Legislation by Concept: Infrastructure, Waterways
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| Title | Chapter | Date Passed | Legislative Summary | Source Document |
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| An Act to incorporate certain persons under the title of the “Caledonia Bridge Company.” 18th September, 1841. | 4 & 5 Victoria – Chapter 79 | 1841 | An Act incorporate the "Caledonia Bridge Company" to build a bridge over the Grande River at the village of Caledonia. The act outlines how the corporation will run and the amount of assets that they can hold. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act to extend the time limited by Law for the construction and completion of the Port Dover Harbour. 18th September, 1841. | 4 & 5 Victoria – Chapter 77 | 1841 | An Act which extends the timeline of completion of Port Dover Harbour by seven years. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act to amend the Law regulating the Election of Directors of the Grand River Navigation Company. 18th September, 1841. | 4 & 5 Victoria – Chapter 74 | 1841 | An Act to amend the law incorporating the Grand River Navigation Company so that the Governor of Canada can appoint two directors as long as three quarters of the capital stock is held for the benefit of Six Nation Indians. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act to provide for the construction of certain Light Houses and Lights within the Port of Montreal. 18th September, 1841. | 4 & 5 Victoria – Chapter 59 | 1841 | An Act that advances nine hundred and twenty-five pounds to the Trinity House of Montreal to pay to build light houses for the Port of Montreal. The money will be repaid by the corporation to the Receiver General using the light-duty charged to all ships using the Port. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act to incorporate certain persons therein named, under the style and title of “The Sydenham Harbour Company.” 18th September, 1841. | 4 & 5 Victoria – Chapter 56 | 1841 | An Act that incorporates "The Sydenhem Habour Company" for the purpose of building and maintaining a harbour at the mouth of Annis's Creek in the Township of Whitby. Once completed, the company can collect tolls on all boats that use the harbout. After fifty years, the harbour will become property of the crown. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act to authorize the Stock held by private parties in the Welland Canal to be purchased on behalf of the Province. 18th September, 1841. | 4 & 5 Victoria – Chapter 48 | 1841 | An Act which allows the government full control of the Welland Canal by creating debtures to the current private stock holders equaling one hundred and seventeen thousand and eight hundred pounds. These debtures last twenty years and have interest that increases by one percent a year. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act to repeal and amend in part certain Acts and a certain Ordinance therein mentioned, and to extend the powers, and increase the funds of the Corporation of the Trinity House of Quebec. 18th September, 1841. | 4 & 5 Victoria – Chapter 15 | 1841 | An Act to repeal previous acts related to Pilots and navigation of the Saint Lawrence River. It also extends the power of the Corporation of Trinity House of Quebec, including buying property for aiding the navigation of the river and regulating the shipping lanes on the river. | 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 Ordinance to authorize the Corporation of the Trinity House of Quebec, to borrow a certain sum of money, and for other purposes relative to the said Corporation. | 4 Victoria Chapter 5 (Session 6) | 1840 | This Ordinance allows the Trinity House at Quebec to borrow a sum not exceeding in the whole five thousand pounds to pay for improvements to and maintenance of light houses and similar purposes and outlines the terms by which this loan is to be repaid. The Trinity House is also to be provided a decked vessel for laying down and taking up buoys. This Ordinance is made permanent. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act to limit the extent and regulate the building of Wharves on the eastern side of the Harbour of Saint John. Passed 31st March 1840. | 3 Victoria Chapter 81 | 1840 | This act places new regulations on the location and structure of wharfs being built in Saint John harbour. | Acts of the General Assembly of Her Majesty's Province of New Brunswick passed in the year 1840. Fredericton: John Simpson, 1840. |
| An Act to extend the jurisdication of the Corporation of the City of Saint John, for the regulation of the rates of Pilotage, beyond the limits now prescribed by Charter. Passed 31st March 1840. | 3 Victoria Chapter 70 | 1840 | This act allows the city of Saint John to appoint officials to oversee the rates of pilotage in the city harbour. | Acts of the General Assembly of Her Majesty's Province of New Brunswick passed in the year 1840. Fredericton: John Simpson, 1840. |
| An Act in addition to the Act providing for the greater safety of Passengers on board Steam Boats. Passed 25th March 1840. | 3 Victoria Chapter 54 | 1840 | This act establishes safety regulations for steam vessels departing from New Brunswick ports, and penalties for their violation. | Acts of the General Assembly of Her Majesty's Province of New Brunswick passed in the year 1840. Fredericton: John Simpson, 1840. |
| An Act to increase the Capital Stock of the Port Hope Harbour Company, and to extend the period for completing the said Harbour. Passed 10th February, 1840. | 3 Victoria – Chapter 52 | 1840 | This act increases the capital stock of the Port Hope Harbour Company by two thousand pounds in order to enable the completion of their project. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act to extend the time for re-paying the Loan to the Oakville Harbour. Passed 10th February, 1840. | 3 Victoria – Chapter 50 | 1840 | This act affords more time to William Chisholm, who received a loan to complete the construction of Oakville harbour, to repay the said loan. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act to amend the Act to make provision for the payment of a portion of the expenses of maintaining certain Light Houses and Establishments in the Gulf of Saint Lawrence. Passed 25th March 1840. | 3 Victoria Chapter 50 | 1840 | This act repeals a section of an 1837 act for maintaining lighthouses on the Gulf of Saint Lawrence. | Acts of the General Assembly of Her Majesty's Province of New Brunswick passed in the year 1840. Fredericton: John Simpson, 1840. |
| An Act to authorise the construction of a Mill Dam across the River Thames. Passed 10th February, 1840. | 3 Victoria – Chapter 40 | 1840 | This act permits the construction of a mill dam across the river Thames, so long as it includes the construction of locks to permit the passage of vessels. The act also includes a clause forbidding the complete barricade of the river for more than twenty days, under threat of withdrawal of the permit to construct and operate the dam. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act to extend the Limits of Port Darlington Harbour. Passed 10th February, 1840. | 3 Victoria – Chapter 37 | 1840 | This act further defines where the Port Darlington Harbour company is authorized to collect tolls. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act to Incorporate certain persons under the name and style of the President, Directors, and Company of the Bronté Harbour. Passed 10th February, 1840. | 3 Victoria – Chapter 33 | 1840 | This act incorporates the Bronté Harbour company. The company is empowered to build a harbour at the mouth of Twelve Mile Creek at their own costs, for the better navigation of Lake Ontario. Once the harbour is complete, the company is authorized to collect tolls on all incoming cargo, as specified by the act. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Ordinance to render permanent a certain Ordinance therein mentioned, relative to the improvement and enlargement of the Harbour of Montreal. | 3 Victoria Chapter 29 (Session 5) | 1840 | This Ordinance makes the 1838 "An Ordinance to authorize the Commissioners appointed under a certain Act of the Legislature of this Province therein mentioned, to borrow a further sum of money to be applied to the improvement and enlargement of the Harbour of Montreal, and for other purposes," permanent. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Ordinance to authorize the Commissioners for the improvement and enlargement of the Harbour of Montreal, to borrow a further sum of money, and for other purposes. | 3 Victoria Chapter 28 (Session 5) | 1840 | This Ordinance provides a sum not exceeding twenty-three thousand pounds towards improving the Harbour of Montréal, as outlined. This Ordinance is made permanent. | Early Canadiana Online |