Legislation by Source Document: Early Canadiana Online
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| Title | Chapter | Date Passed | Legislative Summary | Source Document |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| An Act to provide for the relief of William Kingsmill and William Chisholm, Esquires. Passed 10th February, 1840. | 3 Victoria – Chapter 54 | 1840 | This act grants sums of money to William Kingsmill and William Chisholm, militia men who participated in the suppression of the rebellion of 1837. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act to repeal, alter and amend, the Laws now in force for the regulation of the several Macadamized Roads within this Province. Passed 10th February, 1840. | 3 Victoria – Chapter 53 | 1840 | This act consolidates all regulations contained in prior acts regarding the maintenance and improvement of macadamized (gravel-paved) roads in several different districts of the province, and standardizes the regulation and construction of these roads under one act. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act to increase the Capital Stock of the Port Hope Harbour Company, and to extend the period for completing the said Harbour. Passed 10th February, 1840. | 3 Victoria – Chapter 52 | 1840 | This act increases the capital stock of the Port Hope Harbour Company by two thousand pounds in order to enable the completion of their project. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act granting a further sum of Three Hundred and Fifty-nine Pounds for completing the Bridge over the River Thames, at Chatham, in the Western District. Passed 10th February, 1840. | 3 Victoria – Chapter 51 | 1840 | This act grants a loan to complete the bridge-building project over the river Thames, at Chatham. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Ordinance to incorporate the Quebec Library. | 3 Victoria Chapter 50 (Session 5) | 1840 | This Ordinance establishes, “The Trustees of the Quebec Library,” as a body politic and corporate and provides instructions for its function and administration. This Ordinance is made permanent. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act to extend the time for re-paying the Loan to the Oakville Harbour. Passed 10th February, 1840. | 3 Victoria – Chapter 50 | 1840 | This act affords more time to William Chisholm, who received a loan to complete the construction of Oakville harbour, to repay the said loan. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Ordinance to incorporate the Quebec Advocates’ Library. | 3 Victoria Chapter 49 (Session 5) | 1840 | This Ordinance establishes, of “ The Quebec Advocates’ Library,” as a body politic and corporate and provides instructions for its function and administration. This Ordinance is made permanent. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act to extend the time for completing the Erie and Ontario Rail-road. Passed 10th February, 1840. | 3 Victoria – Chapter 49 | 1840 | This act extends the timeline for the completion of the Erie and Ontario Railroad by five years. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Ordinance to incorporate the Advocates’ Library of Montreal. | 3 Victoria Chapter 48 (Session 5) | 1840 | This Ordinance establishes, “The Advocates Library and Law Institute of Montreal,” as a body politic and corporate and provides instructions for its function and administration. This Ordinance is made permanent. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act to extend the time for completing the expenditure upon the Post Road between Cornwall and L’Original. Passed 10th February, 1840. | 3 Victoria – Chapter 48 | 1840 | This act extends the deadline for which the commissioners in charge of the improvements of the road between Cornwall and l'Orignal have to complete the project and report expenditures. | Early Canadiana Online |