Legislation by Concept: Indigenous Peoples, Property Law
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| Title | Chapter | Date Passed | Legislative Summary | Source Document |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| An Act for the protection of the Indians in Upper Canada from imposition, and the property occupied or enjoyed by them from trespass and injury. 10th August, 1850. | 13 & 14 Victoria – Chapter 74 | 1850 | This act delineates the rights held by the indigenous peoples of Upper Canada to their lands and the resources on those lands, as well as the consequences for those who use those resources without the proper permissions. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act to establish a more equal and just system of Assessment in the several Townships, Villages, Towns and Cities in Upper Canada. 10th August, 1850. | 13 & 14 Victoria – Chapter 67 | 1850 | This act standardizes the process by which property is assessed for tax purposes in Upper Canada. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act to repeal the Acts and provisions of Law relative to Assessments and matters connected therewith in Upper Canada. 10th August, 1850. | 13 & 14 Victoria – Chapter 66 | 1850 | This act repeals a series of past acts relating to property assessment and road maintenance in Upper Canada. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act to amend the Registry Law of Upper Canada. 10th August, 1850. | 13 & 14 Victoria – Chapter 63 | 1850 | This is an amendment to an act first passed in 1846, which consolidated, amended, and repealed various registry laws in Upper Canada, including the mandatory establishment of registry offices in every county. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act to alter and amend the Act requiring Mortgages of Personal Property in Upper Canada to be filed. 24th July, 1850. | 13 & 14 Victoria – Chapter 62 | 1850 | This is an amendment to mortgage law in Upper Canada, adding a paragraph clause which stipulates that all mortgages which are not followed by an immediate transfer of goods will be accompanied by an affidavit specifying the property which has been mortgaged, as well as the names of the seller and buyer. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act to alter the Practice of the Law in actions of Dower, in Upper Canada. 10th August, 1850. | 13 & 14 Victoria – Chapter 58 | 1850 | This act is meant to simplify the process by which a widow can recover her share of her husband's property after he dies. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act to alter and amend the practice and proceedings in actions of Ejectment in Upper Canada. 10th August, 1850. | 13 & 14 Victoria – Chapter 57 | 1850 | This act is an amendment to the process by which landlords evict tenants from their property. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act to continue and amend the Ordinance concerning the erection of Parishes, and the construction and repairing of Churches, Parsonage Houses, and Church-yards. 10th August, 1850. | 13 & 14 Victoria – Chapter 44 | 1850 | This is an amendment to past act concerning the management of property by church trustees. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act for the better protection of the Lands and Property of the Indians in Lower Canada. 10th August, 1850. | 13 & 14 Victoria – Chapter 42 | 1850 | This act delineates the rights held by the indigenous peoples of Lower Canada to their lands and the resources on those lands, as well as the consequences for those who use those resources without the proper permissions. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act to continue for a limited time the several Acts and Ordinances therein mentioned. 10th August, 1850. | 13 & 14 Victoria – Chapter 10 | 1850 | An act to continue various acts and ordinances related to fisheries, property, debtors, roads, trade, court, and agriculture. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act for the adjustment of claims of certain purchasers of Crown Lands. Passed 14th April 1849. | 13 Victoria Chapter 73 (1849) | 1849 | This act creates a process by which claims on the sale of crown lands can be resolved. | Acts of the General Assembly of Her Majesty's Province of New Brunswick passed in the year 1850. Fredericton: John Simpson, 1850. |
| An Act to secure Titles to Real Estate to certain Persons Naturalized under the Statute of Lower Canada, 1st Will, the IV, Chap. 53. | 12 Victoria – Chapter 198 | 1849 | This act amends the rights of naturalized citizens concerning their ability to inherit and hold property in Lower Canada, defining the conditions that must be met in order for them to do so. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act to enable George Carruthers and others to carry into effect the Will of the late Doctor Richard Noble Starr. 30th May, 1849. | 12 Victoria – Chapter 174 | 1849 | This act puts in place certain provisions to enable the carrying into effect the last will and testament of Doctor Rihcard Noble Starr. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act to authorize the Ursulines of Quebec to acquire and hold additional Real and Personal Property to a certain amount. 25th April, 1849. | 12 Victoria – Chapter 141 | 1849 | This act permits the Ursuline nuns to hold and sell property. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act to authorize the Community of the Nuns of the General Hospital of Quebec, to acquire and hold additional Real and Personal property to a certain amount. 25th April, 1849. | 12 Victoria – Chapter 140 | 1849 | This act allows the Nuns of the General Hospital of Québec to own and sell property. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act to authorize the Religious Community of the Sœurs Hospitalières de St. Joseph de l’Hôtel-Dieu de Montreal, to acquire and hold real and personal property to a certain amount, over and above that now held by them, as well for themselves as for the Poor of the Hôtel-Dieu, on whose behalf they administer certain Property, and for other purposes therein mentioned. 30th May, 1849. | 12 Victoria – Chapter 139 | 1849 | This act allows the Soeurs Hospitalières de St. Joseph de l'Hôtel-Dieu de Montréal to acquire, hold, and sell property. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act to enable the Trustees of the Ottawa District Grammar School to sell the present School House, and apply the funds arising from the Sale thereof towards purchasing a new site, and erecting a new School House in the Town of L’Orignal. 30 May, 1849. | 12 Victoria – Chapter 111 | 1849 | An act authorizing the Trustees of the Ottawa District Grammar School to sell their school house, which had fallen into disrepair and was no longer in an ideal location, and use the funds from the sale to purchase a new lot and begin constructing a new school house. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act to confirm the Title of the Calvinistic Baptist Congregation of Perth, to a certain piece of Land in that Town 30th May, 1849. | 12 Victoria – Chapter 106 | 1849 | An act clearing any question of ownership over a certain plot of land originally owned by the Calvinistic Baptist Congregation of Perth, after questions arose concerning the authority of the Trustees of the congregation to transfer title of the land to a merchant named Murdoch McDonnell. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act to enable the Rector and Church Wardens of the Protestant Episcopal Church of St. James, Toronto, to lease part of the Land heretofore occupied by them as the site of a Church and Burying Ground. 30th May, 1849. | 12 Victoria – Chapter 105 | 1849 | An act enabling the Rector and Church Wardens of the Protestant Episcopal Church of St. James, Toronto, to lease part of their Church lands that was intended to be the site of a church and burial ground. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act to enable the Trustees of Churches and Parsonages and other Trusts belonging to the Wesleyan Methodist Church in Canada, more conveniently to manage and dispose of their Estates, and for other purposes therein mentioned. 30th May, 1849 | 12 Victoria – Chapter 92 | 1849 | This act facilitates the selling and disposal of property by the trustees of the Wesleyan Methodist Church. | Early Canadiana Online |