An act Respecting the Canadian Pacific Railway

<p>This is the official record of An Act Respecting the Canadian Pacific Railway assented to on February 15 1881. This act of Parliament provided the legal framework for the construction and operation of the Canadian Pacific Railway (CPR) a crucial project in the development and unification of Canada.</p> <p>The document details the agreements financial arrangements and regulatory provisions that governed the CPR's creation. It represents a key piece of legislation in Canadian history outlining the terms under which the railway was to be built and managed and it highlights the importance of the railway in connecting the country from coast to coast.</p><p>This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work was reproduced from the original artifact and remains as true to the original work as possible. Therefore you will see the original copyright references library stamps (as most of these works have been housed in our most important libraries around the world) and other notations in the work.</p><p>This work is in the public domain in the United States of America and possibly other nations. Within the United States you may freely copy and distribute this work as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work.</p><p>As a reproduction of a historical artifact this work may contain missing or blurred pages poor pictures errant marks etc. Scholars believe and we concur that this work is important enough to be preserved reproduced and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.</p>