Legislation by Concept: Welfare, Agriculture
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| Title | Chapter | Date Passed | Legislative Summary | Source Document |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| An Act for the relief of the Poor in the loan of Wheat and other Seed Corn. (3d April, 1833) | 3 William IV Chapter 2 | 1833 | This Act determines that loans of Wheat, Peas, Oats, or other seed grain or potatoes for seed loaned in the manner outlined with be considered a privileged debt for a limited time. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act to appropriate a certain sum of money therein mentioned for the encouragement of Agriculture. (25th February, 1832.) | 2 William IV Chapter 35 | 1832 | This Act provides sums as outlined to the various Agricultural Societies in the Province to be put towards the encouragement of agricultural improvement. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act for preserving, for the purposes of Husbandry, the Grass growing on Beaches, in the District of Quebec. (31st March, 1831.) | 1 William IV Chapter 38 | 1831 | Under this Act, persons with land bordering the south side of the Saint Lawrence river below Quebec City are allowed to collect and cure the grass growing in front of their lots along the beaches. Livestock are not to be allowed to roam at large on these lands, and penalties for offending against the terms of this Act are outlined. This Act is not to prevent the free navigation of the river or access to fishing. This Act is to remain in force until 1835. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act to appropriate a certain sum of money therein-mentioned for the encouragement of Agriculture. (31st March, 1831.) | 1 William IV Chapter 29 | 1831 | This Act provides a sum not exceeding one thousand two hundred and ninety-five pounds to certain agricultural societies in the province towards to encouragement of agriculture, as described. The terms by which this money can be granted, and how it should be accounted for, are outlined. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act relative to Trespasses by Horses and Swine in the Parish of Fredericton and the Town of Saint Andrews. Passed 25th March 1831. | 1 William IV Chapter 22 | 1831 | This act creates regulations to trespass by prevent horses and pigs in parts of York and Charlotte County, and penalties for thier violation. | Acts of the General Assembly of His Majesty's Province of New Brunswick passed in the year 1831. Fredericton: John Simpson, 1831. |
| An Act for consolidating and amending the Laws relative to Larceny and other Offences connected therewith. Passed 25th March 1831. | 1 William IV Chapter 15 | 1831 | As Imperial acts regarding larceny have been repealed this act creates new regulations for the dealing with various crimes. | Acts of the General Assembly of His Majesty's Province of New Brunswick passed in the year 1831. Fredericton: John Simpson, 1831. |
| An Act to encourage the destruction of Wolves. (31st March, 1831.) | 1 William IV Chapter 6 | 1831 | This Act provides a reward of two pounds ten shillings to any person who kills a wolf, under the terms as described. This Act is to remain in force until 1833. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act to continue the Acts to empower and authorize the Justices of the County of Westmorland, at their General Sessions of the Peace, to regulate the grazing and depasturing of the several Marshes, Low Lands or Meadows within the said County. Passed 25th March 1831. | 1 William IV Chapter 4 | 1831 | This act continues the terms of an earlier act allowing for Westmorland County judges to reulate grazing on marshlands until 1836. | Acts of the General Assembly of His Majesty's Province of New Brunswick passed in the year 1831. Fredericton: John Simpson, 1831. |
| An Act to secure to Thomas Hornor, a Patent right in a new invented Threshing Machine. Passed 6th March, 1830. | 11 George IV – Chapter 34 | 1830 | This Act states that so long as Thomas Hornor supplies proof of his contribution, he be granted a patent for the new type of threshing machine of which he claims to be a co-inventor. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act to encourage the Establishment of Agricultural Societies in the several Districts of this Province. Passed 6th March, 1830. | 11 George IV – Chapter 10 | 1830 | This Act provides for government funds to be made available to support agricultural societies within the province. It also specifies the conditions societies must meet in order to qualify for such funds, and how the funds are to be disbursed should there be multiple societies formed in any given district. