Legislation by Source Document: Early Canadiana Online

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Title Chapter Date Passed Legislative Summary Source Document
An Act to amend the Act, intituled, An Act to authorize the formation of Joint Stock Companies for the construction of Roads and other Works in Upper Canada, and to extend the provisions thereof. 30th August, 1851. 14 & 15 Victoria – Chapter 122 1851 This is an amendment to a past act which allows for the formation of joint stock companies for public works. Early Canadiana Online
An Act to repeal so much of the Act thirteenth and fourteenth Victoria, Chapter Seventy-two, as relates to the construction of Rail-ways. 30th August, 1851. 14 & 15 Victoria – Chapter 121 1851 This is an amendment to past act allowing the formation of joint stock companies for the construction of railways in Upper Canada. Early Canadiana Online
An Act to explain and amend the act of the last Session, intituled, An Act to amend the Laws relating to Tavern Licenses in Upper Canada. 30th August, 1851. 14 & 15 Victoria – Chapter 120 1851 This is an amendment to a past act which allows municipalities to regulate taverns within their own town limits. Early Canadiana Online
An Act to establish an Uniform Rate of Fees to be received by Justices of the Peace in Upper Canada, and to repeal the Act of Upper Canada, passed in the fourth year of the reign of King William the Fourth, chapter seventeen. 30th August, 1851. 14 & 15 Victoria – Chapter 119 1851 This act defines the fees to be collected by justices of the peace in Upper Canada for various services. Early Canadiana Online
An Act to authorize and require the several Deputy Clerks of the Crown to perform the duties of Clerks of Assize in their respective Counties in Upper Canada, except as therein mentioned. 30th August, 1851. 14 & 15 Victoria – Chapter 118 1851 This act appoints deputy clerks for the courts of assize, and specifies what their duties are to be. Early Canadiana Online
An Act to authorize the Payment of certain Expenses of the Administration of Justice in the Recorders’ Courts in Upper Canada, out of the Consolidated Revenue Fund of this Province. 30th August, 1851. 14 & 15 Victoria – Chapter 117 1851 This act allocates money for budgets required for certain court proceedings. Early Canadiana Online
An Act to extend the provisions of the Insolvent Debtors’ Act, and to afford relief to a certain description of persons therein named. 30th August, 1851. 14 & 15 Victoria – Chapter 116 1851 This is an extension to an 1845 act called "An Act for the relief of Insolvent Debtors in Upper Canada, and for other purposes therein mentioned." Early Canadiana Online
An Act to enable Married Women resident in Foreign Countries, to convey Real Estate of which they are seized in Upper Canada. 30th August, 1851. 14 & 15 Victoria – Chapter 115 1851 This act makes provisions for married women who currently reside outside of Upper Canada and in areas outside of the British Empire to dispose of or buy properties within Upper Canada, or to have an agent or their husband do so on their behalf. Early Canadiana Online
An Act to alter and settle the mode of proceeding in the action of Ejectment. 30th August, 1851. 14 & 15 Victoria – Chapter 114 1851 This act redefines the regulations surrounding repossession of property in cases of disputes. Early Canadiana Online
An Act to confirm Decrees and Orders and other proceedings of the Court of Chancery of Upper Canada, in certain cases. 30th August, 1851. 14 & 15 Victoria – Chapter 113 1851 This act confirms certain orders passed by the court of chancery of Upper Canada. Early Canadiana Online