Legislation by Province: Upper Canada (1792-1840)
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| Title | Chapter | Date Passed | Legislative Summary | Source Document |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| An Act to repeal part of an Act passed in the Fifty-ninth year of the Reign of His late Majesty King George the Third, entitled, “An Act to repeal part of and to amend the Laws now in force for establishing Public Schools in the several Districts of this Province,” and to establish the Public School for the London District in the Town of London. Passed 4th March, 1837. | 7 William IV – Chapter 106 | 1837 | This act repeals an act passed in 1819 and allows the school of the London district to change locations from Vittoria to London. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act granting a sum of Money for the support of Common Schools, for the Year 1837. Passed 4th March, 1837. | 7 William IV – Chapter 105 | 1837 | This act provides specific sums of money to the various school districts of the province for their upkeep and to pay teachers' salaries. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act to grant a certain sum of Money for the relief of the Poor and Distressed of the City of Toronto. Passed 4th March, 1837. | 7 William IV – Chapter 104 | 1837 | This act grants two hundred and fifty pounds to help those who have been impoverished by the harsh season and the increase in the price of provisions in Toronto. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act authorising the payment of Pensions to Militia-men, disabled during the late War with the United States of America, under certain restrictions. Passed 4th March, 1837. | 7 William IV – Chapter 103 | 1837 | This act calls for the petitioners named, who are asking to receive a veteran's pension, be examined by a surgeon to determine whether they were actually injured and disabled during the war of 1812. If a surgeon should determine the answer to be yes, they will receive the pension they are requesting. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act granting a sum of Money to His Majesty, for the remuneration of certain Services rendered by the late Hugh C. Thompson, Esq. Passed 4th March, 1837. | 7 William IV – Chapter 102 | 1837 | This act renumerates the family of Hugh C. Thompson, who was one of the commissioners of the provincial penitentiary and died while overseeing various matters relating to its construction, before receiving payment for his work. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act to remunerate the Honorable John Henry Dunn, for Services rendered to this Province. Passed 4th March, 1837. | 7 William IV – Chapter 101 | 1837 | This act reimburses John Henry Dunn, the receiver general of the province, for having gone to England in order to negotiate favourable loans on behalf of the province. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act granting to His Majesty a sum of Money to remunerate the Arbitrator appointed to ascertain the amount of Revenue to be paid to this Province from Lower Canada. Passed 4th March, 1837. | 7 William IV – Chapter 100 | 1837 | This act makes available the payment of two hundred pounds to the arbitrator who was appointed to negotiate trade regulations and duties between Upper and Lower Canada in 1823. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act granting a sum of Money, for the purpose of Purchasing Books for the Library, and for other purposes therein mentioned. Passed 4th March, 1837. | 7 William IV – Chapter 99 | 1837 | This act grants a sum of money to purchase books for the legislative library. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act granting a sum of Money in aid of the Kingston Hospital. Passed 4th March, 1837. | 7 William IV – Chapter 98 | 1837 | This act grants five hundred pounds to the Kingston hospital to help them rebuild after having recently experienced a fire. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act granting a sum of Money in aid of the Toronto Hospital. Passed 4th March, 1837. | 7 William IV – Chapter 97 | 1837 | This act grants two hundred and fifty pounds to the Toronto Hospital. | Early Canadiana Online |