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act to appropriate a certain sum of Money therein mentioned for the encouragement of Agriculture. (26th March, 1830.) | 10 & 11 George IV Chapter 25 | 1830 | Under this Act, a sum of one thousand eight hundred and thirty pounds is to be advanced and paid to the agricultural societies in the Province’s districts as outlined for the encouragement of agriculture. The ways in which members of the Legislature and Clergy should be made members of these agricultural societies is explained. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act for the more summary punishment of Persons guilty of maliciously killing, maiming, disfiguring or otherwise injuring Cattle. Passed 8th March, 1830. | 10 & 11 George IV Chapter 22 (Session 1) | 1830 | This act stregthens punishments for the malicious killing or maiming of livestock | Acts of the General Assembly of His Majesty's Province of New Brunswick passed in the year 1830. Fredericton: John Simpson, 1830. |
| An Act for ascertaining the Population of the several Counties in this Province, and for obtaining certain Statistical information therein mentioned. (31st March, 1831.) | 10 & 11 George IV Chapter 1 | 1830 | An Act to amend an Act passed in the ninth year of His Majesty’s Reign, intituled, “An Act for the more speedy remedy of divers abuses prejudicial to Agricultural Improvement in this Province,” and to make further provision to the same effect. (26th March, 1830.) | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act to authorize the advance of a certain sum of money therein mentioned to relieve certain Inhabitants of Lotbiniere from their sufferings through the failure of the last Harvest. (14th March, 1829.) | 9 George IV Chapter 50 | 1829 | Under this Act, a sum not exceeding two hundred pounds is to be applied to provide relief for the inhabitants of Saint-Louis-de-Lotbinière following a poor harvest. The processes by which these funds are to be distributed and how they should be used are described. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act to appropriate a certain sum of money therein mentioned for the Encouragement of Agriculture. (14th March, 1829.) | 9 George IV Chapter 48 | 1829 | Under this Act, a sum not exceeding one thousand six hundred pounds is to be applied for the encouragement of Agricultural Improvement in the province. The amounts to be distributed in each district and the manner this should be done are outlined. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act for the more speedy remedy of divers abuses, prejudicial to Agricultural Improvement in this Province. (14th March, 1829.) | 9 George IV Chapter 37 | 1829 | This Act establishes and defines the duties of inspectors of fences and drains. The Act puts introduces penalties for owners of dogs, livestock, chickens, ducks, horses, that they have allowed to go astray or are unruly and makes provisions for the establishment of a pound for animals found trespassing or wandering on highways. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act for the relief of the Poor, in the Loan of Wheat and other Seed Corn. (14th March, 1829.) | 9 George IV Chapter 25 | 1829 | An Act establishing that lenders of seed for crops including wheat, corn, peas, oats, or potatoes, will be granted a privileged debt by the courts, to encourage those who can spare seed to loan it to poorer inhabitants for a period not more than two years. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act to continue an Act for granting Bounties on Grain raised on New Land. Passed 10th February 1829. | 9 & 10 George IV Chapter 5 | 1829 | This act continues an 1826 act awarding a bounty to encourage grain production until 1833. | Acts of the General Assembly of His Majesty's Province of New Brunswick passed in the year 1829. Fredericton: George K. Lugrin, 1829. |
| An Act in addition to an Act, intitiuled “an Act to empower and authorize the Justices of the County of Westmoreland, at their General Sessions of the Peace, to regulate the grazing and depasturing of the several Marshes, Lowlands, or Meadows within the said County.” Passed 5th April, 1828. | 9 George IV Chapter 22 | 1828 | This act awards additional powers to Westmorland County justices to regulate grazing on public grasslands and the roads leading to them. | Acts of the General Assembly of His Majesty's Province of New Brunswick passed in the year 1828. Fredericton: George K. Lugrin, 1828. |
| An Act relating to Common Fields. | 8 George IV – Chapter 26 | 1827 | This act regulates the branding of cattle in order to avoid disputes between the proprietors of cattle using a common field. Brands must be registered with the town clerk, and penalties are imposed on anyone who is found using someone else's registered brand. | Early Canadiana Online |