Legislation by Concept: Property Law, Public Lands
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| Title | Chapter | Date Passed | Legislative Summary | Source Document |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| An Act for testing all Estates and Property occupied for the Ordnance Service of Her Majesty in the principal Officers of the Ordnance Department. (Passed 22nd May, 1843.) | 6 Victoria Chapter 19 | 1843 | This act refines how the crown can purchase and hold various types of property for various purposes. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act to afford relief to the Estate of the late Thomas Clark. 12th October, 1842. | 6 Victoria – Chapter 28 | 1842 | This act outlines the procedure for obtaining evidence of the execution of the will of the late Thomas Clark of Stamford, due to his executor and witnesses residing in England and understanding that with the need for various suits at Law and Equity to be brought before the courts with the necessary proof of execution that obtaining such proof would occasion serious expense and delay. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act to extend the powers of the British America Fire and Life Assurance Company, to Marine Assurances. 12th October, 1842. | 6 Victoria – Chapter 25 | 1842 | This act allows the British America Fire and Life Assurance Company to expand its services to Marine Assurance policies. The company will be permitted to offer protection against any losses or damages of cargo of vessels sailing the waters of the Saint Lawrence, Lake Superior, Lake Huron, Lake Erie, Lake Ontario, or any other navigable waters within the province. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act to grant further powers to the Montreal Fire Assurance Company, and to change the Name of the said Corporation. 12th October, 1842. | 6 Victoria – Chapter 22 | 1842 | This act changes the name of the Montreal Fire Assurance company to the The Montreal Fire Life and Inland Navigation Assurance Company. It also grants them the authority to hold more property of greater value as a corporate body, and to grant policies to vessels sailing the St Lawrence river. Regulations are specified concerning these policies, and clause 7 states the entirety of the act is to be public rather than private. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act to amend certain Acts therein mentioned, relative to the Establishment of Mutual Insurance Companies in Canada East. 12th October, 1842. | 6 Victoria – Chapter 18 | 1842 | This act amends the act which established the Mutual Fire Insurance Company of Montreal, allowing members from neighbouring districts to join. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act to extend the time allowed by the Ordinance therein mentioned for the Registration of certain charges or incumbrances on Real Estates, and to repeal certain parts thereof. 12th October, 1842. | 6 Victoria – Chapter 15 | 1842 | This act extends the period in which people can register their real estate holdings. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act to amend the Act in amendment of the Law relating to Wills, Legacies, Executors and Administrators, and for the settlement and distribution of the Estates of Intestates. Passed 26th March 1841. | 4 Victoria Chapter 40 | 1841 | An act which modifies an act passed in 1840, and which focuses primarily on the executors and administators of wills and estates. | Acts of the General Assembly of Her Majesty's Province of New Brunswick passed in the year 1841. Fredericton: John Simpson, 1841. |
| An Act in addition to the Registry Acts of this Province. Passed 19th March 1841. | 4 Victoria Chapter 33 | 1841 | This act adds to prior legislation regarding the registry of property in the province. | Acts of the General Assembly of Her Majesty's Province of New Brunswick passed in the year 1841. Fredericton: John Simpson, 1841. |
| An Ordinance to amend the Ordinance to Incorporate the City and Town of Montreal. | 4 Victoria Chapter 32 (Session 6) | 1841 | This Ordinance amends and repeals several sections of the 1840 Ordinance, “An Ordinance to incorporate the City and Town of Montreal" relating to the administration of the city and how the council and aldermen are to be elected. The Ordinance also makes amendments to the operation of the "Fire Society." | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Ordinance to amend the Ordinance to Incorporate the City and Town of Quebec. | 4 Victoria Chapter 31 (Session 6) | 1841 | This Ordinance amends and repeals several sections of the 1840 Ordinance, “An Ordinance to incorporate the City and Town of Quebec" relating to the administration of the city and how the council and aldermen are to be elected. The Ordinance also makes amendments to the operation of the "Fire Society." | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Ordinance to prescribe and regulate the Registering of Titles to Lands, Tenements and Hereditaments, Real or Immoveable Estates, and of Charges and Incumbrances on the same: and for the alteration and improvement of the law, in certain particulars, in relation to the Alienation and Hypothecation of Real Estates, and the Rights and Interest acquired therein. | 4 Victoria Chapter 30 (Session 6) | 1841 | This Ordinance clearly defines how property can be inherited, registered, as well as the extent of hypothecary rights and claims, and other ways property is transferred, to prevent the fraudulent conveyance of real estate. Penalties for those found to defy the terms of this Ordinance are outlined as well as the limits of the terms outlined. