Legislation by Concept: Waterways
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| Title | Chapter | Date Passed | Legislative Summary | Source Document |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| An Act for granting a sum of Money to defray a part of the expense to finish the Survey of the River Thames, from Chatham to London. Passed 4th March, 1837. | 7 William IV – Chapter 93 | 1837 | This act provides a sum of money to conduct a survey on the river Thames between Chatham and London to best determine how to improve navigation between the two locations. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act to provide for the permanent completion of the Welland Canal, and for other purposes herein mentioned. Passed 4th March, 1837. | 7 William IV – Chapter 92 | 1837 | This act amends the act which incorporates the Welland Canal company to allow the issuing and sale of more company stocks as a way for the company to repay various loans made to the company now that the canal project is complete. It also calls for an examination and survey of the completed canal by engineers who are in no way associated with the company. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act granting a sum of money to complete the Burlington Bay Canal, and for other purposes therein mentioned. Passed 4th March, 1837. | 7 William IV – Chapter 91 | 1837 | This act grants a sum of money for the completion of the Burlington Bay canal. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act to amend an Act passed during the last Session, entitled, “An Act to amend an Act passed in the first Session of the present Parliament, entitled, ‘An Act granting a sum of money for the erection of a Light House on Gull Island, or such other place as the Commissioners may select.” Passed 4th March, 1837. | 7 William IV – Chapter 88 | 1837 | This act amends an act passed in 1836, and appoints new commissioners to the project. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act to amend an Act passed during the last Session, entitled, “An Act granting a sum of money for improving the Hill at the River Rouge, and for other purposes therein mentioned.” Passed 4th March, 1837. | 7 William IV – Chapter 87 | 1837 | An amendment to an act first passed in 1836, which appointed commissioners to improve a road in River Rouge. The act authorises these commissioners to acquire plans and estimates for a bridge to cross the Red River. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act to Grant a Loan to the Port Dover Harbour Company, and increase the Capital Stock of the said Company. Passed 4th March, 1837. | 7 William IV – Chapter 86 | 1837 | This act grants a loan to the Port Dover Harbour company, allowing them to complete their construction project. It also amends the act which incorporates the company, repealing the twelfth clause, and changes the maximum number of company shares which can be issued and sold. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act granting a sum of Money for the erection of a Toll Bridge over the River Thames, at Chatham, in the Western District. Passed 4th March, 1837. | 7 William IV – Chapter 83 | 1837 | This act makes money available for the building of a bridge over the river Thames at Chatham. It specifies how the money will be managed, as well as how the building project and continued maintenance of the bridge will be managed. The money for the project will be recuperated through tolls. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act granting a sum of Money, by way of Loan, to the President, Directors and Company, of the Tay Navigation Company. Passed 4th March, 1837. | 7 William IV – Chapter 75 | 1837 | This act grants a loan of seven hundred and fifty pounds to the Tay Navigation company. No part of said loan will be issued until a prior loan granted by the legislature has been repaid. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act to Loan a certain sum of Money to the Grand River Navigation Company. Passed 4th March, 1837. | 7 William IV – Chapter 73 | 1837 | This act grants a loan of twelve thousand five hundred pounds to the Grand River Navigation company. Terms of repayment and interest are specified. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act granting a sum of Money to the Port Burwell Harbour Company, by way of Loan. Passed 4th March, 1837. | 7 William IV – Chapter 72 | 1837 | This act grants a loan of three thousand pounds to the Port Burwell Harbour Company. Terms for repayment are specified, as well as regulations for issuing and managing debentures. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act granting a sum of money to Improve a Harbour in the Township of Whitby, in the Home District. Passed 4th March, 1837. | 7 William IV – Chapter 71 | 1837 | This act allows the receiver general to raise by loan from corporate or private bodies, or by debenture, nine thousand pounds for the building of a harbour in Whitby. The manner of issuing and management of debentures is specified. The act allows for the appointment of three commissioners who will survey the best locations and hire the appropriate contractors to pursue the work. The act also permits tolls once the works are completed. