Legislation by Jurisdictional Relevance: Private
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| Title | Chapter | Date Passed | Legislative Summary | Source Document |
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| An Act to appoint Trustees to carry into effect the provision of the Will of John White, Esquire, deceased. Passed 4th March, 1837. | 7 William IV – Chapter 37 | 1837 | This act appoints trustees to carry out the last will and testament of John White, of the town of York, as well as assure that his creditors are paid out of the proceeds of his estate. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act to authorise the President, Directors, and Company of the Bank of Montreal, to collect debts due to them in this Province, notwithstanding the expiration of their Charter, under certain restrictions therein mentioned. Passed 4th March, 1837. | 7 William IV – Chapter 35 | 1837 | After petition presented to the legislative assembly by the Bank of Montreal on behalf of themselves and their stockholders, this act allows said bank to collect various sums forwarded to merchants and other individuals despite the institution's charter having expired in the province. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act to enable the Proprietors or Shareholders of a Company called the Bank of British North America, to Sue and be Sued in the name of any one of the Local Directors, or Manager, for the time being, of the said Company in this Province, and for other purposes therein mentioned. Passed 4th March, 1837. | 7 William IV – Chapter 34 | 1837 | This act incorporates the Bank of British North America, allowing them to establish themselves anywhere in the province. It details the various responsibilities of the directors as well as all shareholders. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act to amend the Charter of the University of King's College. Passed 4th March, 1837. | 7 William IV – Chapter 16 | 1837 | This act amends the University of King's College act, with amendments pertaining to the number of professors, the right of the college to maintain and hold land, its incorporation, the structure of its governing body, the college council, and terms of admission. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act to revive, continue and, amend, an Act passed in the Third year of His present Majesty's Reign, entitled, “An Act to facilitate legal Remedies against Corporations.” Passed 4th March, 1837. | 7 William IV – Chapter 9 | 1837 | This act renews an act first passed in 1833, which makes provision for undertaking legal proceedings involving corporate bodies. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act to provide for making and maintaining a Rail Road, from the River Saint Lawrence to the Province Line. (21st March, 1836). | 6 William IV Chapter 59 | 1836 | This Act makes provisions for the construction of a railroad along the River Saint Lawrence, opposite to the City of Quebec to the boundary of Maine, as specified. The railroad's proprietors are listed and made a body politic and corporate by the name “The Kennebec Rail Road Company." Their rights, duties, and the terms under which they may operate are outlined. Stipulations for the construction and maintenance of the railroad are provided. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act for the relief of John McMillan. Royal Assent given by Message to the Legislature, 28th November, 1836. | 6 William IV – Chapter 49 (Session 2) | 1836 | This act provides an annual sum of twenty pounds to John McMillan, a former private of the Flank Company who has lately gone blind and who therefore cannot provide for himself | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act to continue for a limited time a certain Act therein mentioned, concerning the Quebec Bank. (21st March, 1836.) | 6 William IV Chapter 48 | 1836 | Under this Act, the 1821 Act, “An Act to amend and continue for a limited time a certain Act passed in the first year of the Reign of His late Majesty, intituled, ‘An Act for the Incorporation of certain persons therein mentioned, under the name of the “Quebec Bank,”’” is to remain in force until 1837. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act to vest in His Majesty, the Property of Pierre Chasseur’s Museum of Natural History, for Public benefit. (21st March, 1836.) | 6 William IV Chapter 47 | 1836 | This Act outlines how Pierre Chasseur can be acquitted of his debt, advanced in 1829, under “An Act to appropriate a certain sum of money for the encouragement of Pierre Chasseur in forming a Collection of subjects of Natural History of the Canadas,” and another act in 1830, “An Act to appropriate a certain sum of money for the further encouragement of Pierre Chasseur." Some directions for how the museum established by him is to operate are given. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act to grant an Aid towards printing, in the French language, the Treatise on Agriculture written by William Evans. (21st March, 1836.) | 6 William IV Chapter 44 | 1836 | This Act provides a sum not exceeding two hundred and fifteen pounds to cause “A Treatise on the Theory and Practise of Agriculture, adapted to the cultivation and economy of the animal and vegetable productions of Agriculture in Canada, with a concise history of Agriculture and a view of its present state in some of the principal Countries, of the earth and particularly in the British Isles and in Canada," to be translated into French and distributed. