Legislation by Jurisdictional Relevance: Private
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| Title | Chapter | Date Passed | Legislative Summary | Source Document |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| An Act to amend the Ordinance incorporating The Advocates’ Library of Montreal. 24th July, 1850. | 13 & 14 Victoria – Chapter 122 | 1850 | An act which states that The Advocates' Library of Montreal will achieve quorum at a meeting with ten members. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act to grant further powers to The Montreal Fire, Life and Inland Navigation Assurance Company, and to change the name of the said Corporation. 10th August, 1850. | 13 & 14 Victoria – Chapter 121 | 1850 | An act to change the name of the Montreal Fire, Life, and Inland Navigation Assurance Company to the Montreal Assurance Company. The act also allows them to insure ships of all kinds. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act to incorporate The Bytown and Montreal Telegraph Company. 10th August, 1850. | 13 & 14 Victoria – Chapter 120 | 1850 | An act to incorporate the Bytown and Montreal Telegraph Company to build a telegraph between Bytown and Montreal. The act outlines where it will be built, the construction, business structure, and property that the corporation can hold. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act to extend the period for completing the Telegraph of the British North American Electric Telegraph Association, and for other purposes relative to the said Association. 10th August, 1850. | 13 & 14 Victoria – Chapter 119 | 1850 | An act to extend the period to complete the British North American Telegraph Association's telegraph by three years. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act further to amend An Act to incorporate the St. Lawrence and Atlantic Railroad Company, and other Acts relative to the said Company, and to extend the powers of the said Company. 24th July, 1850. | 13 & 14 Victoria – Chapter 118 | 1850 | An act to amend the incorporation act of the St. Lawrence and Atlantic Railway Company. This will allow the mayor of Montreal to be a director of the corporation and also amend how shares are sold and tolls are collected. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act to incorporate the Quebec and St. Andrews Rail-road Company. 10th August, 1850. | 13 & 14 Victoria – Chapter 117 | 1850 | An act to incorporate the Quebec and St. Andrews Rail-road Company who will build a railroad connecting Point Levi to the New Brunswick border to connect to a line to St. Andrews, NB. The act outlines construction, business structure, and property that the corporation can hold. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act to incorporate Peter Patterson, Esquire, and others, under the name of “The Quebec and Richmond Rail-way Company.” 10th August, 1850. | 13 & 14 Victoria – Chapter 116 | 1850 | An act to incorporate the Quebec and Richmond Rail-way Company who will build a railway between Quebec City and Richmond to connect to the Saint Lawrence and Atlantic Rail-road. The act outlines the business structure, construction, and property that the corporation can hold. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act to incorporate a Company for making a Rail-road from the Village of Industry to the Township of Rawdon, in Lower Canada. 10th August, 1850. | 13 & 14 Victoria – Chapter 115 | 1850 | An act to incorporate a company to build a railway between Industry to Rawdon which will allow for trade between Leinster County and the cites of Montreal and Quebec. The act outlines the construction, business structure, and property that the corporation can hold. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act to authorize the Company of Proprietors of the Champlain and Saint Lawrence Rail-road to extend the said Road, and for other purposes. 24th July, 1850. | 13 & 14 Victoria – Chapter 114 | 1850 | An act to allow the railway line built by the Champlain and Saint Lawrence Rail-road to extend from the Saint Lawrence River opposite Montreal to Saint John's. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act to continue and extend the Montreal and Lachine Rail-road, and to incorporate The Saint Lawrence and Ottawa Grand Junction Rail-road Company. 10th August, 1850. | 13 & 14 Victoria – Chapter 113 | 1850 | An act to extend the Montreal and Lachine Rail-road and to incorporate the Saint Lawrence and Ottawa Grand Junction Rail-road Company. The act outlines the construction, business structure, and property the corporation can hold. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act to authorize the Union of the Montreal and Lachine Rail-road Company and the Lake St. Louis and Province Line Rail-way Company, and for other purposes connected with the said Companies. 