Legislation by Concept: Infrastructure
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| Title | Chapter | Date Passed | Legislative Summary | Source Document |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| An Act granting a further Loan to complete the Desjardins Canal, and for other purposes therein mentioned. Passed 4th March, 1837. | 7 William IV – Chapter 65 | 1837 | This act grants a loan of five thousand pounds to the Desjardin Canal company to help complete their canal construction company. Terms of interest, as well as repayment of both principle and interest, are detailed. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act to alter and amend the Act Incorporating Sundry persons under the name of the London and Gore Rail Road Company, and to grant them a sum of money by way of Loan. Passed 4th March, 1837. | 7 William IV – Chapter 61 | 1837 | This act amends an act first passed in 1834, which incorporated the London and Gore Rail Road company, giving them the rights to build a single iron or wooden railroad between London and Burlington Bay. The amended act grants them a loan and allows them to increase their capital stock in order to help them complete their building project. It also extends their power concerning land acquisition to include the area between London and Point Edward, and allows other railroad companies to join with the London and Gore company railroad, according to terms to be negotiated between the companies in question. Terms for repayment of the loan being granted are specified. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act granting a Loan to the City of Toronto and Lake Huron Rail Road Company, and for other purposes therein mentioned. Passed 4th March, 1837. | 7 William IV – Chapter 60 | 1837 | This act grants a twelve thousand five hundred pound loan to the City of Toronto and Lake Huron Rail Road company in order to speed the completion of their rail road construction. The act details the repayment terms, interest, and management of debentures, as well as the responsibility of the company vis-a-vis stockholders while the company itself is in debt. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act granting a Charter to an Incorporated Company, under the style and title of the President and Directors of the London and Devonport Rail Road and Harbour Company. Passed 4th March, 1837. | 7 William IV – Chapter 52 | 1837 | This act incorporates the London Railroad and Harbour company. The act permits the company to survey and acquire the land best suited to the building of a harbour at Cat Fish creek on Lake Erie, and a railoard which travels between the harbour and London, Ontario. The direction of the company, as well as the purchase and sharing of joint stocks, is also specified. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act to enable the Canada Company to erect a Harbour at Goderich, on Lake Huron. Passed 4th March, 1837. | 7 William IV – Chapter 50 | 1837 | This act authorises the Canada Company to erect a harbour at the town of Goderich. It specifies the tolls which can be collected on incoming items once the harbour is complete, stating that an account of these tolls must be made to the legislature every January. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act to Incorporate sundry, Persons under the style and title of the President, Directors and Company, of the Port Darlington Harbour. Passed 4th March, 1837. | 7 William IV – Chapter 49 | 1837 | This act incorporates the Port Darlington Harbour Company, and empowers it to construct, at its own cost, a harbour and all associated infrastructure at the mouth of Black Creek, near the township of Darlington. This includes negotiating and acquiring land for the building of said harbour, and paying damages to those whose property is being appropriated. The company is authorized to charge tolls on incoming vessels once the harbour is complete, and rates on specific goods are specified. Management by directors, as well as election of directors by shareholders, is also specified. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act to Incorporate sundry Persons, under the style and title of the President, Directors and Company, of the Colborne Harbour. Passed 4th March, 1837. | 7 William IV – Chapter 48 | 1837 | This act incorporates the Company of the Colborne Harbour, and empowers it to construct, at its own cost, a harbour and all associated infrastructure near the village of Colborne. This includes negotiating and acquiring land for the building of said harbour, and paying damages to those whose property is being appropriated. The company is authorized to charge tolls on incoming vessels once the harbour is complete, and rates on specific goods are specified. