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 style and title of the President, Directors and Company, of the Commercial Bank of the Midland District. Passed 23th January, 1832. | 2 William IV – Chapter 11 | 1832 | This Act incorporates the Commercial Bank of the Midland District and its officers, and makes further provisions regarding the direction of and shares and stock in the said bank. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act for altering and amending the Charter of the President, Directors and Company, of the Bank of Upper Canada, and for encreasing the number of Shares to be held in the Capital Stock of the said Company. Passed 28th January, 1832. | 2 William IV – Chapter 10 | 1832 | This Act provides for a doubling of the number of shares in the capital stock of the Bank of Upper Canada, and specifies further detail regarding the holding of such stock. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act to make Valid certain Proceedings in the Home District Court. Passed 28th January, 1832. | 2 William IV – Chapter 9 | 1832 | This Act clarifies that the details of the law passed during this session regarding the meeting location and dates of the Court of King's Bench shall also apply to the District Court of the Home District. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act respecting the Time and Place of Sitting of the Court of King’s Bench. Passed 23rd December, 1831. | 2 William IV – Chapter 8 | 1832 | This Act, to be valid until the conclusion of the sitting of the legislature in two years' time, states that the Court of King's Bench will sit in the community which is the "[s]eat of the [c]ivil [g]overnment." The Act also states that the Term of Hilary for the Court's sitting will take place during the first full week of February. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act to confirm British Subjects in their Titles to Real Estates in this Province, derived through Aliens. Passed 28th January, 1832. | 2 William IV – Chapter 7 | 1832 | This Act states that no property may be seized simply because it was purchased from an alien. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act to provide for making Stock held in Companies having a Joint Transferable Stock, liable to the satisfaction of Debts. Passed 28th January, 1832. | 2 William IV – Chapter 6 | 1832 | This Act stipulates that stock held by a debtor may be seized and sold in order to satisfy the debt, and that whosoever should purchase such stock will be able to collect any potential income associated therewith. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act to afford means for attaching the Property of Absconding Debtors. Passed 28th January, 1832. | 2 William IV – Chapter 5 | 1832 | This Act describes the process by which the property of an absconded debtor may be seized. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act to facilitate Summary Proceedings before Justices of the Peace, and to afford to such Justices reasonable protection in the discharge of their duty. Passed 28th January, 1832. | 2 William IV – Chapter 4 | 1832 | This act clarifies how court proceedings are to be recorded. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act to remove doubts respecting the Jurisdiction of Commissioners of Customs in this Province. Passed 28th January, 1832. | 2 William IV – Chapter 3 | 1832 | This Act authorizes Commissioners of Customs to constitute a Court of Record in certain "cases of forfeiture and penalties"; namely, in those cases involving sums of money less than forty pounds. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act to remove doubts respecting the Jurisdiction over Offences committed upon the Lakes and Rivers in this Province. Passed 23rd December, 1831. | 2 William IV – Chapter 2 | 1832 | This Act defines in which district water bodies not fully enclosed within the borders of a particular township should be considered to be. The Act also makes provision for the trying of crimes committed on such water bodies. | Early Canadiana Online |