Legislation by Concept: Infrastructure
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| Title | Chapter | Date Passed | Legislative Summary | Source Document |
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| An Act to extend the time for completing the expenditure upon the Post Road between Cornwall and L’Original. Passed 10th February, 1840. | 3 Victoria – Chapter 48 | 1840 | This act extends the deadline for which the commissioners in charge of the improvements of the road between Cornwall and l'Orignal have to complete the project and report expenditures. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act to continue an Act passed in the seventh year of the reign of His late Majesty King William the Fourth, entitled, “An Act to alter and amend an Act passed in the fourth year of His Majesty’s reign, entitled, ‘An Act to extend the Limits of the Town of York, to erect the said Town into a City, and to Incorporate it under the name of the City of Toronto.” Passed 10th February, 1840. | 3 Victoria – Chapter 47 | 1840 | This act continues, with some amendment, an act passed in 1834 and continued in 1837. The original act created the city of Toronto, formerly known as York, and specified services to be provided by the city, taxes that can be levied, city limits, and many other specific legislative issues. The amendments mostly pertain to tax rates, appointment of tax assessors, and the election of local officials. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Ordinance for making a Rail-Road from Carillon to Grenville. | 3 Victoria Chapter 46 (Session 5) | 1840 | This Ordinance makes provisions for the construction of a railroad from the from Carillon, on the River Ottawa, to Grenville , as specified. The railroad's proprietors are listed and made a body politic and corporate by the name “The Company of Proprietors of the Upper and Lower Ottawa Rail-road.” Their rights, duties, and the terms under which they may operate are outlined. Stipulations for the construction and maintenance of the railroad are provided. This Ordinance is made permanent. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act to continue the Acts relating to Highways. Passed 25th March 1840. | 3 Victoria Chapter 45 | 1840 | This act continues an 1835 act governing highway maintenance and repair until 1842. | Acts of the General Assembly of Her Majesty's Province of New Brunswick passed in the year 1840. Fredericton: John Simpson, 1840. |
| An Act authorising the levying of an additional Tax on the District of Dalhousie, for the purpose of building a Gaol and Court House therein. Passed 10th February, 1840. | 3 Victoria – Chapter 45 | 1840 | This act authorises the district of Dalhousie to raise a tax on all its townships in order to build a district jail and court house. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act to authorise the levying an additional Rate on the Inhabitants of the Midland District, for the payment of the Debt of the District, and for other purposes therein-mentioned. Passed 10th February, 1840. | 3 Victoria – Chapter 44 | 1840 | This act permits the raising of a tax on the inhabitants of the Midland district to raise money for the building of a wall around the district prison. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act to authorize Her Majesty’s Justices of the Peace of the County of Gloucester to assess the said County for repairing the Public Buildings therein. Passed 25th March 1840. | 3 Victoria Chapter 42 | 1840 | This act allows for Gloucester County officials to raise money to repair any public buildings in the county they see fit. | Acts of the General Assembly of Her Majesty's Province of New Brunswick passed in the year 1840. Fredericton: John Simpson, 1840. |
| An Act to extend the period for which the Magistrates of the District of Victoria are authorised to levy an additional rate in the said District, by an Act passed in the seventh year of the reign of His late Majesty King William the Fourth, entitled, “An Act to authorise the erection of the County of Hastings into a separate District.” Passed 10th February, 1840. | 3 Victoria – Chapter 42 | 1840 | This is an amendment to an act first passed in 1837, which created the district of Victoria. The amendments pertain primarily to the taxes levied on the district in order to pay for the construction of a court house and jail | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Ordinance for making a Rail-Road from the City of Montreal to the Province Line, at or near Point a Beaudet. | 3 Victoria Chapter 41 (Session 5) | 1840 | This Ordinance makes provisions for the construction of a railroad from the City of Montreal and the Province Line, at or near Point a Beaudet, as specified. The railroad's proprietors are listed and made a body politic and corporate by the name “Canada Union Rail-road Company." Their rights, duties, and the terms under which they may operate are outlined. Stipulations for the construction and maintenance of the railroad are provided. This Ordinance is made permanent. