Legislation by Province: Upper Canada (1792-1840)

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Title Chapter Date Passed Legislative Summary Source Document
An Act to provide for the relief of William Kingsmill and William Chisholm, Esquires. Passed 10th February, 1840. 3 Victoria – Chapter 54 1840 This act grants sums of money to William Kingsmill and William Chisholm, militia men who participated in the suppression of the rebellion of 1837. Early Canadiana Online
An Act to repeal, alter and amend, the Laws now in force for the regulation of the several Macadamized Roads within this Province. Passed 10th February, 1840. 3 Victoria – Chapter 53 1840 This act consolidates all regulations contained in prior acts regarding the maintenance and improvement of macadamized (gravel-paved) roads in several different districts of the province, and standardizes the regulation and construction of these roads under one act. Early Canadiana Online
An Act to increase the Capital Stock of the Port Hope Harbour Company, and to extend the period for completing the said Harbour. Passed 10th February, 1840. 3 Victoria – Chapter 52 1840 This act increases the capital stock of the Port Hope Harbour Company by two thousand pounds in order to enable the completion of their project. Early Canadiana Online
An Act granting a further sum of Three Hundred and Fifty-nine Pounds for completing the Bridge over the River Thames, at Chatham, in the Western District. Passed 10th February, 1840. 3 Victoria – Chapter 51 1840 This act grants a loan to complete the bridge-building project over the river Thames, at Chatham. Early Canadiana Online
An Act to extend the time for re-paying the Loan to the Oakville Harbour. Passed 10th February, 1840. 3 Victoria – Chapter 50 1840 This act affords more time to William Chisholm, who received a loan to complete the construction of Oakville harbour, to repay the said loan. Early Canadiana Online
An Act to extend the time for completing the Erie and Ontario Rail-road. Passed 10th February, 1840. 3 Victoria – Chapter 49 1840 This act extends the timeline for the completion of the Erie and Ontario Railroad by five years. Early Canadiana Online
An Act to extend the time for completing the expenditure upon the Post Road between Cornwall and L’Original. Passed 10th February, 1840. 3 Victoria – Chapter 48 1840 This act extends the deadline for which the commissioners in charge of the improvements of the road between Cornwall and l'Orignal have to complete the project and report expenditures. Early Canadiana Online
An Act to continue an Act passed in the seventh year of the reign of His late Majesty King William the Fourth, entitled, “An Act to alter and amend an Act passed in the fourth year of His Majesty’s reign, entitled, ‘An Act to extend the Limits of the Town of York, to erect the said Town into a City, and to Incorporate it under the name of the City of Toronto.” Passed 10th February, 1840. 3 Victoria – Chapter 47 1840 This act continues, with some amendment, an act passed in 1834 and continued in 1837. The original act created the city of Toronto, formerly known as York, and specified services to be provided by the city, taxes that can be levied, city limits, and many other specific legislative issues. The amendments mostly pertain to tax rates, appointment of tax assessors, and the election of local officials. Early Canadiana Online
An Act to confirm and regulate certain Sales of Land for Taxes, in the District of Ottawa. Passed 10th February, 1840. 3 Victoria – Chapter 46 1840 This act validates the sale of lands in the district of Ottawa that have been sold to pay taxes. Early Canadiana Online
An Act authorising the levying of an additional Tax on the District of Dalhousie, for the purpose of building a Gaol and Court House therein. Passed 10th February, 1840. 3 Victoria – Chapter 45 1840 This act authorises the district of Dalhousie to raise a tax on all its townships in order to build a district jail and court house. Early Canadiana Online