Legislation by Source Document: Early Canadiana Online
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| Title | Chapter | Date Passed | Legislative Summary | Source Document |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| An Ordinance to Incorporate certain persons therein-mentioned, under the name of “The Montreal Fire Assurance Company.” | 3 Victoria Chapter 37 (Session 5) | 1840 | This Ordinance establishes "The Montreal Fire Assurance Company" and outlines the regulations the company is subject to, including the boards of directors' role and how administration is to be carried out. This Ordinance is to remain in force until 1880. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act to extend the Limits of Port Darlington Harbour. Passed 10th February, 1840. | 3 Victoria – Chapter 37 | 1840 | This act further defines where the Port Darlington Harbour company is authorized to collect tolls. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Ordinance to Incorporate the City and Town of Montreal. | 3 Victoria Chapter 36 (Session 5) | 1840 | This Ordinance establishes "The Mayor, Aldermen, and Citizens of the City of Montreal” as a body politic and corporate. Directions for the rights granted to the said corporation, and how it is to function, including how elections should take place, are outlined, including the authority that members of the Common Council and the Mayor have. Instructions for how these positions are to be elected are also outlined. The city of Montreal is to be divided into six wards, as outlined. This Ordinance is made permanent. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act to authorise the temporary occupation, by the proposed University at Kingston, of the General Hospital at Kingston, upon certain terms therein-mentioned. Passed 10th February, 1840. | 3 Victoria – Chapter 36 | 1840 | This act authorises the University of Kingston to lease the building built for the Kingston hospital, as the lack of funding has prevented the building from being used as a hospital. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Ordinance to Incorporate the City and Town of Quebec. | 3 Victoria Chapter 35 (Session 5) | 1840 | This Ordinance establishes "The Mayor, Aldermen, and Citizens of the City of Quebec,” as a body politic and corporate. Directions for the rights granted to the said corporation, and how it is to function, including how elections should take place, are outlined, including the authority that members of the Common Council and the Mayor have. Instructions for how these positions are to be elected are also outlined. The city of Quebec is to be divided into six wards, as outlined. This Ordinance is made permanent. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act to establish a College by the name and style of the University at Kingston. Passed 10th February, 1840. | 3 Victoria – Chapter 35 | 1840 | This act establishes the University of Kingston, establishing its board of trustees and giving it the right to hold and sell land. Rules are set out regarding admissions, stating that no tests regarding religion shall be made of anyone seeking to enter the institution. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Ordinance to Incorporate the Montreal Public Bakery and Fuel Company. | 3 Victoria Chapter 34 (Session 5) | 1840 | This Ordinance establishes the “Montreal Public Bakery and Fuel Company,” and provides instructions for the company's operation and management, and gives certain instruction on the value of shares. The company is also authorised to borrow a sum not exceeding one thousand five hundred pounds towards providing fire wood or fuel to the poor. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act to Incorporate certain persons under the title of the “York Bridge Company.” Passed 10th February, 1840. | 3 Victoria – Chapter 34 | 1840 | This act incorporates the York Bridge Company. It defines the cost of shares, how directors will be chosen, how the company will be managed, and the management of stocks. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Ordinance to provide more effectually for the safe storing and keeping of Gunpowder within and near the City and Town of Montreal. | 3 Victoria Chapter 33 (Session 5) | 1840 | This Ordinance outlines several rules and restrictions on the manner in which gunpowder can be stored in Montréal. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act to Incorporate certain persons under the name and style of the President, Directors, and Company of the Bronté Harbour. Passed 10th February, 1840. | 3 Victoria – Chapter 33 | 1840 | This act incorporates the Bronté Harbour company. The company is empowered to build a harbour at the mouth of Twelve Mile Creek at their own costs, for the better navigation of Lake Ontario. Once the harbour is complete, the company is authorized to collect tolls on all incoming cargo, as specified by the act. | Early Canadiana Online |