Legislation by Concept: Infrastructure
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| Title | Chapter | Date Passed | Legislative Summary | Source Document |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| An Act to amend the Act incorporating “The Etobicoke and Mono Sixth-Line Road Company.” 28th July, 1847. | 10 & 11 Victoria – Chapter 90 | 1847 | An act to amend the act of incorporation of The Etobicoke and Mono Sixth-Line Road Company so that stockholders will pay one-tenth of the capital stock instead of one-third. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act to incorporate certain persons under the name of The Port Credit and Hurontario Plank Road Company. 28th July, 1847. | 10 & 11 Victoria – Chapter 89 | 1847 | An act to incorporate The Port Credit and Hurontario Plank Road Company to build a road from Port Credit to Caledon. The act outlines the business structure and the property that the corporation can hold. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act to incorporate certain persons as The Guelph and Dundas Road Company. 28th July, 1847. | 10 & 11 Victoria – Chapter 88 | 1847 | An act to incorporate The Guelph and Dundas Road Company who will build a road in from Guelph to Dundas meeting the road leading to Waterloo. The act outlines the construction of the plank, macadamized, or gravel road, the business structure, and the property that the corporation can hold. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act to amend the Act incorporating The Cobourg and Rice Lake Plank Road and Perry Company. 28th July, 1847. | 10 & 11 Victoria – Chapter 87 | 1847 | An act to amend the act of incorporation for The Cobourg and Rice Lake Plank Road and Ferry Company to make all directors stockholders with at least eight shares and describe how stock will be paid for. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act to revive and extend the Act incorporating the Humber Harbour and Road Company. 28th July, 1847. | 10 & 11 Victoria – Chapter 86 | 1847 | An act to extend the incorporation of the Humber Harbour and Road Company for an additional five years. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act to incorporate The Toronto Dry-Dock Company. 28th July, 1847 | 10 & 11 Victoria – Chapter 85 | 1847 | An act to incorporate the Toronto Dry-Dock Company to build, repair, and fit vessels for shipping on Lake Ontario. The act outlines the construction of dry-docks and wharfs, the business structure and property that the corporation can hold. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act to incorporate certain persons under the name of The Burlington Bay Dock and Ship-Building Company. 28th July, 1847. | 10 & 11 Victoria – Chapter 84 | 1847 | An act to incorporate The Burlington Dock and Ship-Building Company to facilitate trade on Lake Ontario. The act outlines the construction of ships, docks, and wharfs, the business structure of the corporation, and the property that they can hold. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act to incorporate The Montreal Telegraph Company. 28th July, 1847. | 10 & 11 Victoria – Chapter 83 | 1847 | An act to incorporate the Montreal Telegraph Company how has a line from Toronto to Quebec.The act allows them to maintain their line, outlines the business structure, and states what property the corporation can hold. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act to incorporate the British North American Electric Telegraph Association. | 10 & 11 Victoria – Chapter 82 | 1847 | An act to incorporate the British North American Electric Telegraph Association to allow them to build a line between the City of Quebec and Halifax. The line will allow for communication between the United Kingdom, Nova Scotia, and New Brunswick. The act outlines how the line will be built, the business structure, and property that the corporation can hold. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act to incorporate the Toronto, Hamilton, Niagara and Saint Catherines Electro-Magnetic Telegraph Company. 28th July, 1847. | 10 & 11 Victoria – Chapter 81 | 1847 | An act to incorporate the Toronto, Hamilton, Niagara, and Saint Catherines Electro-Magnetic Telegraph Company who have a line running from Toronto to Queenston. They are to use their money to maintain the line and can have 6000 pounds in capital stock. The acct also outlines the business structure and property that hey can hold. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act to amend the Act of Incorporation of The Montreal Gas Light Company. 