Legislation by Province: Upper Canada (1792-1840)
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| Title | Chapter | Date Passed | Legislative Summary | Source Document |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| An Act to extend to certain persons the Civil and Political Rights of Natural Born Subjects. His Majesty’s Assent to this Bill communicated to the Legislative Council and House of Assembly, by Message from His Excellency Sir John Colborne, the Eleventh day of March, 1835. | 5 William IV – Chapter 44 | 1835 | This act allows for specific individuals to be granted the rights of natural born citizens in order to validate their real estate claims. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act granting a Loan to the Cobourg Harbour Company. Passed 16th April, 1835. | 5 William IV – Chapter 43 | 1835 | This act allows for a loan to be paid out to the Cobourg Habour Company to allow them to complete their habour, specifying the terms of interest and repayment. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act granting a sum of Money for the further completion of the Kingston Penitentiary, and for other purposes therein mentioned. Passed 16th April, 1635. | 5 William IV – Chapter 42 | 1835 | This act provides a sum of money for the upkeep of Kingston penitentiary, and includes provisions for both the prisoners and the guards of the said prison. | Early Canadiana Online |
| 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. Passed 16th April, 1835. | 5 William IV – Chapter 41 | 1835 | This act enables the building of a lighthouse on Gull Island, setting aside a specific amount of money for the project and appointing commissioners to oversee the project. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act granting a sum of Money to the Kingston Mechanics Institute. Passed 16th April, 1835. | 5 William IV – Chapter 40 | 1835 | This act allows a sum of money to be granted to the Kingston Mechanics Institute to allow for the purchase of tools and materials for the study of natural philosophy, geography, astronomy and mathematics. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act for the erection of a Light-House on Heartley’s Point, on Lake Erie. Passed 16th April, 1835. | 5 William IV – Chapter 39 | 1835 | This act authorises the building of a lighthouse on Heartley's Point, setting aside funds as well as appointing commissioners to manage the said funds and building project. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act for the promotion of Science by enabling the Mechanics Institute of the City of Toronto to procure certain Apparatus. Passed 16th April, 1835. | 5 William IV – Chapter 38 | 1835 | This act authorises the use of two hundred pounds of public funds for the acquisition and holding of instruments and tools for the study of natural sciences, geography, and astronomy for the benefit of encouraging the promotion of the sciences through the Mechanics Institute of Toronto. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act to increase the Salary of the Keeper of the False Ducks Light-House. Passed 16th April, 1835. | 5 William IV – Chapter 37 | 1835 | This act increases the salary of the lighthouse keeper of False Ducks lighthouse, making it retroactive for the two years prior to the passing of this act. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act to amend and continue the Act granting Militia Pensions. Passed 16th April, 1835. | 5 William IV – Chapter 36 | 1835 | This act continues an act from 1830 for another four years after having been petitioned by veterans of the war of 1812. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act for the remuneration of Dean S. Howard, for Extra Work performed by him in the erection of the Trent Bridge. Passed 16th April, 1835. | 5 William IV – Chapter 35 | 1835 | This act authorises an amount of money to be paid to Dean S. Howard for contract work building the Trent bridge. | Early Canadiana Online |