Legislation by Concept: Justice System, Infrastructure, Elections & Public Office
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| Title | Chapter | Date Passed | Legislative Summary | Source Document |
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| An Act for correcting certain errors and omissions in the Act of the Parliament of this Province, passed in the last Session thereof, intituled, An Act to provide, by one general law, for the erection of Municipal Corporations and the establishment of Regulations of Police in and for the several Counties, Cities, Towns, Townships and Villages in Upper Canada, for amending certain of the provisions of the said Act, and making some further provisions for the better accomplishment of the object thereof. 10th August, 1850. | 13 & 14 Victoria – Chapter 64 | 1850 | This is a correction to an act passed in 1849. The original act facilitates the creation of municipal corporations so that townships can in turn establish their own police forces. It defines what constitutes a township for the purposes of incorporation, the responsibilities of the municipal councils once they are established, matters which will be policed by the established village police force, and various other matters. The current act corrects the omission of a schedule as well as a few other errors. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act to remove doubts as to the right of parties to recover the value of Work done on Roads in Lower Canada, under Acts which have since expired. 10th August, 1850. | 13 & 14 Victoria – Chapter 41 | 1850 | This act renews several past road acts that have been allowed to expire, in consequence of which landholders have improved the lands which were allotted for road construction. This improvement may lead to a court battle over ownership, and the renewal of these past acts is meant to clarify the status of these roads and who holds responsibility for them. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act to amend the Municipal Law of Lower Canada. 10th August, 1850. | 13 & 14 Victoria – Chapter 34 | 1850 | This is an amendment to a past act regarding the various powers of municipalities in Lower Canada as well as their responsibilities. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act to protect from injury Electro-Magnetic Telegraphs in this Province. 10th August, 1850. | 13 & 14 Victoria – Chapter 31 | 1850 | This act protects the property of electro-magnetic telegraphs in Upper Canada and details the consequences of those who would damage said property. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act to provide for the transfer of the management of the Inland Posts to the Provincial Government, and for the regulation of the said Department. 10th August, 1850. | 13 & 14 Victoria – Chapter 17 | 1850 | This act transfers responsibility of the postal service to the provincial government, specifying the responsibilities of various individuals within the service of the post, along with fees, penalties for tampering with parcels, and various other measures relating to provincial postage. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act to make better provision with regard to the repairing of Roads within the limits of incorporated Cities and Towns, and of Roads and Bridges which having been under the control of the Commissioners of Public Works may hereafter be released from such control. 10th August, 1850. | 13 & 14 Victoria – Chapter 15 | 1850 | This act establishes the responsibility for the maintenance of roads when they are located within a municipality. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act to extend the Acts for the formation of Companies for constructing Roads and other Works, to Companies formed for the purpose of acquiring Public Works of like nature. 24th July, 1850. | 13 & 14 Victoria – Chapter 14 | 1850 | An act to extend the act related to the formation of companies constructing roads near public works to companies formed to acquire public works including collecting tolls. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act to continue for a limited time the several Acts and Ordinances therein mentioned. 10th August, 1850. | 13 & 14 Victoria – Chapter 10 | 1850 | An act to continue various acts and ordinances related to fisheries, property, debtors, roads, trade, court, and agriculture. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act for raising on the credit of the funds therein mentioned, certain sums required for the Public Service. 10th August, 1850. | 13 & 14 Victoria – Chapter 2 | 1850 | This act allots various sums for numerous public projects across the province. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act further to facilitate the making of a Rail Road from Saint Andrews to Woodstock, with a Branch to Saint Stephen. Passed 14th April 1849. | 13 Victoria Chapter 74 (1849) | 1849 | This act allows for the province to make a grant to the Saint Andrews and Quebec Railway 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 to incorporate the Saint John Suspension Bridge Company. Passed 14th April 1849. | 13 Victoria Chapter 69 (1849) | 1849 | This act allows for the incorporation of the Saint John Suspension Bridge Company and stipulates how it will be administered. | 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 Queenston Suspension Bridge Company. | 12 Victoria – Chapter 199 | 1849 | This act incorporates the Queenston Suspension Bridge Company under the named individuals, and legislates the rules and regulations under which they are to operate. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act to incorporate The Toronto, Simcoe, and Lake Huron Union Rail-Road Company. | 12 Victoria – Chapter 196 | 1849 | This act incorporates the Toronto, Simcoe, and Lake Huron Union Railroad company under the named individuals, and legislates the rules and regulations under which they are to operate. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act to incorporate The Mount Herman Cemetery. 30th May, 1849. | 12 Victoria – Chapter 191 | 1849 | This act incorporates the Mount Herman Cemetery under the named individuals, and legislates the rules and regulations under which they are to operate. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act to authorize John Yule the younger, Esquire, and others, to erect a Mill Dam upon the River Richelieu, in the District of Montreal. 30th May, 1849. | 12 Victoria – Chapter 190 | 1849 | This act permits specific individuals to erect a mill dam on the Richelieu river, specifying certain restrictions they are to follow while doing so. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act to authorize Joseph Clovis Bélanger, Esquire, and others, to erect a Toll-Bridge over the River Etchemin, in the Parish of St. Anselme, near the Church of the said Parish, in the County of Dorchester, and to incorporate the said Joseph Clovis Bélanger, and others, under the name of the “Saint Anselme Bridge Company,” and for other purposes therein mentioned. 30th May, 1849. | 12 Victoria – Chapter 189 | 1849 | This act incorporates the Saint Anselme Bridge Company under the named individuals, authorizing the owners to erect a toll bridge over the river Etchemin, and specifying the tolls that can be charged by the company once the bridge is erected. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act to authorize Amable Archambault and others to erect a Toll-Bridge over the River L’Assomption, and for other purposes therein mentioned. 30th May, 1849. | 12 Victoria – Chapter 188 | 1849 | This act authorizes Amable Archambault to build a toll bridge over the River L'Assomption, and specifies the tolls which can be charged once the bridge is erected. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act to authorize Alexandre Maurice Delisle, Benjamin Henri Lemoine and Jean Baptiste Dehien, the younger, to build a Toll-bridge over the River Jésus, and for other purposes therein mentioned. 30th May, 1849. | 12 Victoria – Chapter 187 | 1849 | This act permits the named individuals to build a toll bridge over the river Jésus, and establishes the tolls which will be charged to cross once the bridge is erected. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act to authorize Marc Antoine Primeau and Antoine A. Trottier to erect a Toll-Bridge over the River Chateauguay in the Parish of Sainte Marline, and to make a Plank Road from the River Saint Lawrence to the River Chateauguay in the said Parish, and to fix the Tolls to be taken upon the said Bridge and Road, and to make further provisions in that behalf. 30th May, 1849. | 12 Victoria – Chapter 186 | 1849 | This act allows the named individual to build a toll bridge and construct a road between the Saint Lawrence and the Chateauguay rivers. It also defines what tolls will be charged once this bridge and road are constructed, as well as the required dimensions of both bridge and road. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act to amend the Act incorporating the New City Gas Company of Montreal, and to extend the powers of the said Company. 30th May, 1849. | 12 Victoria – Chapter 183 | 1849 | This is an amendment to the original act incorporating the New City Gas Company of Montreal, which allows the company to increase their capital stock, take out loans under specified conditions, specifies how equipment owned by the company which is damaged is to be replaced, and other measures. | Early Canadiana Online |