Legislation by Province: United Canadas (1841-1857)
Displaying 921 - 930 of 1978 entries
| Title | Chapter | Date Passed | Legislative Summary | Source Document |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| An Act to authorize the Payment of certain Expenses of the Administration of Justice in the Recorders’ Courts in Upper Canada, out of the Consolidated Revenue Fund of this Province. 30th August, 1851. | 14 & 15 Victoria – Chapter 117 | 1851 | This act allocates money for budgets required for certain court proceedings. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act to extend the provisions of the Insolvent Debtors’ Act, and to afford relief to a certain description of persons therein named. 30th August, 1851. | 14 & 15 Victoria – Chapter 116 | 1851 | This is an extension to an 1845 act called "An Act for the relief of Insolvent Debtors in Upper Canada, and for other purposes therein mentioned." | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act to enable Married Women resident in Foreign Countries, to convey Real Estate of which they are seized in Upper Canada. 30th August, 1851. | 14 & 15 Victoria – Chapter 115 | 1851 | This act makes provisions for married women who currently reside outside of Upper Canada and in areas outside of the British Empire to dispose of or buy properties within Upper Canada, or to have an agent or their husband do so on their behalf. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act to alter and settle the mode of proceeding in the action of Ejectment. 30th August, 1851. | 14 & 15 Victoria – Chapter 114 | 1851 | This act redefines the regulations surrounding repossession of property in cases of disputes. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act to confirm Decrees and Orders and other proceedings of the Court of Chancery of Upper Canada, in certain cases. 30th August, 1851. | 14 & 15 Victoria – Chapter 113 | 1851 | This act confirms certain orders passed by the court of chancery of Upper Canada. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act to extend the time for making the selection of Jurors, and preparing the Jurors’ Books in Upper Canada in the present year. 30th August, 1851. | 14 & 15 Victoria – Chapter 112 | 1851 | This act gives towns, villages, and cities extra time to complete their yearly jurors' books in order to assure it is done properly. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act to define and restore certain Rights to parties therein mentioned. 30th August, 1851. | 14 & 15 Victoria – Chapter 111 | 1851 | This is an amendment to a past act called An Act for the better establishment and maintenance of Common Schools in Upper Canada, allowing each ward to open its own school. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act to explain and amend the Assessment Law of Upper Canada. 30th August, 1851. | 14 & 15 Victoria – Chapter 110 | 1851 | This is an amendment to the regulations surrounding how property is assessed in Upper Canada. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act to amend the Upper Canada Municipal Corporations Act of one thousand eight hundred and forty-nine, by adapting the same to the late change in the Upper Canada Assessment Laws, and for other purposes relating to the Municipal Corporations of that section of the Province. 30th August, 1851. | 14 & 15 Victoria – Chapter 109 | 1851 | This is an amendment to an act passed in 1849, called "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," which 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. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act to fix the place for holding the Polls for the Election of Members of Parliament in Townships divided into Wards in Upper Canada, and for other purposes relative to Elections. 30th August, 1851. | 14 & 15 Victoria – Chapter 108 | 1851 | This act dictates the place where elections are to be held in townships divided into wards; that is to say, the town hall, or the last place the town council met before the election if the town does not have a town hall. | Early Canadiana Online |