| An Act to amend and make permanent the Acts in force in Lower Canada, for the establishment of Mutual Fire Insurance Companies therein. 2d August, 1851. |
14 & 15 Victoria – Chapter 21 |
1851 |
An Act to amend and make permanent the Acts in force in Lower Canada, for the establishment of Mutual Fire Insurance Companies therein. 2d August, 1851. |
Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act to amend a certain Act passed in the twelfth year or Her Majesty’s Reign, relating to Notaries. 2d August, 1851. |
14 & 15 Victoria – Chapter 20 |
1851 |
This is an amendment to an 1849 act concerning the requirements for those who wish to become notaries in Lower Canada. |
Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act to amend the Act substituting Salaries for Fees, in certain cases, in Lower Canada. 2d August, 1851. |
14 & 15 Victoria – Chapter 17 |
1851 |
This act amends where the funds for the salaries of certain officers working for the courts of Lower Canada will be paid from. |
Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act relating to Land Patents whereby any waste or other lands of the Crown in Lower Canada are granted, and to dispense with certain formalities therewith connected, occasioning unnecessary delay and expense, and to amend a certain Act therein mentioned concerning such Land Patents. 2d August, 1851. |
14 & 15 Victoria – Chapter 16 |
1851 |
This act changes the way in which the transfer of crown land is registered. |
Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act to provide for the payment of Petit Jurors in Upper Canada. 2d August, 1851. |
14 & 15 Victoria – Chapter 14 |
1851 |
This act provides a fund from which jurors from certain courts can be paid. |
Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act to amend the Law relating to Apprentices and Minors. 2d August, 1851. |
14 & 15 Victoria – Chapter 11 |
1851 |
This act amends the length of time which apprentices and minors can be retained. |
Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act to provide a remedy against Absent Defendants. 2d August, 1851. |
14 & 15 Victoria – Chapter 10 |
1851 |
This act makes provisions for proceeding against defenders who are absent from the province in Upper Canada. |
Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act to amend an Act passed in the twelfth year of Her Majesty’s Reign, intituled, An Act to simplify the transfer of real property in Upper Canada, and to render certain rights and interests therein liable under execution. 2d August, 1851. |
14 & 15 Victoria – Chapter 7 |
1851 |
This is an amendment to an 1849 act which refines the definition of real estate ownership in order to simplify property transfer and disputes among creditors and debtors. It includes definitions of terms and requirements for transfer and registration. |
Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act to abolish the Right of Primogeniture in the succession to Real Estate held in fee simple or for the life of another, in Upper Canada, and to provide for the division thereof amongst such of the relatives of the last proprietor as may best accord with the relative claims of such parties in the division thereof. 2d August, 1851. |
14 & 15 Victoria – Chapter 6 |
1851 |
This act changes inheritance laws in Upper Canada so that the eldest child of a family is not the immediate heir of an estate. |
Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act to amend the Act to encourage the establishment of certain Societies commonly called Building Societies, in that part of the Province of Canada formerly constituting Upper Canada. 10th August, 1850.
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13 & 14 Victoria – Chapter 79 |
1850 |
This is an amendment to a past act regarding building societies in Upper Canada, and their ability to accept property in lieu of payment. |
Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act to authorize the Trustees holding Land upon which Churches are erected in Upper Canada to mortgage the same to pay off the Debts due by such Churches. 10th August, 1850. |
13 & 14 Victoria – Chapter 78 |
1850 |
This act allows the trustees of churches of various denominations to take out mortgages on the property they hold in trust in order to pay for repairs. |
Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act to permit Lands in Upper Canada to be conveyed to Trustees for Burial Places. 10th August, 1850. |
13 & 14 Victoria – Chapter 77 |
1850 |
This act allows property in Upper Canada to be held by trustees to be use for burial grounds. |
Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act to authorize the formation of Companies for the establishment and management of Cemeteries in Upper Canada. 10th August, 1850. |
13 & 14 Victoria – Chapter 76 |
1850 |
This act permits private companies in Upper Canada to hold and manage property for the purpose of cemeteries. |
Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act for the protection of Mill-owners in Upper Canada. 24th July, 1850. |
13 & 14 Victoria – Chapter 75 |
1850 |
This act protects mill owners against dam constructions which would potentially block water flow upstream from their mills, restricting access to the water needed for proper operation. |
Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act for the protection of the Indians in Upper Canada from imposition, and the property occupied or enjoyed by them from trespass and injury. 10th August, 1850. |
13 & 14 Victoria – Chapter 74 |
1850 |
This act delineates the rights held by the indigenous peoples of Upper Canada to their lands and the resources on those lands, as well as the consequences for those who use those resources without the proper permissions. |
Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act to establish a Board of Agriculture in Upper Canada. 10th August, 1850. |
13 & 14 Victoria – Chapter 73 |
1850 |
This act establishes a Board of Agriculture for Upper Canada. Their responsibilities include disseminating useful information to improve agriculture. |
Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act to amend and extend the provisions of an Act passed in the twelfth year of Her Majesty’s Reign, intituled, "An Act to authorize the formation of Joint Stock Companies for the construction of Roads and other Works in Upper Canada." 10th August, 1850. |
13 & 14 Victoria – Chapter 72 |
1850 |
This act extends the purview of a past act authorizing the formation of joint stock companies to construct railroads and other works in Upper Canada to include roads made for charcoal and tram roads. |
Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act to enable the Provincial Government to dispose of claims against certain Companies for Loans made to them under the authority of certain Acts of the Parliament of Upper Canada. 10th August, 1850. |
13 & 14 Victoria – Chapter 71 |
1850 |
This act allows the provincial government to transfer any public debt incurred in the construction of public infrastructure - such as harbours, railroads, or any other project - to any private corporate body who wishes to purchase the project, including municipalities. |
Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act to repeal the Enactment appropriating the proceeds of that portion of the Marriage License Fund arising in Upper Canada, to the support of certain specified Institutions only, and to leave the same at the disposal of Parliament for Upper Canadian purposes generally. 10th August, 1850. |
13 & 14 Victoria – Chapter 70 |
1850 |
This is a repeal of a 1846 act which appropriates the funds raised by the fees paid for marriage licenses and used to fund public institutions, and redirects those funds to parliament. |
Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act to enable Collectors of Local Taxes in Upper Canada, for the several years between one thousand eight hundred and thirty-six and one thousand eight hundred and forty-nine, (both inclusive,) to recover Taxes accrued in such years respectively, and remaining due. 10th August, 1850. |
13 & 14 Victoria – Chapter 69 |
1850 |
This act enables tax collectors to collect back taxes owed to the provincial government of Upper Canada as far back as 1836. |
Early Canadiana Online |