Legislation by Province: Upper Canada (1792-1840)
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| Title | Chapter | Date Passed | Legislative Summary | Source Document |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| An Act to Incorporate a Joint Stock Company for the construction of a Harbour at the Mouth of Stoney Creek on Lake Ontario. Passed 16th April, 1835. | 5 William IV – Chapter 14 | 1835 | This acts incorporates a joint stock company and empowers them to build a harbour at the mouth of Stoney Creek at their own cost. It outlines the responsibilities of the directors of the company in regards to acquiring real estate to build their structures, and specifies the tolls they will be permitted to charge on items coming into harbour once the construction is complete. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act to continue the Road Acts of 1833, and 1834. Passed 16th April, 1835. | 5 William IV – Chapter 13 | 1835 | This act authorises the commissioners appointed by the road acts of 1833 and 1834 to continue in their appointment as commissioners, and to spend the money left unspent in the repairing and building of roads. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act to provide for the Support of the several Light Houses in this Province at present unprovided for. Passed 16th April, 1835. | 5 William IV – Chapter 12 | 1835 | This act sets aside money to support and maintain lighthouses in the province which have hereto been left unsupported. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act to amend and continue for a limited time an Act passed in the eleventh year of His late Majesty's Reign, entitled “An Act to encourage the establishment of Agricultural Societies in the several Districts of this Province." Passed 16th April, 1835. | 5 William IV – Chapter 11 | 1835 | This act continues an act first passed in 1830, which provided for government funds to be made available to support agricultural societies within the province, specifying that no funds shall be granted before the officers of existing societies account for past sums granted. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act to promote the Public Health, and to guard against infectious Diseases in this Province. Passed 16th April, 1835. | 5 William IV – Chapter 10 | 1835 | This act permits the appointment of three or more health officers in every town of the province. It specifies what they are empowered to do as health officers as well as the penalties for those who disobey the appointed health officers. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act to prevent the Sale of Spirituous Liquors to Indians. Passed 16th April, 1835. | 5 William IV – Chapter 9 | 1835 | This act makes it illegal to sell liquor to indigenous people, under penalty of a fine up to five pounds. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act to reduce to one Act of Parliament the several Laws relative to the appointment and duties of Township Officers in this Province, except an Act passed in the fourth year of the Reign of William the Fourth, Chapter Twelve, entitled, “An Act to regulate Line Fences and Water Courses,” and to repeal so much of an Act passed in the Thirty-third year of the Reign of His late Majesty King George the Third, entitled, “An Act to provide for the nomination and appointment of Parish and Town Officers within this Province,” as relates to the office of Fence Viewers being discharged by Overseers of Highways and Roads. Passed 16th April, 1835. | 5 William IV – Chapter 8 | 1835 | This act consolidates several past laws relating to the duties and responsibilities of township officers to a single act. It includes procedures for how officers will be elected, how individuals who wish to be elected should be nominated, and how township meetings will be convened. The act also specifies what legislative powers the township officers hold and what decisions the township meetings are empowered to make on behalf of their towns. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act to establish a Standard Weight for the different kinds of Grain and Pulse in this Province. Passed 16th April, 1835. | 5 William IV – Chapter 7 | 1835 | This act specifies standard weights for grains within the province. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act to provide for the Payment of Wages to the Members of the House of Assembly, who represent the different Towns in this Province. Passed 24th February, 1835. | 5 William IV – Chapter 6 | 1835 | This act allows for members of the House of Assembly to collect a salary equal to ten shillings per day for every day the member attended the House, to be paid upon prorogation and with proof of attendance. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act to continue and amend the Law for Attaching the Property of Absconding Debtors. Passed 16th April, 1835. | 5 William IV – Chapter 5 | 1835 | An amendment and continuation to an act first passed in 1832, which described how the property of absconding debtors could be seized. | Early Canadiana Online |