Legislation by Concept: Public Health, Infrastructure
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| Title | Chapter | Date Passed | Legislative Summary | Source Document |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| An Act granting a sum of Money in aid of the Kingston Hospital. Passed 4th March, 1837. | 7 William IV – Chapter 98 | 1837 | This act grants five hundred pounds to the Kingston hospital to help them rebuild after having recently experienced a fire. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act granting to His Majesty a sum of Money for the erection of certain Light-houses, within the Province, and for other purposes therein mentioned. Passed 4th March, 1837. | 7 William IV – Chapter 95 | 1837 | This act dispenses funds for the construction of various lighthouses throughout the province. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act to provide for the permanent completion of the Welland Canal, and for other purposes herein mentioned. Passed 4th March, 1837. | 7 William IV – Chapter 92 | 1837 | This act amends the act which incorporates the Welland Canal company to allow the issuing and sale of more company stocks as a way for the company to repay various loans made to the company now that the canal project is complete. It also calls for an examination and survey of the completed canal by engineers who are in no way associated with the company. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act granting a sum of money to complete the Burlington Bay Canal, and for other purposes therein mentioned. Passed 4th March, 1837. | 7 William IV – Chapter 91 | 1837 | This act grants a sum of money for the completion of the Burlington Bay canal. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act to amend an Act passed during the last Session, entitled, “An Act to amend an Act passed in the first Session of the present Parliament, entitled, ‘An Act granting a sum of money for the erection of a Light House on Gull Island, or such other place as the Commissioners may select.” Passed 4th March, 1837. | 7 William IV – Chapter 88 | 1837 | This act amends an act passed in 1836, and appoints new commissioners to the project. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act to amend an Act passed during the last Session, entitled, “An Act granting a sum of money for improving the Hill at the River Rouge, and for other purposes therein mentioned.” Passed 4th March, 1837. | 7 William IV – Chapter 87 | 1837 | An amendment to an act first passed in 1836, which appointed commissioners to improve a road in River Rouge. The act authorises these commissioners to acquire plans and estimates for a bridge to cross the Red River. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act to Grant a Loan to the Port Dover Harbour Company, and increase the Capital Stock of the said Company. Passed 4th March, 1837. | 7 William IV – Chapter 86 | 1837 | This act grants a loan to the Port Dover Harbour company, allowing them to complete their construction project. It also amends the act which incorporates the company, repealing the twelfth clause, and changes the maximum number of company shares which can be issued and sold. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act to grant the Commissioners of the Dunnville Bridge a certain sum of Money to complete the same. Passed 4th March, 1837. | 7 William IV – Chapter 85 | 1837 | This act grants a loan of two hundred and fifty pounds to the commissioners of the Dunnville bridge to aid in the completion of the construction project. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act granting a sum of Money for the erection of a Toll Bridge over the River Thames, at Chatham, in the Western District. Passed 4th March, 1837. | 7 William IV – Chapter 83 | 1837 | This act makes money available for the building of a bridge over the river Thames at Chatham. It specifies how the money will be managed, as well as how the building project and continued maintenance of the bridge will be managed. The money for the project will be recuperated through tolls. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act to raise a sum of Money to Macadamize the Main Road from Queenston to the West Boundary Line of Grimsby, in the Niagara District, and for other purposes therein mentioned. Passed 4th March, 1837. | 7 William IV – Chapter 82 | 1837 | This act grants money to improve roads in the Niagara district, specifically using a process called macadamization invented by John Loudon Macadam which involved crushed stone or gravel. Residents of the area adjacent to said road are required to statute labour in order to maintain the road, or pay taxes in lieu. Tolls and regulations regarding use of the road are also specified. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act to raise a sum of Money to Macadamize the Road between the Town of Kingston and the Village of Napanee, in the Midland District, and for other purposes therein mentioned. Passed 4th March, 1837. | 7 William IV – Chapter 81 | 1837 | This act grants money to improve the road from Kingston to Napanee, specifically using a process called macadamization invented by John Loudon Macadam which involved crushed stone or gravel. Residents of the area adjacent to said road are required to statute labour in order to maintain the road, or pay taxes in lieu. Tolls and regulations regarding use of the road are also specified. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act to raise a sum of Money to Macadamize the Roads leading from Brockville to Saint Francis, Charleston, Lyndhurst, Beverly and Portland, in the District of Johnstown, and to authorise the erection of Toll Gates on the said Roads. Passed 4th March, 1837. | 7 William IV – Chapter 80 | 1837 | This act grants money to improve the roads of Brockville, Saint Francis, Charleston, Lyndhurst, Beverly, and Portland, specifically using a process called macadamization invented by John Loudon Macadam which involved crushed stone or gravel. Residents of the area adjacent to said road are required to statute labour in order to maintain the road, or pay taxes in lieu. Tolls and regulations regarding use of the road are also specified. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act to authorize the construction of a Macadamized Road, from Dundas to Waterloo, in the Gore District. Passed 4th March, 1837. | 7 William IV – Chapter 79 | 1837 | This act grants money to improve the road from Dundas to Waterloo, specifically using a process called macadamization invented by John Loudon Macadam which involved crushed stone or gravel. Residents of the area adjacent to said road are required to statute labour in order to maintain the road, or pay taxes in lieu. Tolls and regulations regarding use of the road are also specified. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act to raise a sum of Money to Macadamize the Main Road leading from Hamilton to Brantford, in the District of Gore, and for other purposes therein mentioned. Passed 4th March, 1837. | 7 William IV – Chapter 78 | 1837 | This act grants money to improve the road leading from Hamilton to Brantford, specifically using a process called macadamization invented by John Loudon Macadam which involved crushed stone or gravel. Residents of the area adjacent to the road are subjected to labour in order to maintain the road, or pay a tax in lieu. Various regulations concerning road usage and tolls are also specified. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act, granting a Sum of Money, by way of Loan, to Macadamize Hurontario Street, south of Dundas Street, to the Lake Shore. Passed 4th March, 1837. | 7 William IV – Chapter 77 | 1837 | This act grants money to improve certain sections of Hurontario street, specifically using a process called macadamization invented by John Loudon Macadam which involved crushed stone or gravel. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act granting a further sum of money for completing the Macadamization of Yonge Street, and other Roads in the Home District. Passed 4th March, 1837. | 7 William IV – Chapter 76 | 1837 | This act grants money to improve various roads in the home district, specifically by a process called macadamization invented by John Loudon Macadam which involved crushed stone or gravel. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act granting a sum of Money, by way of Loan, to the President, Directors and Company, of the Tay Navigation Company. Passed 4th March, 1837. | 7 William IV – Chapter 75 | 1837 | This act grants a loan of seven hundred and fifty pounds to the Tay Navigation company. No part of said loan will be issued until a prior loan granted by the legislature has been repaid. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act to authorise a Loan to the Cobourg Rail Road Company. Passed 4th March, 1837. | 7 William IV – Chapter 74 | 1837 | This act grants a loan of ten thousand pounds to the Cobourg Rail Road company. Terms of interest and repayment are specified. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act to Loan a certain sum of Money to the Grand River Navigation Company. Passed 4th March, 1837. | 7 William IV – Chapter 73 | 1837 | This act grants a loan of twelve thousand five hundred pounds to the Grand River Navigation company. Terms of repayment and interest are specified. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act to Loan a sum of money to the Erie and Ontario Rail Road Company. Passed 4th March, 1837. | 7 William IV – Chapter 68 | 1837 | This act grants a loan of five thousand pounds to the Erie and Ontario Railroad company to help them complete the construction of their railroad. Repayment terms and interest are specified. | Early Canadiana Online |