Legislation by Source Document: Early Canadiana Online
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| Title | Chapter | Date Passed | Legislative Summary | Source Document |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| An Act to continue an Act, passed in the fifty-first year of His present Majesty’s Reign, entitled, “An Act for the more easy recovery of Debts against Co-Partners and Joint Debtors.” | 58 George III – Chapter 25 | 1818 | This Act continues a former act related to debt collection for an additional seven years. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act to authorize Walter Davidson, Esquire, to erect a Toll-Bridge over the River Chaudière, below the Great Fall of the said River. (1st April, 1818.) | 58 George III Chapter 24 | 1818 | An Act authorising Walter Davidson, Esquire to build and collect a toll on a bridge crossing the River Chaudière, below the Great Fall of the said River between the Parishes of Point-Levi and Saint-Nicholas in the County of Dorchester at his own cost. Davidson is granted the authority to take and use of the land required to build the bridge. Standards and stipulations for the bridge's construction and maintenance are outlined. The allowable tolls that can be charged are described, as well as those to be excepted from tolls. Additionally, after a period of fifty years, it is made lawful for the Crown to assume possession of the bridge. Time restraints allowed for the construction and repairs are outlined, as well as penalties for those who neglect the tenets of the bill. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act to continue the several Acts of the General Assembly now in force, relating to the Militia. | 58 George III – Chapter 24 | 1818 | This Act continues a former act relating to a militia until 1819. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act to authorize François Verrault, Esquire, to build a Toll-Bridge over the River Chaudière, in the Parish of Sainte-Marie de la Nouvelle-Beauce, near the Church of the said Parish, in the County of Dorchester. (1st April, 1818.) | 58 George III Chapter 23 | 1818 | An Act authorising François Verrault, Esquire to build and collect a toll on a bridge crossing the River Chaudière, in the Parish of Sainte-Marie de la Nouvelle-Beauce, near the Church of the said Parish, in the County of Dorchester at his own cost. Verrault is granted the authority to take and use of the land required to build the bridge. Standards and stipulations for the bridge's construction and maintenance are outlined. The allowable tolls that can be charged are described, as well as those to be excepted from tolls. Additionally, after a period of fifty years, it is made lawful for the Crown to assume possession of the bridge. Time restraints allowed for the construction and repairs are outlined, as well as penalties for those who neglect the tenets of the bill. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act to extend the provisions of an Act, passed in the first year of His present Majesty’s Reign, entitled, An Act, in addition to, and amendment of, an Act, entitled, “An Act for preventing Trespasses to the town of Pictou, and the Town Plot of Dartmouth.” | 58 George III – Chapter 23 | 1818 | This Act extends the provision of a former act to Dartmouth and Pictou with the goal of keeping swine and goats out of the streets. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act to authorize William Hall, Esquire, to build a Toll-Bridge over the Great Branch of the River St. François, near the line of separation between the Townships of Dudswell and Westbury, in the County of Buckinhamshire. (1st April, 1818.) | 58 George III Chapter 22 | 1818 | An Act authorising William Hall, Esquire to build and collect a toll on a bridge crossing the Great Branch of the River St. François, near the line of separation between the Townships of Dudswell and Westbury, in the County of Buckinhamshire at his own cost. Hall is granted the authority to take and use of the land required to build the bridge. Standards and stipulations for the bridge's construction and maintenance are outlined. The allowable tolls that can be charged are described, as well as those to be excepted from tolls. Additionally, after a period of fifty years, it is made lawful for the Crown to assume possession of the bridge. Time restraints allowed for the construction and repairs are outlined, as well as penalties for those who neglect the tenets of the bill. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act to facilitate the opening and working His Majesty’s Coal Mines, with as little injury as possible to the Proprietors of Lands in this Province. | 58 George III – Chapter 22 | 1818 | This Act explains how coal mines can be opened within the province and the measures put in place to protect the rights of the proprietors of the land upon which mines are built as well as explain how they are to be compensated. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act to authorize William Hall, Esquire, to build a Toll-Bridge over the River Etchemin, at the lower Ford in the Parish of Saint Henry, in the County of Dorchester. (1st April, 1818.) | 58 George III Chapter 21 | 1818 | An Act authorising William Hall, Esquire to build and collect a toll on a bridge crossing the Etchemin River, at the lower Ford in the Parish of Saint-Henri, in the County of Dorchester at his own cost. Hall is granted the authority to take and use of the land required to build the bridge. Standards and stipulations for the bridge's construction and maintenance are outlined. The allowable tolls that can be charged are described, as well as those to be excepted from tolls. Additionally, after a period of fifty years, it is made lawful for the Crown to assume possession of the bridge. Time restraints allowed for the construction and repairs are outlined, as well as penalties for those who neglect the tenets of the bill. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act relating to Trespasses. | 58 George III – Chapter 21 | 1818 | This Act outlines penalties for those found trespassing on private lands or to have damaged trees, walls, fences, or railings on common or private lands. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act to authorize Jean Thomas Taschereau, Esquire, and others therein-mentioned, to erect a Toll-bridge over the River Etchemin, in the Parish of Sainte Claire, in the County of Dorchester. (1st April, 1818.) | 58 George III Chapter 20 | 1818 | An Act authorising Jean Thomas Taschereau, Esquire, George Pyke, Pierre Edouard Desbarats, and François Roy, Esquires, to build and collect a toll on a bridge crossing the Etchemin River, in the Parish of Sainte Claire, in the County of Dorchester at their own cost. Taschereau and his associates are granted the authority to take and use of the land required to build the bridge. Standards and stipulations for the bridge's construction and maintenance are outlined. The allowable tolls that can be charged are described, as well as those to be excepted from tolls. Additionally, after a period of fifty years, it is made lawful for the Crown to assume possession of the bridge. Time restraints allowed for the construction and repairs are outlined, as well as penalties for those who neglect the tenets of the bill. | Early Canadiana Online |