23th July, 1847. | 10 & 11 Victoria – Chapter 80 | 1847 | An act to amend "An Act to provide for the Lighting of the City of Montreal by Gas" allowing for an additional 25,000 pounds of capital stock and stating that any other gas company must lay their pipes at least three feet away from the Montreal Gas Light Company's pipes. It also outlines the punishments for misusing or stealing gas from the lines. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act to incorporate The New City Gas Company of Montreal. 28th July, 1847. | 10 & 11 Victoria – Chapter 79 | 1847 | An act to incorporate The New City Gas Company of Montreal who will provide gas for lighting public, commercial, and private spaces in Montreal. The corporation is allowed 25,000 pounds of capital stock made up of shares of 10 pounds. The act also outlines the business organization, property that it can hold, and the construction plans for gas pipes. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act to incorporate The Montreal Cemetery Company. 28th July, 1847. | 10 & 11 Victoria – Chapter 67 | 1847 | An act to incorporate The Montreal Cemetery Company, which is a public cemetery for the city. The act outlines how the board of trustees is established, when meetings are held, the property that the corporation can hold, and how the lots are bought or given to individuals. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act explanatory of an Act passed in the eighth year of Her Majesty’s Reign, intituled, An Act to amend an Act passed in the sixth year of the Reign of His late Majesty King William the Fourth, intituled, ‘An Act to incorporate the City of Toronto and Lake Huron Rail-road Company.’ 28th July, 1847. | 10 & 11 Victoria – Chapter 66 | 1847 | An act to explain the 'An Act to amend an Act passed in the sixth year of the Reign of His late Majesty King William the Fourth, intituled, ‘An Act to incorporate the City of Toronto and Lake Huron Rail-road Company.’ It limits the act by stating that it does not effect the subscribers to shares. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act to amend the Act incorporating The St. Lawrence and Atlantic Rail-road Company, and to extend the powers of the said Company. 28th July, 1847. | 10 & 11 Victoria – Chapter 65 | 1847 | An act to amend the act of incorporation for the St. Lawrence and Atlantic Rail-road Company allowing them to expropriate land from private owners, to take an additional loan to complete construction, have an additional meeting of proprietors, and to create a ferry from Longueuil Parish and the Island of Montreal. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act to incorporate the St Lawrence and Industry Village Rail Road Company. 28th July, 1847. | 10 & 11 Victoria – Chapter 64 | 1847 | An act to incorporate the St. Lawrence and Industry Village Rail Road Company who will build a railroad between Industry Village and the St. Lawrence River to help with trade and communication. It outlines the business structure and how to build the railroad. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act to amend the Act to incorporate The Montreal and Lachine Railroad Company, and for other purposes therein mentioned. 28th July, 1847. | 10 & 11 Victoria – Chapter 63 | 1847 | An act to amend the act to incorporate The Montreal and Lachine Railroad Company to outlines the requirements for the annual meeting of directors. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act to authorize the Commissioners for the Dundas and Waterloo Macadamized Road to borrow Money to enable them to complete the said Road, and for other purposes. 28th July, 1847. | 10 & 11 Victoria – Chapter 59 | 1847 | An act to allow the commissioners of the Dundas Waterloo Macadamized Road to borrow up to 6000 pounds from individuals or corporations and use tolls to pay it back after construction is complete. It also authorizes the builders to cut down wood in the path of the road without compensation to the owners. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act to amend a certain Act passed to provide for the improvement and enlargement of the Harbour of Montreal, and for other purposes. 28th July, 1847. | 10 & 11 Victoria – Chapter 56 | 1847 | An act to provide additional fund to expand the Montreal Harbour due to the needs of the timber industry. An additional 3000 pounds added to the project making the total 119, 275 pounds. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act to authorize the Courts of Assize and Nisi Prius, Oyer and Terminer aud General Jail Delivery, and the District and Quarter Sessions Courts, for the District of Niagara, to be holden in the Court-House in the Town of Niagara, built by the President and Board of Police of the said Town. 28th July, 1847. | 10 & 11 Victoria – Chapter 55 | 1847 | An act to move court hearings in the District of Niagara to the newly built court house in the town of Niagara. | Early Canadiana Online |