Legislation by Concept: Waterways, Infrastructure
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| Title | Chapter | Date Passed | Legislative Summary | Source Document |
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| An Act to amend an Act passed in the seventh year of the, reign of His late Majesty King William the Fourth, entitled “An Act granting to His Majesty a sum of money, for the erection of certain Light Houses within this Province, and for other purposes therein mentioned.” Passed May 11th, 1839. | 2 Victoria – Chapter 22 | 1839 | This act places a duty of one shilling per ton on vessels in order to help pay the interest on a loan made by the crown to help build lighthouses in the province. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Ordinance to suspend in part certain Acts therein mentioned, and to establish and incorporate a Trinity House in the City of Montreal. | 2 Victoria Chapter 19 (Session 4) | 1839 | This Ordinance establishes a Trinity House at Montréal for the better regulation of the Saint Lawrence River around Portneuf and the city. This Ordinance suspends replaces sections of several former Acts, as outlined, and vests authority formerly distributed by these Acts in the Deputy Master and Wardens of the Trinity House, as described. Directions for the operation of the Trinity House are given. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act to limit the period for owners of lands making claims for damages already occasioned by the construction of the Rideau Canal and for other purposes therein mentioned. Passed 11th May, 1839. | 2 Victoria – Chapter 19 | 1839 | This act limits the time in which property owners can claim damages from the building of the Rideau Canal. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act to prevent the felling of Trees into certain Rivers and Creeks within this Province. Passed 11th May, 1839. | 2 Victoria – Chapter 16 | 1839 | This act bans people from cutting trees and rolling them into specific rivers in which they pose a danger to navigation and various navigational infrastructure, such as canals and wharves. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act to continue an Act for the regulation of Booms for securing Masts, Logs and Lumber in certain parts of the County of Northumberland. Passed 23d March 1839. | 2 Victoria Chapter 8 | 1839 | This act allows for the continuation of an 1824 act regulation the construction of lumber booms in Northumberland County until 1845. | Acts of the General Assembly of Her Majesty's Province of New Brunswick passed in the year 1839. Fredericton: John Simpson, 1839. |
| An Act to preserve the Harbors and Roadsteads of Newfoundland and its Dependencies from Nuisances and Obstructions. (Passed 25th October, 1838.) | 2 Victoria - Chapter 7 | 1838 | This act prevents the dumping of ballast or other debris in harbours or roadways as they pose obstacles to transportation and commerce, and specifies penalties for those who violate this law. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act for the regulation of Pilots and the Pilotage of Vessels at the Port of Saint John’s. (Passed 25th October, 1838.) | 2 Victoria - Chapter 6 | 1838 | This is an amendment to an act first passed in 1833, which regulated navigation into and out of the port of Saint John's, and set tariffs on each vessel by type. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act granting a certain sum of money to Her Majesty, for the purposes therein-mentioned. Passed 6th March, 1838. | 1 Victoria – Chapter 57 | 1838 | This act allows the province to raise loans from various bodies, either government or corporate, in order to complete the navigational improvements of the St. Lawrence River. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act granting to Her Majesty a sum of money for the erection of a Dwelling-house, for the Keeper of the Point Peter Light-house. Passed 6th March, 1838. | 1 Victoria – Chapter 56 | 1838 | This act grants funds to build a home for the keeper of the Point Peter light house. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act to Incorporate certain persons under the style and title of the Waterloo Bridge Company. Passed 6th March, 1838. | 1 Victoria – Chapter 32 | 1838 | This act incorporates the Waterloo Bridge company. The company is authorized to build a bridge at their own costs, the location and dimensions of which are specified. Once the bridge is completed, the company is authorized to collect tolls. The act specifies how directors will be elected, how stocks will be managed, issued and sold, and the company's responsibilities to shareholders. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act to Incorporate certain persons, under the style and title of the Bond Head Harbour Company. Passed 6th March, 1838. | 1 Victoria – Chapter 31 | 1838 | This act incorporates the Bond Head harbour company. The company is empowered to construct a habour and all associated structures at its own costs. The act specifies how directors will be elected, how stocks will be managed, issued and sold, and the company's responsibilities to shareholders. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act to Incorporate sundry persons, under the name of the Kingston Marine Railway Company. Passed 6th March, 1833. | 1 Victoria – Chapter 30 | 1838 | This act incorporates the Kingston Marine Railway company. The company is authorised to acquire and hold land in order to build a harbour and railway. It specifies how directors will be elected, how stocks will be managed, issued and sold, and the company's responsibilities to shareholders. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act to incorporate sundry persons under the style and title of the Grantham Navigation Company, and for other purposes therein mentioned. Passed 6th March, 1838. | 1 Victoria – Chapter 29 | 1838 | This act incorporates the Grantham Navigation company. It specifies how directors will be elected, how stocks will be managed, issued and sold, and the company's responsibilities to shareholders. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act to amend the Charter of the Welland Canal Company. Passed 6th March, 1838. | 1 Victoria – Chapter 28 | 1838 | This act amends the charter of the Welland canal company in order to deal with lawsuits from private individuals who are claiming damages against the company for costs to repairs to their property made by waste water. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act for the better and more effectual securing the navigation of the Newcastle River in Queen’s County. Passed 9th March 1838. | 1 Victoria Chapter 27 | 1838 | This act creates penalties for throwing refuse from lumber mills in the Newcastle River in Queens County, so as to preserve its navigability. | Acts of the General Assembly of Her Majesty's Province of New Brunswick passed in the year 1838. Fredericton: John Simpson, 1838. |
| An Ordinance to make provision for the Survey of Lake Saint Peter. | 1 Victoria Chapter 26 (Session 1) | 1838 | This Ordinance makes provision for a survey of Lac Saint-Pierre to be taken and provides a sum not exceeding five hundred pounds towards said survey. | Early Canadiana Online |
| 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. | 1 Victoria Chapter 23 (Session 1) | 1838 | This Ordinance makes further provision for carrying into effect the 1830 Act, “An Act to provide for the improvement and enlargement of the Harbour of Montreal." The Ordinance provides a further forty thousand pounds towards the improvement of the Harbour, to be expended and accounted for as outlined. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act to provide for the payment of Light-house Keepers in this Province; to maintain Lights in the several Light-houses, and for other purposes therein mentioned. Passed 4th March, 1837. | 7 William IV – Chapter 96 | 1837 | This act provides a salary for various lighthouse keepers throughout the province. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act granting to His Majesty a sum of Money for the erection of certain Light-houses, within the Province, and for other purposes therein mentioned. Passed 4th March, 1837. | 7 William IV – Chapter 95 | 1837 | This act dispenses funds for the construction of various lighthouses throughout the province. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act to provide for a Survey of the South Petite Nation River, together with the Country lying between that River and the River Saint Lawrence. Passed 4th March, 1837. | 7 William IV – Chapter 94 | 1837 | This act calls for a survey of the South Petite Nation river in order to ascertain if said river would make navigation between the Ottawa river and the Saint Lawrence River possible. | Early Canadiana Online |