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Ordinance to authorize the re-payment of a certain sum therein mentioned, advanced out of the Military Chest, for certain Provincial purposes. | 4 Victoria Chapter 25 (Session 6) | 1841 | This Ordinance provides a sum not exceeding eight hundred and forty-nine pounds to repay the sum advanced to pay for furniture for the Government Houses in the Province. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act to empower certain Trustees therein mentioned, to convey a portion of a certain lot of land in the Township of Lochiel, in the Eastern District, to the Reverend John Mclsaac. 18th September, 1841. | 4 & 5 Victoria – Chapter 87 | 1841 | An Act to empower trustees of the Presbyterian congregation in Lochiel Township to give a portion of their land to the Reverend John McIsaac of the same township. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act to amend an Act passed in the ninth year of the Reign of King George the Fourth, chapter two, entitled An Act for the relief of the Religious Societies therein mentioned. Royal Assent promulgated 3rd December, 1841. | 4 & 5 Victoria – Chapter 73 | 1841 | This Act repeals previous legislation limiting the amount of land to which religious bodies are entitled. It also extends the purposes to which religious bodies may put their lands, and offers the same rights and privileges regarding land use to the Catholic Church, as apply to the other Christian denominations. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act to amend an Act of the Parliament of the late Province of Upper Canada, intituled “An Act to authorize the establishment of Mutual Insurance Companies in the several Districts of this Province.” 18th September, 1841. | 4 & 5 Victoria – Chapter 64 | 1841 | An Act that repeals part of an Act of Parliament of former Upper Canada concerning having only one mutual insurance company per district. The act now allows any mutual insurance company that is incorporated to insure property in their district. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act for consolidating and amending the Laws in this Province relative to Malicious Injuries to Property. 18th September, 1841. | 4 & 5 Victoria – Chapter 26 | 1841 | An Act which consolidates and amends previous acts related to arson, and damage to property and goods. This includes both private and public property. The Act outlines how cases are brought before the court, the punishments for specific crimes, and how the punishment is enacted. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act to grant authority to Licensed Surveyors in that part of this Province called Upper Canada, to administer an oath in certain cases, and to protect them while in the discharge of their duty in Surveying lands. 27th August, 1841. | 4 & 5 Victoria – Chapter 9 | 1841 | This Act give the authority to Licensed Surveyors in Upper Canada to administer an oath to prove original land marks and to protect them while surveying. They must be written down and filed with the Registry Office of the County the land is in. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act to alter for a limited period the place of sitting of the Heir and Devisee Commission of the late Province of Upper Canada and for other purposes therein mentioned. 1st July, 1841. | 4 & 5 Victoria – Chapter 1 | 1841 | An act to which covers two years and the former Upper Canada concerning the Heir and Devisee Commission. Amends the Act passed in the forty-fifth year of His Majesty’s reign, entitled An Act to afford relief to those persons who may be entitled to claim Lands in this Province as Heirs or Devisees of the Nominees of the Crown in cases where no patent hath issued for such Lands. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Ordinance to empower the Corporation of the Trinity House of Quebec, to sell and convey a certain portion of the Harbour of the Cul-de-Sac, in the City of Quebec, to the Corporation of the said City. | 4 Victoria Chapter 6 (Session 6) | 1840 | This Ordinance authorises the sale of a portion of the Harbour and Cul-de-Sac of Quebec, the limits of which are outlined, to the City for the purpose of reducing it. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act to authorize the granting of certain Tracts of Land, to the North American Colonial Association of Ireland, and to prescribe the terms and conditions thereof. Passed 31st March 1840. | 3 Victoria Chapter 82 | 1840 | This act allows for the lease of a lot of land to a body dedicated to encouraging Irish immigration to North America, and sets the terms of the lease. | Acts of the General Assembly of Her Majesty's Province of New Brunswick passed in the year 1840. Fredericton: John Simpson, 1840. |