Legislation by Concept: Infrastructure, Waterways
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| Title | Chapter | Date Passed | Legislative Summary | Source Document |
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| An Act to authorise the Niagara Canal Company to make a Canal navigable by Schooners to lead from the Welland Canal into the River Niagara. Passed, 6th March, 1834. | 4 William IV – Chapter 22 | 1834 | This act allows for the financing of the Welland Canal Company so that they can build a canal which can be navigated by ships and boats as large as schooners. It specifies the dimensions of the locks, sets a limit on the capital stock of the company, and provides for the possible appropriation of the canals by the provincial government. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act to amend an Act, intituled An Act to repeal certain Acts relating to Commissioners of Sewers, and to make more effectual Provisions in lieu thereof. Passed 22d March 1834. | 4 William IV Chapter 21 | 1834 | This act amends an 1830 regulating the Commissioners of Sewers, altering some procedures for commissioner's appointments and pay | Acts of the General Assembly of His Majesty's Province of New Brunswick passed in the year 1834. Fredericton: John Simpson, 1834. |
| An Act to provide for the Management of a certain Public Wharf and Landing in the Town of Saint John’s. (12th June, 1834.) | 4 William IV Chapter 17 (Session 1) | 1834 | This act places tolls on goods coming in to the harbour and using the wharf and public landing in Saint John's in order to pay the cost of building and management of said landing and wharf. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act to provide for the making of certain improvements about the Lachine Canal. (18th March, 1834.) | 4 William IV Chapter 12 | 1834 | This Act provides for the enlargement of the Lachine Canal, as described, and specifies that the land owned by the Corporation of the City of Montreal that may be used to enlarge the canal further cannot be constructed upon for a period as outlined. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act to make further provision for the completion for the Chambly Canal, and for other purposes therein mentioned, relating to the same object. (18th March, 1834.) | 4 William IV Chapter 11 | 1834 | This Act provides further sums to be put towards the Chambly Canal's completion, to be distributed under terms as specified. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act to continue an Act passed in the Second Year of His Majesty’s Reign, intituled An Act to empower the Owners of the Saw Mill al the Rolling Dam on the River Digdeguash, in the County of Charlotte, to erect a Boom for the securing of Saw Logs on the said River. Passed 22d March 1834. | 4 William IV Chapter 10 | 1834 | This act continues an 1832 act regulating boom construction on the River Digdeguash until 1840. | Acts of the General Assembly of His Majesty's Province of New Brunswick passed in the year 1834. Fredericton: John Simpson, 1834. |
| An Act to continue an Act, intituled An Act for the Regulation of Booms for securing Masts, Logs and Lumber in certain Parts of the County of Northumberland. Passed 22d March 1834. | 4 William IV Chapter 7 | 1834 | This act extends an 1823 act regulating booms on Noethumberland County rivers until 1839. | Acts of the General Assembly of His Majesty's Province of New Brunswick passed in the year 1834. Fredericton: John Simpson, 1834. |
| An Act to provide for the establishing and maintaining of Booms for securing Masts, Logs and Lumber in the County of Gloucester. Passed 22d March 1834. | 4 William IV Chapter 6 | 1834 | This act establishes regulations for erecting booms on Gloucester County rivers, and penalties for their violation. | Acts of the General Assembly of His Majesty's Province of New Brunswick passed in the year 1834. Fredericton: John Simpson, 1834. |
| An Act for the Establishment of Light Houses. (12th June, 1834.) | 4 William IV Chapter 4 (Session 1) | 1834 | This act seeks to make five ports of Newfoundland safer by building lighthouses. Commissioners are appointed to oversee the building of the lighthouses, and their responsibilities are specified. The matter of funds for the building of these lighthouses is also addressed. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act to regulate the Cutting of Channels in the Ice, in various Ports and Harbors of this Island. (12th June,1834.) | 4 William IV Chapter 2 (Session 1) | 1834 | This act allows for the appointment of committees for each harbour or channel to regulate when channels can be cut into the ice of their respective waterways in order to allow fishing boats to go sealing. It specifies how these committees will be appointed, how long their terms will be, and penalties to be served by crews who do not conform to the decisions of the committee. