Legislation by Source Document: Early Canadiana Online
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| Title | Chapter | Date Passed | Legislative Summary | Source Document |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| An Ordinance to repeal in part, and to amend and to vender permanent as amended, a certain Ordinance therein-mentioned, relative to Taverns and and Tavern Keepers, and to make further provision relative to the same subjects. | 3 Victoria Chapter 42 (Session 5) | 1840 | This Ordinance amends, and repeals in part, the 1839 Ordinance, “An Ordinance to amend a certain Act therein mentioned, and to provide for the better regulation of Taverns and Tavern Keepers." | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act to extend the period for which the Magistrates of the District of Victoria are authorised to levy an additional rate in the said District, by an Act passed in the seventh year of the reign of His late Majesty King William the Fourth, entitled, “An Act to authorise the erection of the County of Hastings into a separate District.” Passed 10th February, 1840. | 3 Victoria – Chapter 42 | 1840 | This is an amendment to an act first passed in 1837, which created the district of Victoria. The amendments pertain primarily to the taxes levied on the district in order to pay for the construction of a court house and jail | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Ordinance for making a Rail-Road from the City of Montreal to the Province Line, at or near Point a Beaudet. | 3 Victoria Chapter 41 (Session 5) | 1840 | This Ordinance makes provisions for the construction of a railroad from the City of Montreal and the Province Line, at or near Point a Beaudet, as specified. The railroad's proprietors are listed and made a body politic and corporate by the name “Canada Union Rail-road Company." Their rights, duties, and the terms under which they may operate are outlined. Stipulations for the construction and maintenance of the railroad are provided. This Ordinance is made permanent. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act for stopping up parts of certain Streets in the Town Plot of Sandwich, in the Western District, and for other purposes therein-mentioned. Passed 10th February, 1840. | 3 Victoria – Chapter 41 | 1840 | This act authorises the town of Sandwich to create a new road and close an old one. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Ordinance to amend the Ordinance incorporating the Bank of Montreal. | 3 Victoria Chapter 40 (Session 5) | 1840 | This Ordinance amends the ninth section of the 1838 Ordinance, "An Ordinance to incorporate certain persons therein named, under the name of 'The President, Directors, and Company of the Bank of Montreal,'” and provides certain restrictions on the salary of the President of the Bank of Montreal. This Ordinance is made permanent. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act to authorise the construction of a Mill Dam across the River Thames. Passed 10th February, 1840. | 3 Victoria – Chapter 40 | 1840 | This act permits the construction of a mill dam across the river Thames, so long as it includes the construction of locks to permit the passage of vessels. The act also includes a clause forbidding the complete barricade of the river for more than twenty days, under threat of withdrawal of the permit to construct and operate the dam. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Ordinance to exempt certain Officers of Her Majesty’s Army from the payment of the rate or assessment therein mentioned, in the Cities of Quebec and Montreal. | 3 Victoria Chapter 39 (Session 5) | 1840 | This Ordinance amends the 1799 Ordinance, “An Act to amend an Act passed in the thirty-sixth year of His present Majesty’s Reign, intituled, ‘An Act for making, repairing and altering the highways and bridges within this Province, and for other purposes,’” to exempt any officer of any Regiment or part of a Regiment or Corps in Garrison in the Cities of Quebec and Montreal from the fees required. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act for dividing the Township of Hallowell, in the District of Prince Edward. Passed 10th February, 1840. | 3 Victoria – Chapter 39 | 1840 | This act divides the township of Hallowell into two towns, specifying where the division will be. The new town will be called Athol, and will have all the same rights as Hallowell. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Ordinance to amend and render permanent the Ordinance establishing a Board of Works in this Province. | 3 Victoria Chapter 38 (Session 5) | 1840 | This Ordinance amends and makes permanent the 1839 Ordinance, ,“An Ordinance to establish a Board of Works in this Province," including by providing for the salary of the Chairman of the Board. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act to attach certain Townships to the County of Huron. Passed 10th February, 1840. | 3 Victoria – Chapter 38 | 1840 | This act assigns the named townships to the County of Huron. | Early Canadiana Online |