Legislation by Province: Upper Canada (1792-1840)
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| Title | Chapter | Date Passed | Legislative Summary | Source Document |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| An Act to grant to His Majesty a Sum of Money for the Encouragement of Manufacturing Paper in this Province. (Passed 30th January, 1826.) | 7 George IV Chapter 24 | 1826 | This act grants one hundred and twenty five pounds to whoever should build the machinery required to make paper within the province. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act for the Relief of Leonard Soper. (Passed 30th January, 1826.) | 7 George IV Chapter 23 | 1826 | This act allows Leonard Soper to contest the forfeiture of his land within six months of the passing of this act. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act for the Relief of James Edwards. (Passed 30th January, 1828.) | 7 George IV Chapter 22 | 1826 | This act allows James Edwards to contest his dispossession of land by the province within six months of the passing of the act. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act to authorize certain Persons therein named, and their Successors, to hold certain Lands for the purpose therein mentioned. (Passed 30th January, 1826.) | 7 George IV Chapter 21 | 1826 | This act allows the named individuals to form a trust in order to purchase land on behalf of the town of York to create a cemetery. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act to authorize the Government to Borrow a certain Sum of Money, upon Debenture, to be Loaned to the Welland Canal Company. (Passed 30th January, 1826.) | 7 George IV Chapter 20 | 1826 | This act authorises the government to issue a loan to the Welland Canal company to aid in the completion of the canal construction. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act to repeal parts of and to explain and amend the several Acts of this Province relating to the Welland Canal Company. (Passed 30th January, 1826.) | 7 George IV Chapter 19 | 1826 | This act is an amendment to an act incorporating the Welland Canal Company. The amendments mostly pertain to the size of the structures being built by the company, and the land being acquired for the project. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act to Incorporate certain persons therein mentioned, under the style and title of “Desjardins Canal Company." (Passed 30th January, 1826.) | 7 George IV Chapter 18 | 1826 | This act incorporates the Desjardins Canal Company. The act regulates management of the company by directors, sale of joint stocks, and the powers held by the company to acquire land and build structures related to its canal project. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act to protect certain inhabitants of the County of Middlesex in the possession of their Lands during the continuance thereof. (Passed 30th January, 1826.) | 7 George IV Chapter 17 | 1826 | This act protects land owners who have been discovered to own overlapping tracks of land due to a new survey having been conducted in South Dorchester. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act to make provision for a Survey of the first second and third Concession of Fredericksburgh original, and the whole of Fredericksburg additional. (Passed 30th January, 1826.) | 7 George IV Chapter 16 | 1826 | This act authorises the large-scale survey of Fredericksburgh, as the regulations regarding surveys have changed since the original surveys were done. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act to authorize and establish a Re-survey of the Front of the Thirteenth Concession of the Township of Townsend. (Passed 30th January, 1826.) | 7 George IV Chapter 15 | 1826 | This act authorises the re-surveying of specific lots in the town of Townsend in order to settle and prevent boundary disputes. | Early Canadiana Online |