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 making and keeping in repair the West Gwillimbury Road and Bridge, and to authorise the erection of a Toll Gate thereon. Passed 20th April, 1836. | 6 William IV – Chapter 28 (Session 1) | 1836 | This act appoints commissioners to make, keep, and repair a road and bridge in West Gwillimbury. These commissioners are authorised to take out a loan to undertake these projects, which will be paid back by charging a toll once the road is completed. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act to repeal and amend certain Acts of this Province, in relation to the Gold and Silver Coin made current by Law, and to make further provision respecting the rates at which certain Gold and Silver Coins shall pass current in this Province. Passed 20th April, 1836. | 6 William IV – Chapter 27 (Session 1) | 1836 | This act enables the manufacture of provincial currency, as well as regulating the value of currently brought from outside the province. It also specifies punishments for counterfeiting money. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act for the relief of Andrew Deacon. Passed 20th April, 1836. | 6 William IV – Chapter 26 (Session 1) | 1836 | This act allows the collector of the port of Hallowell, Andrew Deacon, to collect a portion of the rates he collects as a salary. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act for the relief of William Conway Keele. Passed 20th April, 1836. | 6 William IV – Chapter 25 (Session 1) | 1836 | This act specifies a term of articling for lawyer William Conway Keele, who emigrated from England and who wishes to practice law in Upper Canada. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act to authorise the erection of a Mill-Dam upon the River Thames, in the London District. Passed 7th March, 1836. | 6 William IV – Chapter 24 (Session 1) | 1836 | This act allows for the construction of a mill-dam on the north-westerly side of the river Thames in the town of Mosa on lot number 28. Regulations placed on this construction include height, width, and length restrictions, proper maintenance of the dam and mill fixtures, and permission for safe passage of rafts and the ascent of fish. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act to authorise the sale of the old site of the Gaol an Court House, in the District of Newcastle. (Passed 7th March, 1836.) | 6 William IV - Chapter 23 | 1836 | This act authorises the purchase and sale of the grounds on which the former jail of the district of Newcastle was located. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act to authorise the Commissioners of the late Pretended Bank of Kingston to dispose of certain Real Estate, and for other purposes therein mentioned. Passed 20th April, 1836. | 6 William IV – Chapter 22 (Session 1) | 1836 | This act authorises commissioners of the the Bank of Kingston, which is no longer incorporated, to legally sell and transfer real estate currently under title of the Bank of Kingston. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act continuing the Road Acts of one thousand eight hundred and thirty-three and one thousand eight hundred and thirty-four, and rendering the Commissioners accountable for the expenditure of the Road Monies granted by the same. Passed, 20th April, 1836. | 6 William IV – Chapter 21 (Session 1) | 1836 | This act continues acts concerning the building and maintenance of roads throughout the province, first passed in 1833 and 1834, with little amendment. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act to repeal and amend certain parts of an Act passed in the third year of His Majesty's Reign entitled, “An Act to Incorporate a Company under the style and title of the British America Fire and Life Assurance Company.” Passed 20th April, 1886. | 6 William IV – Chapter 20 (Session 1) | 1836 | This act amends and repeals certain parts of an act first passed in 1833, which incorporated the British America Fire and Life Assurance Company. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act to extend the time of commencing the Cobourg Rail Road. Passed 20th April, 1836. | 6 William IV – Chapter 19 (Session 1) | 1836 | This act amends an act first passed in 1834, extending the time in which the Cobourg Rail Road company has to begin their construction project by a further three years. | Early Canadiana Online |