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act to loan Two Thousand Pounds to the Welland Canal Company. Royal Assent given by Message to the Legislature, 28th November, 1836. | 6 William IV – Chapter 38 (Session 2) | 1836 | This act authorises a loan to the Welland Canal Company, in order to enable them to pay contractors to complete construction and repairs on the locks and canals and enable them to open the following spring. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act to incorporate sundry persons, under the style and title of the President, Directors and Company, of the Gore Bank. The Royal Assent to this Bill promulgated by Proclamation, bearing date the Twenty-seventh day of October, One Thousand Eight Hundred and Thirty-five. | 6 William IV – Chapter 34 (Session 1) | 1836 | This act incorporates the Gore Bank. It specifies how many shares will be available for purchase, how the bank will be managed by directors, how the directors will be chosen, how many votes each shareholder is entitled to, the responsibilities and eligibility of directors, and regulations regarding promissory notes and rates of interest. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act for altering and amending the Charter of the President, Directors, and Company of the Commercial Bank of the Midland District, and for increasing the number of Shares to be held in the Capital Stock of the Company. The Royal Assent to this Bill promulgated by Proclamation, bearing date the Twenty-seventh day of October, One Thousand, Eight Hundred and Thirty-five. | 6 William IV – Chapter 33 (Session 1) | 1836 | This act amends the original charter of the Commercial Bank of the Midland District, in order to comply with the request of the president and director of the said bank, as well as various inhabitants of the province, to increase the number of shares to eight thousand. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act to continue for a limited time, and to amend a certain Act therein mentioned, relative to the establishment of Mutual Fire Assurance Companies. (21st March, 1836.) | 6 William IV Chapter 33 | 1836 | This Act continues and amends the 1834 Act, “An Act to authorize the establishment of Mutual Fire Insurance Companies,” and repeals all sections contrary to this Act. This Act is to remain in force until 1856. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act for the relief of William Conway Keele. Passed 20th April, 1836. | 6 William IV – Chapter 25 (Session 1) | 1836 | This act specifies a term of articling for lawyer William Conway Keele, who emigrated from England and who wishes to practice law in Upper Canada. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act to authorise the Commissioners of the late Pretended Bank of Kingston to dispose of certain Real Estate, and for other purposes therein mentioned. Passed 20th April, 1836. | 6 William IV – Chapter 22 (Session 1) | 1836 | This act authorises commissioners of the the Bank of Kingston, which is no longer incorporated, to legally sell and transfer real estate currently under title of the Bank of Kingston. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act to enable His Majesty to acquire the Island called “Grosse Isle” for the public uses of the Province, and to indemnify the Proprietor and the Lessee thereof. (21st March, 1836.) | 6 William IV Chapter 21 | 1836 | This Act provides for the evaluation of Grosse Isle and compensation for the island's owner and lessee for their losses sustained while the island served as a Quarantine Station between 1832-1835. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act to repeal and amend certain parts of an Act passed in the third year of His Majesty's Reign entitled, “An Act to Incorporate a Company under the style and title of the British America Fire and Life Assurance Company.” Passed 20th April, 1886. | 6 William IV – Chapter 20 (Session 1) | 1836 | This act amends and repeals certain parts of an act first passed in 1833, which incorporated the British America Fire and Life Assurance Company. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act to extend the time of commencing the Cobourg Rail Road. Passed 20th April, 1836. | 6 William IV – Chapter 19 (Session 1) | 1836 | This act amends an act first passed in 1834, extending the time in which the Cobourg Rail Road company has to begin their construction project by a further three years. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act to authorise the establishment of Mutual Insurance Companies in the several Districts of this Province. Passed 20th April, 1836. | 6 William IV – Chapter 18 (Session 1) | 1836 | This act authorises the establishment of the Mutual Insurance company, and sets out the various rules and regulations by which it is permitted to operate within the several districts within the province. | Early Canadiana Online |