Legislation by Concept: Property Law, Government Records
Displaying 201 - 220 of 618 entries
| Title | Chapter | Date Passed | Legislative Summary | Source Document |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| An Act to remedy certain defects in the Registration of Titles in the County of Hastings in Upper Canada. 18th May, 1846. | 9 Victoria – Chapter 12 | 1846 | An act to fix certain clerical errors made by Robert Charles Archibald McLean in his job as Deputy Registrar for the County of Hastings in Upper Canada. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act for the substitution of more simple modes of Assurance in lieu of Fines and Recoveries. 18th May, 1846. | 9 Victoria – Chapter 11 | 1846 | An act outlining several changes to property law in Upper Canada, specifically dealing with payments of assurances. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act to facilitate the Conveyance of Real Property. 18th May, 1846. | 9 Victoria – Chapter 6 | 1846 | An act to outline the procedure of transferring land and all the infrastructure on it from one owner to another. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act to amend and explain an Act, intituled An Act to repeal all the Acts in force relating to Trespasses, and to make more effectual provision for the same. Passed 7th March 1846. | 9 Victoria Chapter 5 | 1846 | This act allows for local pound keepers to use a barn as a makeshift pound where no public pound is available. | Acts of the General Assembly of Her Majesty's Province of New Brunswick passed in the year 1846. Fredericton: John Simpson, 1846. |
| An Act to authorize the Nuns of the Ursuline Convent at Three Rivers, to acquire and hold additional real and immoveable property, to a certain amount. (17th March, 1845.) | 8 Victoria Chapter 103 | 1845 | This act authorizes the Ursulines of Trois Rivières to acquire more property not exceeding fifteen hundred pounds in worth, either by donation or other means. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act to authorize the Community of Ladies, called Les Soeurs de la Congrégation Notre Dame de Montreal, to acquire and hold additional real or personal property to a certain amount. (17th March, 1845.) | 8 Victoria Chapter 99 | 1845 | This act allows the Congrégation de Notre Dame in Montreal to secure an additional five thousand pounds in property either by donation or other means. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act to amend the Act of Incorporation of the City of Toronto Gas Light and Water Company. (29th March, 1845.) | 8 Victoria Chapter 85 | 1845 | This act amends the original act incorporating the City of Toronto Gas Light and Water Company. It amends the clause stating that property owners who have had their property damaged by the said corporation can sue for damages; as of the passing of this act, only the city of Toronto can sue for damages. Plaintiffs will need to bring forward evidence from the city inspectors for their complaints to be brought to action. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act to amend the Act authorizing the Establishment of Mutual Fire Insurance Companies, and the Act to continue and amend the same. (29th March, 1845.) | 8 Victoria Chapter 84 | 1845 | This act amends a prior act which established the Montreal county Mutual Fire insurance, and addresses issues such as property loss of the directors and resulting insolvency. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act to Incorporate the Roman Catholic Bishops of Toronto and Kingston, in Canada, in each Diocese. (29th March, 1845.) | 8 Victoria Chapter 82 | 1845 | This act incorporates the Bishops of the respective dioceses into their own bodies corporate, allowing them to own, hold, and sell property. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act in further addition to the Acts regulating the sale of Real Estate seized and taken in Execution. Passed 27th March 1845. | 8 Victoria Chapter 79 | 1845 | This act creates new regulations for the sale of seized property if the sheriff who did the seizing dies before the sale takes place. | Acts of the General Assembly of Her Majesty's Province of New Brunswick passed in the year 1845. Fredericton: John Simpson, 1845. |
| An Act to declare certain Lands in Upper Canada liable to Assessment, and oblige the Owners of such Lands to make returns thereof to the District Treasurer. (29th March, 1845.) | 8 Victoria Chapter 58 | 1845 | This act declares a property tax on properties which are held by fee simple within the part of the province formerly known as Upper Canada. The act describes how the tax rates shall be determined, who is responsible for payment and collection, and the penalties for refusal or neglect of payment. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act further to continue an Act, intituled An Act to provide for the summary punishment of persons committing Trespasses upon Square Timber and other Lumber. Passed 27th March 1845. | 8 Victoria Chapter 44 | 1845 | This act continues an 1839 act to provide for the summary punishment of persons committing Trespasses upon Square Timber and other Lumber until 1850. | Acts of the General Assembly of Her Majesty's Province of New Brunswick passed in the year 1845. Fredericton: John Simpson, 1845. |
| An Act to empower the Seigniors of the Fiefs Nazareth, Saint Augustin and Saint Joseph, in the City of Montreal, or either of them, to invest the monies arising from any commutation of Tenure granted by them, in real property and other securities. (29th March, 1845.) | 8 Victoria Chapter 43 | 1845 | This act allows the seigneurs of the fiefs of of Nazareth, Saint Augustin, and Saint Joseph, to re-invest the money raised from their properties into other investments. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act the better to facilitate Optional Commutation of the Tenure of Lands en roture, in the Seigniories and Fiefs in Lower Canada into that of franc-aleu roturier. (29th March, 1845.) | 8 Victoria Chapter 42 | 1845 | This act details how to transfer and sell former seigneurial lands in the part of the province formerly known as Lower Canada. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act, to continue the Act relating to Landlord and Tenant. Passed 27th March 1845. | 8 Victoria Chapter 33 | 1845 | This act continues an 1840 act relating to landlords and tenants until 1850. | Acts of the General Assembly of Her Majesty's Province of New Brunswick passed in the year 1845. Fredericton: John Simpson, 1845. |
| An Act to amend the Act and Ordinance therein mentioned, relative to the Registration of Titles to and Incumbrances upon Real Property in Lower Canada. (29th March, 1845.) | 8 Victoria Chapter 27 | 1845 | This act clarifies property transfer rights in the part of the province formerly known as Lower Canada, making it easier and less expensive to transfer land. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act to continue for a limited time the several Acts therein mentioned. (29th March, 1845.) | 8 Victoria Chapter 26 | 1845 | This act continues various local acts having to do with various matters regarding the destruction of wolves, local fisheries, the prosecution of debtors, agriculture, and other matters. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act to Repeal an Act therein mentioned, and to provide for the regulation of Line Fences and Water Courses in Upper Canada. (17th March, 1845.) | 8 Victoria Chapter 20 | 1845 | This act adds further definition to the regulations surrounding the definition of property boundaries, the maintenance of fence lines, and the regulation of property line disputes in the area formerly known as Upper Canada. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act to enable the Trustees holding a certain Lot in the Town of Simcoe for the use of a Church, to sell and convey the same or any portion thereof, and to appropriate the proceeds to a like use. (10th February, 1845.) | 8 Victoria Chapter 19 | 1845 | This act allows the transfer of a specific lot of land between named individuals and the United Church of England and Ireland in the county of Simcoe. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act to extend the provisions of two certain Acts of the Parliament of the Province of Upper Canada, to other Denominations of Christians than those therein enumerated. (17th March, 1845.) | 8 Victoria Chapter 15 | 1845 | This act clarifies how religious societies are to proceed in purchasing land in the part of United Canada formerly known as Upper Canada. | Early Canadiana Online |