Legislation by Source Document: Early Canadiana Online
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| Title | Chapter | Date Passed | Legislative Summary | Source Document |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| An Act to continue the several Acts of the General Assembly, for raising a Revenue to repair the Roads throughout the Province, by laying a Duty on Persons hereafter to be licensed to keep Public Houses and Shops, for the retail of Spirituous Liquors. | 7 George IV – Chapter 19 | 1826 | A continuation of several past acts which impose taxes on public houses in order to pay for road repair across the province. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act to repeal parts of and to explain and amend the several Acts of this Province relating to the Welland Canal Company. (Passed 30th January, 1826.) | 7 George IV Chapter 19 | 1826 | This act is an amendment to an act incorporating the Welland Canal Company. The amendments mostly pertain to the size of the structures being built by the company, and the land being acquired for the project. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act to continue an Act, entitled, “An Act relating to the Court of Commissioners at Halifax.” | 7 George IV – Chapter 18 | 1826 | 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, fees which can be charged by said commissioners (with an included table of fees), and various other matters. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act to Incorporate certain persons therein mentioned, under the style and title of “Desjardins Canal Company." (Passed 30th January, 1826.) | 7 George IV Chapter 18 | 1826 | This act incorporates the Desjardins Canal Company. The act regulates management of the company by directors, sale of joint stocks, and the powers held by the company to acquire land and build structures related to its canal project. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act to continue the several Acts respecting the Liverpool Light-House. | 7 George IV – Chapter 17 | 1826 | 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 protect certain inhabitants of the County of Middlesex in the possession of their Lands during the continuance thereof. (Passed 30th January, 1826.) | 7 George IV Chapter 17 | 1826 | This act protects land owners who have been discovered to own overlapping tracks of land due to a new survey having been conducted in South Dorchester. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act to continue an Act, entitled, “An Act in further addition to the Act relating to Wills, Legacies and Executors, and for the Settlement and Distribution of the Estates of Intestates." | 7 George IV – Chapter 16 | 1826 | The continuation of an act passed in 1812, which allows for the estates of debtors to be distributed to creditors against the estate. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act to make provision for a Survey of the first second and third Concession of Fredericksburgh original, and the whole of Fredericksburg additional. (Passed 30th January, 1826.) | 7 George IV Chapter 16 | 1826 | This act authorises the large-scale survey of Fredericksburgh, as the regulations regarding surveys have changed since the original surveys were done. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act to continue the several Acts relating to the Light-House erected on Cranberry Island, near the entrance of the Gut of Canso. | 7 George IV – Chapter 15 | 1826 | A continuation of an act first passed in 1822 which establishes a duty to be collected at all harbours adjacent to the gut of Canso to support the Cranberry Island lighthouse. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act to authorize and establish a Re-survey of the Front of the Thirteenth Concession of the Township of Townsend. (Passed 30th January, 1826.) | 7 George IV Chapter 15 | 1826 | This act authorises the re-surveying of specific lots in the town of Townsend in order to settle and prevent boundary disputes. | Early Canadiana Online |