Legislation by Source Document: Early Canadiana Online
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| Title | Chapter | Date Passed | Legislative Summary | Source Document |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| An Act granting a sum of Money in support of the Provincial Penitentiary, and for other purposes therein-mentioned. The Royal Assent promulgated by Proclamation, 29th September, 1836. | 6 William IV – Chapter 42 (Session 2) | 1836 | This act provides for an amount not exceeding five thousand pounds to be used to make repairs and improvements to the provincial penitentiary. The warden is to be in charge of engaging suitable contractors to undertake this work, as well as reporting all expenditures in detail back to the government. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act to facilitate the proceedings on certain oppositions to Marriages. (21st March, 1836). | 6 William IV Chapter 42 | 1836 | Under this Act, the Court or a judge of the Court of the King's Bench can compel anyone who has opposed a marriage to show cause to support their objection, whereupon the judge or court can decide upon the matter. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act granting a sum of Money, to complete the payment of the War Losses. Royal Assent given by Message to the Legislature, 23th November, 1836. | 6 William IV – Chapter 41 (Session 2) | 1836 | This act authorises the payment of twenty thousand pounds towards the last of a sum accrued from various war claims by Great Britain during the war of 1812. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act to appropriate a certain sum of money for the construction of a Bridge over the River Sainte Anne, in the County of Champlain. (21st March, 1836.) | 6 William IV Chapter 41 | 1836 | This Act provides for the appointment of commissioners to oversee the construction of a bridge over the Sainte Anne River from Sainte-Anne-de-la-Pérade, across an island belonging to Louis Baribeau, and then over the south-western channel. Standards for the construction and maintenance are outlined, and the Act sets rates for pontage. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act granting a sum of Money, for improving the Hill at the River Rouge, and other purposes therein mentioned. Royal Assent given by Message to the Legislature, 28th November, 1836. | 6 William IV – Chapter 40 (Session 2) | 1836 | This act grants a sum of money and appoints commissioners for the improvement of a road in River Rouge. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act to cause a Census to be taken of the Counties of Montmorenci and Drummond. (21st March, 1836.) | 6 William IV Chapter 40 | 1836 | This Act makes provision for a census to be taken in the counties of Montmorency and Drummond, with the provision that only the number of inhabitants are enumerated, no other distinctions are to be recorded. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act to improve the Navigation of the Inland Waters of the District of Newcastle. The Royal Assent given by Message to the Legislature, 28th November, 1836. | 6 William IV – Chapter 39 (Session 2) | 1836 | This act appoints commissioners and an engineer to improve navigation upon the inland waters of the Newcastle district in order to better extract the natural resources available in that area. It specifies the authorities and responsibilities of the commissioners, authorising them to survey the land to best determine where to build dams, locks, or any other construction to improve navigation, and enabling them to use trees, rocks, and other materials from the area in their construction. Procedures surrounding private lands are also specified. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act to establish Depots of Provisions for the relief of Shipwrecked Seamen. (21st March, 1836.) | 6 William IV Chapter 39 | 1836 | This Act reestablishes several depots of provisions for shipwrecked sailors previously established and makes provisions for several new depots, as outlined. The Act describes how these depots should be maintained and paid for. The processes by which these funds are to be accounted for are outlined. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act to loan Two Thousand Pounds to the Welland Canal Company. Royal Assent given by Message to the Legislature, 28th November, 1836. | 6 William IV – Chapter 38 (Session 2) | 1836 | This act authorises a loan to the Welland Canal Company, in order to enable them to pay contractors to complete construction and repairs on the locks and canals and enable them to open the following spring. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act to appoint a Commissioner on the part of this Province to arbitrate with Commissioners on the part of the Provinces of Nova Scotia, New Brunswick, and Prince Edwards Island, respecting the maintenance of Light Houses on the Islands of Scatterie and Saint Paul. (21st March, 1836.) | 6 William IV Chapter 38 | 1836 | Under this Act, the 1830 Act, "An Act to appropriate a certain sum of money towards the erection of a Light House on the Island of Saint Paul, and to provide for the maintenance thereof," is repealed. The Act outlines how sites on the Island of Saint Paul are to be proposed as possible sites for the construction of a lighthouse sand how they should be surveyed, and how expenses will be paid. | Early Canadiana Online |