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Title Chapter Date Passed Legislative Summary Source Document
An Act to incorporate the Institut Canadien de Québec. 23d March, 1848. 11 Victoria – Chapter 17 1848 An act to incorporate the Institut Canadien de Québec, for the formation of a public library and museum for purposes of public education. Early Canadiana Online
An Act to incorporate “The Toronto Athenæum.” 23d March, 1848. 11 Victoria – Chapter 16 1848 An act to incorporate "The Toronto Athenæum," an organization to run and operate their own public library and museum, where they can educate the public and offer courses on various subjects. Early Canadiana Online
An Act to appropriate part of the Public Revenue for the services therein mentioned. Passed 30th March 1848. 11 Victoria Chapter 5 1848 This act awards monies to individuals for their services to the government and for local infrastructure projects. Acts of the General Assembly of Her Majesty's Province of New Brunswick passed in the year 1848. Fredericton: John Simpson, 1848.
An Act to provide for the support and improvement of the Parish Schools. Passed 14th April 1847. 10 Victoria – Chapter 56 1847 This Act provides of the establishment of and support of parish schools, including appointing officials and hiring staff, managing their salaries, and the funds to do so. Acts of the General Assembly of Her Majesty's Province of New-Brunswick passed in the year 1847. Fredericton, NB: John Simpson, Printer to the Queen’s Most Excellent Majesty, 1847.
An Act to appropriate a part of the Public Revenue for the services therein mentioned. Passed 14th April 1847. 10 Victoria Chapter 49 1847 This act awards sums of money to various land holders in order to assure the maintenance and building of roads in various districts across New Brunswick. Early Canadiana Online
An Act to appropriate a part of the Public Revenue for the services therein mentioned. Passed 14th April 1847. 10 Victoria Chapter 49 1847 This act allows for the distribution of funds to various individuals who served the government in various roles Early Canadiana Online
An Act to appropriate a part of the Public Revenue for the services therein mentioned. Passed 14th April 1847. 10 Victoria – Chapter 49 1847 This act legislates the payment of various sums of money to various individuals who have served the government in different ways, from the widows of soldiers who served in the Revolutionary War to teachers. Acts of the General Assembly of Her Majesty's Province of New-Brunswick passed in the year 1847. Fredericton, NB: John Simpson, Printer to the Queen’s Most Excellent Majesty, 1847.
An Act relating to Lands reserved for Schools or Educational purposes. Passed 7th April 1847. 10 Victoria – Chapter 44 1847 This Act details the lands that may be used to build schools on, including their location and value. Acts of the General Assembly of Her Majesty's Province of New-Brunswick passed in the year 1847. Fredericton, NB: John Simpson, Printer to the Queen’s Most Excellent Majesty, 1847.
An Act to provide for the establishment of a Grammar School in the County of Albert. Passed 12th March 1847. 10 Victoria – Chapter 8 1847 This Act details the funds and lands to be used for the establishment of a school in Albert County. Acts of the General Assembly of Her Majesty's Province of New-Brunswick passed in the year 1847. Fredericton, NB: John Simpson, Printer to the Queen’s Most Excellent Majesty, 1847.
An Act to incorporate The Trustees of The Friends’ or Quakers’ Seminary, in the Township of Hallowell, in the District of Prince Edward. 28th July, 1847. 10 & 11 Victoria – Chapter 104 1847 An act to incorporate the Trustees of the Friends' or Quakers' Seminary which is an educational facility. It allows the Seminary to hold property and outlines the business structure. Early Canadiana Online
An Act to incorporate the Mechanics’ Institute of the City of Toronto. 28th July, 1847. 10 & 11 Victoria – Chapter 102 1847 An act to incorporate the Mechanics' Institute of the City of Toronto who formed a library and reading room as well as offer lectures and courses to their members. The act also outlines their business structure and property they can hold. Early Canadiana Online
An Act to authorize the payment of School Money to the Teachers in the Bathurst District, for the year one thousand eight hundred and forty-five, notwithstanding that there was no Assessment for Schools in that District in the said year. 28th July, 1847. 10 & 11 Victoria – Chapter 58 1847 An act to use government funds to pay teachers in the Bathurst District for the year 1845 as they did not receive the money due to the district's boundaries changing. Early Canadiana Online
An Act to amend the Law for the admission of Attornies and Calling of Barristers in Upper Canada. 28th July, 1847. 10 & 11 Victoria – Chapter 29 1847 An act to extend the "An Act to amend the Law for the admission of Barristers and Attornies, and to provide for the further relief of William Conway Keele" to those educated in Universities and Colleges in Upper Canada as well as in the United Kingdom. Early Canadiana Online
An Act to incorporate the Members of the Medical Profession in Lower Canada, and to regulate the Study and Practice of Physic and Surgery therein. 28th July, 1847. 10 & 11 Victoria – Chapter 26 1847 An act to repeal all previous act related to the medical profession in Lower Canada and require all surgeons, doctors, and midwifes to have a license, and a certain level of education. It also establishes the College of Physicians and Surgeons of Lower Canada as a corporation. Early Canadiana Online
An Act for amending the Common School Act of Upper Canada. 28th July, 1847. 10 & 11 Victoria – Chapter 19 1847 An act to amend the Common School Act of Upper Canada for better establishment and maintenance of the Common School. Each town or city is now considered a corporation for the Common School and the police board has authority. Early Canadiana Online
An Act to amend an Act, intituled An Act to amend the Charter of King’s College. Passed 14th April 1846. 10 Victoria – Chapter 74 (1846) 1846 This Act details the education necessary at King's College to obtain a degree in divinity, and thereafter their being a member of the Church of England. Acts of the General Assembly of Her Majesty's Province of New-Brunswick passed in the year 1847. Fredericton, NB: John Simpson, Printer to the Queen’s Most Excellent Majesty, 1847.
An Act to Incorporate The British and Canadian School Society of the District of Quebec. 9th June, 1846. 9 Victoria – Chapter 95 1846 An act to incorporate The British and Canadian School Society of the District of Quebec, on account of their work to educate poor children and train teachers to do the same. Early Canadiana Online
An Act to transfer to Queen’s College, at Kingston, certain estates, rights, and liabilities of the University at Kingston. 18th May, 1846. 9 Victoria – Chapter 89 1846 An act to transfer to Queen's College, at Kingston, the estates, rights, and liabilities of the University at Kingston, after the bill to incorporate it was disallowed. Early Canadiana Online
An Act to divide the Municipalities of Hochelaga and of Three-Rivers, respectively, into distinct Municipalities, and further to provide for the support of Schools and the management of local affairs therein. 9th June, 1846. 9 Victoria – Chapter 78 1846 An act to divide the Municipalities of Hochelaga and of Three-Rivers, respectively, into distinct Municipalities, and to outline the transfer of government documents between these new municipalities and to outline the creation of School Boards and the establishments and running of schools in the new municipalities. Early Canadiana Online
An Act to enable the District of Bathurst to receive the School Monies apportioned to it in the year one thousand eight hundred and forty-five, notwithstanding the failure of the District Council to levy an equal sum. 23rd May, 1846. 9 Victoria – Chapter 69 1846 An act to authorize the District of Bathurst to receive public money from the Provincial Government even though the District Council did not raise enough money to match the sum as required under the original terms to receive the money. Early Canadiana Online