Legislation by Source Document: Early Canadiana Online
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| Title | Chapter | Date Passed | Legislative Summary | Source Document |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| An Act to Incorporate sundry Persons, under the style and title of the President, Directors and Company, of the Colborne Harbour. Passed 4th March, 1837. | 7 William IV – Chapter 48 | 1837 | This act incorporates the Company of the Colborne Harbour, and empowers it to construct, at its own cost, a harbour and all associated infrastructure near the village of Colborne. This includes negotiating and acquiring land for the building of said harbour, and paying damages to those whose property is being appropriated. The company is authorized to charge tolls on incoming vessels once the harbour is complete, and rates on specific goods are specified. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act to incorporate certain persons by the name of The President, Trustees and Proprietors of the Saint Stephens Academy. Passed 1st March 1837. | 7 William IV – Chapter 47 (Session 1) | 1837 | This Act incorporates the administrative officials of the Saint Stephen Academy, detailing their responsibilities and stocks. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act to Incorporate a Joint Stock Company, under the style and title of the President, Directors, and Company of the Grafton Harbor. Passed 9th December, 1836. | 7 William IV – Chapter 47 | 1837 | This at incorporates the Company of the Grafton Harbour. The company is empowered to obtain and hold any lands required to construct a harbour at their own cost near the village of Grafton, negotiating for payment of any damages to property owners. The company is authorized to charge tolls upon completion of the harbour, and the rates per specific items are specified. Management by directors, and the manner in which directors will be elected, is also specified. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act to incorporate The Salmon Falls Bridge Company. Passed 1st March 1837. | 7 William IV – Chapter 46 (Session 1) | 1837 | This Act incorporates the Salmon Falls Bridge Company, detailing the erection of the management and funds necessary to erect a bridge over the Saint Croix River. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act to Incorporate certain persons under the style and title of the President, Directors and Company, of the Fort Erie Canal Company. Passed 4th March, 1837. | 7 William IV – Chapter 46 | 1837 | This act incorporates the named individuals as the For Erie Canal Company. The company is empowered to purchase, appropriate, take, and hold lands in order to build canals and locks, towing paths, and other associated structures to connect the rapids at the head of the Niagara river to the foot of the rapids. They are also empowered to charge a toll for use of the canal once the project is completed. The act specifies what types of vessels should be able to navigate the canal once it is complete, and the company is given eight years to complete it. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act to incorporate The Sheffield Mill and Land Company. Passed 1st March 1837. |
7 William IV – Chapter 45 (Session 1) | 1837 | This Act incorporates the Sheffield Mill and Land Company, detailing the erection of mills, value of capital stock, and the distribution of shares. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act to amend the Law for the Improvement of the Navigation of the Saint Lawrence. Passed 4th March, 1837. | 7 William IV – Chapter 45 | 1837 | This act amends an act first passed in 1833 which sought to improve the navigation of the Saint Lawrence River. It repeals the thirty-first clause of the 1833 act, and adds two new clauses, one which forbids the commissioners of the project to build bridges over the canals which would impede public navigation, the other clarifying the act to state that the construction of a towing-path will not be impeded. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act to incorporate The Salmon River Mill Company. Passed 1st March 1837. | 7 William IV – Chapter 44 (Session 1) | 1837 | This Act incorporates the Salmon River Mill Company, detailing the erection of mills, value of capital stock, and management of shareholders. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act to Incorporate the Villages of Hallowell and Picton, by the name of the Town of Picton, and establish a Police therein. Passed 4th March, 1837. | 7 William IV – Chapter 44 | 1837 | This act incorporates two villages, Hallowell and Picton, into one town to be called Picton, and sets out regulations by which a police force is to be established for the town. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act to incorporate The Fredericton Mill Company. Passed 1st March 1837. | 7 William IV – Chapter 43 (Session 1) | 1837 | This Act incorporates the Fredericton Mill Company, detailing the erection of machinery, value of capital stock, and the management of such. | Early Canadiana Online |