| An Act to provide for the Execution of the Office of Speaker of the House of Assembly in certain cases. (Passed 10th May, 1858.) |
21 Victoria Chapter 21 |
1858 |
This act makes provisions for any possible absence of the speaker of the house. |
Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act for the election of Members to serve in the General Assembly. Passed 26 March 1857. |
20 Victoria Chapter 2 Session 2 |
1857 |
This act provides for the election of members to serve in the assembly in case of vacancy or death, and amends prior legislation related to elections in various counties. |
Acts of the General Assembly of Her Majesty's Province of New Brunswick passed in the year 1587. Fredericton: John Simpson, 1857. |
| An Act to establish additional Polling places in the County of York. Passed 1st May 1856. |
19 Victoria Chapter 59 |
1856 |
This Act establishes additional polling places in Dumfries and Stanley. |
Acts of the General Assembly of Her Majesty's Province of New Brunswick passed in the year 1856. Fredericton: John Simpson, 1856. |
| An Act relating to non-resident Freemen of the City of Saint John. Passed 1st May 1856. |
19 Victoria Chapter 53 |
1856 |
This Act details the privileges and voting rights of non-residents. |
Acts of the General Assembly of Her Majesty's Province of New Brunswick passed in the year 1856. Fredericton: John Simpson, 1856. |
| An Act for Transferring to One of Her Majesty's Principal Secretaries of State, the Powers and Estates vested in the Principal Officers of the Ordnance. (Passed 12th May, 1856.) |
19 Victoria Chapter 22 |
1856 |
This act transfers certain duties from the principal officers of the Ordnance to one of the Queen's principal secretaries of state. This includes the Seals of War Department, and all lands and tenements that come vested with that office. |
Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act to enable the Parish of Manners Sutton to elect Councillors. Passed 26th March 1856. |
19 Victoria Chapter 4 |
1856 |
This Act authorizes Manners Sutton to elect Councillors, giving fourteen days notice. |
Acts of the General Assembly of Her Majesty's Province of New Brunswick passed in the year 1856. Fredericton: John Simpson, 1856. |
| An Act to regulate the Election of Members to serve in the General Assembly. Passed 12th April 1855. |
18 Victoria – Chapter 37 |
1855 |
This Act details the regulations concerning the elections of General Assembly members, including who is eligible, how they are elected, and when polls shall be held. |
LLMC Digital Law Library |
| An Act in addition to and amendment of certain Chapters of Titles Eight and Ten, and of Titles Thirty, Thirty one, and Thirty four, of the Revised Statutes. Passed 12th April 1855. |
18 Victoria – Chapter 22 |
1855 |
This Act details the revision of statutes concerning the conduct of municipalities. |
LLMC Digital Law Library |
| An Act to Unite the Offices of Colonial Treasurer, and Collector of Her Majesty's Customs and Revenue at the Port of Saint John's, into one Office. (Passed 4th August, 1855.) |
18 Victoria Chapter 6 |
1855 |
This act modifies two positions regarding the collection of duties and management of government revenue; rather than having two officers, one who deals with the collections of duties and another who manages the treasury, these two offices have been united into one office. |
Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act to increase the present number of Representatives in the General Assembly of this Island, and to Regulate the Representation thereof. (Passed 30th November, 1854.) |
18 Victoria Chapter 3 (Session 2) |
1854 |
This act redefines the number of representatives which shall be elected by each district and sent to the house of Assembly. |
Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act to enable a majority of the Rate payers upon Property to establish a Municipality in any County. Passed 3rd November 1854. |
18 Victoria Chapter 3 |
1854 |
An amendment to an act passed in 1852 (15 Victoria Chapter 56), repealing part of the act and adding new clauses. |
LLMC Digital Law Library |
| An Act to amend the Charter of the City of Saint John, and certain Acts of Assembly relating to the local government of the said City. Passed 3rd May 1853. |
16 Victoria – Chapter 37 |
1853 |
This Act amends previous acts on the charter of Saint John, detailing the government structure and its responsibilities, eligibility for office and process for elections. |
