Legislation by Source Document: Early Canadiana Online
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| Title | Chapter | Date Passed | Legislative Summary | Source Document |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| An Act to incorporate The Fort Erie and Buffalo Suspension Bridge and Tunnel Company. | 14 & 15 Victoria – Chapter 172 | 1851 | This act incorporates the Fort Erie and Buffalo Suspension Bridge and Tunnel Company under the named individuals, and sets out the rules and regulations under which the company is to operate. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act to provide for the establishment of a Church Society of the United Church of England and Ireland, in each Diocese of that Church in Lower Canada, and for other purposes connected with the recent division of the Diocese of Quebec. | 14 & 15 Victoria – Chapter 171 | 1851 | This act allows for the establishment of a Church Society of the United Church of England in each diocese of Lower Canada. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act to reverse the Attainder of Aaron Stevens, and avoid the Forfeiture of certain of his Estates, and for other purposes therein mentioned. 30th August, 1851. | 14 & 15 Victoria – Chapter 170 | 1851 | This act reverses the forfeiture of property associated with the 1814 prosecution of Aaron Stevens, who was found guilty of being an American spy. The portions of his estate not already sold or claimed by the state are returned to his descendants. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act to enable Caira Robbins Wilkes, the wife of George Samuel Wilkes, of Brantford, Esquire, to convey by herself certain Real Estate devised to her by her late father. 30th August, 1851. | 14 & 15 Victoria – Chapter 169 | 1851 | This act places the property held by Caira Robbins Wilkes before her marriage, and left to her by her father, in trust. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act to afford Relief to the Estate of the late Alexander Wood. 30th August, 1851. | 14 & 15 Victoria – Chapter 168 | 1851 | This act clarifies the rights of Isabella Farrell, widow of Alexander Wood, to her late husband's property in Toronto. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act to authorize the Trustees of the Toronto General Burying Ground, to acquire an additional lot of land. 30th August, 1851. | 14 & 15 Victoria – Chapter 167 | 1851 | This act allows the trustees of the Toronto Burying Ground to acquire more land in order to solve drainage issues. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act to incorporate the Burlington Ladies’ Academy. 30th August, 1851. | 14 & 15 Victoria – Chapter 166 | 1851 | This act incorporates the Burlington Ladies Academy, a school for women, under the named trustees. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act to vest a certain Road Allowance in the Township of Hope, in the County of Durham, in James Madison Andrews, and others. 30th August, 1851. | 14 & 15 Victoria – Chapter 165 | 1851 | This act places the responsibility for a specific road in one individual, James Madison Andrews, and compensates him accordingly. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act to incorporate the Marine Mutual Insurance Company of Montreal. 30th August, 1851. | 14 & 15 Victoria – Chapter 164 | 1851 | This act incorporates the Marine Mutual Insurance Company under the named individuals, and outlines the rules and regulations under which the company is to operate. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act to incorporate “The Canada West Farmers’ Mutual and Stock Insurance Company.” 30th August, 1851. | 14 & 15 Victoria – Chapter 163 | 1851 | This act incorporates the Canada West Farmers' Mutual and Stock Insurance Company under the named individuals, and sets out the rules and regulations under which the company is to operate. | Early Canadiana Online |