Legislation by Source Document: Early Canadiana Online
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| Title | Chapter | Date Passed | Legislative Summary | Source Document |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| An Act to Incorporate certain persons therein mentioned under the name of the “The City Bank,” to be established in Montreal. (3d April, 1833) | 3 William IV Chapter 32 | 1833 | An Act to incorporate "The City Bank" in Montreal. The Act lists the persons who are constituted and declared to be a Body Politic and Corporate under the name "The City Bank," as well as their obligations to stockholders. The value and number of shares permitted are outlined, as well as how the bank is to operate. The company's fundamental rules, restrictions, and provisions are described. This Act is to remain in force until 1837. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act granting a sum of Money for the construction of Works to Improve and preserve the Harbour of York, and for other purposes therein mentioned. Passed 13th February 1833. | 3 William IV – Chapter 32 | 1833 | This act grants a loan for the maintenance of harbour infrastructure at York. It appoints commissioners who will be in charge of supervising construction, and specifies the terms for repayment, as well as tolls to be paid for wharfage. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act to repeal a certain Act therein mentioned, and to provide more effectually for the remedy of divers abuses prejudicial to Agriculture. (3d April, 1833) | 3 William IV Chapter 31 | 1833 | This Act repeals and replaces the 1830 Act, “An Act to amend an Act passed in the ninth year of His Majesty’s Reign, intituled, ‘An Act for the more speedy remedy of divers abuses prejudicial to Agricultural Improvements in this Province,’ and to make further provision to the same effect.” This Act outlines several regulations on land and water use, how live stock and dogs should be kept, and the manner in which disputes pertaining to agricultural practices should be settled. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act Granting a sum of Money to defray the expense of erecting a Bridge over the Grand River at Brantford, and for other purposes therein mentioned. Passed 13th February, 1833. | 3 William IV – Chapter 31 | 1833 | This act grants money to officials who will be in charge of estimating the costs of materials and labour required to build a bridge over Grand River in Brantford. The act names the officials in question, specifies what their duties shall be. The money is considered a loan from the province, and so the terms of repayment are also specified. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act to authorise the Commissioners of the Chambly Canal, to enlarge the dimensions of the Locks of the said Canal. (3d April, 1833) | 3 William IV – Chapter 30 | 1833 | This Act outlines additional instructions for the construction of the Chambly Canal's locks, and advances a sum not exceeding three thousand six hundred pounds towards completing the work. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act to protect the White-Fish Fisheries in the Straits or Rivers Niagara, Detroit, and Saint Clair, in this Province. Passed 13th February, 1833. | 3 William IV – Chapter 30 | 1833 | This Act defines the various punishments for catching whitefish in ways that violate the law, in certain bodies of water. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act to afford relief to a certain Religious Congregation at Montreal, denominated Baptists. (3d April, 1833) | 3 William IV Chapter 29 | 1833 | Under this Act, Ministers of the Baptist Church of Montreal are allowed to obtain, have and keep registers of marriages, baptisms and burials. Certain instructions and regulations pertaining to these registers are outlined. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act to prevent the felling of Timber in the River Thames. Passed 13th February, 1833. | 3 William IV – Chapter 29 | 1833 | This Act defines the punishment for allowing felled trees into the Thames River without cutting them up as per the specifications herein described. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act for the relief of a religious Congregation in the Township of Hull, denominated, Presbyterians. (3d April, 1833) | 3 William IV Chapter 28 | 1833 | Under this Act, Ministers of the Presbyterian Congregation in the Township of Hull are allowed to obtain, have and keep registers of marriages, baptisms and burials. Certain instructions and regulations pertaining to these registers are outlined. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act to repeal part of, and amend An Act passed in the Fifty- seventh year of the Reign of His late Majesty King George the Third, entitled “An Act to establish a Police in the Towns of York, Sandwich, and Amherstburgh.” Passed 13th February, 1833. | 3 William IV – Chapter 28 | 1833 | This Act authorizes magistrates in the Home District to assess property owners for the purpose of buying and maintaining firefighting supplies, and for improvement projects in York. The Act also repeals a portion of the Act cited in this Act's title. | Early Canadiana Online |