Legislation by Jurisdictional Relevance: Private
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| Title | Chapter | Date Passed | Legislative Summary | Source Document |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| An Act granting a sum of Money to the Port Burwell Harbour Company, by way of Loan. Passed 4th March, 1837. | 7 William IV – Chapter 72 | 1837 | This act grants a loan of three thousand pounds to the Port Burwell Harbour Company. Terms for repayment are specified, as well as regulations for issuing and managing debentures. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act authorising His Majesty to Loan a Sum of Money to the Credit Harbour Company. Passed 4th March, 1837. | 7 William IV – Chapter 70 | 1837 | This act grants a loan of one thousand five hundred pounds to the Credit Harbour Company. Repayment and interest are specified. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act to afford Aid, by way of Loan, to the Gananoque and Wiltsie Navigation Company, and to amend the Act of Incorporation of the said Company. Passed 4th March, 1837. | 7 William IV – Chapter 69 | 1837 | This act grants a loan of six thousand pounds to the Gananoque and Wiltsie Navigation company. Repayment and interest terms are specified. This act also repeals two clauses from the original incorporation act of the Gananoque and Wiltsie Navigation company, one which limits the number of shares which can be subscribed, and the other concerning term limits of directors. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act to Loan a sum of money to the Erie and Ontario Rail Road Company. Passed 4th March, 1837. | 7 William IV – Chapter 68 | 1837 | This act grants a loan of five thousand pounds to the Erie and Ontario Railroad company to help them complete the construction of their railroad. Repayment terms and interest are specified. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act granting a Loan to the Louth Harbour Company, in the Niagara District. Passed 4th March, 1837. | 7 William IV – Chapter 67 | 1837 | This act grants a loan of one thousand pounds to the Louth Harbour company. Terms of payment are specified. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act granting a further Loan to complete the Desjardins Canal, and for other purposes therein mentioned. Passed 4th March, 1837. | 7 William IV – Chapter 65 | 1837 | This act grants a loan of five thousand pounds to the Desjardin Canal company to help complete their canal construction company. Terms of interest, as well as repayment of both principle and interest, are detailed. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act to make further provision respecting the affording of Public Aid to the Great Western Rail Road, and the Toronto and Lake Huron Rail Road, and for other purposes therein-mentioned. Passed 4th March, 1837. | 7 William IV – Chapter 63 | 1837 | This act makes it possible for the receiver general of the province to issue loans directly to the directors or commissioners of private companies, naming some of the companies who will be issued loans in this manner. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act to provide for the payment, in certain cases, of the Interest on the Loan for the construction of the Great Western Rail Road. Passed 4th March, 1837. | 7 William IV – Chapter 62 | 1837 | This act makes it possible to collect a revenue from the residents of the district of Gore, London, and the Western district if the receiver general should dispense a sum of money in order to pay the interest of a loan made to the Great Western Rail Road, which it may be unable to pay. If the company should repay the amount in question, the money will be used to improve the districts in question. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act to alter and amend the Act Incorporating Sundry persons under the name of the London and Gore Rail Road Company, and to grant them a sum of money by way of Loan. Passed 4th March, 1837. | 7 William IV – Chapter 61 | 1837 | This act amends an act first passed in 1834, which incorporated the London and Gore Rail Road company, giving them the rights to build a single iron or wooden railroad between London and Burlington Bay. The amended act grants them a loan and allows them to increase their capital stock in order to help them complete their building project. It also extends their power concerning land acquisition to include the area between London and Point Edward, and allows other railroad companies to join with the London and Gore company railroad, according to terms to be negotiated between the companies in question. Terms for repayment of the loan being granted are specified. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act granting a Loan to the City of Toronto and Lake Huron Rail Road Company, and for other purposes therein mentioned. Passed 4th March, 1837. | 7 William IV – Chapter 60 | 1837 | This act grants a twelve thousand five hundred pound loan to the City of Toronto and Lake Huron Rail Road company in order to speed the completion of their rail road construction. The act details the repayment terms, interest, and management of debentures, as well as the responsibility of the company vis-a-vis stockholders while the company itself is in debt. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act to Incorporate certain persons therein-named as a Board of Trustees, for the erection, superintending and management, of a Roman Catholic College at Kingston, to be known by the name of “The College of Regiopolis,” and for other purposes therein-mentioned. Passed 4th March, 1837. | 7 William IV – Chapter 56 | 1837 | This act incorporates the board of trustees of the College of Regiopolis, a catholic seminary school located in Kingston and is today known as Regiopolis-Notre-Dame Catholic Secondary School. