Legislation by Province: United Canadas (1841-1857)
Displaying 1691 - 1700 of 1978 entries
| Title | Chapter | Date Passed | Legislative Summary | Source Document |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| An Act to empower the District Councils of Municipal Districts, and Boards of Police of Incorporated Towns in Upper Canada, to impose a Tax on Dogs, within their respective Districts and Towns. (29th March, 1845.) | 8 Victoria Chapter 57 | 1845 | This act permits municipal councils and police boards to enact bylaws concerning dog ownership and licensing, and allowing them to impose punishment on owners who should allow their dogs to run within their jurisdiction unchecked. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act to amend and extend the Ordinance relative to the Turnpike Road from Montreal to Chambly. (29th March, 1845.) | 8 Victoria Chapter 56 | 1845 | This act amends the tolls which can be collected on a road which extends from Montréal to Chambly, and certain roads which branch off of said road. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act to amend a certain Ordinance therein mentioned, relative to the Turnpike Roads near Quebec. (29th March, 1845.) | 8 Victoria Chapter 55 | 1845 | This act is an amendment to an act concerning road tolls on a road near Québec City. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act for the encouragement of Agricultural Societies and Agriculture in Upper Canada. (29th March, 1845.) | 8 Victoria Chapter 54 | 1845 | This act allows for the creation of agricultural societies in the part of the province formerly known as Upper Canada. It specifies how these societies will be funded and organized, but is much less detailed than the act of the same title allowing for the creation of agricultural societies in Lower Canada. | Early Canadiana Online |
| All Act to repeal certain Acts therein mentioned, and better to encourage Agriculture in Lower Canada, by the establishment of Agricultural Societies therein. (29th March, 1845.) | 8 Victoria Chapter 53 | 1845 | This act allows for the establishment of agricultural societies in the part of the province formerly known as Lower Canada. These societies will be given a revenue by the provincial government and will raise funds by subscription, which they will spend on establishing awards for excellence in rearing cattle or produce. The act specifies how these societies are to be organized and how funds are to be collected and disbursed. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act to suspend for a limited time two certain Ordinances therein mentioned, relating to Winter Roads in that part of the Province heretofore Lower Canada, in so far as regards the District of Quebec, the District of Gaspe, and that part of the District of Three Rivers which is or was in the Municipal District of Portneuf. (29th March, 1845.) | 8 Victoria Chapter 52 | 1845 | This act continues an act passed by the former legislative assembly of Lower Canada, concerning the maintenance and clearing of roads in winter. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act to revive and continue, for a limited time, a certain Ordinance therein mentioned, for regulating the Militia in Lower Canada, and to suspend for a like time a certain provision, of the Militia Law of Upper Canada. (29th March, 1845.) | 8 Victoria Chapter 51 | 1845 | This act continues an act passed by the former legislative assembly of Upper Canada regarding the regulation of the Militia, with some amendments regarding when and how the militia of the part of the province formerly known as Upper Canada can be mustered. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act for better enforcing the provisions of the Act of the Legislature of Upper Canada, for the Regulation of Ferries, and for protecting the rights of the Lessees of Ferries. (29th March, 1845.) | 8 Victoria Chapter 50 | 1845 | This act protects the rights of ferries and ferrymen in the part of the province formerly known as Upper Canada. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act to regulate the Culling and Measurement of Timber, Masts, Spars, Deals, Staves, and other articles of a like nature, and to repeal a certain Act therein mentioned. (29th March, 1845.) | 8 Victoria Chapter 49 | 1845 | This act regulates the specifications on lumber and certain types of lumber for trade. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act for the relief of Insolvent Debtors in Upper Canada, and for other purposes therein mentioned. (29th March, 1845.) | 8 Victoria Chapter 48 | 1845 | This act specifies how bankrupts and financial insolvency will be dealt with through the courts in the part of the province formerly known as Upper Canada. | Early Canadiana Online |