Legislation by Concept: Waterways
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| Title | Chapter | Date Passed | Legislative Summary | Source Document |
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| An Act to appropriate a certain sum of money therein-mentioned to the Improvement of the Navigation from the Cascades to Lake Saint Francis. (31st March, 1831.) | 1 William IV Chapter 21 | 1831 | Under this Act, three Commissioners are to be appointed to oversee improvements to the portion of the Saint Lawrence River extending from the Cascades to Lac Saint-François. A sum not exceeding ten thousand two hundred and one pounds eight shillings and seven pence is to be applied for this purpose. Directions for how these improvements should be undertaken are outlined. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act to repeal an Act passed in the forty-eighth year of the Reign of His Majesty King George the Third, chapter nineteen, respecting the Inland Navigation of the River Saint Lawrence, and to make other provisions concerning the said navigation. (31st March, 1831.) | 1 William IV Chapter 20 | 1831 | This Act repeals the 1808 Act, “An Act to provide a permanent Fund for the improvement of the inland navigation of the River Saint Lawrence.” Any funds remaining unexpended that were collected by virtue of this Act are to be used to make the Sainte Anne Rapids navigable by Steam Boats. The processes by which this is to be done are outlined. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act to grant a Sum of Money, and to provide for the Improvement of the Navigation of the River aux Raisin, in the County of Glengarry. Passed 16th March, 1831. | 1 William IV – Chapter 19 | 1831 | This Act provides government funds to make the River aux Raisin more easily and safely navigable, and appoints Commissioners to determine the details of how the allotted funds will be spent. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act to afford further aid to the Welland Canal Company, and to repeal part of and amend the Laws now in force relating to the said Company. Passed 16th March, 1831. | 1 William IV – Chapter 18 | 1831 | This Act allows for a government loan of up to 50,000 pounds to the Welland Canal Company, to be put toward the Welland Canal's completion. The Act also describes some of the particulars of the loan, repeals certain previous legislation concerning such a loan, and outlines some of the details relating to the continued construction of the Canal. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act to Incorporate the Niagara Harbour and Dock Company. Passed 16th March, 1831. | 1 William IV – Chapter 13 | 1831 | This Act allows for the establishment of the Niagara Harbour and Dock Company, and specifies the details for the operation and management of the same. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act to make further provision for establishing Light Houses on the Island of Anticosti. (31st March, 1831.) | 1 William IV Chapter 12 | 1831 | This Act advances a sum not exceeding four thousand eight hundred pounds for the purpose of completing a Lighthouse on the Island of Anticosti, in accordance with the 1829 Act, “An Act to appropriate a certain sum of money towards erecting Light Houses on the shores of the River Saint Lawrence, and for other purposes therein mentioned,” as amended by another Act. A further a sum not exceeding six thousand four hundred and twelve pounds ten shillings is to be applied towards building a second lighthouse on the island. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act to Incorporate certain persons therein mentioned under the style and title of the Tay Navigation Company. Passed 16th March, 1831. | 1 William IV – Chapter 11 | 1831 | This Act lays out the many rules and regulations pertaining to the use and management of the Tay River in the eastern part of the province. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act to authorize the expenditure of certain sums of Money therein mentioned, for deepening the Little River Saint Pierre, at Montreal, and for making a Basin near the Lachine Canal. (31st March, 1831.) | 1 William IV Chapter 5 | 1831 | This Act provides further sums towards improving the Saint Pierre River in Montreal, as described, and prohibits rafts of fire wood from coming into the Lachine Canal in order to reduce obstructions in the canal. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act to regulate the cutting of Saw Logs on the River Magaguadavic and its Branches. Passed 25th March 1831. | 1 William IV Chapter 2 | 1831 | This act creates new restrictions on logs that can be hauled in the River Magaguadavic and penalties for their violation. | 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 Provide for the Erection of a House for the Light Keeper, and for keeping and maintaining the Light House on Long Point, in Lake Erie, for the present year. Passed 6th March, 1830. | 11 George IV – Chapter 28 | 1830 | This Act provides for 400 pounds to be used to build a home for the lighthouse keeper at Long Point, as well as to construct a boat and purchase oil for said boat for the approaching summer. The Act also outlines certain responsibilities of the Commissioners overseeing the Long Point lighthouse's construction. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act to afford further aid to complete the Burlington Bay Canal, and for other purposes relative to the said Canal. Passed 6th March, 1830. | 11 George IV – Chapter 12 | 1830 | This Act specifies the terms of financing the completion of the Burlington Bay Canal, and also contains details about the administration of the completion process. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act to Grant a further Loan to the Welland Canal Company, and to Regulate their further operations. Passed 6th March, 1830. | 11 George IV – Chapter 11 | 1830 | This Act authorizes the government to raise a loan of 25,000 pounds, to be loaned in turn to the Welland Canal Company in support of the continued construction of the Welland Canal. Further, the Act furnishes detail regarding the terms of such loans and their repayment. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act to appropriate a certain sum of money towards the erection of a Light-House on the Island of Saint Paul, and to provide for the maintenance thereof. (26th March, 1830.) | 10 & 11 George IV Chapter 34 | 1830 | Under this Act, a lighthouse is to be built and maintained on the Island of Saint Paul. The expense of this project is to be shared between the provinces of Nova Scotia, New Brunswick, Prince Edward’s Island, and the Trinity House of Quebec. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act to repeal certain Acts relating to Commissioners of Sewers; and to make more effectual provisions in lieu thereof. Passed 8th March, 1830. | 10 & 11 George IV Chapter 29 (Session 1) | 1830 | This act repeals a 1786 act governing land drainage and creates a new system to oversee the draining of land and the construction and maintainence of ditches and dikes. | Acts of the General Assembly of His Majesty's Province of New Brunswick passed in the year 1830. Fredericton: John Simpson, 1830. |
| An Act to provide for the improvement and enlargement of the Harbour of Montreal. (26th March, 1830.) | 10 & 11 George IV Chapter 28 | 1830 | Under this Act, three Commissioners are to be appointed to oversee an enlargement of the Harbour of Montreal, as directed. The Commissioners are authorised to borrow a total sum not exceeding ten thousand pounds for that purpose. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act to appropriate a certain sum of money, for ascertaining the best mode of improving the Navigation of certain parts of the river Saint Lawrence. (26th March, 1830.) | 10 & 11 George IV Chapter 27 | 1830 | Under this Act, Commissioners are to be appointed to survey the Saint Lawrence River from the Cascades to Prescott in Upper-Canada, and along the banks for a place to make a Tow Path. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act to provide for the maintenance of the Light House established upon the Island of Campo Bello [Campobello], near Head Harbour, in the County of Charlotte. Passed 8th March, 1830. | 10 & 11 George IV Chapter 23 (Session 1) | 1830 | This act allows for duties to be levied to fund the maintainence and upkeep of a lighthouse on Campobello Island. | Acts of the General Assembly of His Majesty's Province of New Brunswick passed in the year 1830. Fredericton: John Simpson, 1830. |
| An Act to appropriate a certain sum of Money for the purchase of a Steam Dredging Vessel. (26th March, 1830.) | 10 & 11 George IV Chapter 19 | 1830 | This Act authorises the purchase of a Steam Dredging Vessel to be used for deepening and clearing out ports and rivers in the Province. | Early Canadiana Online |
| 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 8th March, 1830. | 10 & 11 George IV Chapter 16 (Session 1) | 1830 | This act repeals various acts governing the harbours of Northumberland County and creates new regulations for their funding and upkeep. | Acts of the General Assembly of His Majesty's Province of New Brunswick passed in the year 1830. Fredericton: John Simpson, 1830. |
| An Act to repeal all the Acts now in force, relaxing to the Light House upon Partridge Island, and to make provision for the future support thereof, and of other Light-Houses, at the entrance of the Harbour of Saint John. Passed 8th March, 1830. | 10 & 11 George IV Chapter 14 (Session 1) | 1830 | This act repeals legislation on the Partridge Island Lighthouse and creates new duties to pay for the upkeep of such structures and for their upkeep. | Acts of the General Assembly of His Majesty's Province of New Brunswick passed in the year 1830. Fredericton: John Simpson, 1830. |