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act for affording further aid towards the completion of the Welland Canal, and for other purposes therein mentioned. Passed 13th February, 1833. | 3 William IV – Chapter 55 | 1833 | This act provides further funds for the completion of the Welland Canal and appoints commissioners for the administration of these funds. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act to repeal certain parts of an Act passed in the seventh year of His late Majesty's Reign, entitled “An Act to provide for the improvement of the Light House on Gibraltar Point, and for imposing duties for defraying the charge of the same, and for erecting other Houses in this Province.” Passed 13th February, 1833. | 3 William IV – Chapter 47 | 1833 | This act repeals an act first passed in 1827, concerning the improvement of lighthouses in the province. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act to authorize the Erection of Mill Dams upon the River Thames, in the London District. Passed 13th February, 1833. | 3 William IV – Chapter 42 | 1833 | This act permits for the building for the erection of a mill dams in response to a petition presented by residents of towns along the River Thames in the London district, specifying that, should navigation of the river be blocked for a period longer than twenty days, this permission will be voided. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act to provide for the erection of a Light House on Point Pele Island in Lake Erie. Passed 13th February, 1833. | 3 William IV – Chapter 40 | 1833 | This act allows for the building and maintenance of a lighthouse on Brushy Marsh Point, Point Pele island, in order to make the navigation of Lake Erie safer. It appoints commissioners to oversee the project and maintenance of the lighthouse, and specifies how the costs are to be defrayed. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act to defray the expenses of keeping a Light at the Burlington Canal, and for other purposes therein mentioned. Passed 13th February 1833. | 3 William IV – Chapter 37 | 1833 | This act appropriates 100 pounds for the maintenance of a lighthouse and lighthouse keeper at the Burlington canal. This fund shall be maintained by commissioners, who will also be in charge of making rules regarding the keeping of the light and lighthouse. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act in Addition to and in Amendment of an Act, intituled An Act to repeal an Act, intituled, An Act for the better Security of the Navigation of certain Harbours in the County of Northumberland, and to make more effectual Provision for the better Security of the Harbours in the Counties of Northumberland, Kent and Gloucester. Passed 19th March 1833. | 3 William IV – Chapter 37 | 1833 | This Act provides for the construction and maintenance of docks and waterways. | Acts of the General Assembly of Her Majesty's Province of New-Brunswick passed in the year 1833. Fredericton, NB: John Simpson, Printer to the King’s Most Excellent Majesty, 1833. |
| An Act granting a Sum of Money to defray the expense of erecting a Light-House on Nine Mile Point, at the entrance of the Harbour of Kingston. Passed 13th February, 1833. | 3 William IV – Chapter 36 | 1833 | This act sets aside a certain amount of money for the erection of a lighthouse at Nine Mile Point, in the Kingston area, in order to make navigation of Lake Ontario safer. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act to provide for the maintenance of four Light-Houses now erected in this Province. Passed 13th February, 1833. | 3 William IV – Chapter 35 | 1833 | This act appropriates 600 pounds per year from provincial funds for the maintenance of lighthouses within the province, including a maximum annual salary of sixty-two pounds ten shillings for lighthouse keepers. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act to provide for the erection of a Bridge across the River Trent, and for other purposes therein mentioned. Passed 13th February, 1833. | 3 William IV – Chapter 34 | 1833 | This act allows for the procurement of funds to pay for the construction and maintenance of a bridge across the river Trent in the town of Murray. It includes all steps of the initial construction phase, including survey and planning, and specifies how the funds secured for the project are to be repaid. Commissioners to oversee the the project are named, and tolls to be charged once the bridge is complete are specified. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act to provide for the Improvement of certain Inland Waters in the District of Newcastle. Passed 13th February, 1833. | 3 William IV – Chapter 33 | 1833 | This act appropriates a sum of 2,000 pounds for the improvement of navigation on the inland waterways of Newcastle in response to a petition sent to the provincial legislature, to be raised by loan. It specifies tolls which shall be paid to repay the sum appropriated, and names commissioners for the project, and specifies the penalties for those who should willfully destroy any part of the construction. | Early Canadiana Online |