Legislation by Jurisdictional Relevance: Private
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| Title | Chapter | Date Passed | Legislative Summary | Source Document |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| An Act to authorise the Court of Queen’s Bench to admit John Ford Maddock to practise as an Attorney in that Court. Passed 10th February, 1840. | 3 Victoria – Chapter 29 | 1840 | This act permits John Ford Maddock, an Englishman who was educated as a lawyer in England and practiced law in both England and Jamaica, to practice law in Upper Canada. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Ordinance to authorize the Commissioners for the improvement and enlargement of the Harbour of Montreal, to borrow a further sum of money, and for other purposes. | 3 Victoria Chapter 28 (Session 5) | 1840 | This Ordinance provides a sum not exceeding twenty-three thousand pounds towards improving the Harbour of Montréal, as outlined. This Ordinance is made permanent. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Ordinance to render permanent an Ordinance passed in the second year of Her Majesty’s Reign, intituled, “An Ordinance to secure to and confer upon Alfred Rambau, an inhabitant of this Province, the civil and political rights of a natural born British subject.” | 3 Victoria Chapter 21 (Session 5) | 1840 | This Ordinance makes the 1839 Ordinance, “An Ordinance to secure to and confer upon Alfred Rambau, an inhabitant of this Province, the civil and political rights of a natural born British subject," permanent. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Ordinance to render permanent the Ordinance therein mentioned relative to the Estates and Property, in this Province, occupied for the Ordnance Service. | 3 Victoria Chapter 18 (Session 5) | 1840 | This Ordinance makes the 1839 Ordinance “An Ordinance for vesting all the Estates and Property in the Province of Lower Canada, occupied for the Ordnance Service, in the Principal Officers of Her Majesty’s Ordnance, and for granting certain powers to the said Principal Officers, and for other purposes therein mentioned,” permanent. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Ordinance to render permanent an Ordinance passed in the second year of Her Majesty’s Reign, intituled, “An Ordinance to secure to and confer upon Henri Vallotte, an inhabitant of this Province, the civil and political rights of a natural born British subject.” | 3 Victoria Chapter 12 (Session 5) | 1840 | This Ordinance makes the 1839 Ordinance, “An Ordinance to secure to, and confer upon Henri Vallotte, an inhabitant of this Province, the civil and political rights of a natural born British subject,” permanent. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act to Incorporate the Benevolent Irish Society. (Passed 12th October, 1839.) | 3 Victoria - Chapter 9 | 1839 | This act incorporates the Benelvolent Irish Society, giving it all the advantages of the body corporate such as owning land and making investments. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act to afford further facilities to negotiate Debentures for the completion of certain Works. Royal Assent promulgated by Proclamation, 30th January, 1840. | 2 Victoria – Chapter 72 | 1839 | This act makes funds available to the Welland Canal company in order to complete the construction of the canal project. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act granting a sum of money to remunerate Bernard Turquand, for certain services therein mentioned. Passed 11th May, 1839. | 2 Victoria – Chapter 67 | 1839 | This act grants Bernard Turquand, the senior clerk to the receiver general, two hundred pounds for his services. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act granting a Pension to the Widow and Children of the late Captain Edgworth Ussher. Passed 11th May, 1839. | 2 Victoria – Chapter 66 | 1839 | This act grants a pension to the widow of Captain Edgworth Ussher of the provincial militia, who had been assassinated in his home at night by American brigands. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Ordinance to repeal a certain Ordinance, intituled, “An Ordinance to declare that the second chapter of the Statute of the Parliament of England, passed in the thirty-first year of the Reign of King Charles the Second, is not, nor has ever been in force in this Province, and for other purposes.” | 2 Victoria Chapter 51 (Session 4) | 1839 | This Ordinance repeals an Ordinance passed in 1838, “An Ordinance to declare that the second chapter of the Statute of the Parliament of England, passed in the thirty-first year of the Reign of King Charles the Second, is not, nor has ever been in force in this Province, and for other purposes." | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act to increase the Capital Stock of the Cobourg Harbour Company, and to extend the period for completing the same. Passed 11th May, 1839. | 2 Victoria – Chapter 42 | 1839 | This act allows the Cobourg Harbour Company to increase their capital stocks to ten thousand pounds in order to gain them more funds with which to complete their project, and allows them more time for completion of the building of the habour at Cobourg. