Legislation by Concept: Infrastructure, Waterways
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| Title | Chapter | Date Passed | Legislative Summary | Source Document |
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| An Act for granting to His Majesty a sum of Money to defray the expense of erecting a Light-House between Nicholson’s Island and the Ducks, and for appointing Commissioners to superintend the erection thereof. Passed 28th January, 1832. | 2 William IV – Chapter 25 | 1832 | This Act authorizes the construction of a lighthouse in Lake Ontario in Prince Edward County, "between Nicholson's Island and the Ducks"; names the Commissioners who will oversee the lighthouse's construction; and describes financing details for the said construction. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act to repeal in part certain Acts therein mentioned and to establish and incorporate a Trinity House in the City of Montreal. (25th February, 1832.) | 2 William IV Chapter 24 | 1832 | This Act establishes a Trinity House in the City of Montreal, and defines its relationship to the Trinity House at Québec, including the extent of each Trinity House's authority. This Act also outlines how the Master, Deputy Master, and Wardens are to be appointed and declared “the Master, Deputy Master and Wardens of the Trinity House of Montreal,” and their duties, as well as those of the Harbour Master of Montreal. This Act is to remain in force until 1837. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act authorising a loan to the President and Directors of the Desjardin’s Canal Company. Passed 28th January, 1832. | 2 William IV – Chapter 24 | 1832 | This Act authorizes a government loan of 5,000 pounds to the Desjardin's Canal Company, for the completion of the Desjardins Canal. The Act also outlines the terms for the repayment of the loan. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act to authorise a Loan to the President Directors and Company of the Port Hope Harbour and Wharf Company. Passed 28th January, 1832. | 2 William IV – Chapter 23 | 1832 | This Act authorizes the Upper Canadian government to borrow up to 2,000 pounds that it will provide as a loan in turn toward completing the wharf and harbour in Port Hope. The Act also outlines the terms of the government's loan and its repayment. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act to revive and amend and to continue for a limited time two certain Acts therein mentioned relating to the Lachine Canal. (25th February, 1832.) | 2 William IV Chapter 23 | 1832 | This Act revives, amends, and continues two Acts relating to the Lachine Canal, including the 1829 Act, “An Act to establish certain rates, tolls and duties on the Lachine Canal and to provide for the care and management of the said Canal,” and the 1830 Act, “An Act to authorize the expenditure of a certain sum of money and to grant certain powers to the Commissioners of the Lachine Canal,” for the purpose of providing for the maintenance of the Canal and to establish rates of tolls and duties . These Acts are to remain in force until 1835. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act to authorise a Loan to the President, Directors and Company, of the Cobourg Harbour. Passed 28th January, 1832. | 2 William IV – Chapter 22 | 1832 | This Act authorizes the government to borrow up to 3,000 pounds to loan in turn to the company building the Cobourg Harbour. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act to Incorporate a Joint Stock Company, under the style and title of the President, Directors, and Company, of the Port Burwell Harbour. Passed 28th January, 1832. | 2 William IV – Chapter 15 | 1832 | This Act incorporates the " 'President, Directors and Company of the Port Burwell Harbour,' " and delineates the responsibilities and intended functioning of the said Company. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act to empower the Deputy Treasurer at Miramichi to recover from the Commissioners of Buoys and Beacons for the County of Northumberland the Balance of Monies now remaining in their Hands. Passed 9th March 1832. | 2 William IV Chapter 14 Session 1 | 1832 | This act allows the deputy treasurer at Miramichi to recover money form buoy commissioners. | Acts of the General Assembly of His Majesty's Province of New Brunswick passed in the year 1832. Fredericton: John Simpson, 1832. |
