Legislation by Jurisdictional Relevance: Private
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| Title | Chapter | Date Passed | Legislative Summary | Source Document |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| An Act to provide for the better organization of Agricultural Societies in Upper Canada. 30th August, 1851. | 14 & 15 Victoria – Chapter 127 | 1851 | This act reorganizes the agricultural societies of Upper Canada in order to make them more efficient and uniform. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act to correct a Clerical error in the English Version of the Act of last Session, exempting Masters of Vessels belonging to Lower Canada from taking Pilots in certain cases. 30th August, 1851. | 14 & 15 Victoria – Chapter 101 | 1851 | This is an amendment to an act passed in 1850 which consolidated the laws pertaining to Trinity House in Quebec, and which pertains to the required use of pilots by vessels in the St. Lawrence. The amendment is meant to correct a clerical error. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act to provide for the incorporation and better Management of Library Associations and Mechanics’ Institutes. 30th August, 1851. | 14 & 15 Victoria – Chapter 86 | 1851 | This act allows for the incorporation of the Library associations and Mechanics' Institutes. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act to extend the provisions of an Act passed in the present Session, intituled, An Act to make provision for the construction of a Main Trunk Line of Rail-way throughout the length of this Province. 30th August, 1851. | 14 & 15 Victoria – Chapter 74 | 1851 | This act clarifies the rights held by the Great Western Rail-road company, stating they have the right to build a railroad between Hamilton and Detroit, but not any branches. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act to repeal the Tonnage Dues imposed for defraying the expenses of maintaining Light Houses and for other purposes connected with the Navigation of the waters of this Province, and to provide for the payment of such expenses out of the Consolidated Revenue Fund. 30th August, 1851. | 14 & 15 Victoria – Chapter 52 | 1851 | This act repeals past acts which dictate that the money required to maintain lighthouses and buoys is to be paid by tonnage dues paid by vessels coming into harbour, and instead will be paid by the province. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act to authorize the Courts of Queen’s Bench, Common Pleas and of Chancery in Upper Canada, to admit William Edwin Twynam, to practise as an Attorney and Solicitor therein. 2d August, 1851. | 14 & 15 Victoria – Chapter 44 | 1851 | This act allows William Edwin Twynam to practice law in Upper Canada. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act to naturalize Ira Gould and others, and for other purposes. 2d August, 1851. | 14 & 15 Victoria – Chapter 43 | 1851 | This act naturalizes the immigrants named in the act. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act to confer upon Charles Horatio Waterous, the Civil and Political Rights of a natural born British subject. 2d August, 1851. | 14 & 15 Victoria – Chapter 42 | 1851 | This act gives Charles Horatio Waterous, an immigrant from another part of the British empire, all the rights of a citizen. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act to amend the Act incorporating The Montreal Firemen’s Benevolent Association. 2d August, 1851. | 14 & 15 Victoria – Chapter 41 | 1851 | This is an amendment to act which incorporates the Montreal Firemen's Benevolent Association, which provides for the widows and orphans of deceased firemen. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act to extend the powers of The British America Fire and Life Assurance Company in Marine Assurance, and to reduce the number of the Directors of the said Company. 2d August, 1851. | 14 & 15 Victoria – Chapter 40 | 1851 | This is an extension of the powers granted to the British America Fire and Life Assurance Company in Marine Assurance by an act passed in 1842. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act to amend the Act intituled, An Act to incorporate the City of Kingston Water Works Company. 2d August, 1851. | 14 & 15 Victoria – Chapter 37 | 1851 | This is an amendment to the act which incorporates the Kingston Water Works. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act to incorporate the Canada Guarantee Company. 2d August, 1851. | 14 & 15 Victoria – Chapter 36 | 1851 | This act incorporates the Canada Guarantee Company under the named individuals. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act to incorporate The House of Industry of Toronto. 2d August, 1851. | 14 & 15 Victoria – Chapter 35 | 1851 | This act incorporates the House of Industry, which provides work for the poor and destitute of the city of Toronto. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act to incorporate The Orphans' Home and Female Aid Society, Toronto. 2d August, 1851. | 14 & 15 Victoria – Chapter 34 | 1851 | This act incorporates the Orphans Home and Female Aid Society, which is established to help pregnant women without families, and to offer them religious instruction. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act to incorporate the County of Carleton General Protestant Hospital. 2d August, 1851. | 14 & 15 Victoria – Chapter 33 | 1851 | This act incorporates the County of Carleton General Protestant Hospital under the named individuals. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act to incorporate Trinity College. 2d August, 1851. | 14 & 15 Victoria – Chapter 32 | 1851 | This act incorporates Trinity College under the control of the United Church. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act to amend the Montreal Trinity House Act. 2d August, 1851. | 14 & 15 Victoria – Chapter 26 | 1851 | This this an amendment to an 1849 act which makes numerous modifications to the original act incorporating Trinity House at Montreal, which had broad powers over the regulation of trade and mercantile issues including powers of justice in mercantile complaints. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act to incorporate the Newcastle and Douglastown Mechanics’ Institution. Passed 11th April 1850. | 13 Victoria Chapter 5 (PPA) | 1850 | This act allows for the incorporation of the Newcastle and Douglastown Mechanics Institution. | Acts of the General Assembly of Her Majesty's Province of New Brunswick passed in the year 1850. Fredericton: John Simpson, 1850. |
| An Act to enable John Counter to obtain a Patent for making Stoves of a new pattern, and on a new principle. 10th August, 1850. | 13 & 14 Victoria – Chapter 145 | 1850 | This act grants a patent to John Counter, owner of the Ontario Foundry, for a new type of stove he has invented. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act to incorporate The Elgin Association, for the settlement and moral improvement of the Coloured Population of Canada. 10th August, 1850. | 13 & 14 Victoria – Chapter 144 | 1850 | This act incorporates the Elgin Association, which has as its purpose the resettling of former slaves in the Chatham area. The act sets out the various rules and regulations under which the Association is to operate. | Early Canadiana Online |