Police village
A police village was a form of municipal government used in the province of Ontario, Canada, beginning in the early 19th century. It was used in cases where the finances or population of the area did not permit the creation of a village.
Unlike a village, a police village was not incorporated by the provincial government but was created by a bylaw of the regional government (district or county)[1] which defined the political boundaries of the police village. A police village had its own elected governing body of trustees, who could establish fire and safety regulations, erect streetlights and build sidewalks but otherwise remained a part of the township from which it had been created.
In 1965, the Ontario Municipal Act was amended to prevent the creation of new police villages,[2] and there is no longer any community in the province with this status. All of the communities which once held the status of police village have since been erected into villages, towns or cities, or have been amalgamated into other municipalities.
Police villages were dissolved with provincial acts creating new municipalities. In 1971, the creation of York Region resulted in the dissolution of Holland Landing, King City, Maple, Mount Albert, Nobleton, Queensville, Schomberg, Sharon, Thornhill, and Unionville as police villages.[3] The responsibilities of the police village boards were shifted to other boards or the municipality to which the police village was amalgamated. For example, the trustees of the police village of King City were deemed a commission for the King City Hydro-Electric System, which became a local board of the township of King with full transfer of all rights and obligations.[4]
Police villages
References
- ↑ "Municipal Records at the Archives of Ontario". Archives of Ontario. Archived from the original on 22 November 2012.
- ↑ The Municipal Amendment Act, 1965, S.O. 1965, c. 77, s. 34 , repealing The Municipal Act, R.S.O. 1960, c. 249, s. 487-490
- 1 2 The Regional Municipality of York Act, 1970, S.O. 1970, c. 50, s. 2(2)
- ↑ The Regional Municipality of York Act, 1970, S.O. 1970, c. 50, s. 178(3)
- ↑ The Regional Municipality of Ottawa-Carleton Amendment Act, 1973 (No. 2), S.O. 1973, c. 138, s. 3
- ↑ An Act respecting the Township of South Dorchester, S.O. 1948, c. 125
- 1 2 The Regional Municipality of Haldimand-Norfolk Act, 1973, S.O. 1973, c. 96, s. 2(2)
- ↑ as acknowledged in An Act respecting the United Fuel Investments, Limited, the Town of Oakville, the Townships of Trafalgar and Nelson, Burlington Beach Commission and the Police Village of Bronte, S.O. 1929, c. 135
- ↑ The Regional Municipality of Halton Act, 1973, S.O. 1973, c. 70, s. 2(2)
- ↑ The Regional Municipality of Halton Amendment Act, 1973, S.O. 1973, c. 162, s. 1
- 1 2 The Regional Municipality of Niagara Act, 1968-69, S.O. 1968-69, c. 106, s. 2(2)
- 1 2 The Regional Municipality of Durham Act, 1973, S.O. 1973, c. 78, s. 2(2)
- ↑ The Regional Municipality of Peel Act, 1973, S.O. 1973, c. 60, s. 2(2)
- ↑ The Regional Municipality of Waterloo Act, 1972, S.O. 1972, c. 105, s. 2(2)
- ↑ as acknowledged in An Act to detach Certain Lands from the Police Village of Crystal Beach, S.O. 1918, c. 57
- ↑ The Regional Municipality of Hamilton-Wentworth Act, 1973, S.O. 1973, c. 74, s. 2(2)
- ↑ Canadian Engineer. 63. Monetary Times Print Company. 1932. p. 42.
Further reading
- Rayburn, Alan (1997). Place names of Ontario. ISBN 0-8020-7207-0.