Legislation by Source Document: Early Canadiana Online
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| Title | Chapter | Date Passed | Legislative Summary | Source Document |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| An Act in addition to the Act, entitled, “An Act to authorise the Incorporation of a Company, for making a Canal by the River and Lakes of the Shubenacadie.” | 8 George IV – Chapter 17 | 1827 | An amendment to an act first passed in 1824, which allows for the incorporation of a company which will have as its goal the construction of a canal on the Shubenacadie River to allow for easier navigation to and from Halifax Harbour and Minas Basin. The original act did not actually incorporate a company; the current amendment does. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act for affording Public Aid towards the Completion of the Welland Canal. Passed 17th Feb’y. 1827. | 8 George IV – Chapter 17 | 1827 | This act allows a financial advance to the company constructing the canal between lake Erie and lake Ontario so that they can complete the project. The company will be responsible for paying the interest on the loan annually, and the Governor or Lieutenant Governor is directed to sell shares in the company stocks to recuperate costs at the government's discretion. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act to continue an Act, relating to the Court of Commissioners, at Halifax. | 8 George IV – Chapter 16 | 1827 | A continuation of an act passed in 1824, which pertains to the method by which the court of commissioners can be replaced in case of death, resignation or removal from office. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act granting to Chauncey Beadle the exclusive privilege of Establishing and Running a Line of Public Stages between the Village of Ancaster in the Gore District, and the Town of Sandwich in the Western District. Passed 17th Feb’y. 1827. | 8 George IV – Chapter 16 | 1827 | This act establishes a line of public coaches between Ancaster and Sandwich (now a part of Windsor). It defines how passengers shall be accommodated, the price of passage, and the minimum age of passengers. It also specifies that the coach services will fall under the purview of the office of the Chaucery Beadle. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act to continue the several Acts respecting the Liverpool Light-House. | 8 George IV – Chapter 15 | 1827 | A continuation an act first passed in 1812 which imposes a duty on ships entering Liverpool Harbour in order to support a lighthouse on Coffin's Island. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act to provide for the Erection of a Gaol and Court House in the Eastern District. Passed 17th Feb’y. 1827. | 8 George IV – Chapter 15 | 1827 | This act appoints local commissioners to superintend the rebuilding the jail and court house of the Eastern District, both located in Cornwall, which had recently been destroyed by fire. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act to continue the Act, to enable the Proprietors of Wilderness Lands in Onslow, to open Roads through the same. | 8 George IV – Chapter 14 | 1827 | The continuation of an act first passed in 1822 which makes provisions for the construction of road through privately owned, uncleared lands in Onslow. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act to amend the Laws now in force for the Appointment of Street Surveyors, so far as relates to the several Towns in this Province other than those in which the General Quarter Sessions of the Peace are by law holden. Passed 17th Feb’y. 1827. | 8 George IV – Chapter 14 | 1827 | An act amending prior acts regarding the appointment of surveyors who are responsible for the laying out and construction of roads. This act hands this responsibility over to local justices, and specifies who is responsible for the appointment of surveyors in cases of remote communities where it is impractical to expect them to communicate with provincial courts in order to appoint surveyors to construct roads. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act to continue the Act for establishing a Bridewell, or House of Correction, for the County of Halifax, and for providing a Police Office in the said Town, with proper Officers to attend the same. | 8 George IV – Chapter 13 | 1827 | A continuation of an act first passed in 1815, which established a bridewell in Halifax, a type of jail for offenders who commit petty crimes. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act to provide for the Erection of a Gaol and Court House in the District of Gore. Passed 17th Feb’y. 1827. | 8 George IV – Chapter 13 | 1827 | This act authorizes the local authorities of Gore to raise funds as quickly as possible to erect a new jail house, due to what is generally recognizes as the deplorable state of their current jail house. | Early Canadiana Online |