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act to alter and amend an Act passed in the sixth year of the reign of His late Majesty King William the Fourth, entitled “An Act to incorporate sundry persons under the style and title of the President, Directors and Company, of the Gore Bank.” Passed 11th May, 1839. | 2 Victoria – Chapter 41 | 1839 | This act amends the act passed in 1836 incorporating the Gore Bank. The amendment repeals a clause which disallows the holding of stock by incorporated companies. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act to amend an Act entitled, “An Act to incorporate certain persons under the style and title of the Waterloo Bridge Company.” Passed 11th May, 1839. | 2 Victoria – Chapter 40 | 1839 | This act amends an act passed in 1838 which incorporated the Waterloo Bridge Company. The amendment concerns the width of the bridge being built. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act to Incorporate certain persons under the style and title of “The President, Directors and Company, of the Bayfield Harbour.” Passed 11th May, 1839. | 2 Victoria – Chapter 39 | 1839 | This act incorporates the Company of the Bayfield Harbour, authorising them to survey and acquire land in order to build a harbour and all associated structures on the waterfront at Bayfield. The company is also authorised to collect tolls on incoming vessels once the harbour is completed. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act to Incorporate certain persons under the style and title of the College of Physicians and Surgeons of Upper Canada. Passed 11th May, 1839. | 2 Victoria – Chapter 38 | 1839 | This act incorporates the named individuals into the College of Physicians and Surgeons of Upper Canada, who will have the authority to regulate the medical profession in the province. The act specifies the board's authority and responsibilities, and the penalties for those who should practice any type of medicine without first obtaining a license from the College. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act to authorize the Court of King’s Bench to admit Adam Ainslic to practise as an Attorney in that Court, and to authorize the Vice-Chancellor to admit him to practise as a Solicitor, in the Court of Chancery in this Province. Passed 11th May, 1839. | 2 Victoria – Chapter 34 | 1839 | This act admits Adam Ainslic, a Scottish lawyer, to the provincial court of Chancery. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Ordinance to repeal a certain Act therein mentioned, relative to a certain Market Place at Pres de Ville, in the City of Montreal. | 2 Victoria Chapter 33 (Session 4) | 1839 | Under this Ordinance, the 1829 Act, “An Act to establish a certain Market Place in the City of Montreal,” is repealed. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act to make valid and to confirm the admission of John Bristowe, Esquire, as a Solicitor in the Court of Chancery in this Province. Passed 11th May, 1839. | 2 Victoria – Chapter 33 | 1839 | This act admits John Bristowe, originally of London, where he was educated as a solicitor, and recently admitted as a lawyer in Toronto, to the court of Chancery of Upper Canada. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Ordinance to prolong the term of the Royal Charter incorporating the Quebec Bank, and to make further provision for the government, and management of the said Bank. | 2 Victoria Chapter 24 (Session 4) | 1839 | Under this Ordinance, the Charter that establised “The Quebec Bank” is continued until 1842, under the terms described. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Ordinance for vesting all the Estates and Property in the Province of Lower Canada, occupied for the Ordnance Service, in the Principal Officers of Her Majesty’s Ordnance, and for granting certain powers to the said Principal Officers, and for other purposes therein-mentioned. | 2 Victoria Chapter 21 (Session 4) | 1839 | Under this Ordinance, all property and servitudes purchased or taken in trust for Her Majesty or her predecessors is to remain and be vested in the principal Officers of Her Majesty’s Ordnance in Great Britain and used for the public services they shall order or direct. This Ordinance is to remain in force until 1842. | Early Canadiana Online |