Legislation by Jurisdictional Relevance: Private
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| Title | Chapter | Date Passed | Legislative Summary | Source Document |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| An Act to amend the Act relating to Mutual Insurance Companies in Upper Canada. 30th May, 1849. | 12 Victoria – Chapter 86 | 1849 | This is an amendment to the original act allowing mutual insurance companies, repealing the first clause which prevented said companies from insuring anyone outside their own districts. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act to amend the Charter of the University established at Toronto by His late Majesty King George the Fourth, to provide for the more satisfactory government of the said University, and for other purposes connected with the same, and with the College and Royal Grammar School forming an appendage thereof. 30th May, 1849. | 12 Victoria – Chapter 82 | 1849 | This is an amendment to the original charter act of the University of Toronto. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act to authorize the formation of Joint Stock Companies in Lower-Canada for the construction of Macadamized Roads, and of Bridges and other works of like nature. 30th May, 1849. | 12 Victoria – Chapter 56 | 1849 | This act facilitates the formation of a private company which can take over the building of infrastructure projects such as roads and bridges. The act sets out various regulations this company will have to adhere to, including rules surrounding financing. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act to incorporate The Bar of Lower-Canada. 30th May, 1849. | 12 Victoria – Chapter 46 | 1849 | This act incorporates the bar of Lower-Canada, giving it the power to regulate the legal profession in that part of the province. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act to facilitate Actions against Persons Associated for Commercial Purposes, and against Unincorporated Companies. 30th May, 1849. | 12 Victoria – Chapter 45 | 1849 | This act facilitates suing individuals who are partners in a company or firm, or companies that are not yet incorporated. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act to provide for affording the Guarantee of the Province to the Bonds of Rail-way Companies on certain conditions, and for rendering assistance in the construction in the Halifax and Quebec Rail-way. 30th May, 1849. | 12 Victoria – Chapter 29 | 1849 | This act facilitates the granting of government assistance to railway companies in the province in order to assist them in the completion of railways and make transportation easier, so long as a number of specified conditions are met. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act to provide for the Seizure and Sale of Shares in the Capital Stock of Incorporated Companies. 30th May, 1849. | 12 Victoria – Chapter 23 | 1849 | This act allows for all the shares and stocks to be considered and liable as personal property in cases of company assets being seized to reimbursed creditors. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act to enable the Members of the Independent or Congregational Church to Recite certain Trusts, and for other purposes. (Passed 23d April, 1849.) | 12 Victoria Chapter 14 | 1849 | This act transfers management of church lands to new church trustees due to the death of several trustees, confirming that the lands in question can be used for the benefit of the church. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act to incorporate the Woodstock Mechanics’ Institute. Passed 30th March 1848. | 11 Victoria Chapter 60 | 1848 | This act allows for the incorporation of the Woodstock Mechanics’ Institute and stipulates how it will be administered and financed. | Acts of the General Assembly of Her Majesty's Province of New Brunswick passed in the year 1848. Fredericton: John Simpson, 1848. |
| An Act to incorporate the Dorchester Temperance Hall and Mechanics’ Institute. Passed 30th March 1848. | 11 Victoria Chapter 59 | 1848 | This act allows for the incorporation of the Dorchester Temperance Hall and Mechanics’ Institute and stipulates how it will be administered and financed. | Acts of the General Assembly of Her Majesty's Province of New Brunswick passed in the year 1848. Fredericton: John Simpson, 1848. |
| An Act to authorize the Rector and Church Wardens of St. Paul’s Church, London, to sell a part of the Glebe, on certain conditions. 23d March, 1848. | 11 Victoria – Chapter 18 | 1848 | An act authorizing the Rector and Church Wardens of St. Paul's Church, London, to sell a part of the Glebe, or Church property. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act to incorporate the Institut Canadien de Québec. 23d March, 1848. | 11 Victoria – Chapter 17 | 1848 | An act to incorporate the Institut Canadien de Québec, for the formation of a public library and museum for purposes of public education. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act to incorporate “The Toronto Athenæum.” 23d March, 1848. | 11 Victoria – Chapter 16 | 1848 | An act to incorporate "The Toronto Athenæum," an organization to run and operate their own public library and museum, where they can educate the public and offer courses on various subjects. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act to incorporate “The Western Telegraph Company.” 23d March, 1848. | 11 Victoria – Chapter 15 | 1848 | An act to incorporate The Western Telegraph Company, with the purpose of extending a telegraph line to the western part of the Province of Upper Canada. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act to incorporate The Consumers’ Gas Company of Toronto. 23d March, 1848. | 11 Victoria – Chapter 14 | 1848 | An act to incorporate The Consumer's Gas Company of Toronto, with the express purpose of installing gas lighting throughout the city of Toronto. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act to incorporate the Miramichi Mechanics’ Institute. Passed 12th March 1847. | 10 Victoria – Chapter 22 | 1847 | This Act incorporates the Miramichi Mechanics' Institute, detailing their rights and responsibilities regarding education. | 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 incorporating The Toronto and Goderich Rail-way Company. | 10 & 11 Victoria – Chapter 123 | 1847 | An act to incorporate the joint stock company called The Toronto and Goderich Rail-way Company to build a railway through Guelph to Toronto. It includes the plan for construction and the structure of the company. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act to incorporate The Canada, New Brunswick and Nova Scotia Rail-way Company. | 10 & 11 Victoria – Chapter 122 | 1847 | An act to incorporate The Canada, New Brunswick, and Nova Scotia Rail-way Company to build a railway connecting Montreal to Halifax. It outlines the construction of the railway and the business structure of the company. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act to incorporate The Montreal and Province Line Junction Railway Company. | 10 & 11 Victoria – Chapter 121 | 1847 | An act to incorporate The Montreal and Province Line Junction Railway Company to build a railway connecting Boston, New York, and Montreal. Several prominent men in the United States requested this for trade purposes. The act outlines the construction of the railway and the business structure of the company. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act to incorporate The Lake St. Louis and Province Line Rail-way Company. | 10 & 11 Victoria – Chapter 120 | 1847 | An act to incorporate The Lake St. Louis and Province Line Rail-way Company who will build a railway between Lake St. Louis and the province boarder to connect the United Canadas to North West New York State. It outlines how it will be constructed and the business structure. | Early Canadiana Online |