Legislation by Province: Upper Canada (1792-1840)
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| Title | Chapter | Date Passed | Legislative Summary | Source Document |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| An Act to authorise the erection of a Gaol and Court-house at Brockville, in the District of Johnstown. Passed 6th March, 1838. | 1 Victoria – Chapter 38 | 1838 | This act authorises the magistrates of Brockville to hire assessors to determine the best placement and get quotes for the building of a jail and court house. It also authorises them to raise a levy to cover the costs of the project. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act to provide for the erection of a new Gaol at the Town of London, in the District of London. Passed 6th March, 1838. | 1 Victoria – Chapter 37 | 1838 | This act authorises the raising of a levy in order to build a new jail in London, in order to replace the old jail. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act to authorise the Justices of the Peace of the District of Talbot to levy an additional Assessment, to liquidate the costs of the erection of the Gaol and Court House for that District, and other purposes therein-mentioned. Passed 6th March, 1838. | 1 Victoria – Chapter 36 | 1838 | This act authorises the Talbot district justices of the peace to raise a tax in order to liquidate a loan made to the district to pay for the building of a court house and jail. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act to amend an Act passed in the seventh year of the reign of His late Majesty, King William the Fourth, entitled, “An Act to raise a sum of money to Macadamize the Roads leading from Brockville to Saint Francis, Charleston, Lyndhurst, Beverly and Portland, in the District of Johnstown, and to authorise the erection of toll gates on the said Roads.” Passed 6th March, 1838. | 1 Victoria – Chapter 35 | 1838 | This is an amendment to an act first passed in 1837 concerning the macadamization - that is to say, paving with gravel - of roads leading from Brockville to other areas, allowing the projects to continue and branch into other areas. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act for continuing the improvement of the Lake Road, West of the City of Toronto. Passed 6th March, 1833. | 1 Victoria – Chapter 34 | 1838 | This act grants further funds to macadamize Lake road in Toronto - that is to say, pave it with gravel - as the project ran out of money before it was complete. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act to Incorporate certain persons under the style and title of “The Windsor Road Company.” Passed 6th March, 1838. | 1 Victoria – Chapter 33 | 1838 | This act incorporates the Windsor Road company, which is authorized to build a macadamized (that is to say, a gravel) road between Windsor harbour and Dundas street. Once the road is completed the company is authorized to charge a toll on all vehicles making use of the road. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act to Incorporate certain persons under the style and title of the Waterloo Bridge Company. Passed 6th March, 1838. | 1 Victoria – Chapter 32 | 1838 | This act incorporates the Waterloo Bridge company. The company is authorized to build a bridge at their own costs, the location and dimensions of which are specified. Once the bridge is completed, the company is authorized to collect tolls. The act specifies how directors will be elected, how stocks will be managed, issued and sold, and the company's responsibilities to shareholders. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act to Incorporate certain persons, under the style and title of the Bond Head Harbour Company. Passed 6th March, 1838. | 1 Victoria – Chapter 31 | 1838 | This act incorporates the Bond Head harbour company. The company is empowered to construct a habour and all associated structures at its own costs. The act specifies how directors will be elected, how stocks will be managed, issued and sold, and the company's responsibilities to shareholders. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act to Incorporate sundry persons, under the name of the Kingston Marine Railway Company. Passed 6th March, 1833. | 1 Victoria – Chapter 30 | 1838 | This act incorporates the Kingston Marine Railway company. The company is authorised to acquire and hold land in order to build a harbour and railway. It specifies how directors will be elected, how stocks will be managed, issued and sold, and the company's responsibilities to shareholders. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act to incorporate sundry persons under the style and title of the Grantham Navigation Company, and for other purposes therein mentioned. Passed 6th March, 1838. | 1 Victoria – Chapter 29 | 1838 | This act incorporates the Grantham Navigation company. It specifies how directors will be elected, how stocks will be managed, issued and sold, and the company's responsibilities to shareholders. | Early Canadiana Online |