| An Act for better defining the limits of the Counties and Districts in Upper Canada, for erecting certain new Townships, for detaching Townships from some Counties and attaching them to others, and for other purposes relative to the division of Upper Canada into Townships, Counties and Districts. (10th February, 1845.) |
8 Victoria Chapter 7 |
1845 |
This act makes modifications to the boundaries of various counties, districts, and towns throughout the former province of Upper Canada, and includes clauses pertaining to elected officials. |
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| An Act for the Encouragement of the Bank Fishery. (Passed 23rd April, 1845.) |
8 Victoria Chapter 7 |
1845 |
This act seeks to encourage the fishery of cod on the grand banks by paying a bounty of 30 pounds to the vessel which should bring in the largest quantity. |
Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act for the better preservation of the Peace, and the prevention of Riots and violent Outrages at and near Public Works while in progress of construction. (17th March, 1845.) |
8 Victoria Chapter 6 |
1845 |
This act lays out penalties for people who disrupt construction on public works. The act defines the types of disruptions punishable as well as the penalties. |
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| An Act to amend An Act passed in the Seventh Year of the Reign of Her present Majesty Queen Victoria, entitled, “An Act to make provision for the Disposal and Sale of ungranted and unoccupied Crown Lands within the Island of Newfoundland and its Dependencies, and for other purposes.” (Passed 23rd April, 1845.) |
8 Victoria Chapter 6 |
1845 |
This is an amendment to an act first passed in 1844, which regulated the sale and granting of public lands which had priorly stood unused in the province. |
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| An Act to secure the right of property in British Plantation Vessels navigating the Inland Waters of this Province, and not registered under the Act of the Imperial Parliament of the United Kingdom, passed in the third and fourth years of the Reign of His late Majesty King William the Fourth, intituled, “An Act for the Registering of British Vessels, and to facilitate transfers of the same, and to prevent the fraudulent assignment of any property in such Vessels. (17th March, 1845.) |
8 Victoria Chapter 5 |
1845 |
This act lays out procedures to follow in order to prevent the illicit registration of ships arriving in United Canada from other British territories. Clauses include ways to assure the ships are actually owned by the people claiming ownership. |
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| An Act to continue and amend an Act passed in the fourth year of the reign of Her present Majesty, entitled “An Act to regulate the Packing and Inspection of Pickled Fish for exportation from this Colony.” (Passed 23rd April, 1845.) |
8 Victoria Chapter 5 |
1845 |
This is the continuation of an amendment first passed in 1841, with some slight amendments. The original act set standards by which inspectors are to grade fish set to be exported out of the province. |
Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act to provide for the Management of the Customs and of matters relative to the Collection of the Provincial Revenue. (17th March, 1845.) |
8 Victoria Chapter 4 |
1845 |
This act specifies the provincial authorities who are charged with collecting duties and fees. |
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| An Act for granting to Her Majesty the sum of Ten Thousand Five Hundred Pounds for the making and repairing of Roads, Streets and Bridges in this Colony. (Passed 23rd April, 1845.) |
8 Victoria Chapter 4 |
1845 |
This act grants various sums of money to various districts throughout the province to build, repair, and maintain roadways. |
Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act for granting Provincial Duties of Customs. (17th March, 1845.) |
8 Victoria Chapter 3 |
1845 |
This act specifies duties to be charged on various imports to the province. |
Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act to Regulate the Making and Repairing of Roads, Streets, and Bridges, within this Colony. (Passed 23rd April, 1845.) |
8 Victoria Chapter 3 |
1845 |
This act regulates the repair and construction of roads, including the appointing of a board of commissioners for road, procedures for disputing the placement of roads, and the appointment of surveyors to settle disputes and to inspect roads. |
Early Canadiana Online |