Legislation by Jurisdictional Relevance: Local

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Title Chapter Date Passed Legislative Summary Source Document
An Act to provide for the removal of the Registry Office in the County of Yamaska, from Labaie to St. François du Lac. 9th July, 1847. 10 & 11 Victoria – Chapter 50 1847 An act to move the registry office in Yamaska County from Labraie to the center of the county at St. Ffrancois du Lac. Early Canadiana Online
An Act to incorporate the Town of Brantford. 28th July, 1847. 10 & 11 Victoria – Chapter 49 1847 An act to incorporate the town of Brantford including the establishment of a town council, the boundaries of the town, and the municipal taxes. Early Canadiana Online
An Act to repeal the Act of Incorporation of the Town of London, and to establish a Town Council therein, in lien of a Board of Police, and for other purposes therein mentioned. 28th July, 1847. 10 & 11 Victoria – Chapter 48 1847 An act to incorporate the Town of London including the establishment of a town council, sets the boundaries of the town, and the municipal taxes. Early Canadiana Online
An Act to provide for an Assessment of Real and Personal Property in the Town of Prescott according to the annual value or rental thereof, and for other purposes. 28th July, 1847. 10 & 11 Victoria – Chapter 47 1847 An act to repeal the laws related to taxation assessments of Upper Canada and replacing it with a municipal taxation assessments for the Town of Prescott. Early Canadiana Online
An Act to amend the tenth section of the Act to incorporate the Town of Kingston as a City. 28th July, 1847. 10 & 11 Victoria – Chapter 46 1847 An act to clarify what the "main shore of Wolfe Island" means in the act of incorporation of the City of Kingston. This now means all shore in the Township of Wolfe Island as well as any islands in the townships as well as Garden Island. Early Canadiana Online
An Act to incorporate the Town of Dundas. 28th July, 1847. 10 & 11 Victoria – Chapter 45 1847 An act to incorporate, establish a town council, set the borders, create a taxation system for the Town of Dundas. Early Canadiana Online
An Act to provide for an Assessment of Real and Personal Property in the Town of Brockville, according to the annual value or rental thereof, and for other purposes. 28th July, 1847. 10 & 11 Victoria – Chapter 44 1847 An ac which repeals the Upper Canada taxation assessment laws in Brockville and instead creates a municipal assessment and taxation system. Early Canadiana Online
An Act to define the limits of the Town of Bytown, to establish a Town Council therein, and for other purposes. 28th July, 1847. 10 & 11 Victoria – Chapter 43 1847 An act which incorporates, defines the boundaries, creates municipal taxes, and establishes a town council for Bytown (now known as Ottawa) in the District of Dalhousie. Early Canadiana Online
An Act to suspend for a time two certain Ordinances therein mentioned, relating to Winter Roads in that part of the Province of Canada heretofore Lower Canada, in so far as regards the District of Quebec, the District of Gaspe, and that part of the District of Three-Rivers which extends from the District of Quebec on the south of the River St. Lawrence, to the Parish of Nicolet, and on the north of the said River to the Town of Three-Rivers, exclusively. 28th July, 1847. 10 & 11 Victoria – Chapter 40 1847 An act which ends stipulations on the type of carriage or sleigh used on roads in the District of Quebec, the District of Gaspe, and that part of the District of Three-Rivers which extends from the District of Quebec on the south of the River St. Lawrence, to the Parish of Nicolet, and on the north of the said River to the Town of Trois-Rivières. Early Canadiana Online
An Act to divide the Western District of the Province of Canada, and for other purposes therein mentioned. 9th July, 1847. 10 & 11 Victoria – Chapter 39 1847 An act to divide the Western District into separate counties of Essex and Kent. The town of Chatham, once they build a gaol and court, will become Kent County and the town of West Tilbury will be Essex County. The act outlines how the new Kent County will operate. Early Canadiana Online
An Act to alter and amend an Act, intituled, An Act to remedy certain defects in the Registration of Titles in the County of Hastings, in Upper Canada. 9th July, 1847. 10 & 11 Victoria – Chapter 38 1847 An act to extend "An Act to remedy certain defects in the Registration of Titles in the County of Hastings, in Upper Canada" till January 1st. All individuals who have documents signed by Robert Charles Archibald McLean must bring them into the Registrar's Office. Early Canadiana Online
An Act to amend an Act for granting relief to the sufferers by the Fires at Quebec. 28th July, 1847. 10 & 11 Victoria – Chapter 35 1847 An act to change the interest on debentures given for relief to those who suffered in the Quebec fires to six percent per annum. Early Canadiana Online
An Act for the relief of certain Landholders in the District of Gaspé. 28th July, 1847. 10 & 11 Victoria – Chapter 30 1847 An act which grants the crown waste lands occupied and improved in the Gaspe District prior to 1828 honoring an agreement made by Sir James Kempt, the administrator of the Government of Lower Canada in the period. Early Canadiana Online
An Act relating to Justices of the Peace in the Magdalen Islands in the Gulf of Saint Lawrence, and to dispense, as respects them, with the Property Qualification by law required of Justices of the Peace in other parts of the Province. 9th July, 1847. 10 & 11 Victoria – Chapter 3 1847 An Act that end to property qualification requirements for Justices of the Peace on the Magdalen Islands due to local reasons. Early Canadiana Online
An Act relating to an exchange of Lands in Fredericton with the Ordnance Department. Passed 14th April 1846. 10 Victoria – Chapter 73 (1846) 1846 This Act details the public lands to be used by the City and the militia. Acts of the General Assembly of Her Majesty's Province of New-Brunswick passed in the year 1847. Fredericton, NB: John Simpson, Printer to the Queen’s Most Excellent Majesty, 1847.
An Act to increase the Representation of the County of Albert. Passed 7th March 1846. 10 Victoria – Chapter 71 (1846) 1846 This Act authorizes Albert county to hold elections for more representation. Acts of the General Assembly of Her Majesty's Province of New-Brunswick passed in the year 1847. Fredericton, NB: John Simpson, Printer to the Queen’s Most Excellent Majesty, 1847.
An Act for supplying the City of Quebec and parts adjacent thereto with Water. 9 Victoria – Chapter 113 1846 An act authorizing the City of Quebec to build the necessary waterworks to supply the city with fresh water, including giving it the right to build the necessary infrastructure up to 25 miles outside city limits, as well as regulations regarding compensation for private landowners and the rights of private landowners to supply themselves with fresh water. Early Canadiana Online
An Act to divide the Municipalities of Hochelaga and of Three-Rivers, respectively, into distinct Municipalities, and further to provide for the support of Schools and the management of local affairs therein. 9th June, 1846. 9 Victoria – Chapter 78 1846 An act to divide the Municipalities of Hochelaga and of Three-Rivers, respectively, into distinct Municipalities, and to outline the transfer of government documents between these new municipalities and to outline the creation of School Boards and the establishments and running of schools in the new municipalities. Early Canadiana Online
An Act for the better preservation of certain Wild Fowl in the County of L’Islet. 18th May, 1846. 9 Victoria – Chapter 76 1846 An act banning the hunting of Wild Fowl in the County of L'Islet until a public declaration is posted eight days after the migration of the fowl to the area. Early Canadiana Online
An Act to Incorporate the Town of Kingston as a City. 18th May, 1846. 9 Victoria – Chapter 75 1846 An act to incorporate the Town of Kingston as a city. Early Canadiana Online