Acts of the General Assembly of Her Majesty's Province of New-Brunswick passed in the year 1853. Fredericton, NB: John Simpson, Printer to the Queen’s Most Excellent Majesty, 1853. |
| An Act to establish places for Polling in the Parishes of Glenelg and Hardwicke, in the County of Northumberland. Passed 3rd May 1853. |
16 Victoria – Chapter 35 |
1853 |
This Act establishes the location of polling places in Northumberland. |
Acts of the General Assembly of Her Majesty's Province of New-Brunswick passed in the year 1853. Fredericton, NB: John Simpson, Printer to the Queen’s Most Excellent Majesty, 1853. |
| An Act in amendment of the Act relating to the Election of Representatives to serve in the General Assembly, so far as relates to the Polling places in the County of Carleton. Passed 3rd May 1853. |
16 Victoria – Chapter 34 |
1853 |
This Act details different locations for polling places during elections in Carleton. |
Acts of the General Assembly of Her Majesty's Province of New-Brunswick passed in the year 1853. Fredericton, NB: John Simpson, Printer to the Queen’s Most Excellent Majesty, 1853. |
| An Act to make more ample provision for the incorporation of the Town of St. Hyacinthe, and to extend its limits. Assented to 14th June, 1853. |
16 Victoria – Chapter 236 |
1852 |
This act repeals and replaces the 1850 act which incorporated the town of St. Hyacinthe. The act outlines the village limits, the organization of the town council and elections, and taxation. |
Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act to amend the Act for the establishment of Municipal Authorities so far as regards the County of Carleton. Passed 7th April 1852. |
15 Victoria Chapter 56 |
1852 |
This act amends prior legislation for the establishment of municipal authorities for Carleton County. |
Acts of the General Assembly of Her Majesty's Province of New Brunswick passed in the year 1852. Fredericton: John Simpson, 1852. |
| An Act to establish places for Polling in the Parish of Wickham, in Queen’s County. Passed 28th March 1851. |
14 Victoria Chapter 6 |
1851 |
This act establishes places for Polling in the Parish of Wickham, in Queen’s County and awards them the same powers accorded to other polling places. |
Acts of the General Assembly of Her Majesty's Province of New Brunswick passed in the year 1851. Fredericton: John Simpson, 1851. |
| An Act to amend the Upper Canada Municipal Corporations Act of one thousand eight hundred and forty-nine, by adapting the same to the late change in the Upper Canada Assessment Laws, and for other purposes relating to the Municipal Corporations of that section of the Province. 30th August, 1851. |
14 & 15 Victoria – Chapter 109 |
1851 |
This is an amendment to an act passed in 1849, called "An Act to provide, by one general law, for the erection of Municipal Corporations, and the establishment of Regulations of Police, in and for the several Counties, Cities, Towns, Townships and Villages in Upper-Canada," which facilitates the creation of municipal corporations so that townships can in turn establish their own police forces. It defines what constitutes a township for the purposes of incorporation, the responsibilities of the municipal councils once they are established, matters which will be policed by the established village police force, and various other matters. |
Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act to fix the place for holding the Polls for the Election of Members of Parliament in Townships divided into Wards in Upper Canada, and for other purposes relative to Elections. 30th August, 1851. |
14 & 15 Victoria – Chapter 108 |
1851 |
This act dictates the place where elections are to be held in townships divided into wards; that is to say, the town hall, or the last place the town council met before the election if the town does not have a town hall. |
Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act to amend the Laws regulating the Election of Members of the Legislative Assembly in certain Counties, in so far as relates to the Return of Writs. 30th August, 1851. |
14 & 15 Victoria – Chapter 87 |
1851 |
This act amends the elections act for the Saguenay and Isle de Madeleine regions of Lower Canada, due to their inaccessibility, to assure that these counties are always represented in the legislature. |
Early Canadiana Online |