A continuation and amendment of an act first passed in 1812 which imposes a duty on ships entering Liverpool Harbour in order to support a lighthouse on Coffin's Island.
This act regulates the rates charged by pilots in Pictou Harbour, as well as the discharge of ballast, the building of wharves, and an appeals process by which those who disagree with decisions made by the Harbour Master can avail themselves.
Because the steamship line between Fredericton and Saint John allowed by previous legisiation has proved profitable, this act extends the term of its lease.
This act makes provisions for the construction of a lighthouse at point in the entrance of Miramichi Bay, and creates a system of duties to support it.
An Act to allow for the construction and to outline the maintenance of a Canal from Lachine to Montreal. The processes by which the land is to be acquired, the canal is to be constructed, and persons can acquire shares to become Proprietors of the company responsible for the project are outlined. The systems by which this Company of Proprietors will function are detailed.
This Act makes it lawful for people involved in the timber trade to remove obstructions from rivers to allow them to move timber to market. This Act is to remain in force for one year.
An Act to build a canal along the Richelieu River, near Saint-Jean, to the Basin at Chambly to create a more advantageous conveyance of goods, wares, and commodities to encourage trade through that region. The means by which this canal will be funded, built, and maintained, and how the land required for the project will be obtained, are described, including how the The Company of Proprietors of the Chambly Canal will be formed and its obligations.
This act amends the fees paid by vessels entering ports in the province for the maintenance of lighthouses. In cases where a vessel enters a port where no lighthouse is present, the fees are amended so that they are no longer charged lighthouse fees.
An Act to appoint three commissioners to meet with commissioners from Upper Canada to determine what measures may be necessary for the improvement of the Saint Lawrence and Ottawa Rivers between the provinces. A sum of five hundred pounds is to be applied to this purpose.
An Act to apply a sum of fifty-five thousand pounds towards improving communications within the province, specifically, to open new roads and bridges or complete unfinished roads and bridges between districts, and to build new Post roads, improve highways, improve the navigation of rivers, and construct dams or canals. Specific allowances for the districts of Quebec, Montrèal, Trois-Rivières, and the inferior District of Gaspé are outlined, as well as for several counties within the province. The processes by which Commissioners of the Internal Communications are to be appointed and their duties are described. Works remaining to be done under the 1815 Act, “An Act to improve the Internal Communications of this Province” are to be included under this Act.
This Act amends an earlier act in order to allow the Yarmouth Lock and Canal’s proprietors to meet and vote without the two-thirds attendance in person or by proxy required by the former act.
This Act makes provision for three commissioners to be appointed and charged with keeping the lighthouses on the province’s coasts staffed, in good repair, and sufficiently supplied. Associated costs are to be covered by light duties.