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act for stopping up parts of certain Streets in the Town Plot of Sandwich, in the Western District, and for other purposes therein-mentioned. Passed 10th February, 1840. | 3 Victoria – Chapter 41 | 1840 | This act authorises the town of Sandwich to create a new road and close an old one. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act to authorise the construction of a Mill Dam across the River Thames. Passed 10th February, 1840. | 3 Victoria – Chapter 40 | 1840 | This act permits the construction of a mill dam across the river Thames, so long as it includes the construction of locks to permit the passage of vessels. The act also includes a clause forbidding the complete barricade of the river for more than twenty days, under threat of withdrawal of the permit to construct and operate the dam. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Ordinance to exempt certain Officers of Her Majesty’s Army from the payment of the rate or assessment therein mentioned, in the Cities of Quebec and Montreal. | 3 Victoria Chapter 39 (Session 5) | 1840 | This Ordinance amends the 1799 Ordinance, “An Act to amend an Act passed in the thirty-sixth year of His present Majesty’s Reign, intituled, ‘An Act for making, repairing and altering the highways and bridges within this Province, and for other purposes,’” to exempt any officer of any Regiment or part of a Regiment or Corps in Garrison in the Cities of Quebec and Montreal from the fees required. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act for dividing the Township of Hallowell, in the District of Prince Edward. Passed 10th February, 1840. | 3 Victoria – Chapter 39 | 1840 | This act divides the township of Hallowell into two towns, specifying where the division will be. The new town will be called Athol, and will have all the same rights as Hallowell. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Ordinance to amend and render permanent the Ordinance establishing a Board of Works in this Province. | 3 Victoria Chapter 38 (Session 5) | 1840 | This Ordinance amends and makes permanent the 1839 Ordinance, ,“An Ordinance to establish a Board of Works in this Province," including by providing for the salary of the Chairman of the Board. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act to authorize the Justices of the Peace in and for the City and County of Saint John to erect a building in the said City for a Common Gaol, and to raise a sum of money for erecting and completing the same. Passed 25th march, 1840. | 3 Victoria Chapter 38 | 1840 | This act allows Saint John officials to raise money to build a county gaol. | Acts of the General Assembly of Her Majesty's Province of New Brunswick passed in the year 1840. Fredericton: John Simpson, 1840. |
| An Act to attach certain Townships to the County of Huron. Passed 10th February, 1840. | 3 Victoria – Chapter 38 | 1840 | This act assigns the named townships to the County of Huron. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act to authorize Her Majesty’s Justices of the Peace of King’s County to erect a Building in the said County for a Common Gaol, and to assess the Inhabitants towards defraying the expenses thereof. Passed 25th March 1840. | 3 Victoria Chapter 37 | 1840 | This act allows for Kings County officials to raise money to erect a new county gaol. | Acts of the General Assembly of Her Majesty's Province of New Brunswick passed in the year 1840. Fredericton: John Simpson, 1840. |
| An Act to authorize an Assessment on the Inhabitants of a part of the Parish of Saint Stephen, in the Comity of Charlotte, for the purpose therein mentioned. Passed 25th March 1840. | 3 Victoria Chapter 36 | 1840 | This act allows for St. Stephen's officials to raise money to improve their fire fighting capabilities. | Acts of the General Assembly of Her Majesty's Province of New Brunswick passed in the year 1840. Fredericton: John Simpson, 1840. |
| An Act to Incorporate certain persons under the title of the “York Bridge Company.” Passed 10th February, 1840. | 3 Victoria – Chapter 34 | 1840 | This act incorporates the York Bridge Company. It defines the cost of shares, how directors will be chosen, how the company will be managed, and the management of stocks. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act to Incorporate certain persons under the name and style of the President, Directors, and Company of the Bronté Harbour. Passed 10th February, 1840. | 3 Victoria – Chapter 33 | 1840 | This act incorporates the Bronté Harbour company. The company is empowered to build a harbour at the mouth of Twelve Mile Creek at their own costs, for the better navigation of Lake Ontario. Once the harbour is complete, the company is authorized to collect tolls on all incoming cargo, as specified by the act. | Early Canadiana Online |