Legislation by Province: United Canadas (1841-1857)
Displaying 1291 - 1300 of 1978 entries
| Title | Chapter | Date Passed | Legislative Summary | Source Document |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| An Act to enable the Trustees of Churches and Parsonages and other Trusts belonging to the Wesleyan Methodist Church in Canada, more conveniently to manage and dispose of their Estates, and for other purposes therein mentioned. 30th May, 1849 | 12 Victoria – Chapter 92 | 1849 | This act facilitates the selling and disposal of property by the trustees of the Wesleyan Methodist Church. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act to amend certain Acts for the Relief of Religious Societies. 30th May, 1849. | 12 Victoria – Chapter 91 | 1849 | This act allows for religious societies to own, acquire, or sell land. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act to substitute Yearly Returns for the Quarterly Returns required of Clergymen and others by the Sixteenth Section of the Census Act. 25th April, 1849. | 12 Victoria – Chapter 90 | 1849 | This act limits the necessity of submitting parish returns and other associated documents to the town clerk once per year. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act to alter the day on which the Militia shall annually assemble for Muster and Discipline in Upper Canada. 25th April, 1849. | 12 Victoria – Chapter 89 | 1849 | This act changes the time for the annual muster of the militia. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act to amend the Militia Law of this Province, in so far as regards the Enrolment of and Fines imposed upon Quakers, Mennonists and Tankers. 30th May, 1849. | 12 Victoria – Chapter 88 | 1849 | This is an amendment to a prior act regarding the service of certain religious sects in the Upper Canada militia. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act to amend an Act passed in the Parliament of Upper Canada in the ninth year of the Reign of His late Majesty King George the Fourth, intituled, An Act to provide for the construction of Aprons to Mill Dams over certain Streams in this Province, and to make further provision in respect thereof. 30th May, 1849. | 12 Victoria – Chapter 87 | 1849 | This act specifies the construction specifications which must be met for the aprons of mill dams to allow for the proper flow of river water through the constructed dams. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act to amend the Act relating to Mutual Insurance Companies in Upper Canada. 30th May, 1849. | 12 Victoria – Chapter 86 | 1849 | This is an amendment to the original act allowing mutual insurance companies, repealing the first clause which prevented said companies from insuring anyone outside their own districts. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act to amend the several Laws therein mentioned, relative to the appointment and duties of Inspectors of Weights and Measures, in Upper Canada. 25th April, 1849. | 12 Victoria – Chapter 85 | 1849 | This act repeals a former act standardizing weights and measures and replaces it with new measures, and includes clauses which state who is responsible for assuring these standards are adhered to. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act to authorize the formation of Joint Stock Companies for the construction of Roads, and other Works in Upper Canada. 30th May, 1849. | 12 Victoria – Chapter 84 | 1849 | This act makes it easier for private companies who wish to undertake public works such as roads and dams to incorporate in Upper Canada. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act for the better establishment and maintenance of Public Schools in Upper Canada, and for repealing the present School Act. 30th May, 1849. | 12 Victoria – Chapter 83 | 1849 | This act consolidates various prior acts regarding public schools in Upper Canada, including the defininition of the roles and responsibilities of school officials such as superintendents, provisions for disbursement of school funds, the election of school trustees, times at which school meetings will be held with landholders and householders, and various other provisions regarding local schools. | Early Canadiana Online |