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act to Incorporate a Joint Stock Company for the improvement of the Mineral Springs in the Township of Caledonia, in the Ottawa District. Passed 4th March, 1837. | 7 William IV – Chapter 55 | 1837 | This act incorporates the Caledonia Springs company, with the aim of making their health benefits more accessible to the public. Purchase and management of joint stocks, as well as election of directors, is also specified by the act. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act to Incorporate sundry persons under the style and title of “The Lyndhurst Mining and Manufacturing Company.” Passed 4th March, 1837. | 7 William IV – Chapter 54 | 1837 | This act incorporates the Lyndhurst Mining an Manufacturing Company, under the individuals named who already own the land on which iron and copper deposits have been found, and on which they operate a saw mill. Purchase and management of stocks is detailed, along with election of company directors. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act granting a Charter to an Incorporated Company, under the style and title of the President and Directors of the London and Devonport Rail Road and Harbour Company. Passed 4th March, 1837. | 7 William IV – Chapter 52 | 1837 | This act incorporates the London Railroad and Harbour company. The act permits the company to survey and acquire the land best suited to the building of a harbour at Cat Fish creek on Lake Erie, and a railoard which travels between the harbour and London, Ontario. The direction of the company, as well as the purchase and sharing of joint stocks, is also specified. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act to Incorporate sundry persons under the style and title of the Beverly Navigation Company. Passed 4th March, 1837. | 7 William IV – Chapter 51 | 1837 | This act incorporates the Beverly Navigation Company, empowering it to appropriate lands and build canals and any associated structures in order to facilitate navigation between the Rideau canal and the village of Beverly. It allows the company to charge tolls on vessels using the canal, to be determined by their weight, but not the roads which shall be constructed for use of the canal. The act also specifies how the purchase of shares will be managed, as well as the election of directors by shareholders. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act to enable the Canada Company to erect a Harbour at Goderich, on Lake Huron. Passed 4th March, 1837. | 7 William IV – Chapter 50 | 1837 | This act authorises the Canada Company to erect a harbour at the town of Goderich. It specifies the tolls which can be collected on incoming items once the harbour is complete, stating that an account of these tolls must be made to the legislature every January. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act to Incorporate sundry, Persons under the style and title of the President, Directors and Company, of the Port Darlington Harbour. Passed 4th March, 1837. | 7 William IV – Chapter 49 | 1837 | This act incorporates the Port Darlington Harbour Company, and empowers it to construct, at its own cost, a harbour and all associated infrastructure at the mouth of Black Creek, near the township of Darlington. This includes negotiating and acquiring land for the building of said harbour, and paying damages to those whose property is being appropriated. The company is authorized to charge tolls on incoming vessels once the harbour is complete, and rates on specific goods are specified. Management by directors, as well as election of directors by shareholders, is also specified. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act to Incorporate sundry Persons, under the style and title of the President, Directors and Company, of the Colborne Harbour. Passed 4th March, 1837. | 7 William IV – Chapter 48 | 1837 | This act incorporates the Company of the Colborne Harbour, and empowers it to construct, at its own cost, a harbour and all associated infrastructure near the village of Colborne. This includes negotiating and acquiring land for the building of said harbour, and paying damages to those whose property is being appropriated. The company is authorized to charge tolls on incoming vessels once the harbour is complete, and rates on specific goods are specified. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act to Incorporate a Joint Stock Company, under the style and title of the President, Directors, and Company of the Grafton Harbor. Passed 9th December, 1836. | 7 William IV – Chapter 47 | 1837 | This at incorporates the Company of the Grafton Harbour. The company is empowered to obtain and hold any lands required to construct a harbour at their own cost near the village of Grafton, negotiating for payment of any damages to property owners. The company is authorized to charge tolls upon completion of the harbour, and the rates per specific items are specified. Management by directors, and the manner in which directors will be elected, is also specified. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act to Incorporate certain persons under the style and title of the President, Directors and Company, of the Fort Erie Canal Company. Passed 4th March, 1837. | 7 William IV – Chapter 46 | 1837 | This act incorporates the named individuals as the For Erie Canal Company. The company is empowered to purchase, appropriate, take, and hold lands in order to build canals and locks, towing paths, and other associated structures to connect the rapids at the head of the Niagara river to the foot of the rapids. They are also empowered to charge a toll for use of the canal once the project is completed. The act specifies what types of vessels should be able to navigate the canal once it is complete, and the company is given eight years to complete it. | Early Canadiana Online |