Legislation by Jurisdictional Relevance: Private
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| Title | Chapter | Date Passed | Legislative Summary | Source Document |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| An Act to Incorporate sundry persons under the style and title of the President, Directors, and Company of the Bank of the Niagara District. | 4 & 5 Victoria – Chapter 96 | 1841 | This act incorporates the Bank of the Niagara District under the named individuals, to be established in St. Catharines. The act specifies rules and regulations concerning the issuing of stocks, the election of directors, and the responsibility of the bank in regards to promissory notes, loans, and property holdings. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act to permit the business of the Bank of Upper Canada to be carried on in Toronto as usual. | 4 & 5 Victoria – Chapter 95 | 1841 | This act allows the bank of Upper Canada to establish itself in Toronto and continue to do business in the newly established province of United Canada. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act to extend the Charter of the Quebec Bank. | 4 & 5 Victoria – Chapter 94 | 1841 | This act extends the charter of the of the Quebec Bank to the end of 1862, with some amendments. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act to Incorporate the Quebec Board of Trade. | 4 & 5 Victoria – Chapter 92 | 1841 | This act incorporates the Quebec Board of Trade under the named individuals. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act to Incorporate the Montreal Board of Trade. | 4 & 5 Victoria – Chapter 90 | 1841 | This act incorporates the Montreal Board of Trade under the named individuals. The act specifies the procedures for the election of new council members, regular members, how meetings are to be called, and the memberships of the inspectors of various goods. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act to empower certain Trustees therein mentioned, to convey a portion of a certain lot of land in the Township of Lochiel, in the Eastern District, to the Reverend John Mclsaac. 18th September, 1841. | 4 & 5 Victoria – Chapter 87 | 1841 | An Act to empower trustees of the Presbyterian congregation in Lochiel Township to give a portion of their land to the Reverend John McIsaac of the same township. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act to secure to, and confer upon Jacques Alexandre Tailhades, an inhabitant of this Province, the civil and political rights of a natural born British Subject. 27th August, 1841. | 4 & 5 Victoria – Chapter 86 | 1841 | An Act to give Jacques Alexandre Tailhades, who lives in Montreal, the rights of a natural born British Subject. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act to naturalize the Reverend William Sharts. 18th September, 1841. | 4 & 5 Victoria – Chapter 85 | 1841 | An Act to confer on the Lutheran pastor of Williamsburg and Osnabruck, Reverend William Sharts the rights of a natural born British Subject. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act to secure to, and confer upon Lewis Lyman, an inhabitant of this Province, the civil and political rights of a natural born British Subject. 18th September, 1841. | 4 & 5 Victoria – Chapter 84 | 1841 | An Act to confer upon Lewis Lyman, of the Seigniory of Beauharnois, the rights of a natural born British Subject. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act for the relief of Philippe Aubert De Gaspé. 18th September, 1841. | 4 & 5 Victoria – Chapter 83 | 1841 | An Act to free Philippe Aubert De Gaspe from Quebec's Common Gaol as he surrendered all his property to the crown and is confined to Quebec. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act to permit Robert John Turner to practise as Solicitor in the Court of Chancery. 17th August, 1841. | 4 & 5 Victoria – Chapter 82 | 1841 | An Act which makes Robert John Turner of Kingston, who has eighteen years experience in the courts, a solicitors in the Court of Chancery. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act to empower George Durand, Esquire, to construct a Canal for Mill purposes in the Township of Sarnia. 18th September, 1841. | 4 & 5 Victoria – Chapter 81 | 1841 | An Act to allow George Durand to cut a canal from the River Aux Perches to River Saint Clair for the purpose of a mill. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act to establish a Company by the name of “The Sydenham Mountain Road Company.” 18th September, 1841. | 4 & 5 Victoria – Chapter 80 | 1841 | An Act to create "The Syndenham Mountain Road Company" to create a road for those in Dundas, East Falmboro, and West Flamboro to travel to Toronto. The Act outline the roles within the company and allows them to collect tolls on the road. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act to incorporate certain persons under the title of the “Caledonia Bridge Company.” 18th September, 1841. | 4 & 5 Victoria – Chapter 79 | 1841 | An Act incorporate the "Caledonia Bridge Company" to build a bridge over the Grande River at the village of Caledonia. The act outlines how the corporation will run and the amount of assets that they can hold. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act to amend the Law regulating the Election of Directors of the Grand River Navigation Company. 18th September, 1841. | 4 & 5 Victoria – Chapter 74 | 1841 | An Act to amend the law incorporating the Grand River Navigation Company so that the Governor of Canada can appoint two directors as long as three quarters of the capital stock is held for the benefit of Six Nation Indians. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act for the Relief of John Stuart. Royal Assent promulgated on the 18th June, 1841. | 4 & 5 Victoria – Chapter 72 | 1841 | This Act annuls the marriage of John Stuart and Elizabeth Van Rensselaer, by reason of her commission of adultery. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act to authorize the payment of a certain sum of money to Christopher Leggo. 18th September, 1841. | 4 & 5 Victoria – Chapter 71 | 1841 | An Act which requires the government to pay out of the Consolidated Revenue Fund a sum of two hundred and sixty-four pounds to Christopher Leggo for unspecified losses. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act to Incorporate the College of L’Assomption, in the County of Leinster. 18th September, 1841. | 4 & 5 Victoria – Chapter 68 | 1841 | An Act to incorporate the "College of L'Assomption" who provide education in Leinster County. The college is run by the Roman Catholic Church and has the Bishop of Montreal at its head. The act outlines how the college will be managed. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act to Incorporate the Montreal Asylum for aged and Infirm Women. 18th September, 1841. | 4 & 5 Victoria – Chapter 67 | 1841 | An Act to incorporate "The Montreal Asylum for Aged and Infirm Women" who provide aid and care for destitute aged, infirm,and decrepit women in the city. The act also outlines how the corporation will run and exempts the women involved from needing their husbands' permission to make decisions. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act to Incorporate the Ladies’ Benevolent Society of Montreal. 17th August, 1841. | 4 & 5 Victoria – Chapter 66 | 1841 | An Act to incorporate "The Montreal Ladies' Benevolent Institution" who provide relief and education to widows and orphans of Montreal. It also states how the corporation will run and allows the women involved to make decisions without the consent of their husbands. | Early Canadiana Online |