Legislation by Province: Upper Canada (1792-1840)
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| Title | Chapter | Date Passed | Legislative Summary | Source Document |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| An Act to afford further aid to the Welland Canal Company, and to repeal part of and amend the Laws now in force relating to the said Company. Passed 16th March, 1831. | 1 William IV – Chapter 18 | 1831 | This Act allows for a government loan of up to 50,000 pounds to the Welland Canal Company, to be put toward the Welland Canal's completion. The Act also describes some of the particulars of the loan, repeals certain previous legislation concerning such a loan, and outlines some of the details relating to the continued construction of the Canal. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act Granting to His Majesty a sum of money, to be raised by Debenture, for the Improvement of Roads and Bridges in the several Districts of this Province. Passed 16th March, 1831. | 1 William IV – Chapter 17 | 1831 | This Act allows the government to borrow up to 20,000 pounds from creditors for road and bridge construction and repair throughout the various districts of the province. The Act names the Commissioners to apply the allotted funds in each district, and specifies on which projects each district's funds are to be spent. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act to provide a Salary for the Clerk of the Crown in Chancery, and to Remunerate him for past Services. Passed 16th March, 1831. | 1 William IV – Chapter 16 | 1831 | This Act provides for a regular annual salary to be paid the Clerk of the Crown in Chancery, and compensates the presently serving Clerk, Samuel Peters Jarvis, for services rendered up to now. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act to Repeal the Laws now in force granting Poundage to the Receiver General, and to provide a Salary for that Officer in Lieu thereof. Passed 16th March, 1831. | 1 William IV – Chapter 15 | 1831 | This Act alters the mode and amount of payment of the Receiver General of Upper Canada, changing from a percentage of rates levied to a regular salary, as well as a proportion of duties levied from Lower Canada. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act to repeal an Act passed in the Fifth Session of the Sixth Parliament of this Province, entitled “An Act for granting to His Majesty a Sum of Money towards defraying the expenses of the Civil Administration of the Government of this Province," and for granting to His Majesty a certain sum of money to be applied towards the payment of the expences of the Administration of Justice and the support of the Civil Government of this Province. Passed 16th March, 1831. | 1 William IV – Chapter 14 | 1831 | This Act repeals previous legislation that allowed for 2,500 pounds annually toward "the [c]ivil [g]overnment of" Upper Canada, and replaces it with legislation allotting 6,500 pounds per year for the same purpose, with detail as to which areas of civil governance the said monies are to be applied. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act to Incorporate the Niagara Harbour and Dock Company. Passed 16th March, 1831. | 1 William IV – Chapter 13 | 1831 | This Act allows for the establishment of the Niagara Harbour and Dock Company, and specifies the details for the operation and management of the same. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act to Incorporate certain Persons under the Style and Title of the Marmora Foundery Company. Passed 16th March, 1831. | 1 William IV – Chapter 12 | 1831 | This Act provides for the establishment of the Marmora Foundery Company out of the previously existing Marmora Iron Works, and specifies the details for the operation and administration of the same. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act to Incorporate certain persons therein mentioned under the style and title of the Tay Navigation Company. Passed 16th March, 1831. | 1 William IV – Chapter 11 | 1831 | This Act lays out the many rules and regulations pertaining to the use and management of the Tay River in the eastern part of the province. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act for vesting in Trustees, the Market Square in the Town of York, for the benefit of the Inhabitants of the said Town. Passed 16th March, 1831. | 1 William IV – Chapter 10 | 1831 | This Act transfers the trust for lands intended for use as a public market to "the Church and Town Wardens" for the town of York, and constitutes them as a "Corporation for Leasing and managing" the market lands. The Act also identifies the details of how the new trustees are to manage the lands in question. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act to provide for Settling and Determining by Arbitration certain difficulties that have arisen or may arise between persons owning Land in the Eighth Concession of Saltfleet and persons owning or claiming to own Lands in the First Concession of Binbrook, who through mistake may have made improvements on the rear part of the said Eighth Concession of Saltfleet. Passed 16th March, 1831. | 1 William IV – Chapter 9 | 1831 | This Act provides for the settlement of disputes resulting from a surveying error affecting the First Concession of Binbrook and the Eighth Concession of Saltfleet. | Early Canadiana Online |