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 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 6th March, 1834. | 4 William IV – Chapter 23 | 1834 | This act creates the city of Toronto, formerly known as York. It specifies services to be provided by the city, taxes that can be levied, city limits, and many other specific legislative issues. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act to authorise the Niagara Canal Company to make a Canal navigable by Schooners to lead from the Welland Canal into the River Niagara. Passed, 6th March, 1834. | 4 William IV – Chapter 22 | 1834 | This act allows for the financing of the Welland Canal Company so that they can build a canal which can be navigated by ships and boats as large as schooners. It specifies the dimensions of the locks, sets a limit on the capital stock of the company, and provides for the possible appropriation of the canals by the provincial government. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act to provide for establishing the Concession Lines in the Township of Louth [St. Catharines], in the District of Niagara. Passed 6th March, 1834. | 4 William IV – Chapter 21 | 1834 | This act is a response to residents of Louth (now a part of St. Catharines) who have been complaining of various boundary disputes. In order to resolves these issues, the province sends surveyors who will have access to all former deeds and surveys of the area. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act relating to the Survey of the Gore between Fredericksburgh and Ernestown, in the Midland District. Passed 6th March, 1834. | 4 William IV – Chapter 20 | 1834 | This act confirms the boundaries of the township of Gore, based on a survey recently conducted in the area. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act to establish the present Surrey of certain Side Lines in the Second Concession West of Green Point, in the Township of Sophiasburgh. Passed 6th March, 1834. | 4 William IV – Chapter 19 | 1834 | This act confirms the jurisdiction of specific lots recently surveyed near the town of Sophiasburgh. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act to provide for the Management of a certain Public Wharf and Landing in the Town of Saint John’s. (12th June, 1834.) | 4 William IV Chapter 17 (Session 1) | 1834 | This act places tolls on goods coming in to the harbour and using the wharf and public landing in Saint John's in order to pay the cost of building and management of said landing and wharf. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act to attach certain Townships in the District of Newcastle to the Counties of Northumberland and Durham, respectively. Passed 6th March, 1834. | 4 William IV – Chapter 15 | 1834 | This act annexes the towns of Ennismore (now Selwyn), Harvey (Trent Lakes), Douro (now Duoro-Drummer), Belmont (Central Elgin), Burleigh, and Methuen (now Havelock-Belmont-Methuen) into Northumberland county, and the towns of Verulam (Kawartha Lakes), Fenelon (Kawartha Lakes), and Eldon (Kawartha Lakes) into Durham county. The modern towns of Selwyn, Trent Lakes, Duoro-Drummer, Burleigh, Havelock-Belmont-Methuen, and Kawartha Lakes are part of Peterborough county, while Central Elgin is part of Elgin county. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act for Increasing the Number of Representatives to serve in the General Assembly of this Island. (12th June, 1834.) | 4 William IV Chapter 14 (Session 1) | 1834 | This act creates new jurisdictions across the province in order to increase the number of legislative assembly members. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act to appropriate a certain sum of money for completing and property enclosing the new Gaol, at Montreal. (18th March, 1834.) | 4 William IV Chapter 14 | 1834 | This Act authorises a sum not exceeding one thousand five hundred and ninety-two pounds six shillings and one penny towards building a wall around the Gaol at Montreal. The terms under which these funds are to be accounted for are outlined. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act to authorize the appointment of Commissioners for ascertaining the most eligible site and plan for and the probable cost of, a Custom House for the Port of Montreal. (18th March, 1834.) | 4 William IV Chapter 13 | 1834 | This Act outlines how Commissioners should be appointed to ascertain a place and estimate the costs of a Customs House at the port of Montreal. Their duties and allowable expenses are outlined. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act to provide for the making of certain improvements about the Lachine Canal. (18th March, 1834.) | 4 William IV Chapter 12 | 1834 | This Act provides for the enlargement of the Lachine Canal, as described, and specifies that the land owned by the Corporation of the City of Montreal that may be used to enlarge the canal further cannot be constructed upon for a period as outlined. