Legislation by Province: Upper Canada (1792-1840)
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| Title | Chapter | Date Passed | Legislative Summary | Source Document |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| An Act to Incorporate certain persons under the title of the “York Bridge Company.” Passed 10th February, 1840. | 3 Victoria – Chapter 34 | 1840 | This act incorporates the York Bridge Company. It defines the cost of shares, how directors will be chosen, how the company will be managed, and the management of stocks. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act to Incorporate certain persons under the name and style of the President, Directors, and Company of the Bronté Harbour. Passed 10th February, 1840. | 3 Victoria – Chapter 33 | 1840 | This act incorporates the Bronté Harbour company. The company is empowered to build a harbour at the mouth of Twelve Mile Creek at their own costs, for the better navigation of Lake Ontario. Once the harbour is complete, the company is authorized to collect tolls on all incoming cargo, as specified by the act. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act to Incorporate certain persons under the style and title of the Oakville Hydraulic Company. Passed 10th February, 1840. | 3 Victoria – Chapter 32 | 1840 | This act incorporates the Oakville Hydraulic Company and authorises the same to build a dam across the creek in Oakville across the opening of the Harbour which boats can ascend safely. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act to define the Limits of the Town of London, in the District of London, and to establish a Board of Police therein. Passed 10th February, 1840. | 3 Victoria – Chapter 31 | 1840 | This act incorporates the town of London. It defines its borders as well as its subdivisions, how town magistrates will be elected and who is eligible to be elected, as well as who is eligible to vote. It also creates the town board of police and defines their purview and powers, specifying how the board will be elected and what kind of laws they are empowered to enact. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act to provide for the Management of the Estate of William Handley, Esquire. Passed 10th February, 1840. | 3 Victoria – Chapter 30 | 1840 | This act appoints trustees to manage the estates of William Handley, who is being confined to the lunatic asylum. Since there is no such asylum in the province, his wife is taking him out of province for treatment in the hopes he will return to manage his own affairs. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act to authorise the Court of Queen’s Bench to admit John Ford Maddock to practise as an Attorney in that Court. Passed 10th February, 1840. | 3 Victoria – Chapter 29 | 1840 | This act permits John Ford Maddock, an Englishman who was educated as a lawyer in England and practiced law in both England and Jamaica, to practice law in Upper Canada. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act to make permanent an Act passed in the fifth year of the reign of His late Majesty King William the Fourth, entitled, “An Act to amend and continue the Act granting Militia Pensions.” Passed 10th February, 1840. | 3 Victoria – Chapter 28 | 1840 | This act continues and makes perpetual an act passed in 1835. It concerns pensions for militia members and was passed after being petitioned by veterans of the war of 1812. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act authorising the payment of Pensions to Militia-men, and Widows of deceased Militia-men, under certain restrictions, and for other purposes therein-mentioned. Passed 10th February, 1840. | 3 Victoria – Chapter 27 | 1840 | This act establishes a board of three people to determine whether veterans of the war of 1812 should receive a pension due to their age and inability to work. It defines further rules for those receiving said pensions, whether they be veterans or the widows of veterans. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act to appoint the time for holding the Court of General Quarter Sessions of the Peace for the Home District, and to repeal the Law now in force for that purpose. Passed 10th February, 1840. | 3 Victoria – Chapter 26 | 1840 | This act changes the time at which the court of general quarter sessions will be held in the Home district. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act to alter and amend an Act passed in the forty-fifth year of the reign of His late Majesty King George the Third, entitled, “An Act to regulate the Packing, Curing, and Inspection of Beef and Pork.” Passed 10th February, 1840. | 3 Victoria – Chapter 25 | 1840 | This this an amendment to an act first passed in 1805 which regulates the curing and packing of beef and pork. Amendments concern the defacement of brand marks, and classifications of quality of pork. | Early Canadiana Online |