Identity area
Type of entity
Authorized form of name
Parallel form(s) of name
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Ontario Railway and Municipal Board
Other form(s) of name
ORMB
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Description area
Dates of existence
History
The Ontario Railway and Municipal Board was established in 1906. The Board consisted of three full time members - a Chairman and two Commissioners - and a secretary.
In 1932 the Board was replaced with the Ontario Municipal Board, which acquired all functions relating to the administration of municipalities.
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Functions, occupations and activities
The Ontario Railway and Municipal Board heard appeals against municipal property assessments; exemptions from property taxation; applications for municipal annexations or amalgamations; and by- laws concerning municipal finance and all capital expenditures regarding roads, streets or bridges. The Board could also be asked to report upon any private municipal bill which was brought before the legislature. It also regulated municipal street railways and the network of small private rail lines connecting many communities. In 1908 the Board gained responsibility for approving the issue of interest bearing debentures by municipalities and for regulating municipal telephone systems.
Address
Ontario Railway and Municipal Board Act, Statutes of Ontario 1906, Chap. 31
Act to Amend the Ontario Railway and Municipal Board Act, Statutes of Ontario 1907, Chap. 38
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Rules and/or conventions used
RAD: Rules for Archival Description, 2nd edn (2008)
Status
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Dates of creation, revision and deletion
2026-11-16: migrated to AtoM
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Sources
Canadiana Name Authorities, 1996-12- 24
Maintenance notes
Archivist(s):
R. Anger