Legislation by Source Document: Early Canadiana Online
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| Title | Chapter | Date Passed | Legislative Summary | Source Document |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| An Act to borrow a Sum of Money from His Majesty’s Government, and to make provisions for the payment of the same. Passed 25th March, 1828. | 9 George IV – Chapter 13 | 1828 | This Act states it is likely that the province will be able to borrow 100,000 pounds from the British government to repay debts up to that amount in Upper Canada. The Upper Canadian government will repay the loan (plus interest) to England at the rate of 4,500 pounds per year. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act to provide for the valuation of the labour and materials applied in constructing the Harbour at Burlington Bay, and for other purposes relating to the said Harbour. Passed 25th March, 1828. | 9 George IV – Chapter 12 | 1828 | This Act describes the procedure to ascertain the amount of money still owing to James Strowbridge, contractor for the Burlington Bay Canal. The Act also identifies some of the tolls to be collected in connection with the operation of the Canal. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act to repeal the Laws now in force respecting the late Pretended Bank of Upper Canada, and to make provision for settling the affairs of the said Institution. Passed 25th March, 1828. | 9 George IV – Chapter 11 | 1828 | This Act specifies the means of selecting Commissioners to recover the debts owed the now-defunct Pretended Bank of Upper Canada, and the means of recovering the said debt. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act to continue an Act, imposing duties on Goods sold by Auction. Passed 25th March, 1828. | 9 George IV – Chapter 10 | 1828 | This Act extends, until 1832, a previous Act regarding a duty paid to the Crown on revenue resulting from the sale of auctioneering licenses, and from the sale of items at auction. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act to continue for a limited time, the Laws imposing duties upon Stills. Passed 25th March, 1828. | 9 George IV – Chapter 9 | 1828 | This Act extends for four years, plus the period from four years to the termination of the Legislature's session, existing legislation regarding both the measurement of a still's content of liquor and the taxes to be paid on stills. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act to continue an Act, entitled, “An Act to continue, for a limited time, an Act passed in the Fifty-eighth Year of His late Majesty’s Reign, entitled ‘An Act to continue, repeal part of, and amend, an Act passed in the Fifty-sixth Year of His Majesty’s Reign, entitled, ‘An Act granting to His Majesty Duties on Licences to Hawkers, Pedlars, and Petty Chapmen, and other Trading Persons therein mentioned,’ and to extend the provisions of the same.’” Passed 25th March, 1828. | 9 George IV – Chapter 8 | 1828 | This Act extends, until 1832, a law regarding the regulation of "hawkers, pedlars, and petty chapmen," and makes further specifications regarding the selling of goods by such people. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act to provide for the Erection of a Light House, on the False-Ducks Island, in Lake Ontario. Passed 25th March, 1828. | 9 George IV – Chapter 7 | 1828 | This Act stipulates that a lighthouse be built on Lake Ontario's False-Ducks Island, and provides 1,000 pounds for this purpose. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act for making and maintaining a Road between Ernestown and the Gore of Fredericksburgh. Passed 25th March, 1828. | 9 George IV – Chapter 6 | 1828 | This Act specifies which parts of a shared road shall fall under the purview of the local authorities for Ernestown, and which under that of the local authorities for Fredericksburgh, as pertains to maintenance and repairs. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act to make valid the Acts of Road Surveyors, and to make further provision for the same. Passed 25th March, 1828. | 9 George IV – Chapter 5 | 1828 | This Act stipulates that the decisions of Surveyors of Highways should still be taken as legal and valid even if the respective Surveyors have held their office for more than one year without having re-sworn their oath. The Act also indicates that it shall not be considered necessary for the oath of office to be re-sworn once it has been taken. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act to provide for the construction of Aprons to Mill Dams over certain Streams in this Province. Passed 25th March, 1828. | 9 George IV – Chapter 4 | 1828 | This Act states that any owner of a mill dam must build an apron for the same, so as to prevent or eliminate obstructions for fish, or for those transporting lumber via waterways. The Act also specifies the required dimensions for any apron to be built for this purpose. | Early Canadiana Online |