Legislation by Source Document: Early Canadiana Online
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| Title | Chapter | Date Passed | Legislative Summary | Source Document |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| An Act to enable His Majesty to acquire for the public uses of the Province a certain House and lot of Ground adjoining the north-west Wing of the building in which the Sittings of the Legislature are now held, and for other purposes therein mentioned. (18th March, 1834.) | 4 William IV Chapter 22 | 1834 | This Act makes provision for the acquisition of a house and lot belonging to the Representatives of the late Jean Baptiste Morin, and describes the processes by which this property is to be acquired, including allowable expenses. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act to authorise the Niagara Canal Company to make a Canal navigable by Schooners to lead from the Welland Canal into the River Niagara. Passed, 6th March, 1834. | 4 William IV – Chapter 22 | 1834 | This act allows for the financing of the Welland Canal Company so that they can build a canal which can be navigated by ships and boats as large as schooners. It specifies the dimensions of the locks, sets a limit on the capital stock of the company, and provides for the possible appropriation of the canals by the provincial government. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act for ascertaining the time of the commencement of the Acts of the Parliament of this Colony. (12th June, 1834.) | 4 William IV Chapter 21 (Session 1) | 1834 | This act clarifies the date on which legislative acts of the province will take effect in future. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act for the relief of the Religious Society called the “Universalist Society,” in the Township of Ascot and the neighbourhood thereof. (18th March, 1834.) | 4 William IV Chapter 21 | 1834 | Under this Act, Universalist ministers are allowed to keep registers of baptisms, marriages, and burials, according to certain stipulations as outlined. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act to provide for establishing the Concession Lines in the Township of Louth [St. Catharines], in the District of Niagara. Passed 6th March, 1834. | 4 William IV – Chapter 21 | 1834 | This act is a response to residents of Louth (now a part of St. Catharines) who have been complaining of various boundary disputes. In order to resolves these issues, the province sends surveyors who will have access to all former deeds and surveys of the area. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act to repeal so much of an Act of the Imperial Parliament, passed in the Fifth Year of the Reign of His late Majesty King George the Fourth, entitled “An Act for the better Administration of Justice in Newfoundland and for other purposes,” as relates to the Institution of a Court of Civil Jurisdiction on the Coast of Labrador and the Islands adjacent thereto. (12th June, 1834.) | 4 William IV Chapter 20 (Session 1) | 1834 | This act revokes certain imperial acts relating to the administration of justice in Newfoundland, and shifts the responsibility of that administration back on the province. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act for the relief of the Members of the Free-will Baptist Church, in the Township of Stanstead. (18th March, 1834.) | 4 William IV Chapter 20 | 1834 | Under this Act, the minister of the Free-will Baptist Church of Stanstead is authorised to keep registers of marriages, births, and burials, according to certain stipulations as outlined. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act relating to the Survey of the Gore between Fredericksburgh and Ernestown, in the Midland District. Passed 6th March, 1834. | 4 William IV – Chapter 20 | 1834 | This act confirms the boundaries of the township of Gore, based on a survey recently conducted in the area. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act to explain certain Acts passed for the safe keeping of Gunpowder, and to remove Doubts respecting the same. (12th June, 1834.) | 4 William IV Chapter 19 (Session 1) | 1834 | This act exempts royal storehouses from acts limiting the amount of gunpowder to be stored in Saint John's and Carbonnear. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act for the relief of the Congregational Societies in this Province. (18th March, 1834.) | 4 William IV Chapter 19 | 1834 | Under this Act, Congregationalist ministers are to be allowed to keep registers of marriages, baptisms, and burials, according to certain stipulations as outlined. | Early Canadiana Online |