Legislation by Source Document: Early Canadiana Online
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| Title | Chapter | Date Passed | Legislative Summary | Source Document |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| An Act to afford further aid to the Welland Canal Company, and to repeal part of and amend the Laws now in force relating to the said Company. Passed 16th March, 1831. | 1 William IV – Chapter 18 | 1831 | This Act allows for a government loan of up to 50,000 pounds to the Welland Canal Company, to be put toward the Welland Canal's completion. The Act also describes some of the particulars of the loan, repeals certain previous legislation concerning such a loan, and outlines some of the details relating to the continued construction of the Canal. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act to appropriate certain sums of money therein-mentioned for the relief of the Indigent Sick and the support of Foundlings and Insane Persons. (31st March, 1831.) | 1 William IV Chapter 18 | 1831 | This Act provides several sums to cover the expenses of several hospitals and charities, as outlined. The processes by which these funds are to be accounted for are outlined. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act Granting to His Majesty a sum of money, to be raised by Debenture, for the Improvement of Roads and Bridges in the several Districts of this Province. Passed 16th March, 1831. | 1 William IV – Chapter 17 | 1831 | This Act allows the government to borrow up to 20,000 pounds from creditors for road and bridge construction and repair throughout the various districts of the province. The Act names the Commissioners to apply the allotted funds in each district, and specifies on which projects each district's funds are to be spent. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act to provide for the Erection of a Wing on the North-Western side of the Building in which the Sittings of the Legislature are now held. (31st March, 1831.) | 1 William IV Chapter 17 | 1831 | Under this Act, three Commissioners are to be appointed to erect a new Wing on the North-Western fide of the building where Legislature is held in order to provide sufficient apartments for sittings to be held. A sum not exceeding in the whole the sum of nine thousand pounds is to be provided for this purpose. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act to provide a Salary for the Clerk of the Crown in Chancery, and to Remunerate him for past Services. Passed 16th March, 1831. | 1 William IV – Chapter 16 | 1831 | This Act provides for a regular annual salary to be paid the Clerk of the Crown in Chancery, and compensates the presently serving Clerk, Samuel Peters Jarvis, for services rendered up to now. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act to enable His Majesty to acquire the property of the Episcopal Palace at Quebec, and of the Ground thereunto attached, for the Public uses of the Province. (31st March, 1831.) | 1 William IV Chapter 16 | 1831 | This Act outlines the reasons why and the processes by which the Episcopal Palace at Quebec is to become public property. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act to Repeal the Laws now in force granting Poundage to the Receiver General, and to provide a Salary for that Officer in Lieu thereof. Passed 16th March, 1831. | 1 William IV – Chapter 15 | 1831 | This Act alters the mode and amount of payment of the Receiver General of Upper Canada, changing from a percentage of rates levied to a regular salary, as well as a proportion of duties levied from Lower Canada. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act to authorize the appointment of Commissioners to treat with Commissioners of the part of Upper Canada, respecting the drawing of a division Line, between Lower and Upper Canada. (31st March, 1831.) | 1 William IV Chapter 15 | 1831 | This Act authorizes Commissioners to appoint fit and proper persons to meet with Commissioners from Upper Canada to draw a line of division between the provinces across the lands situated between the Ottawa and St. Lawrence Rivers. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act to repeal an Act passed in the Fifth Session of the Sixth Parliament of this Province, entitled “An Act for granting to His Majesty a Sum of Money towards defraying the expenses of the Civil Administration of the Government of this Province," and for granting to His Majesty a certain sum of money to be applied towards the payment of the expences of the Administration of Justice and the support of the Civil Government of this Province. Passed 16th March, 1831. | 1 William IV – Chapter 14 | 1831 | This Act repeals previous legislation that allowed for 2,500 pounds annually toward "the [c]ivil [g]overnment of" Upper Canada, and replaces it with legislation allotting 6,500 pounds per year for the same purpose, with detail as to which areas of civil governance the said monies are to be applied. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act to authorize the payment of certain monies due by the Commissioners for the erection of the Gaol at Sherbrooke. (31st March, 1831.) | 1 William IV Chapter 14 | 1831 | This Act authorizes certain sums to be paid to cover expenses incurred for the construction of a gaol in Sherbrooke, including sums borrowed from a Mistress Painter and the Montreal Bank. | Early Canadiana Online |