Legislation by Province: United Canadas (1841-1857)
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| Title | Chapter | Date Passed | Legislative Summary | Source Document |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| An Act to provide Funds for defraying the cost of the erection of the Lunatic Asylum and other Public Buildings in Upper Canada. 10th August, 1850. | 13 & 14 Victoria – Chapter 68 | 1850 | This act imposes a tax on personal and real property in Upper Canada in order to raise funds to erect an asylum, as well as to create a fund of five thousand pounds to complete the asylum, or for the creation of other unspecified buildings. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act to establish a more equal and just system of Assessment in the several Townships, Villages, Towns and Cities in Upper Canada. 10th August, 1850. | 13 & 14 Victoria – Chapter 67 | 1850 | This act standardizes the process by which property is assessed for tax purposes in Upper Canada. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act to repeal the Acts and provisions of Law relative to Assessments and matters connected therewith in Upper Canada. 10th August, 1850. | 13 & 14 Victoria – Chapter 66 | 1850 | This act repeals a series of past acts relating to property assessment and road maintenance in Upper Canada. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act to amend the laws relative to Tavern Licenses in Upper Canada. 10th August, 1850. | 13 & 14 Victoria – Chapter 65 | 1850 | This act transfers the power of controlling and licensing tavens, bars, and inns, to municipalities rather than the province. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act for correcting certain errors and omissions in the Act of the Parliament of this Province, passed in the last Session thereof, intituled, An Act to provide, by one general law, for the erection of Municipal Corporations and the establishment of Regulations of Police in and for the several Counties, Cities, Towns, Townships and Villages in Upper Canada, for amending certain of the provisions of the said Act, and making some further provisions for the better accomplishment of the object thereof. 10th August, 1850. | 13 & 14 Victoria – Chapter 64 | 1850 | This is a correction to an act passed in 1849. The original act facilitates the creation of municipal corporations so that townships can in turn establish their own police forces. It defines what constitutes a township for the purposes of incorporation, the responsibilities of the municipal councils once they are established, matters which will be policed by the established village police force, and various other matters. The current act corrects the omission of a schedule as well as a few other errors. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act to amend the Registry Law of Upper Canada. 10th August, 1850. | 13 & 14 Victoria – Chapter 63 | 1850 | This is an amendment to an act first passed in 1846, which consolidated, amended, and repealed various registry laws in Upper Canada, including the mandatory establishment of registry offices in every county. | Early Canadiana Online |