour, allowing the commissioners of the project to charge more interest on the loans that have financed the construction as the enterprise has taken longer than the loan repayment term. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act to authorize Aaron Silverthorn and Newman Silverthorn, their heirs or assigns, to erect a Dam across the River Thames. 10th August, 1850. | 13 & 14 Victoria – Chapter 90 | 1850 | This act allows the individuals named to construct a dam across the River Thames. Restrictions on the construction as well as the obstruction of the river are specified within the act. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act to enable the Commissioners for defining the Boundary Line between the Townships of Walpole and Woodhouse, to perform the duty assigned to them by the Act in that behalf provided. 10th August, 1850. | 13 & 14 Victoria – Chapter 89 | 1850 | This act enables the commissioners who were assigned to define the boundary lines between the Walpole and Woodhouse to complete their work and and perform the duties assigned to them. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act to amend and explain the Act relative to the Side Lines in the Township of Osgoode. 24th July, 1850. | 13 & 14 Victoria – Chapter 86 | 1850 | This is an amendment to a past act called, "An Act to declare the mode in which the Side Lines of the Township of Osgoode, in the County of Carleton, shall be run," which was erroneously applied to the entire town of Osgoode, rather than to the exact parcel of land to which the original petitioners requesting the act were referring. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act to determine the mode in which the Side Lines in certain Concessions in the Township of Edwardsburgh shall be run. 24th July, 1850. | 13 & 14 Victoria – Chapter 85 | 1850 | This act changes the boundary lines of the town of Edwardsburgh according to the petition of residents of the said town. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act to vest the Harbour at Cobourg in the Municipality of that Town. 10th August, 1850. | 13 & 14 Victoria – Chapter 83 | 1850 | This act dissolves the joint stock company established by a prior act to build a habour in Cobourg, and vests the Cobourg Habour and all of its assets in the municipality. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act to remove doubts as to the effect of the disallowance of the Act incorporating the Town of Bytown. 10th August, 1850. | 13 & 14 Victoria – Chapter 82 | 1850 | This act clarifies the circumstance of the town of Bytown, as its education, municipal structure, and collection of taxes has been thrown into disarray by an act repealing its incorporation as a town. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act to enable the Municipal Corporation of the City of Toronto to assist in the construction of the Toronto, Simcoe and Lake Huron Union Rail-road. 10th August, 1850. | 13 & 14 Victoria – Chapter 81 | 1850 | This act calls for the municipalities of Toronto, Simcoe, and Lake Huron to participate in the direction of the Toronto, Simcoe, and Lake Huron Railroad, as the railroad will be passing through their communities. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act to provide for the future management of the Toronto Harbour. 10th August, 1850. | 13 & 14 Victoria – Chapter 80 | 1850 | This act removes the Toronto harbour from provincial jurisdiction and places it under the control of commissioners to be appointed by the city of Toronto, who will also be responsible for future maintenance and improvements. | 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 permit Lands in Upper Canada to be conveyed to Trustees for Burial Places. 10th August, 1850. | 13 & 14 Victoria – Chapter 77 | 1850 | This act allows property in Upper Canada to be held by trustees to be use for burial grounds. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act to authorize the formation of Companies for the establishment and management of Cemeteries in Upper Canada. 10th August, 1850. | 13 & 14 Victoria – Chapter 76 | 1850 | This act permits private companies in Upper Canada to hold and manage property for the purpose of cemeteries. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act to amend and extend the provisions of an Act passed in the twelfth year of Her Majesty’s Reign, intituled, "An Act to authorize the formation of Joint Stock Companies for the construction of Roads and other Works in Upper Canada." 10th August, 1850. | 13 & 14 Victoria – Chapter 72 | 1850 | This act extends the purview of a past act authorizing the formation of joint stock companies to construct railroads and other works in Upper Canada to include roads made for charcoal and tram roads. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act to provide Funds for defraying the cost of the erection of the Lunatic Asylum and other Public Buildings in Upper Canada. 10th August, 1850. | 13 & 14 Victoria – Chapter 68 | 1850 | This act imposes a tax on personal and real property in Upper Canada in order to raise funds to erect an asylum, as well as to create a fund of five thousand pounds to complete the asylum, or for the creation of other unspecified buildings. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act to repeal the Acts and provisions of Law relative to Assessments and matters connected therewith in Upper Canada. 10th August, 1850. | 13 & 14 Victoria – Chapter 66 | 1850 | This act repeals a series of past acts relating to property assessment and road maintenance in Upper Canada. | Early Canadiana Online |