Legislation by Concept: Elections & Public Office, Infrastructure
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| Title | Chapter | Date Passed | Legislative Summary | Source Document |
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| An Act to divide the Township of Plantagenet in the Ottawa District, into two Townships. 9th July, 1847. | 10 & 11 Victoria – Chapter 52 | 1847 | An act to divide the township of Plantagenet into two townships called North Plantagenet and South Plantagenet. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act to incorporate the Town of Brantford. 28th July, 1847. | 10 & 11 Victoria – Chapter 49 | 1847 | An act to incorporate the town of Brantford including the establishment of a town council, the boundaries of the town, and the municipal taxes. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act to repeal the Act of Incorporation of the Town of London, and to establish a Town Council therein, in lien of a Board of Police, and for other purposes therein mentioned. 28th July, 1847. | 10 & 11 Victoria – Chapter 48 | 1847 | An act to incorporate the Town of London including the establishment of a town council, sets the boundaries of the town, and the municipal taxes. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act to amend the tenth section of the Act to incorporate the Town of Kingston as a City. 28th July, 1847. | 10 & 11 Victoria – Chapter 46 | 1847 | An act to clarify what the "main shore of Wolfe Island" means in the act of incorporation of the City of Kingston. This now means all shore in the Township of Wolfe Island as well as any islands in the townships as well as Garden Island. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act to incorporate the Town of Dundas. 28th July, 1847. | 10 & 11 Victoria – Chapter 45 | 1847 | An act to incorporate, establish a town council, set the borders, create a taxation system for the Town of Dundas. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act to define the limits of the Town of Bytown, to establish a Town Council therein, and for other purposes. 28th July, 1847. | 10 & 11 Victoria – Chapter 43 | 1847 | An act which incorporates, defines the boundaries, creates municipal taxes, and establishes a town council for Bytown (now known as Ottawa) in the District of Dalhousie. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act to suspend for a time two certain Ordinances therein mentioned, relating to Winter Roads in that part of the Province of Canada heretofore Lower Canada, in so far as regards the District of Quebec, the District of Gaspe, and that part of the District of Three-Rivers which extends from the District of Quebec on the south of the River St. Lawrence, to the Parish of Nicolet, and on the north of the said River to the Town of Three-Rivers, exclusively. 28th July, 1847. | 10 & 11 Victoria – Chapter 40 | 1847 | An act which ends stipulations on the type of carriage or sleigh used on roads in the District of Quebec, the District of Gaspe, and that part of the District of Three-Rivers which extends from the District of Quebec on the south of the River St. Lawrence, to the Parish of Nicolet, and on the north of the said River to the Town of Trois-Rivières. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act to amend the Act, intituled, An Act to amend the Law constituting the Board of Works. 28th July, 1847. | 10 & 11 Victoria – Chapter 24 | 1847 | An act to amend the previous law establishing the Board of Works. It makes agreements between the board and property owner binding and regulates all financial interactions. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act to amend, explain, and continue an Act passed in the Seventh year of the Reign of Her Majesty, intituled “An Act to prevent Obstructions in Rivers and Rivulets in Upper Canada.” 28th July, 1847. | 10 & 11 Victoria – Chapter 20 | 1847 | An act to amend a previous act called “An Act to prevent Obstructions in Rivers and Rivulets in Upper Canada.” This relates to regulating individuals or companies polluting waterways or impeding water flow. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act to continue for a limited time the several Acts and Ordinances therein mentioned. 28th July, 1847. | 10 & 11 Victoria – Chapter 8 | 1847 | An Act to continue for a limited time several acts and ordinances related to roads, finance, trade, and government structure.[Seigneury] | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act to facilitate the making of a Railway from the City of Saint John, through Fredericton and Woodstock, to the Grand Falls of the River Saint John, and from thence to the Boundary Line of the Province of Canada, by the New Brunswick Railway Company. Passed 14th April 1846. | 10 Victoria – Chapter 76 (1846) | 1846 | This Act provides for the construction of railways throughout the province, detailing the boundary lines. | Acts of the General Assembly of Her Majesty's Province of New-Brunswick passed in the year 1847. Fredericton, NB: John Simpson, Printer to the Queen’s Most Excellent Majesty, 1847. |
| An Act to incorporate the New Brunswick Railway Company. Passed 14th April 1846. | 10 Victoria – Chapter 75 (1846) | 1846 | This Act incorporates the New Brunswick Railway Company, detailing the lands dedicated for construction, management appointed, and shareholders and stocks organized. | Acts of the General Assembly of Her Majesty's Province of New-Brunswick passed in the year 1847. Fredericton, NB: John Simpson, Printer to the Queen’s Most Excellent Majesty, 1847. |
| An Act relating to an exchange of Lands in Fredericton with the Ordnance Department. Passed 14th April 1846. | 10 Victoria – Chapter 73 (1846) | 1846 | This Act details the public lands to be used by the City and the militia. | Acts of the General Assembly of Her Majesty's Province of New-Brunswick passed in the year 1847. Fredericton, NB: John Simpson, Printer to the Queen’s Most Excellent Majesty, 1847. |
| An Act for supplying the City of Quebec and parts adjacent thereto with Water. | 9 Victoria – Chapter 113 | 1846 | An act authorizing the City of Quebec to build the necessary waterworks to supply the city with fresh water, including giving it the right to build the necessary infrastructure up to 25 miles outside city limits, as well as regulations regarding compensation for private landowners and the rights of private landowners to supply themselves with fresh water. | Early Canadiana Online |
| Act for erecting a Suspension Bridge over the Niagara River at or near the Falls of Niagara. Reserved for the signification of Her Majesty’s pleasure, 9th June, 1846. | 9 Victoria – Chapter 112 | 1846 | An act to incorporate the Niagara Falls Suspension Bridge Company, with the express purpose of building a suspension bridge over the Niagara River. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act to amend an Act passed in the eight 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.’ | 9 Victoria – Chapter 111 | 1846 | An act to amend an act to amend an act to incorporate the City of Toronto and Lake Huron Rail-road Company, to allow the company to construct several more roads leading to the water, and to increase its capital stock, among other things. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act to incorporate a Company to extend the Great Western Rail-road from Hamilton to Toronto. | 9 Victoria – Chapter 110 | 1846 | An act to incorporate a company to extend the Great Western Railroad from Hamilton to Toronto, outlining its legal rights and responsibilities, and the various duties of the shareholders and the company. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act to incorporate the Peterborough and Port Hope Railway Company. | 9 Victoria – Chapter 109 | 1846 | An act to incorporate the Peterborough and Port Hope Railway Company, and to outline its legal rights and responsibilities. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act to incorporate the Wolfe Island, Kingston and Toronto Rail-road Company. | 9 Victoria – Chapter 108 | 1846 | An act to incorporate the Wolfe Island, Kingston, and Toronto Rail-road Company, and to outline its legal rights and responsibilities. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act to incorporate The Montreal and Kingston Rail-road Company. | 9 Victoria – Chapter 107 | 1846 | An act incorporating The Montreal and Kingston Rail-road Company and outlining their legal rights and responsibilities. | Early Canadiana Online |