| An Act for Incorporating a Joint Stock Company, under the style and title of the President, Directors and Company, of the Port Dover Harbour. Passed 28th January, 1832. | 2 William IV – Chapter 14 | 1832 | This Act incorporates the " 'President, Directors and Company of the Port Dover Harbour,' " and delineates the responsibilities and intended functioning of said Company. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act to appropriate a certain sum of money to defray the expense of the Surveyor’s Estimates and Plans of a Canal from Missiskoui Bay to South River. (25th February, 1832.) | 2 William IV Chapter 14 | 1832 | This Act authorises a sum not exceeding one hundred pounds to be paid out to David Thatcher Rhodes Nye and Anthony Rhodes to defray the costs of making surveys, estimates and plans for the construction of a canal from Saint-Armand to South River. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act to Incorporate a Joint Stock Company, to Improve the Navigation of the Grand River. Passed 28th January, 1832. | 2 William IV – Chapter 13 | 1832 | This Act incorporates the Grand River Navigation Company and delineates the privileges and responsibilities thereof. The Act also addresses other considerations relative to the Company. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act to repeal part of and amend the Charter of the Niagara Canal Company. Passed 28th January, 1832. | 2 William IV – Chapter 12 | 1832 | This Act contains a number of clauses relating to the operation and administration of the Niagara Branch Canal. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act to provide for maintaining Light Houses within the Bay of Fundy. Passed 9th March 1832. | 2 William IV Chapter 9 Session 1 | 1832 | This act establishes duties on ships entering Bay of Fundy ports to pay for the maintainence of lighthouses on the bay. | Acts of the General Assembly of His Majesty's Province of New Brunswick passed in the year 1832. Fredericton: John Simpson, 1832. |
| An Act to empower the Owners or the Saw Mill at 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 27th February 1832. | 2 William 4 Chapter 5 Session 1 | 1832 | This act allows the owners of a Charlotte County saw mill to erect structures on the Digdeguash River to direct the flow of logs to their mill. | Acts of the General Assembly of His Majesty's Province of New Brunswick passed in the year 1832. Fredericton: John Simpson, 1832. |
| An Act to remove doubts respecting the Jurisdiction over Offences committed upon the Lakes and Rivers in this Province. Passed 23rd December, 1831. | 2 William IV – Chapter 2 | 1832 | This Act defines in which district water bodies not fully enclosed within the borders of a particular township should be considered to be. The Act also makes provision for the trying of crimes committed on such water bodies. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act to appropriate a further sum of money for the purchase of a Steam Dredging Vessel. (31st March, 1831.) | 1 William IV Chapter 41 | 1831 | This act applies a further sum not exceeding one thousand five hundred pounds towards purchasing a Steam Dredging Vessel in addition to the sums provided under the 1830 Act, “An Act to appropriate a certain sum of money for the purchase of a Steam Dredging Vessel.” | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act to appropriate a further sum of money for the improvement of the Navigation of the River Richelieu. (31st March, 1831.) | 1 William IV Chapter 40 | 1831 | This Act provides a sum not exceeding four thousand pounds to improve navigation of the River Richilieu in accordance with the 1817 Act, “An Act to make more effectual provision for the improvement of the Internal Communications of this Province,” and the 1826 Act, An Act to facilitate the execution of the Act of the fifty-seventh George Third, chapter thirteen, inasmuch as it relates to the appointment of Commissioners for the improvement of the Navigation of the River Richelieu, and to appropriate a sum of money therein mentioned for that purpose.” | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act to alter and amend an Act, intituled An Act for preserving the Bank of the River Saint John in Front of the Parishes of Magerville [Maugerville], Sheffield and Waterborough. Passed 31st March 1831. | 1 William IV Chapter 29 | 1831 | This act expands the jurisdiction of an act to preserve the banks of the Saint John River in certain parishes to accommodate an alteration of a highway route along it. | Acts of the General Assembly of His Majesty's Province of New Brunswick passed in the year 1831. Fredericton: John Simpson, 1831. |
| An Act to make further Provision for completing the Kettle Creek Harbour in the District of London. Passed 16th March, 1831. | 1 William IV – Chapter 26 | 1831 | This Act grants permission for the Receiver General to borrow, from any creditor, up to 3,500 pounds to aid in constructing the harbour at Kettle Creek. The Act also specifies the terms of interest and repayment agreeable to the government. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act for affording aid to William Chisholm Esquire, towards the completion of the Harbour at Oakville, in the Township of Trafalgar. Passed 16th March, 1831. | 1 William IV – Chapter 25 | 1831 | This Act allows for a government loan of 2,500 pounds to William Chisholm, Esquire, to assist in completing the harbour at Sixteen Mile Creek. It also specifies the terms for repayment of the loan. | Early Canadiana Online |