Legislation by Source Document: Early Canadiana Online
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| Title | Chapter | Date Passed | Legislative Summary | Source Document |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| An Act to establish a New Public Square at Montreal, and for other purposes therein mentioned. (21st March, 1836.) | 6 William IV Chapter 7 | 1836 | This Act allows the City of Montreal to acquire the late Bazile Proulx's land for the purpose of extending the scale of their New Market. Some instructions are given as to how the new land should be developed. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act to limit the duration of the present and all future Houses of Assembly in this Colony. (6th May, 1836.) | 6 William IV Chapter 7 | 1836 | This act calls for the dissemination of the current house of assembly on January first, 1838, and places a limit of four years on all future houses of assembly. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act to Incorporate certain persons therein-mentioned under the name and style of the Niagara and Detroit Rivers Rail Road Company. Passed 20th April, 1836. | 6 William IV – Chapter 6 (Session 1) | 1836 | This act incorporates the Niagara and Detroit Rivers Railroad company, enabling it to explore, purchase and acquire land in order to build a railroad between the town of Bertie, in Niagara, and Sandwich, on the Detroit river. The directors are named and their responsibilities specified. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act to amend and extend the Provisions of an Act, intituled “An Act for making a Rail-Road from Lake Champlain to the River Saint Lawrence.” (21st March, 1836.) | 6 William IV Chapter 6 | 1836 | This Act amends the 1832 Act, "An Act for making a Rail-Road from Lake-Champlain to the River Saint Lawrence." The Act grants the Champlain and Saint Lawrence Rail-Road company the tight to ferry goods, chattels, wares, commodities and passengers across the Saint Lawrence into the Harour of Montreal. The tariffs that may be charged on such items are listed. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act to continue certain Acts therein mentioned concerning the Revenue of this Colony. (6th May, 1836.) | 6 William IV Chapter 6 | 1836 | This act continues a number of acts which impose duties or taxes on items, providing a continued revenue for the province. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act to Incorporate the City of Toronto and Lake Huron Rail Road Company. Passed 20th April, 1836. | 6 William IV – Chapter 5 (Session 1) | 1836 | This act incorporates the Toronto and Lake Huron Rail Road company, giving them the right to survey and purchase lands and determine where best to lay a railroad between the city of Toronto and Lake Huron. It names the directors of the company and outlines their responsibilities to stockholders, as well as specifying the powers which stockholders will hold within the company. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act to amend an Act passed in the Fourth Year of His Majesty’s Reign, entitled “An Act for declaring all Landed Property in Newfoundland Real Chattels.” (6th May, 1836.) | 6 William IV Chapter 5 | 1836 | This act repeals an act priorly passed in 1834. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act to repeal and amend certain parts of an Act passed in the Thirty-sixth year of the Reign of King George the Third, entitled, “An Act to amend an Act for regulating the manner of Licensing Public Houses, and for the more easy conviction of Persons selling Spirituous Liquors without License, and for other purposes therein mentioned.” Passed, 20th April, 1836. | 6 William IV – Chapter 4 (Session 1) | 1836 | This act repeals and amends various acts passed in prior years relating to the sale of alcohol in bars and taverns. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act for ascertaining the Census of this Colony and other Statistical Information. (6th May, 1836.) | 6 William IV Chapter 4 | 1836 | This act clarifies the type of information that is to be collected during the census. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act to prevent Bodies Corporate, within this Province, from entering upon, and taking possession of the Lands of the Crown, without permission from His Majesty. Passed 20th April, 1836. | 6 William IV – Chapter 3 (Session 1) | 1836 | This act prevents any body corporate from building railroads, canals, or any other structure upon public lands without His Majesty's assent. | Early Canadiana Online |