Legislation by Province: United Canadas (1841-1857)
Displaying 1721 - 1730 of 1978 entries
| Title | Chapter | Date Passed | Legislative Summary | Source Document |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| An Act to amend the Act and Ordinance therein mentioned, relative to the Registration of Titles to and Incumbrances upon Real Property in Lower Canada. (29th March, 1845.) | 8 Victoria Chapter 27 | 1845 | This act clarifies property transfer rights in the part of the province formerly known as Lower Canada, making it easier and less expensive to transfer land. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act to continue for a limited time the several Acts therein mentioned. (29th March, 1845.) | 8 Victoria Chapter 26 | 1845 | This act continues various local acts having to do with various matters regarding the destruction of wolves, local fisheries, the prosecution of debtors, agriculture, and other matters. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act to Incorporate the Saint Lawrence and Atlantic Rail-road Company. (17th March, 1845.) | 8 Victoria Chapter 25 | 1845 | This act incorporates the Saint Lawrence and Atlantic Railroad Company under the individuals named. The act specifies how the company is to deal with land appropriations and disputes over settlements, land surveys, construction requirements, and various other matters. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act to incorporate the Board of Trade of the City of Toronto. (10th February, 1845.) | 8 Victoria Chapter 24 | 1845 | This act incorporates the Toronto Board of Trade under the named individuals. It specifies how directors are to be elected, matters are to be arbitrated, meetings of the council, and other matters regarding management of the board. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act to repeal a certain part of an Act of Upper Canada relating to Macadamized Roads, and to revive, with reference to such Roads, part of a certain other Act relative to Public Highways and Roads in Upper Canada. (10th February, 1845.) | 8 Victoria Chapter 23 | 1845 | This act repeals an act passed by the legislation of the province formerly known as Upper Canada, regarding statute labour on macadamized roads. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act to provide more effectually for the collection of certain arrears of Taxes on Lands in the District of Wellington, and other Districts, and better to define the limits of the said District of Wellington. (10th February, 1845.) | 8 Victoria Chapter 22 | 1845 | This act clarifies the how the collection of property taxes in the district of Wellington is to be done, the amount to be paid, as well as further defining the district of Wellington itself. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act to detach the Parish of Saint Sylvester from the County of Lotbinière, and to annex it to the County of Megantic, for the purposes of Registration only. (17th March, 1846.) | 8 Victoria Chapter 21 | 1845 | This act provides for the parish records of Saint Gilles de Beaurivage to be transferred from the county office of Lotbinière to the county office of Megantic. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act to Repeal an Act therein mentioned, and to provide for the regulation of Line Fences and Water Courses in Upper Canada. (17th March, 1845.) | 8 Victoria Chapter 20 | 1845 | This act adds further definition to the regulations surrounding the definition of property boundaries, the maintenance of fence lines, and the regulation of property line disputes in the area formerly known as Upper Canada. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act to enable the Trustees holding a certain Lot in the Town of Simcoe for the use of a Church, to sell and convey the same or any portion thereof, and to appropriate the proceeds to a like use. (10th February, 1845.) | 8 Victoria Chapter 19 | 1845 | This act allows the transfer of a specific lot of land between named individuals and the United Church of England and Ireland in the county of Simcoe. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act to extend to the Town of Sherbrooke the provisions of a certain Ordinance therein mentioned, relating to the appointment of Peace Officers and Constables; and also to explain the Jurisdiction of the General Sessions of the Peace for the District of Saint Francis. (10th February, 1845.) | 8 Victoria Chapter 18 | 1845 | This act extends the powers of the police force of Sherbrooke. | Early Canadiana Online |