Legislation by Source Document: Early Canadiana Online
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| Title | Chapter | Date Passed | Legislative Summary | Source Document |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| An Act to extend the time for taking the Oath prescribed by a certain Act passed in the ninth year of His late Majesty's Reign entitled, “An Act to secure to and confer upon certain Inhabitants of this Province the Civil and Political Rights of Natural Born British Subjects.” Passed 16th March, 1831. | 1 William IV – Chapter 8 | 1831 | This Act extends the period during which inhabitants of Upper Canada who were not British-born may swear an oath to receive rights inherent to British-born subjects, from three years to four. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act to appropriate certain sums of Money therein mentioned, for the Improvement of the Internal Communications of the Province. (31st March, 1831.) |
1 William IV Chapter 8 | 1831 | This Act authorizes a sum not exceeding forty-seven thousand eight hundred and eighty-three pounds and sixpence, one farthing to be used to improve internal communications in the province as outlined. The Act also repeals a part of the 1829 Act, “An Act to appropriate certain sums of money stewards Macadamizing and improving certain roads near Quebec, and lay out certain new roads.” Further regulations for the commissioners who are to oversee these improvements are outlined. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act to Erect the County of Prince Edward into a Separate District. Passed 16th March, 1831. | 1 William IV – Chapter 7 | 1831 | This Act establishes Prince Edward County (or, at this time, the "County of Prince Edward") as a separate "District" within the province of Upper Canada, making it no longer part of the Midland District. The Act also establishes the regulations around justice, education, and taxation for the new District. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act to make further provision for the encouragement of Education in this Province, and to amend two certain Acts therein mentioned. (31st March, 1831.) | 1 William IV Chapter 7 | 1831 | This Act authorises several sums to be distributed to aid schools established within the province and for other purposes related to education in the province. The Act lists the people and bodies that are to receive funds, as well as the amounts to be paid out to them. The Act amends and continues parts of the 1829 Act “An Act for the encouragement of Elementary Education” and the 1830 Act “An Act to amend an Act passed in the ninth year of His Majesty’s Reign, concerning Elementary Education, and to make further provision for the instruction of Youth.” Further provisions on how these schools should be regulated are outlined. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act to indemnify the Magistrates of the Newcastle District, and to authorise them to raise a Loan, on the Credit of the Funds of the said District, to complete a Building Erected at the Village of Amherst as the Gaol and Court House of the said District. Passed 16th March, 1831. | 1 William IV – Chapter 6 | 1831 | This Act recognizes the legal validity of the funds thus far put toward the construction of a "Gaol and Court House" in Amherst, and authorizes the local Justices of the Peace to raise and apply the funds necessary to complete construction of the building. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act to encourage the destruction of Wolves. (31st March, 1831.) | 1 William IV Chapter 6 | 1831 | This Act provides a reward of two pounds ten shillings to any person who kills a wolf, under the terms as described. This Act is to remain in force until 1833. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act to amend and extend the provisions of an Act passed in the eighth year of His late Majesty's Reign, entitled “An Act to provide for the Erection of a Gaol and Court House in the Eastern District.” Passed 16th March, 1831. | 1 William IV – Chapter 5 | 1831 | This Act appoints two additional Commissioners to oversee the construction of a "Gaol and Court House" in eastern Upper Canada, and stipulates that at least three of the now five Commissioners must agree on all decisions pertaining thereto. The Act also provides for the appointment of replacement Commissioners in the event of vacancies. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act to authorize the expenditure of certain sums of Money therein mentioned, for deepening the Little River Saint Pierre, at Montreal, and for making a Basin near the Lachine Canal. (31st March, 1831.) | 1 William IV Chapter 5 | 1831 | This Act provides further sums towards improving the Saint Pierre River in Montreal, as described, and prohibits rafts of fire wood from coming into the Lachine Canal in order to reduce obstructions in the canal. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act to render valid acts done by the Governor of any of His Majesty's Plantations after the expiration of His Commission by the Demise of His late Majesty, and to extend the period within which the Patents of Governors of Colonies shall on any future Demise of the Crown become vacant, and to provide for the longer duration of the Patents of Governors after the Demise of the Crown. 23d December, 1830. | 1 William IV – Chapter 4 (1830) | 1831 | This Act, passed in December 1830, stipulates that the "patents, commissions, warrants [and] other authorities" in force at the time of King George IV's death in June 1830, as pertaining to posts of employment in British territories abroad, remain in effect until new such patents shall be passed by the new monarch, King William IV. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act to establish a Market, and to establish Wharfage Fees, in the Town of Amherstburgh, in the Western District. Passed 16th March, 1831. | 1 William IV – Chapter 4 | 1831 | This Act allows for the establishment of a public market and the construction of a wharf in the town of Amherstburgh, in the western part of the province. | Early Canadiana Online |