Legislation by Province: Upper Canada (1792-1840)
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| Title | Chapter | Date Passed | Legislative Summary | Source Document |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| An Act to authorize the Revered John M’Laurin to convey to the Ottawa District School of Trustees a Lot of Land, for the purposes therein mentioned. Passed 17th Feb’y. 1827. | 8 George IV – Chapter 22 | 1827 | This act conveys a parcel of land in Longueil for the purpose of building a school. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act to authorize James Atkinson to convey to Trustees a Lot of Land, for purposes therein mentioned. Passed 17th Feb’y. 1827. | 8 George IV – Chapter 21 | 1827 | This act allows the transfer of lands to trustees in Kingston for the purposes of building a school. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act for the Relief of James Radcliffe. Passed 17th Feb’y. 1827. | 8 George IV – Chapter 20 | 1827 | This act allows for a loan of money to James Radcliffe, who claims to be a co-inventor of a power-generating wheel, and is applying for said funds under an act passed in 1826 called "An Act to encourage the progress of Useful Arts within this Province." The loan is approved, depending on proof of his ownership of the patent of said invention. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act to provide for a further Survey of the Works done at the Burlington Bay Canal, and also to afford further aid to complete the same. Passed 17th Feb’y. 1827. | 8 George IV – Chapter 19 | 1827 | This act allows for the disbursement of funds to the company building the canal at Burlington Bay, which an engineer had determined could not be completed without further funding. It lays out the term for the loan, repayment, and specifies how the estimates for financing will be made. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act to Provide for the Construction of a Harbour at the Mouth of Kettle-Creek in the London District. Passed 17th Feb’y. 1827. | 8 George IV – Chapter 18 | 1827 | This act calls for the construction of a Harbouar at Kettle-Creek, adjacent to Lake Erie. It specifies the money to be used and how it will be raised, and how commissioners of the project shall be appointed. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act for affording Public Aid towards the Completion of the Welland Canal. Passed 17th Feb’y. 1827. | 8 George IV – Chapter 17 | 1827 | This act allows a financial advance to the company constructing the canal between lake Erie and lake Ontario so that they can complete the project. The company will be responsible for paying the interest on the loan annually, and the Governor or Lieutenant Governor is directed to sell shares in the company stocks to recuperate costs at the government's discretion. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act granting to Chauncey Beadle the exclusive privilege of Establishing and Running a Line of Public Stages between the Village of Ancaster in the Gore District, and the Town of Sandwich in the Western District. Passed 17th Feb’y. 1827. | 8 George IV – Chapter 16 | 1827 | This act establishes a line of public coaches between Ancaster and Sandwich (now a part of Windsor). It defines how passengers shall be accommodated, the price of passage, and the minimum age of passengers. It also specifies that the coach services will fall under the purview of the office of the Chaucery Beadle. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act to provide for the Erection of a Gaol and Court House in the Eastern District. Passed 17th Feb’y. 1827. | 8 George IV – Chapter 15 | 1827 | This act appoints local commissioners to superintend the rebuilding the jail and court house of the Eastern District, both located in Cornwall, which had recently been destroyed by fire. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act to amend the Laws now in force for the Appointment of Street Surveyors, so far as relates to the several Towns in this Province other than those in which the General Quarter Sessions of the Peace are by law holden. Passed 17th Feb’y. 1827. | 8 George IV – Chapter 14 | 1827 | An act amending prior acts regarding the appointment of surveyors who are responsible for the laying out and construction of roads. This act hands this responsibility over to local justices, and specifies who is responsible for the appointment of surveyors in cases of remote communities where it is impractical to expect them to communicate with provincial courts in order to appoint surveyors to construct roads. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act to provide for the Erection of a Gaol and Court House in the District of Gore. Passed 17th Feb’y. 1827. | 8 George IV – Chapter 13 | 1827 | This act authorizes the local authorities of Gore to raise funds as quickly as possible to erect a new jail house, due to what is generally recognizes as the deplorable state of their current jail house. | Early Canadiana Online |