Legislation by Source Document: Early Canadiana Online
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| Title | Chapter | Date Passed | Legislative Summary | Source Document |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| An Act creating a separate district for County of Norfolk, by the name of the District of Talbot. Passed 4th March, 1837. | 7 William IV – Chapter 33 | 1837 | This act establishes the county and district of Norfolk with its own district courts, jail, and schools. Financial provisions are made for the establishment and maintenance of district infrastructure. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act relating to Bank Notes. Passed 1st March 1837. | 7 William IV Chapter 32 (Session 1) | 1837 | An act regulating the use of bank notes, and specifying procedures which must take place for bank notes to be considered valid. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act to authorise the Erection of the County of Simcoe into a separate District, by the name of the District of Simcoe. Passed 4th March, 1837. | 7 William IV – Chapter 32 | 1837 | This act establishes the county of Simcoe into a separate district, with its own district courts, jails, and schools.Financial provisions are made for the establishment an maintenance of district infrastructure. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act to extend the Gaol Limits in the County of Carleton. Passed 1st March 1837. | 7 William IV Chapter 31 (Session 1) | 1837 | An act amending the limits of the county jail of Carleton County to include the Episcopal, Methodist and Catholic churches. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act to authorise the Erection of the County of Hastings into a Separate District. Passed 4th March, 1837. | 7 William IV – Chapter 31 | 1837 | This act separates the county of Hastings into its own district with its own district courts, schools, and jail. Financial provisions are made to provide for the establishment and continuing maintenance of the district's infrastructure. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act to enable the Governor and Trustees of the Madras School to sell certain land in Fredericton. Passed 1st March 1837. | 7 William IV Chapter 30 (Session 1) | 1837 | An act authorizing the sale of a parcel of land by the trustees of the Fredericton Madras school in order to raise money to build new school buildings. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act to authorise the erection of the County of Oxford into a Separate District, by the name of the District of Brock. Passed 4th March, 1837. | 7 William IV – Chapter 30 | 1837 | This act separates the county Oxford into a separate district, with its own district courts and court houses, jail, and schools. It makes financial provisions for the building of the necessary infrastructure and specifies the towns which will be part of the new county. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act to enable the Rector, Church Wardens and Vestry of Trinity Church in the Parish of Saint John, in the City of Saint John, to sell certain land in the said City. Passed 1st March 1837. | 7 William IV Chapter 29 (Session 1) | 1837 | An act authorizing the wardens of Trinity Church in St John to sell a parcel of land. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act to revive and continue, for a limited time, an Act passed in the Third year of His present Majesty's Reign, entitled, “An Act to continue an Act passed in the Eleventh year of His late Majesty's Reign, entitled, ‘An Act to authorise the Quarter Sessions of the Home District to provide for the relief of Insane Destitute Persons in that District,’ and to extend the provisions of the same to the other Districts of this Province.” Passed 4th March, 1837. | 7 William IV – Chapter 29 | 1837 | This act continues an act first passed in 1830 and most recently continued in 1833, which authorized the Quarter Sessions of the Peace in the Home District to request the District Treasurer to release funds for the support of those insane inhabitants of the District who have insufficient means of supporting themselves. No amendments to the act are made. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act to authorise the Justices of the Peace for the County of York to levy an assessment for the building a new Gaol in the said County. Passed 1st March 1837. | 7 William IV Chapter 28 (Session 1) | 1837 | An act enabling the local officials of York to collect public funds to begin building a local jail. | Early Canadiana Online |