Legislation by Province: United Canadas (1841-1857)

Displaying 1031 - 1040 of 1978 entries
Title Chapter Date Passed Legislative Summary Source Document
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 make certain alterations in the Territorial Divisions of Upper Canada. 2d August, 1851. 14 & 15 Victoria – Chapter 5 1851 This act redefines territorial boundaries surrounding a number of towns and districts. Early Canadiana Online
An Act to amend the Act concerning Land Surveyors. 2d August, 1851. 14 & 15 Victoria – Chapter 4 1851 This is an amendment to an 1849 act which repeals various past acts regarding the practice of land surveying, and replaces them with new laws regulating land surveyors, including their apprenticeships and credentials. It also defines specific consequences for those who would destroy survey markers. Early Canadiana Online
An Act to provide for the Commutation of certain Bonds required under the Emigrant Act. 2d August, 1851. 14 & 15 Victoria – Chapter 3 1851 This act redefines the fees to be paid by immigrants coming into the province, and the process by which these fees are paid. Early Canadiana Online
An Act for the better Management of the Provincial Penitentiary. 2d August, 1851. 14 & 15 Victoria – Chapter 2 1851 This act completely redefines the management of provincial penitentiaries, from admissions to discharges to inspections. Early Canadiana Online
An Act to repeal the several Acts of the Parliaments of Lower and Upper Canada now in force for the trial of controverted Parliamentary Elections in the two sections of the Province respectively, and to provide by one General Act for the Trial of all Parliamentary Election Petitions. 2d August, 1851. 14 & 15 Victoria – Chapter 1 1851 This act repeals the former legislative election acts of Upper Canada and Lower Canada, respectively, and rewrites a new election act for the legislative assembly to encompass the entirety of United Canada. Early Canadiana Online
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
An Act to authorize the removal of the Site of Victoria College from Cobourg to Toronto. 10th August, 1850. 13 & 14 Victoria – Chapter 143 1850 This act authorizes the College of Victoria to move locations from Cobourg to Toronto. Early Canadiana Online