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act to regulate Line Fences and Water Courses, and to repeal so much of an Act passed in the thirty-third year of the Reign of His late Majesty King George the Third, entitled “An Act to provide for thenomination andappointmentof Parish and Town Officers within this Province,” as relates to the office of Fence Viewers being discharged by Overseers of Highways and Roads. Passed 6th March, 1834. | 4 William IV – Chapter 12 | 1834 | An amendment of an act first passed in 1793, specifying the parties responsible for the repairing and maintenance of fences on shared property lines. In the case of fences which divide townships, repairs and costs will be determined by fence viewers. The act specifies the responsibilities of these fence viewers, what responsibilities they have, how they are to determine costs, who is to appoint them and when they are to be appointed, and the sum they are to be paid. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act to make further provision for the completion for the Chambly Canal, and for other purposes therein mentioned, relating to the same object. (18th March, 1834.) | 4 William IV Chapter 11 | 1834 | This Act provides further sums to be put towards the Chambly Canal's completion, to be distributed under terms as specified. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act to continue an Act passed in the Ninth Year of the Reign of His Majesty King George the Fourth, intituled An Act to repeal all the Laws now in Force for the Appointment of Firewards, and for the better extinguishing of Fires in the Town of Saint Andrews, and to make Regulations more suitable to the said Town, and for other Purposes therein mentioned. Passed 22d March 1834. | 4 William IV Chapter 11 | 1834 | This act extends an 1828 act for fire prevention in Saint Andrew's until 1840. | Acts of the General Assembly of His Majesty's Province of New Brunswick passed in the year 1834. Fredericton: John Simpson, 1834. |
| An Act to authorize the appointment of Commissioners for obtaining the necessary information preparatory to the introduction of the Penitentiary System of Prison Discipline into this Province. (18th March, 1834.) | 4 William IV Chapter 10 | 1834 | This Act makes provision for the establishment of a Penitentiary System of Prison Discipline in the Province, including that Commissioners are to visit penitentiaries in the United States. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act to amend the Act passed in the second year of His Majesty’s reign, for the erection of Court Houses and Gaols in the Counties of this Province. (18th March, 1834.) | 4 William IV Chapter 8 | 1834 | This Act amends the 1832 Act, “An Act to authorize the erection of Court Houses and Gaols in the Counties of this Province, and for other purposes therein mentioned,” relating to the location where the Court House and Gaol should be built, how its location will be determined, and how the costs associated will be paid. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act to Regulate the Making and Repairing of Roads and Highways in this Island. (12th June, 1834.) | 4 William IV Chapter 6 (Session 1) | 1834 | This act makes provisions for the construction and maintenance of roads and highways in the province, including the hiring of surveyors, prescribed labour for both residents and their cattle, penalties for those who refuse to perform prescribed labour, and other rules regarding fences, road dimensions, causeways, etc. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act to provide for opening and repairing Roads, and erecting Bridges throughout the Province. Passed 22d March 1834. | 4 William IV Chapter 4 | 1834 | This act awards money for various projects for highway and bridge construction and repair. | Acts of the General Assembly of His Majesty's Province of New Brunswick passed in the year 1834. Fredericton: John Simpson, 1834. |
| An Act to appropriate a part of the Public Revenue for the Services therein mentioned. Passed 22d March 1834. | 4 William IV Chapter 3 | 1834 | This act awards money to various local infrastructure projects. | Acts of the General Assembly of His Majesty's Province of New Brunswick passed in the year 1834. Fredericton: John Simpson, 1834. |
| An Act to appropriate a Part of the Public Revenue to the Payment of the Ordinary Services of the Province. Passed 22d March 1834. | 4 William IV Chapter 2 | 1834 | This act awards money to various persons for their servies to the government and for local infrastructure projects. | Acts of the General Assembly of His Majesty's Province of New Brunswick passed in the year 1834. Fredericton: John Simpson, 1834. |