10th August, 1850. | 13 & 14 Victoria – Chapter 112 | 1850 | An act to combine two railroad companies together under one corporation: The Montreal and Lachine Rail-road Company and the Lake St. Louis and Province Line Rail-way Company. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act to authorize the Exchange of certain Turnpike Road Debentures for others of the same total value but being respectively for smaller sums. 10th August, 1850. | 13 & 14 Victoria – Chapter 103 | 1850 | An act to allow Quebec Turnpike Road Debentures to be sold at a lower price as they are difficult to sell at the higher price. Must be sold for at least five pounds. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act to amend the Act authorizing the Quebec Turnpike Road Trustees to acquire Dorchester Bridge, and to make certain Roads. 10th August, 1850. | 13 & 14 Victoria – Chapter 102 | 1850 | Am act to amend the act allowing the Quebec Turnpike Road Trustees to purchase Dorchester Bridge by giving them an additional 15,000 pounds and if the bridge is not purchased in two months, they must construct a new one. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act to oblige the Trinity House of Quebec to lay down Buoys to mark the Shoals in the North Channel of the River St. Lawrence, and to facilitate the Traverse from Cape Tourmente to Isle-aux-Reaux. 24th July, 1850. | 13 & 14 Victoria – Chapter 99 | 1850 | This act requires Trinity House in Quebec to place buoys in the North Channel of the St Lawrence river, specifying where these buoys should be placed, in order to mark the placement of dangerous shoals. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act to provide for the appointment of Commissioners to inquire into the affairs and management of the Montreal Provident and Savings Bank. 10th August, 1850. | 13 & 14 Victoria – Chapter 98 | 1850 | This act calls for an investigation of the Montreal Provident and Savings Bank to determine why it failed. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act to repeal certain provisions of an Act passed in the last Session of the Provincial Parliament, and intituled, An Act to consolidate the Laws relative to the powers and duties of the Trinity House of Quebec, and for other purposes, and to exempt Masters of Vessels belonging to Lower Canada from taking Pilots in certain cases. 10th August, 1850. | 13 & 14 Victoria – Chapter 96 | 1850 | This is an amendment to past act 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. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act to amend the Act relating to the Trinity House at Montreal. 10th August, 1850. | 13 & 14 Victoria – Chapter 95 | 1850 | This is an amendment to past act which consolidated the laws pertaining to Trinity House in Montreal, and which pertains to the required use of pilots by vessels in the St. Lawrence. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act to authorize Aaron Silverthorn and Newman Silverthorn, their heirs or assigns, to erect a Dam across the River Thames. 10th August, 1850. | 13 & 14 Victoria – Chapter 90 | 1850 | This act allows the individuals named to construct a dam across the River Thames. Restrictions on the construction as well as the obstruction of the river are specified within the act. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act to enable the Municipal Corporation of the City of Toronto to assist in the construction of the Toronto, Simcoe and Lake Huron Union Rail-road. 10th August, 1850. | 13 & 14 Victoria – Chapter 81 | 1850 | This act calls for the municipalities of Toronto, Simcoe, and Lake Huron to participate in the direction of the Toronto, Simcoe, and Lake Huron Railroad, as the railroad will be passing through their communities. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act to remove certain doubts respecting the intention of the Act of the last Session of the Parliament of this Province for amending the Charter of the University of Toronto, and to provide for the institution and endowments of Regius and other Professorships, Lectureships, Fellowships, Scholarships, Exhibitions, Prizes and other Rewards in the said University, and for other purposes connected with the said University, and with the College and Royal Grammar School of Upper Canada College, forming an appendage thereof. 10th August, 1850. | 13 & 14 Victoria – Chapter 49 | 1850 | This act clarifies the religious requirements of the various colleges of the University of Toronto, stipulating that students must meet the religious education prerequisites set out by their colleges, and how those prerequisites are to be met and verified. | Early Canadiana Online |