This act continues an act first passed in 1815, which repealed parts of an act concerned with the establishments of county courts, including new forms for the handling of criminal justice by counties.
This act prevents the dumping of ballast or other debris in harbours or roadways as they pose obstacles to transportation and commerce, and specifies penalties for those who violate this law.
This act grants various sums of money to repair and build a number of roads throughout the province and names the individuals in charge of disbursing the funds and supervising the construction in various areas.
This act allows the province to raise loans from various bodies, either government or corporate, in order to complete the navigational improvements of the St. Lawrence River.
This act authorises the surveyor for the county of Wentworth to grant a certain amount of land back to Allan MacNab after having discovered that part of a road has been built on his land without proper compensation.
This act authorises the magistrates of Brockville to hire assessors to determine the best placement and get quotes for the building of a jail and court house. It also authorises them to raise a levy to cover the costs of the project.
This is an amendment to an act first passed in 1837 concerning the macadamization - that is to say, paving with gravel - of roads leading from Brockville to other areas, allowing the projects to continue and branch into other areas.
This act grants further funds to macadamize Lake road in Toronto - that is to say, pave it with gravel - as the project ran out of money before it was complete.
This act incorporates the Windsor Road company, which is authorized to build a macadamized (that is to say, a gravel) road between Windsor harbour and Dundas street. Once the road is completed the company is authorized to charge a toll on all vehicles making use of the road.
This act incorporates the Waterloo Bridge company. The company is authorized to build a bridge at their own costs, the location and dimensions of which are specified. Once the bridge is completed, the company is authorized to collect tolls. The act specifies how directors will be elected, how stocks will be managed, issued and sold, and the company's responsibilities to shareholders.