Legislation by Source Document: Early Canadiana Online
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| Title | Chapter | Date Passed | Legislative Summary | Source Document |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| An Act to repeal the Tonnage Dues imposed for defraying the expenses of maintaining Light Houses and for other purposes connected with the Navigation of the waters of this Province, and to provide for the payment of such expenses out of the Consolidated Revenue Fund. 30th August, 1851. | 14 & 15 Victoria – Chapter 52 | 1851 | This act repeals past acts which dictate that the money required to maintain lighthouses and buoys is to be paid by tonnage dues paid by vessels coming into harbour, and instead will be paid by the province. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act to consolidate and regulate the General Clauses relating to Rail-ways. 30th August, 1851. | 14 & 15 Victoria – Chapter 51 | 1851 | This act establishes a standardized management of railroads in the province. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act to repeal the Act of the 7th Victoria, Chapter 6, intituled, An Act to restrain Party Processions in certain cases. 30th August, 1851. | 14 & 15 Victoria – Chapter 50 | 1851 | This act repeals an 1843 act, which bans parades, festivals, and anniversaries that mark political events which may be offensive to substantial portions of the population. The act does create exceptions for religious festivals. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act to provide more effectually for taking the Periodical Census of the Province. 30th August, 1851. | 14 & 15 Victoria – Chapter 49 | 1851 | This act legislates for the periodical taking of the census every ten years, starting in 1852, then again following in 1861, and every ten years after that. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act to extend the provisions of the Currency Act to certain Gold and Silver Coins coined after the periods in the said Act limited. 30th August, 1851. | 14 & 15 Victoria – Chapter 48 | 1851 | This is an amendment to an 1841 act which standardized the currency of United Canada, making it harder to counterfeit money, and standardizes the value of various foreign currencies. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act to provide for the introduction of the Decimal System into the Currency of this Province, and otherwise to amend the laws relative to the Currency. 30th August, 1851. | 14 & 15 Victoria – Chapter 47 | 1851 | This act attempts to adopt a currency system which can be made common throughout the British colonies of North America. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act for granting to Her Majesty certain sums required for defraying certain expenses of the Civil Government for the year one thousand eight hundred and fifty-one, and certain other expenses connected with the Public Service. 30th August, 1851. | 14 & 15 Victoria – Chapter 46 | 1851 | This act details various funds being requested for various public services. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act for the relief of Mortgagees. 30th August, 1851. | 14 & 15 Victoria – Chapter 45 | 1851 | This act allows Mortgagees to release some of the equity held in the property they are holding a mortgage on in order to relieve financial distress. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act to authorize the Courts of Queen’s Bench, Common Pleas and of Chancery in Upper Canada, to admit William Edwin Twynam, to practise as an Attorney and Solicitor therein. 2d August, 1851. | 14 & 15 Victoria – Chapter 44 | 1851 | This act allows William Edwin Twynam to practice law in Upper Canada. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act to naturalize Ira Gould and others, and for other purposes. 2d August, 1851. | 14 & 15 Victoria – Chapter 43 | 1851 | This act naturalizes the immigrants named in the act. | Early Canadiana Online |