Legislation by Concept: Infrastructure, Waterways
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| Title | Chapter | Date Passed | Legislative Summary | Source Document |
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| An Act granting a sum of Money for the construction of Works to Improve and preserve the Harbour of York, and for other purposes therein mentioned. Passed 13th February 1833. | 3 William IV – Chapter 32 | 1833 | This act grants a loan for the maintenance of harbour infrastructure at York. It appoints commissioners who will be in charge of supervising construction, and specifies the terms for repayment, as well as tolls to be paid for wharfage. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act Granting a sum of Money to defray the expense of erecting a Bridge over the Grand River at Brantford, and for other purposes therein mentioned. Passed 13th February, 1833. | 3 William IV – Chapter 31 | 1833 | This act grants money to officials who will be in charge of estimating the costs of materials and labour required to build a bridge over Grand River in Brantford. The act names the officials in question, specifies what their duties shall be. The money is considered a loan from the province, and so the terms of repayment are also specified. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act to amend an Act to provide for maintaining Light Houses within the Bay of Fundy. Passed 19th March 1833. | 3 William IV Chapter 30 | 1833 | This Act details the steps for constructing and maintaining lighthouses, including their budgets and timelines. | 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 to authorise the Commissioners of the Chambly Canal, to enlarge the dimensions of the Locks of the said Canal. (3d April, 1833) | 3 William IV – Chapter 30 | 1833 | This Act outlines additional instructions for the construction of the Chambly Canal's locks, and advances a sum not exceeding three thousand six hundred pounds towards completing the work. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act to prevent the felling of Timber in the River Thames. Passed 13th February, 1833. | 3 William IV – Chapter 29 | 1833 | This Act defines the punishment for allowing felled trees into the Thames River without cutting them up as per the specifications herein described. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act to afford further Relief to the Sufferers who sustained Loss during the late War with the United States of America. Passed 33th February, 1833. | 3 William IV – Chapter 27 | 1833 | This Act authorizes the Receiver General to borrow the funds necessary to make good on the total compensation owing to those suffering losses due to the War of 1812. This Act is further to 3 William IV -- Chapter 26. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act to Incorporate a Joint Stock Company, for the construction of a Harbour at the mouth of the Twenty Mile Creek, on Lake Ontario. Passed 13th February, 1833. | 3 William IV – Chapter 23 | 1833 | This Act incorporates the "'President, Directors and Company of the Louth Harbour'" in Niagara region, and provides detail regarding the purpose and functioning of the said company. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act to repeal part of, and amend An Act passed in the second year of His present Majesty's Reign, entitled, “An Act to Incorporate a Joint Stock Company to improve the Navigation of the Grand River." Passed 13th Feb. 1833. | 3 William IV – Chapter 22 | 1833 | This Act repeals one clause of the Act cited in this Act's title, and stipulates that the company mentioned will lose certain privileges should it fail to complete certain work before five years have elapsed. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act to Incorporate certain persons under the name and title of the Saint Lawrence Inland Marine Assurance Company. Passed 13th February, 1833. | 3 William IV – Chapter 20 | 1833 | This Act incorporates the Saint Lawrence Inland Marine Assurance Company and provides detail regarding the functioning of the said company. | 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 Saint Lawrence. Passed 13th February, 1833. | 3 William IV – Chapter 18 | 1833 | This Act authorizes the government to borrow up to 70,000 pounds for work to be undertaken on Saint Lawrence River infrastructure. The Act also provides detail as to the work to be done. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act for improving the Internal Navigation of this Province. (3d April, 1833) | 3 William IV Chapter 9 | 1833 | This Act allocates sums as outlined to ascertain, in the manner outlined, if it would be practicable to open a Navigable Canal from Lac Saint-François to the Lac des Deux-Montagnes. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act for the Regulation of Pilots and the Pilotage of Vessels at the Port of Saint John’s. (17th April, 1833.) | 3 William IV Chapter 7 (Session 1) | 1833 | This act regulates navigation into and out of the port of Saint John's, and sets tariffs on each vessel by type. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act to alter and amend An Act passed in the Third Year of His late Majesty’s Reign, intituled An Act for the better securing of the Navigation of the Inner Bay of Passamaquoddy, and to indemnify the Deputy Province Treasurer of Saint Andrews, against any Demands for Monies collected for Tonnage Duties since the former Acts for this Purpose expired. Passed 19th March 1833. | 3 William IV – Chapter 7 | 1833 | This Act provides more funds for the works detailed in a previous act relating to the navigation of Passamaquoddy. | 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 to continue an Act, intituled An Act for the better and more effectual securing the Navigation of the River Saint Croix, in the County of Charlotte. Passed 19th March 1833. | 3 William IV – Chapter 5 | 1833 | This Act extends the deadline of a previous act relating to the navigation of the Saint Croix river. | 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 to appropriate a Part of the public Revenue to the Payment of the Ordinary Services of the Province. Passed 19th March 1833. | 3 William IV – Chapter 2 | 1833 | This Act details the funds to be paid to each government paid officer. | 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 to appropriate certain sums of money for ascertaining the practicability of ensuring the annual formation of an Ice Bridge from Québec to the South Shore, in the manner proposed by John Le Breton, and for remunerating him in the event of his success therein. (25th February, 1832.) | 2 William IV Chapter 49 | 1832 | This Act applies a sum not exceeding three hundred pounds towards forming an annual ice bridge between the fifteenth day of December and the first day of February between Québec and the opposite South Shore. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act to authorize the Commissioners appointed under a certain Act 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. (25th February, 1832.) | 2 William IV Chapter 36 | 1832 | This Act provides a further sum not exceeding fifteen thousands pounds towards carrying the 1830 Act, “An Act to provide for the improvement and enlargement of the Harbour of Montreal,” into effect. Further provisions towards improving the Harbour at Montreal are outlined. The Act also lists the rates of wharfage to be collected. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act to appropriate certain sums of money for establishing a Depot of Provisions near Cape Chat for the relief of shipwrecked persons and for other purposes. (25th February, 1832.) | 2 William IV Chapter 28 | 1832 | This Act authorises the Governor, Lieutenant Governor, or person administering the government to advance, from time to time, a sum not exceeding two hundred pounds for the purpose of purchasing provisions to be deposited in a Depot to be established at the settlement at River Sainte Anne below Cap-Chat and in a like Depot to be established at the Light House on Pointe des Monts. The Act also provides sums to defray the salaries of the Keepers of the Depot at the River Saint-Anne and for several years and to reimburse certain sums expended, as listed. Further duties for the Keeper are described. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act granting to His Majesty a Sum of Money to be expended in the Completion of the Burlington Bay Canal, and to defray the expenses thereof. Passed 28th January, 1832. | 2 William IV – Chapter 26 | 1832 | This Act authorizes the Receiver General to grant to the Crown 2,478 pounds and four shillings to be put toward the completion of the Burlington Bay Canal. The Act also names the Commissioners to oversee the completion of the project. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act to establish and regulate a Ferry and public Landing at Indian Town in the County of Saint John. Passed 9th March 1832. | 2 William IV Chapter 25 Session 1 | 1832 | This act establishes and regulates a ferry at Indian Town, Saint John County. | Acts of the General Assembly of His Majesty's Province of New Brunswick passed in the year 1832. Fredericton: John Simpson, 1832. |