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act authorising His Majesty to Loan a Sum of Money to the Credit Harbour Company. Passed 4th March, 1837. | 7 William IV – Chapter 70 | 1837 | This act grants a loan of one thousand five hundred pounds to the Credit Harbour Company. Repayment and interest are specified. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act to afford Aid, by way of Loan, to the Gananoque and Wiltsie Navigation Company, and to amend the Act of Incorporation of the said Company. Passed 4th March, 1837. | 7 William IV – Chapter 69 | 1837 | This act grants a loan of six thousand pounds to the Gananoque and Wiltsie Navigation company. Repayment and interest terms are specified. This act also repeals two clauses from the original incorporation act of the Gananoque and Wiltsie Navigation company, one which limits the number of shares which can be subscribed, and the other concerning term limits of directors. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act granting a Loan to the Louth Harbour Company, in the Niagara District. Passed 4th March, 1837. | 7 William IV – Chapter 67 | 1837 | This act grants a loan of one thousand pounds to the Louth Harbour company. Terms of payment are specified. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act granting to His Majesty a sum of money, to be raised by Debenture, for the Improvement of the Navigation of the River Trent. Passed 4th March, 1837. | 7 William IV – Chapter 66 | 1837 | This act allows for the raising of no more than seventy seven thousand five hundred and seven pounds, eleven shillings and four pence, by debenture, for the improvement of the navigation of the river Trent. Interest and repayment terms are specified, as well as regulations regarding the issuing and accounting of debentures. The act also allows for the naming of five commissioners who will be enabled to survey the land and determine the best locations for construction of locks and various other structures, and are empowered to negotiate and acquire these locations for the purpose. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act granting a certain sum of money to complete the improvement of the Harbour at Toronto. Passed 4th March, 1837. | 7 William IV – Chapter 64 | 1837 | This act grants two thousand five hundred pounds to complete the construction of Toronto harbour, to be raised by tolls and levies. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act to provide for a Survey of the Ottawa River, and the Country bordering on it, together with the Country and Waters lying between that River and Lake Huron. Passed 4th March, 1837. | 7 William IV – Chapter 57 | 1837 | This act calls for a survey of the Ottawa river and the surrounding countryside, including tributary streams, and the land between the river and Lake Huron. The purpose of the survey is to determine the best way to open navigation between the two bodies of water. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act to amend an Act passed during the last Session, entitled, “An Act to improve the Navigation of the Inland Waters of the District of Newcastle.” Passed 4th March, 1837. | 7 William IV – Chapter 53 | 1837 | This act amends an act first passed in 1836, which appointed commissioners and an engineer to improve navigation upon the inland waters of the Newcastle district in order to better extract the natural resources available in that area. The second and fifteenth clauses are repealed, and two acts are added. The first allows the Legislative Assembly to appoint commissioners to alter the construction of any of the improvements, and the second requires an account of all expenditures. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act to Incorporate sundry persons under the style and title of the Beverly Navigation Company. Passed 4th March, 1837. | 7 William IV – Chapter 51 | 1837 | This act incorporates the Beverly Navigation Company, empowering it to appropriate lands and build canals and any associated structures in order to facilitate navigation between the Rideau canal and the village of Beverly. It allows the company to charge tolls on vessels using the canal, to be determined by their weight, but not the roads which shall be constructed for use of the canal. The act also specifies how the purchase of shares will be managed, as well as the election of directors by shareholders. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act to enable the Canada Company to erect a Harbour at Goderich, on Lake Huron. Passed 4th March, 1837. | 7 William IV – Chapter 50 | 1837 | This act authorises the Canada Company to erect a harbour at the town of Goderich. It specifies the tolls which can be collected on incoming items once the harbour is complete, stating that an account of these tolls must be made to the legislature every January. | Early Canadiana Online |