Legislation by Jurisdictional Relevance: Private
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| Title | Chapter | Date Passed | Legislative Summary | Source Document |
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| An Act to alter and amend an Act for enabling His Majesty to grant to a Company, to be Incorporated by Charter, to be called “The Canada Company,” certain Lands in the Province of Upper Canada. 15th July, 1828. | 9 George IV – Chapter 22 | 1828 | This act makes alterations to the original charter which incorporated the Canada Company under the management of the named individuals. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act for enabling William Warren Baldwin, Esquire, to carry into effect the Will of late Laurent Quetton Saint George, and for other purposes relating to the real and personal Estates, which were of the said Laurent Quetton Saint George. Passed 25th March, 1828. | 9 George IV – Chapter 20 | 1828 | This Act grants to William Warren Baldwin, in his capacity as Executor of the will, the power to settle the estates of the late Laurent Quetton Saint George. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act for the Relief of Eliza Thompson, and Eliza Anne Eleanor Clute. Passed 25th March, 1828. | 9 George IV – Chapter 18 | 1828 | This Act stipualtes that the Commissioners of Forfeited Estates consider the claim of Eliza Thompson regarding land left by her husband. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act for the Relief of John Matthews. Passed 25th March, 1828. | 9 George IV – Chapter 17 | 1828 | This Act refunds 25 pounds to John Matthews, Esquire, for a deed he purchased that ended up being unclear. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act in addition to the Act, entitled, “An Act to authorise the Incorporation of a Company, for making a Canal by the River and Lakes of the Shubenacadie.” | 8 George IV – Chapter 17 | 1827 | An amendment to an act first passed in 1824, which allows for the incorporation of a company which will have as its goal the construction of a canal on the Shubenacadie River to allow for easier navigation to and from Halifax Harbour and Minas Basin. The original act did not actually incorporate a company; the current amendment does. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act to Incorporate certain Persons therein mentioned, under the Style and Title of “the Cataraqui Bridge Company.” Passed 17th Feb’y. 1827. | 8 George IV – Chapter 12 | 1827 | This act incorporates the shareholders of the Cataraqui bridge company into a public body which can conduct business as an entity in the province. It also specifies regulations concerning the construction of bridges - their dimensions, security measures which need to be taken to assure the safety of both cattle and people, and areas which necessitate the building of a draw-bridge. Bridge tolls, and the penalties for refusing to pay said tolls, are also specified. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act for granting an Annuity to James Boutineau Francklin, Esquire. | 8 George IV – Chapter 2 | 1827 | This act awards a retirement pension of 200 pounds per year to James Boutineau Francklin, former clerk of the house of representatives, in recognition of his forty-two years of service. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act to authorize Eustache Nicolas Lambert Dumont, Esquire, to build a Toll Bridge over the River Jesus, opposite the Village of Saint Eustache. (7th March, 1827.) | 7 George IV Chapter 21 | 1827 | An Act authorising Eustache Nicolas Lambert Dumont, Esquire to build and collect a toll on a bridge crossing the River Jesus, opposite the Village of Saint Eustache. Dumont is granted the authority to take and use of the land required to build the bridge. Standards and stipulations for the bridge's construction and maintenance are outlined, and Dumont’s obligations in the event alterations to the bridge are required. The allowable tolls that can be charged are described, as well as those to be excepted from tolls. Additionally, after a period of fifty years, it is made lawful for the Crown to assume possession of the bridge. Time restraints allowed for the construction and repairs are outlined, as well as penalties for those who neglect the tenets of the bill. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act authorizing a certain sum of money therein-mentioned to be refunded to John S. Baldwin and Julius Quesnel. (7th March, 1827.) | 7 George IV Chapter 18 | 1827 | An Act to reimburse John S. Baldwin and Julius Quesnel a sum of two hundred and seventy-four pounds, fourteen shillings and four pence, paid by them as duties under an Act passed in the fifty-third year of the Reign of His late Majesty, George the Third, chapter eleven, contrary to the true intention of that Act. