Legislation by Concept: Defence
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| Title | Chapter | Date Passed | Legislative Summary | Source Document |
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| An Act for the greater security of this Province by the better regulating the Militia thereof; Passed the 30th of July, 1808. | 48 George III Chapter 1 | 1808 | This act creates new rules to govern the command, composition, and muster of the provincial militia, and new regulations regarding penalties for those who violate them. | Acts of the General Assembly of His Majesty's Province of New Brunswick passed in the year 1808. Saint John: Jacob Mott, 1808. |
| An Act to continue an Act to revive a Law for empowering the Governor, Lieutenant-Governor, or Commander in Chief for the time being, to prohibit the exportation of Gunpowder, Arms and Ammunition, or Saltpetre, or carrying the same Coastways. | 48 George III – Chapter 15 | 1807 | This act was not published. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act to revive and continue certain Acts of this Province, relating to the Militia. | 48 George III – Chapter 7 | 1807 | This act was not published. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act to Appropriate the Public Revenue. Passed the 5th of March, 1807. | 47 George III Chapter 14 | 1807 | This act awards money to various persons for their service to the government, and to various communities to make improvements to their infrastructure. | Acts of the General Assembly of His Majesty's Province of New Brunswick passed in the year 1807. Saint John: John Ryan, 1807. |
| An Act, in addition to an Act, intituled an Act for the better regulating the Militia in this Province. Passed the 5th of March, 1807. | 47 George III Chapter 12 | 1807 | This act allows for militia captains to issue court martials for improper behaviour. | Acts of the General Assembly of His Majesty's Province of New Brunswick passed in the year 1807. Saint John: John Ryan, 1807. |
| An Act further to continue, for a limited time, and amend an Act passed in the forty third year of His Majesty’s Reign, intituled, “An Act for establishing Regulations respecting Aliens and certain Subjects of His Majesty, who have resided in France, coming into this Province, or residing therein.” (16th April, 1807.) | 47 George III Chapter 11 | 1807 | An Act to continue a former Act originally passed in 1803, for a limited time, with certain additional clauses. The original Act to monitor the entrance of "foreigners" into the province by ship requires that ship commanders report the number of "foreigners" on board their vessel to Customs officials when they arrive at ports within the province. It grants authority to Justices of the Peace to jail and remove "Aliens" who remain within the province longer than the period allowed by the court. Penalties including fines are outlined as well as who is to be considered an "Alien." This Act extends its measures to aliens and subjects who have resided within any country or dominion allied with France or under her control, as well as in France. The Act requires anyone entering into the province to receive a passport from appointed individuals stationed at Frontier Posts. |
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| An act further to continue, for a limited time, An Act passed in the forty-third year of His Majesty’s reign, intituled, “An Act for the better preservation of His Majesty’s Government as by Law happily established in this Province.” (16th April, 1807.) | 47 George III Chapter 2 | 1807 | An Act to continue the Act passed in 1803, without amendments, for a limited time. The Act allows individuals suspected of treason or treasonable activities to be detained without bail or a trial while this Act is in effect. This Act is to expire in 1808 or the at the close of the present war. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act for the more effectual Punishment of such Persons as shall seduce Soldiers to desert, Passed the 5th of March, 1807. | 47 George III Chapter 1 | 1807 | This act creates new penatlies against those who convince soldiers to desert, the older ones being deemed ineffective. | Acts of the General Assembly of His Majesty's Province of New Brunswick passed in the year 1807. Saint John: John Ryan, 1807. |
| An Act further to continue for a limited time, an Act passed in the forty third year of His Majesty’s Reign, intituled, “An Act for establishing regulations respecting Aliens and certain Subjects of His Majesty who have resided in France, coming into this Province or residing therein.” (19th April, 1806.) | 46 George III Chapter 5 | 1806 | An Act to continue an Act passed in 1803, for a limited time, to monitor the entrance of "foreigners" into the province by ship. The act requires that ship commanders report the number of "foreigners" on board their vessel to Customs officials when they arrive at ports within the province. The Act grants authority to Justices of the Peace to jail and remove "Aliens" who remain within the province longer than the period allowed by the court. Penalties including fines are outlined as well as who is to be considered an "Alien." | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act further to continue, for a limited time, an Act passed in the Forty-third year of his Majesty’s Reign, intituled, “An Act for the better preservation of his Majesty’s Government, as by Law happily established in this Province.” (19th. April 1806) | 46 George III Chapter 1 | 1806 | An Act to continue the act passed in 1803, without amendments, for a limited time. The Act allows individuals suspected of treason or treasonable activities to be detained without bail or a trial while this Act is in effect. This Act is to expire in 1807 or the at the close of the present war. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act in addition to, and amendment of, an Act, made in the fortieth year of His present Majesty’s reign, entitled, “An Act, in further addition to, and for altering and amending, an Act, passed in the thirty-fifth year of His present Majesty’s reign, entitled, ‘An Act, to amend, and reduce into one Act, the several Laws now in being relating to a Militia in this Province.’” | 46 George III – Chapter 10 | 1805 | This act amends an amendment to an act first passed in 1795, which consolidated several past acts regarding militia service in the province. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act for the more effectual Prevention of Desertion from His Majesty’s Forces. Passed the 5th of March, 1805. | 45 George III Chapter 6 | 1805 | This act repeals an 1792 act to prevent army desertion and creates a new system of penalties against deserters and those who aid them. | Acts of the General Assembly of His Majesty's Province of New Brunswick passed in the year 1805. Saint John: John Ryan, 1805. |
