Legislation by Province: Upper Canada (1792-1840)
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| Title | Chapter | Date Passed | Legislative Summary | Source Document |
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| An Act to allow Persons indicted for Felony a full Defence by Counsel, and for other purposes therein-mentioned. The Royal Assent promulgated by Proclamation, 29th September, 1836. | 6 William IV – Chapter 48 (Session 2) | 1836 | This act permits for all those accused of any felony to have the full defence of a lawyer as "their liberties, lives and characters may be lost and destroyed." | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act to amend an Act passed in the first Session of the present Parliament, entitled, “An Act granting a sum of Money for the erection of a Light-house on Gull Island, or such other place as the Commissioners may select. Royal Assent given by Message to the Legislature, 28th November, 1836. | 6 William IV – Chapter 47 (Session 2) | 1836 | This act amends an act passed earlier in this session, relieving certain commissioners appointed to oversee the construction of a lighthouse on Gull Island, and appointing new ones in their place. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act to raise a sum of Money for the purpose of completing a Steam Dredge, for Deepening the several Harbours in this Province. Royal Assent given by Message to the Legislature, 28th November, 1836. | 6 William IV – Chapter 46 (Session 2) | 1836 | This act permits the raising of money for the use of dredging machines to deepen several harbours in the province, including that of Burlington Bay. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act granting to His Majesty the sum of One Hundred Pounds, for the purpose of repairing the Dwelling-house of the Light-house Keeper on Gibraltar Point, in the Home District. The Royal Assent to this Bill promulgated by Proclamation, 29th September, 1836. | 6 William IV – Chapter 45 (Session 2) | 1836 | This act makes one hundred pounds available for the repair of the lighthouse keeper's residence on Gibraltar Point, and appoints a commissioner to supervise the project. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act granting Three Hundred Pounds towards the completion of a Light-house on Bois Blanc Island, in the Western District. Royal Assent given by Message to the Legislature, 28th November, 1836. | 6 William IV – Chapter 44 (Session 2) | 1836 | This act grants a further three hundred pounds to the construction of a light house on Bois Blanc island, and directs the commissioners to make a report of their expenditures to the legislature no later than January 1837. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act granting to His Majesty a sum of Money, for the support of Light-houses in this Province. The Royal Assent promulgated by Proclamation, 29th September, 1836. | 6 William IV – Chapter 43 (Session 2) | 1836 | This act permits the use of one thousand pounds to support the lighthouses of the province. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act granting a sum of Money in support of the Provincial Penitentiary, and for other purposes therein-mentioned. The Royal Assent promulgated by Proclamation, 29th September, 1836. | 6 William IV – Chapter 42 (Session 2) | 1836 | This act provides for an amount not exceeding five thousand pounds to be used to make repairs and improvements to the provincial penitentiary. The warden is to be in charge of engaging suitable contractors to undertake this work, as well as reporting all expenditures in detail back to the government. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act granting a sum of Money, to complete the payment of the War Losses. Royal Assent given by Message to the Legislature, 23th November, 1836. | 6 William IV – Chapter 41 (Session 2) | 1836 | This act authorises the payment of twenty thousand pounds towards the last of a sum accrued from various war claims by Great Britain during the war of 1812. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act granting a sum of Money, for improving the Hill at the River Rouge, and other purposes therein mentioned. Royal Assent given by Message to the Legislature, 28th November, 1836. | 6 William IV – Chapter 40 (Session 2) | 1836 | This act grants a sum of money and appoints commissioners for the improvement of a road in River Rouge. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act to improve the Navigation of the Inland Waters of the District of Newcastle. The Royal Assent given by Message to the Legislature, 28th November, 1836. | 6 William IV – Chapter 39 (Session 2) | 1836 | This act appoints commissioners and an engineer to improve navigation upon the inland waters of the Newcastle district in order to better extract the natural resources available in that area. It specifies the authorities and responsibilities of the commissioners, authorising them to survey the land to best determine where to build dams, locks, or any other construction to improve navigation, and enabling them to use trees, rocks, and other materials from the area in their construction. Procedures surrounding private lands are also specified. | Early Canadiana Online |