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act to appropriate a certain Sum of Money therein-mentioned, in payment of a claim, by Sarah Sills, as Sole Representative of the late John Sills, for certain Public Services. (7th March, 1827.) | 7 George IV Chapter 17 | 1827 | An Act to discharge a debt of two hundred and sixty seven pounds eight shillings owed to John Sills at the time of his death and a sum of fourteen pounds, six shillings to Sarah Sills, the sister and sole representative of the late John Sills, for the cost she incurred and expended during the prosecution of a suit to claim the said amount owed to her brother. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act to appropriate a sum of money therein-mentioned, to subscribe for shares in the undertaking of the Welland Canal Company, in Upper- Canada. (7th March, 1827.) | 7 George IV Chapter 13 | 1827 | An Act to make lawful for the Governor, Lieutenant Governor, or Person administering the Government of the Province to subscribe for up to two thousand shares in the Welland Canal Company, as it was deemed of great public utility to the Canadas, as the Canal would admit free passage of vessels from Lakes Erie, St. Clair, Huron and Michigan to Lake Ontario, and the River St. Lawrence. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act to secure to William Hague, and his Assigns, for a definite period, the exclusive use of the Cast Metal Patent Machine or Weigh-Bridge, for the purpose of Public Weighing in the Town of Halifax. | 7 George IV – Chapter 38 | 1826 | This act grants a monopoly to William Hague on the operation of a weigh-bridge in Halifax in return for the trouble and expense undertaken by the said William Hague in purchasing, transporting, and installing a weigh-bridge for the use of the residents of Halifax. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act for the Relief of Leonard Soper. (Passed 30th January, 1826.) | 7 George IV Chapter 23 | 1826 | This act allows Leonard Soper to contest the forfeiture of his land within six months of the passing of this act. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act for the Relief of James Edwards. (Passed 30th January, 1828.) | 7 George IV Chapter 22 | 1826 | This act allows James Edwards to contest his dispossession of land by the province within six months of the passing of the act. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act to authorize the Government to Borrow a certain Sum of Money, upon Debenture, to be Loaned to the Welland Canal Company. (Passed 30th January, 1826.) | 7 George IV Chapter 20 | 1826 | This act authorises the government to issue a loan to the Welland Canal company to aid in the completion of the canal construction. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act to repeal parts of and to explain and amend the several Acts of this Province relating to the Welland Canal Company. (Passed 30th January, 1826.) | 7 George IV Chapter 19 | 1826 | This act is an amendment to an act incorporating the Welland Canal Company. The amendments mostly pertain to the size of the structures being built by the company, and the land being acquired for the project. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act to Incorporate certain persons therein mentioned, under the style and title of “Desjardins Canal Company." (Passed 30th January, 1826.) | 7 George IV Chapter 18 | 1826 | This act incorporates the Desjardins Canal Company. The act regulates management of the company by directors, sale of joint stocks, and the powers held by the company to acquire land and build structures related to its canal project. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act to authorise the Incorporation of a Company for working certain Mines of Iron in the County of Annapolis. | 7 George IV – Chapter 9 | 1826 | This act grants the right to mine iron and iron ore to the Annapolis Iron Mining Company. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act to authorize Robert Jones to build a Toll Bridge over the River Richelieu, in the Parish of Saint Luke at Saint Johns, near the Rapids, to fix the rates of Toll for passing thereon, and to provide Regulations for the same. (29th March, 1826.) | 6 George IV Chapter 29 | 1826 | An act authorising Robert Jones to build and collect a toll on a bridge crossing the River Richelieu, in the Parish of Saint Luke at Saint Johns, near the Rapids. Jones is granted the authority to take and use of the land required to build the bridge. Standards and stipulations for the bridge's construction and maintenance are outlined. The allowable tolls that can be charged are described, as well as those to be excepted from tolls. Additionally, after a period of fifty years, it is made lawful for the Crown to assume possession of the bridge. Time restraints allowed for the construction and repairs are outlined, as well as penalties for those who neglect the tenets of the bill. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act to appropriate a certain Sum of Money in aid of the Corporation of the General Hospital, at Montreal. (29th March, 1826.) | 6 George IV Chapter 20 | 1826 | An Act to advance a sum not exceeding two hundred and fifty pounds to aid the Corporation of the General Hospital at Montreal. The processes by which these funds are to be distributed are described. | Early Canadiana Online |