Legislation by Province: Lower Canada (1792-1841)
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| Title | Chapter | Date Passed | Legislative Summary | Source Document |
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| An Act to authorize François Verrault, Esquire, to build a Toll-Bridge over the River Chaudière, in the Parish of Sainte-Marie de la Nouvelle-Beauce, near the Church of the said Parish, in the County of Dorchester. (1st April, 1818.) | 58 George III Chapter 23 | 1818 | An Act authorising François Verrault, Esquire to build and collect a toll on a bridge crossing the River Chaudière, in the Parish of Sainte-Marie de la Nouvelle-Beauce, near the Church of the said Parish, in the County of Dorchester at his own cost. Verrault 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 authorize William Hall, Esquire, to build a Toll-Bridge over the Great Branch of the River St. François, near the line of separation between the Townships of Dudswell and Westbury, in the County of Buckinhamshire. (1st April, 1818.) | 58 George III Chapter 22 | 1818 | An Act authorising William Hall, Esquire to build and collect a toll on a bridge crossing the Great Branch of the River St. François, near the line of separation between the Townships of Dudswell and Westbury, in the County of Buckinhamshire at his own cost. Hall 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 authorize William Hall, Esquire, to build a Toll-Bridge over the River Etchemin, at the lower Ford in the Parish of Saint Henry, in the County of Dorchester. (1st April, 1818.) | 58 George III Chapter 21 | 1818 | An Act authorising William Hall, Esquire to build and collect a toll on a bridge crossing the Etchemin River, at the lower Ford in the Parish of Saint-Henri, in the County of Dorchester at his own cost. Hall 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 authorize Jean Thomas Taschereau, Esquire, and others therein-mentioned, to erect a Toll-bridge over the River Etchemin, in the Parish of Sainte Claire, in the County of Dorchester. (1st April, 1818.) | 58 George III Chapter 20 | 1818 | An Act authorising Jean Thomas Taschereau, Esquire, George Pyke, Pierre Edouard Desbarats, and François Roy, Esquires, to build and collect a toll on a bridge crossing the Etchemin River, in the Parish of Sainte Claire, in the County of Dorchester at their own cost. Taschereau and his associates are 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 authorize Claude Dénéchau and Joseph Fraser, Esquires, to erect a Toll-Bridge over the River Du Sud, in the Parish of Saint François, in the County of Hertford. (1st April, 1818.) | 58 George III Chapter 19 | 1818 | An Act authorising Claude Dénéchau and Joseph Fraser, Esquires to build and collect a toll on a bridge crossing the Rivière-du-Sud, in the Parish of Saint François, in the County of Hertford at their own cost. Dénéchau and Fraser are 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 for making and maintaining a navigable Canal from, at, or near the Town of St. John, upon the River Sorel or Richelieu, through the Barony of Longueuil and the Seigneury of Chambly, to terminate at the Basin of Chambly. (1st April, 1818.) | 58 George III Chapter 18 | 1818 | An Act to build a canal along the Richelieu River, near Saint-Jean, to the Basin at Chambly to create a more advantageous conveyance of goods, wares, and commodities to encourage trade through that region. The means by which this canal will be funded, built, and maintained, and how the land required for the project will be obtained, are described, including how the The Company of Proprietors of the Chambly Canal will be formed and its obligations. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act to authorize the Justices of the Peace for the District of Montreal, to lay out and open a new street in the City of Montreal, upon a Lot of Ground in the possession of George Le Pailleur, and to obviate certain inconveniences therein-mentioned. (1st April, 1818.) | 58 George III Chapter 17 | 1818 | An Act to open a new street from Glacis Lane to St. Jacques street in Montreal across lands belonging to two individuals, Jean Bouthillier and George Le Pailleur. The Act outlines the dimensions and placement of the new street. The processes by which Le Pailleur will be compensated are described. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act to provide for the Police of certain Boroughs and Villages. (1st April, 1818.) | 58 George III Chapter 16 | 1818 | An Act to further regulate and provide for the police of villages and boroughs consisting of not less than thirty inhabited houses within the space of at least fifteen acres, including the the Borough of William Henry [Sorel-Tracy]. New rules, to be superintended by an Inspector, are outlined, largely pertaining to regulations on wood stoves, chimneys, and other fire risks. The processes by which trustees and an Inspector will be appointed for this purpose are outlined. Penalties for those who fail to abide by these rules are also described. This Act is to expire in 1822. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act to establish a House of Industry in the City of Montreal. (1st April, 1818.) | 58 George III Chapter 15 | 1818 | An Act to aid with the construction of an House of Industry for the poor on the lots left for that purpose by John Conrad Marsteller. The processes by which this House of Industry is to be realized are outlined, including how Wardens will be appointed and their duties. The Act requires that commissioners be appointed to report on this House of Industry and describes how the funds for it are to be handled. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act to amend an Act passed in the fifty-seventh year of His Majesty’s Reign, intituled, “An Act to provide temporary Houses of Correction in the several Districts of this Province, and for other purposes.” (1st April, 1818.) | 58 George III Chapter 14 | 1818 | An Act amend former Act from 1817 that provided temporary Houses of Correction in several districts, including the District of Quebec, District of Montreal, and District of Trois-Rivières. This Act revises the budget for each district's temporary gaol and provides an annual allowance to the Committees appointed to superintend the Houses of Correction in the Districts of Quebec, Montreal, and Trois-Rivières for the purposes described. By the 1817 Act committees are required to give an annual report of their expenses and processes by which the committees are to be appointed and proceed were also outlined. This Act is to expire in 1819. | Early Canadiana Online |