Legislation by Source Document: Early Canadiana Online
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| Title | Chapter | Date Passed | Legislative Summary | Source Document |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| An Act to amend the Heir and Devisee Act. 2d August, 1851. | 14 & 15 Victoria – Chapter 12 | 1851 | This act makes amendments to how property is claimed by inheritance through the courts. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act to amend the Law relating to Apprentices and Minors. 2d August, 1851. | 14 & 15 Victoria – Chapter 11 | 1851 | This act amends the length of time which apprentices and minors can be retained. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act to provide a remedy against Absent Defendants. 2d August, 1851. | 14 & 15 Victoria – Chapter 10 | 1851 | This act makes provisions for proceeding against defenders who are absent from the province in Upper Canada. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act to compel the Registration of Deeds and Instruments creating Debts to the Crown. 2d August, 1851. | 14 & 15 Victoria – Chapter 9 | 1851 | This act details how property deeds are to be registered when mortgages or other debts against the property is involved, so that the purchaser is protected against the debt. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act to facilitate the Leasing of Lands and Tenements. 2d August, 1851. | 14 & 15 Victoria – Chapter 8 | 1851 | This act standardizes the rules around leasing and tenements throughout the province. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act to amend an Act passed in the twelfth year of Her Majesty’s Reign, intituled, An Act to simplify the transfer of real property in Upper Canada, and to render certain rights and interests therein liable under execution. 2d August, 1851. | 14 & 15 Victoria – Chapter 7 | 1851 | This is an amendment to an 1849 act which refines the definition of real estate ownership in order to simplify property transfer and disputes among creditors and debtors. It includes definitions of terms and requirements for transfer and registration. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act to abolish the Right of Primogeniture in the succession to Real Estate held in fee simple or for the life of another, in Upper Canada, and to provide for the division thereof amongst such of the relatives of the last proprietor as may best accord with the relative claims of such parties in the division thereof. 2d August, 1851. | 14 & 15 Victoria – Chapter 6 | 1851 | This act changes inheritance laws in Upper Canada so that the eldest child of a family is not the immediate heir of an estate. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act to make certain alterations in the Territorial Divisions of Upper Canada. 2d August, 1851. | 14 & 15 Victoria – Chapter 5 | 1851 | This act redefines territorial boundaries surrounding a number of towns and districts. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act to amend the Act concerning Land Surveyors. 2d August, 1851. | 14 & 15 Victoria – Chapter 4 | 1851 | This is an amendment to an 1849 act which repeals various past acts regarding the practice of land surveying, and replaces them with new laws regulating land surveyors, including their apprenticeships and credentials. It also defines specific consequences for those who would destroy survey markers. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act to provide for the Commutation of certain Bonds required under the Emigrant Act. 2d August, 1851. | 14 & 15 Victoria – Chapter 3 | 1851 | This act redefines the fees to be paid by immigrants coming into the province, and the process by which these fees are paid. | Early Canadiana Online |