| An Act further to continue, for a limited time, and Act passed in the forty third year of His Majesty’s Reign, intituled, “An Act for establishing Regulations respecting Aliens and certain Subjects of his Majesty, who have resided in France, coming into this Province or residing therein,” (25th March, 1805.) | 45 George III Chapter 4 | 1805 | An Act to continue an Act passed in 1803, for a limited time, to monitor the entrance of "foreigners" into the province by ship. The Act requires that ship commanders report the number of "foreigners" on board their vessel to Customs officials when they arrive at ports within the province. The Act grants authority to Justices of the Peace to jail and remove "Aliens" who remain within the province longer than the period allowed by the court. Penalties including fines are outlined as well as who is to be considered an "Alien." | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act for the better Regulating the Militia in this Province. Passed the 5th of March, 1805. | 45 George III Chapter 1 | 1805 | This act replaces existing militia legislation, establishing new regulations for the command, organization, recruitment, mobilization, fines, and training days of the New Brunswick militia, both provincially and locally. | Acts of the General Assembly of His Majesty's Province of New Brunswick passed in the year 1805. Saint John: John Ryan, 1805. |
| An Act further to continue, for a limited time, an Act passed in the Forty-third year of his Majesty’s Reign, intituled, “An Act for the better preservation of his Majesty’s Government, as by Law happily established in this Province.” (25th March, 1805.) | 45 George III Chapter 1 | 1805 | An Act to continue the Act passed in 1803, without amendments, for a limited time. The Act allows individuals suspected of treason or treasonable activities to be detained without bail or a trial while this Act is in effect. The Act outlines exceptions to this and sets a date upon which these terms will expire. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act in addition to, and amendment of, an Act, passed in the Thirty-fifth year of His present Majesty’s reign, entitled, “An Act to amend, and reduce into one Act, the several Laws, now in being, relating to a Militia in this Province.” | 44 George III – Chapter 4 | 1804 | An amendment to an act first passed in 1795, which consolidated several past acts regarding militia service in the province. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act for the encouragement of the persons who shall apprehend Deserters from His Majesty’s regular Forces in this Province. (2d. May, 1804.) | 44 George III Chapter 3 | 1804 | An Act to grant an award to any person or persons who deliver deserter(s) from His Majesty's regular Forces, so long as the deliverer is not in the in the Forces themselves. The Act specifies that this will remain in force until the next session of the Provincial Parliament after the end of the war. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act to continue, for a limited time, an Act passed in the forty third year of His Majesty’s Reign, intituled, “An Act for the better preservation of His Majesty’s Government as, by Law, happily established in this Province.” (2d. May, 1804.) | 44 George III Chapter 2 | 1804 | An Act to continue the act passed in 1803, without amendments, for a limited time. The Act allows individuals suspected of treason or treasonable activities to be detained without bail or a trial while this act is in effect. The Act outlines exceptions to this and sets a date upon which these terms will expire. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act for the exemplary Punishment of all and every person and persons who shall seduce, or attempt to seduce, or aid or assist, or attempt to aid or assist any Soldier to desert his Majesty's service, or who shall harbour, conceal, receive or assist any Deserter from such service. Passed 9th March, 1804. | 44 George III – Chapter 2 | 1804 | This act describes the punishment(s) to befall civilians who encouraged or assisted a soldier to desert. Punishment was to consist of both imprisonment and fines. | Laws of His Majesty's Province of Upper Canada in North America, passed in the year 1804. York: John Bennet, 1804 |
| An Act to continue, for a limited time, an Act passed in the forty third year of His Majesty’s Reign, intituled, “An Act for establishing Regulations respecting Aliens and certain Subjects of His Majesty who have resided in France coming into this Province, or residing therein.” (2d. May, 1804.) | 44 George III Chapter 1 | 1804 | An Act to continue an Act passed in 1803, for a limited time, to monitor the entrance of "foreigners" into the province by ship. The Act requires that ship commanders report the number of "foreigners" on board their vessel to Customs officials when they arrive at ports within the province. The Act grants authority to Justices of the Peace to jail and remove "Aliens" who remain within the province longer than the period allowed by the court. Penalties including fines are outlined as well as who is to be considered an "Alien." | Early Canadiana Online |