| An Act to continue and amend an Act more effectually to provide for the support of a Nightly Watch and Day Police in that part of the City of Saint John lying on the eastern side of the Harbour of Saint John, and for lighting the same, as also for other purposes. Passed 14th April 1853. |
16 Victoria – Chapter 7 |
1853 |
This Act establishes a night and day watch, the funds necessary, and the management of said watch. |
Acts of the General Assembly of Her Majesty's Province of New-Brunswick passed in the year 1853. Fredericton, NB: John Simpson, Printer to the Queen’s Most Excellent Majesty, 1853. |
| An Act to authorise the Roman Catholic Episcopal Corporation for the Diocese of New Brunswick to sell, dispose of, and mortgage Lands in the City and County of Saint John, and to reinvest the proceeds thereof. Passed 14th April 1853. |
16 Victoria – Chapter 6 |
1853 |
This Act authorizes the Roman Catholic Episcopal Corporation to manage their lands and any resulting profits. |
Acts of the General Assembly of Her Majesty's Province of New-Brunswick passed in the year 1853. Fredericton, NB: John Simpson, Printer to the Queen’s Most Excellent Majesty, 1853. |
| An Act to amend an Act for Consolidating and Amending the Saint John's Rebuilding Acts. (Passed 15th June, 1853.) |
16 Victoria Chapter 6 |
1853 |
This act consolidates all past acts regarding the rebuilding of St John's after the fire of 1847, which destroyed a large portion of the town. Safety regulations, particularly regarding fire breaks, are clearly defined, as well as city regulations regarding sewage and street construction. |
Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act to amend the Act to facilitate the construction of a Railway from Saint Andrews. Passed 14th April 1853. |
16 Victoria – Chapter 3 |
1853 |
This Act provides for the construction and maintenance of railway lines. |
Acts of the General Assembly of Her Majesty's Province of New-Brunswick passed in the year 1853. Fredericton, NB: John Simpson, Printer to the Queen’s Most Excellent Majesty, 1853. |
| An Act to alter and amend the Act to consolidate and amend the Laws relating to sick and disabled Seamen belonging to this Province, not being Paupers, so far as relates to the County of Gloucester. Passed 14th April 1853. |
16 Victoria – Chapter 2 |
1853 |
This Act provides support for disabled seamen and the rate which vessels shall be taxed. |
Acts of the General Assembly of Her Majesty's Province of New-Brunswick passed in the year 1853. Fredericton, NB: John Simpson, Printer to the Queen’s Most Excellent Majesty, 1853. |
| An Act to divide the Common of Maskinongé among the co-proprietors thereof. Assented to 14th June, 1853. |
16 Victoria – Chapter 237 |
1852 |
This act makes provisions for the disposal of a piece of land owned commonly between various residents of Maskinongé. |
Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act to transfer the possession and control of the Cul-de-Sac Harbour from the Trinity House of Quebec, to the Mayor and Councillors of the City of Quebec. Assented to 14th June, 1853. |
16 Victoria – Chapter 234 |
1852 |
This act transfers management and ownership of Cul-de-Sac Harbour from Trinity House Quebec to the City of Quebec. |
Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act to provide a remedy against the Corporation of the City of Quebec in case of injury to property by any mob or during riots in the said City. Assented to 14th June, 1853. |
16 Victoria – Chapter 233 |
1852 |
This act makes provisions to indemnify and protect property owners who may have their property destroyed or damaged in public riots or mob violence in the city of Quebec. |
Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act to authorize the City of Quebec to raise a Loan to consolidate their debt. Assented to 14th June. 1853. |
16 Victoria – Chapter 232 |
1852 |
This act authorizes the city of Quebec to take measures which will help consolidate the city's debt, under the terms and conditions specified by the act. |
Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act to repeal an Ordinance therein mentioned, intituled, An Ordinance for regulating the Markets of the Towns of Quebec and Montreal, so far as respects the City of Quebec. Assented, to 14th June, 1853. |
16 Victoria – Chapter 231 |
1852 |
This act repeals the part of a past act regulating the markets of Quebec and Montreal that has to do with Quebec. |
Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act to establish the Boundary of Lots in the West Gore in the Township of Beverly. Assented to 14th June, 1853. |
16 Victoria – Chapter 230 |
1852 |
This act clarifies the town lot divisions in West Gore, based on a survey done in 1797, and nullifying a more recent survey done in 1836. |
Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act to invest certain portions of East York street, East Bathurst street, and Wellington street in the Town of London in the Great Western Railway Company. Assented to 14th June, 1853. |
16 Victoria – Chapter 229 |
1852 |
This act transfers the specified lots to the Grand Western Railway Company. |
Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act to vest in the Board of Works, a certain portion of Church Street in the Town of London. Assented to 14th June, 1853. |
16 Victoria – Chapter 227 |
1852 |
This act permits the transfer of the specified lot of land for a fair and reasonable sum, to be paid by the Board of Works. |
Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act to divide the Townships of Yonge and Escott in the United Counties of Leeds and Grenville. Assented to 14th June, 1853. |
16 Victoria – Chapter 226 |
1852 |
This act divides the towns of Yonge and Escott along geographic lines in response to the petitions of its residents, creating two new towns. |
Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act to confirm certain titles in the Township of Aldborough, and rectify difficulties which have arisen from an erroneous Survey. Assented to 14th June, 1853. |
16 Victoria – Chapter 225 |
1852 |
This act is meant to clarify errors made in a past survey, which affect property ownership titles in the town of Aldborough. |
Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act to establish the Boundary Lines of Lots in certain Ranges in the Township of Grenville. Assented to 14th June, 1853. |
16 Victoria – Chapter 224 |
1852 |
This act confirms the boundaries of certain lots in Grenville based on past surveys. |
Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act to specify the time when an Act of the present Session, relating to the Townships of Kingston and Pittsburgh, shall come in force. Assented to 14th June, 1853. |
16 Victoria – Chapter 223 |
1852 |
This act clarifies a past act, which does not specify a date for its enactment, by effectively amending the past act to include a date by which the act will be enforced. |
Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act to continue and extend the Act to enable the County of Welland Municipal Council to purchase the Great Cranberry Marsh, and for other purposes. Assented to 14th June, 1853. |
16 Victoria – Chapter 221 |
1852 |
This is an extension of an 1851 act, which allows the municipal council for the county of Welland to purchase a plot of land known as the Great Cranberry Marsh. |
Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act to amend, and consolidate as amended, the Laws relative to the Toronto General Hospital. Assented to 14th June, 1853. |
16 Victoria – Chapter 220 |
1852 |
This act amends the legislation surrounding how the Toronto General Hospital is managed by its Trustees. |
Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act conveying to the City of Toronto certain Water Lots, with power to the said City for the construction of an Esplanade. Assented to 14th June, 1853. |
16 Victoria – Chapter 219 |
1852 |
This act grants water lots to the city of Toronto, further to grants made previously to the city, and approves a proposal made by the city council to build an esplanade along these lots. The act also permits rates and tolls to be charged for use of the esplanade once it is built, but specifies that nothing in the act can impede the rights already given to railroad companies or to the parliament buildings established in Toronto. |
Early Canadiana Online |