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act to Incorporate a Joint Stock Company, under the style and title of the President, Directors, and Company of the Grafton Harbor. Passed 9th December, 1836. | 7 William IV – Chapter 47 | 1837 | This at incorporates the Company of the Grafton Harbour. The company is empowered to obtain and hold any lands required to construct a harbour at their own cost near the village of Grafton, negotiating for payment of any damages to property owners. The company is authorized to charge tolls upon completion of the harbour, and the rates per specific items are specified. Management by directors, and the manner in which directors will be elected, is also specified. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act to incorporate The Salmon Falls Bridge Company. Passed 1st March 1837. | 7 William IV – Chapter 46 (Session 1) | 1837 | This Act incorporates the Salmon Falls Bridge Company, detailing the erection of the management and funds necessary to erect a bridge over the Saint Croix River. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act to Incorporate certain persons under the style and title of the President, Directors and Company, of the Fort Erie Canal Company. Passed 4th March, 1837. | 7 William IV – Chapter 46 | 1837 | This act incorporates the named individuals as the For Erie Canal Company. The company is empowered to purchase, appropriate, take, and hold lands in order to build canals and locks, towing paths, and other associated structures to connect the rapids at the head of the Niagara river to the foot of the rapids. They are also empowered to charge a toll for use of the canal once the project is completed. The act specifies what types of vessels should be able to navigate the canal once it is complete, and the company is given eight years to complete it. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act to Incorporate the Villages of Hallowell and Picton, by the name of the Town of Picton, and establish a Police therein. Passed 4th March, 1837. | 7 William IV – Chapter 44 | 1837 | This act incorporates two villages, Hallowell and Picton, into one town to be called Picton, and sets out regulations by which a police force is to be established for the town. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act to authorise the Magistrates of the Home District to erect a New Gaol within the said District. Passed 4th March, 1837. | 7 William IV – Chapter 40 | 1837 | Due to unsafe and "objectionable" conditions at the Toronto jail, this act authorises the Home district to construct a new jail. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act to increase the Capital Stock of the Saint John Bridge Company. Passed 1st March 1837. | 7 William IV – Chapter 39 (Session 1) | 1837 | This Act increases the capital stock of the Saint John Bridge Company and how the new shares shall be sold. | Early Canadiana Online |
| 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 4th March, 1837. | 7 William IV – Chapter 39 | 1837 | This act amends an act first passed in 1834, which 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 Act to amend an Act to incorporate the Saint Andrews and Quebec Rail Road Company. Passed 1st March 1837. | 7 William IV – Chapter 38 (Session 1) | 1837 | This Act details the capital stock of the Saint Andrews and Quebec Rail Road Company. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act to continue and amend the Acts relating to Firewards in the Town of Fredericton. Passed 1st March 1837. | 7 William IV Chapter 37 (Session 1) | 1837 | The continuance of several acts passed in prior legislative years. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act to establish a Boundary Line between the Counties of Westmorland and Saint John, and King’s and Queen’s Counties. Passed 1st March 1837. | 7 William IV Chapter 35 (Session 1) | 1837 | Definition of the boundary lines between Westmorland, Saint John, Kings and Queens counties. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act to make provision for the payment of a portion of the expenses of maintaining certain Light Houses and Establishments in the Gulph of Saint Lawrence. Passed 1st March 1837. | 7 William IV Chapter 34 (Session 1) | 1837 | An act establishing a yearly sum of money to be paid to the Govenor of Nova Scotia for the maintenance of a lighthouse on Scattarie Island, off the coast of Cape Breton. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act creating a separate district for County of Norfolk, by the name of the District of Talbot. Passed 4th March, 1837. | 7 William IV – Chapter 33 | 1837 | This act establishes the county and district of Norfolk with its own district courts, jail, and schools. Financial provisions are made for the establishment and maintenance of district infrastructure. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act to authorise the Erection of the County of Simcoe into a separate District, by the name of the District of Simcoe. Passed 4th March, 1837. | 7 William IV – Chapter 32 | 1837 | This act establishes the county of Simcoe into a separate district, with its own district courts, jails, and schools.Financial provisions are made for the establishment an maintenance of district infrastructure. | Early Canadiana Online |