Legislation by Province: United Canadas (1841-1857)
Displaying 1901 - 1910 of 1978 entries
| Title | Chapter | Date Passed | Legislative Summary | Source Document |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| An Act to amend a certain Ordinance of the Legislature of Lower Canada for making a Rail Road from Sherbrooke to the River Richelieu. 17th August, 1841. | 4 & 5 Victoria – Chapter 47 | 1841 | An Act to amend Ordinances from former Lower Canada related to the railroad between Sherbrooke and the River Richelieu. The Act allows the railway corporation to commence construction as they deem advantageous and to make the line into several sections rather than one. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act to make good certain sums advanced to defray contingent expences of the two Houses of the Legislature of the late Province of Upper Canada. 18th September, 1841. | 4 & 5 Victoria – Chapter 46 | 1841 | An Act which pays six thousand eight hundred and one pounds fourteen shillings one penny and 3 farthings for the expenses of the two houses of Legislature in former Upper Canada. This upholds a promise made prior to the formation of the United Canadas. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act to provide for certain expenses of the Legislature of this Province, and of the late Provinces of Upper and Lower Canada. 18th September, 1841. | 4 & 5 Victoria – Chapter 45 | 1841 | An Act to provide the salaries of Officers of the Legislature in the Province of Canada as well as the retirement allowances for Officers of the Legislature in former Upper and Lower Canada. The Act outlines the sums each position receives. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act to appropriate a sum of money to defray certain expenses relative to the Provincial Steam Dredge of Upper Canada, and for other purposes relative to the said Steam Dredge. 18th September, 1841. | 4 & 5 Victoria – Chapter 44 | 1841 | An Act which pays four hundred and seventy-five pounds four shillings and two pence for the Steam Dredge of former Upper Canada to David Thorburn, the commissioner for the management of the steam dredge. Following payment, the dredge will be under the management of the Board of Works. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act to repeal a certain Act therein mentioned, and to exempt the Members of Companies of Firemen, lawfully established, from serving as Jurors, and in the Militia, except in certain cases. 18th September, 1841. | 4 & 5 Victoria – Chapter 43 | 1841 | An Act that repeals an Act from former Upper Canada in order to extend the contents to the rest of Canada. The Act also allows any fireman who is regularly enrolled in a company that is lawfully authorized and regulated to receive a certificate stating so. The certificate allows its holder exemption from Militia service in peacetime and jury duty. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act to repeal certain parts of an Act therein mentioned, and to provide for taking a periodical Census of the Inhabitants of this Province, and for obtaining the other statistical information therein mentioned. 18th September, 1841. | 4 & 5 Victoria – Chapter 42 | 1841 | An Act to repeal parts of an Act from former Upper Canada related to the duties of Township Officers. It also states that a census of the Province of Canada will be taken in 1842 and every five years after. The Act outlines how the census will be delivered and the duties of the Assessors. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act to enable persons authorized to practise Physic or Surgery in Upper or Lower Canada, to practise in the Province of Canada. 18th September, 1841. | 4 & 5 Victoria – Chapter 41 | 1841 | An Act to allow Physicians and Surgeons authorized to practiSe in former Upper or Lower Canada to now have authorization to practise in the United Canadas. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act to amend an Act of the Legislature of Lower Canada, relative to the establishment of Mutual Fire Insurance Companies. 27th August, 1841. | 4 & 5 Victoria – Chapter 40 | 1841 | An act to amend an Act of former Lower Canada related to Mutual Fire Insurance Companies. The Act allows the Mutual Fire Insurance Company for the County of Montreal and the Counties of Sherbrooke and Stanstead to expend their membership to surrounding counties. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act to amend and enlarge an Act of the Legislature of the late Province of Upper Canada, intituled “An Act to ascertain and provide for the payment of all just claims arising from the late Rebellion and Invasions of this Province.” 17th August, 1841. | 4 & 5 Victoria – Chapter 39 | 1841 | Amends the former Upper Canada's Act to provide payment to all claims from the 1937 Rebellion. It extends the time that the commissioner sits in each district from fourteen to twenty-eight days. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act to repeal certain Ordinances therein mentioned and to establish a Board of Works in this Province. 17th August, 1841. | 4 & 5 Victoria – Chapter 38 | 1841 | An Act which repeals previous Ordinances in former Lower Canada related to a Board of Works and create a new provincial wide Board of Public Works. This board is in charge of overseeing and reporting to the government all Public Works projects including submitting surveys, plans, drawings, and estimates. The Act also outlines the positions on the board. | Early Canadiana Online |