Legislation by Concept: Financial Regulation
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| Title | Chapter | Date Passed | Legislative Summary | Source Document |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| An Act to mitigate the Law in respect to Imprisonment for Debt. Passed 16th April, 1835. | 5 William IV – Chapter 3 | 1835 | This act raises the amount required to jail debtors from five pounds to ten pounds. It also further defines the actions which can be taken against debtors in order to recover costs. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act to amend the Law of Attachment, and to facilitate the recovery of Debts from absent or absconding Debtors. (8th May, 1835.) | 5 William IV Chapter 2 | 1835 | This act puts procedures in place for recuperating debts from debtors who are not in the province and therefore cannot be personally pursued in court. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act to prevent the unnecessary multiplication of Law Suits and increase of Costs in Actions on Notes, Bonds, Bills of Exchange, and other Instruments. Passed 16th April, 1835. | 5 William IV – Chapter 1 | 1835 | This act regulates lawsuits that can be brought against banks and the makers and endorsers of banknotes concerning their value, in an attempt to control the increase of the physical costs of making said banknotes. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act to borrow a sum of money in Great Britain, at a reduced rate of interest, to cancel a part of the Public Debt of this Province, and for other purposes. Passed 6th March, 1834. | 4 William IV – Chapter 53 | 1834 | This act allows the province to negotiate a loan from Great Britain in order to continue various infrastructure projects. It details debentures, terms of interest, who will be responsible for handling accounts, and penalties for forging debentures. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act to authorise a Loan to the Tay Navigation Company. Passed 6th March, 1834. | 4 William IV – Chapter 42 | 1834 | This act allows the province to pay a loan of five thousand pounds to the Tay Navigation company in order to cover their lack of income which is inhibiting their ability to cover expenses such as workers' pay and costs of supplies for the river navigation project they are undertaking. The act specifies the terms of interest and repayment to the provincial government. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act to revive and amend an Act to incorporate sundry Persons by the Name of the Saint John Water Company. Passed 22d March 1834. | 4 William IV Chapter 40 | 1834 | This act amends an 1832 act for the incorporation of the Saint John Water Company prohibiting it from dealing in buillion and the taxation rate on its stock. | Acts of the General Assembly of His Majesty's Province of New Brunswick passed in the year 1834. Fredericton: John Simpson, 1834. |
| An Act in Addition to and in Amendment of an Act made and passed in the Fiftieth Year of the Reign of His late Majesty King George the Third, intituled An Act to regulate the Proceedings in Actions of Replevin, and to enable the Sale of Goods destrained for Rent, in case the Rent be not paid in a reasonable Time, and for the more effectual securing the Payment of Rents, and preventing Fraud by Tenants. Passed 22d March 1834. | 4 William IV Chapter 38 | 1834 | This act amends an 1810 act regulating the collection and payments of rents, and creates new rent fees to be awarded to officials charged with prosecuting disputes. | Acts of the General Assembly of His Majesty's Province of New Brunswick passed in the year 1834. Fredericton: John Simpson, 1834. |
| An Act to continue the Acts now in Force for the Relief of insolvent confined Debtors. Passed 22d March 1834. | 4 William IV Chapter 37 | 1834 | This act extends various laws regulation the support of confined debtors until 1836. | Acts of the General Assembly of His Majesty's Province of New Brunswick passed in the year 1834. Fredericton: John Simpson, 1834. |
| An Act in Addition to and in Amendment of an Act passed in the Twenty sixth Year of the Reign of His late Majesty King George the Third, intituled An Act for Relief against absconding Debtors. Passed 22d March 1834. | 4 William IV Chapter 36 | 1834 | This act amends various terms of a 1786 act regulating debt collection. | Acts of the General Assembly of His Majesty's Province of New Brunswick passed in the year 1834. Fredericton: John Simpson, 1834. |
| An Act to authorize the establishment of Mutual Fire Insurance Companies. | 4 William IV Chapter 33 | 1834 | This Act outlines the processes by which freeholders in the counties of the province can form bodies politic under the name "The Mutual Fire Insurance Company,” and the regulations these companies are subject to, including the boards of directors' role and how administration is to be carried out. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act for granting Patents for useful Inventions. Passed 22d March 1834. | 4 William IV Chapter 27 | 1834 | This act establishes a legal framework for the granting and protecting of patents, and penalties for their violation. | Acts of the General Assembly of His Majesty's Province of New Brunswick passed in the year 1834. Fredericton: John Simpson, 1834. |
| An Act concerning the Release of Mortgages. Passed 6th March, 1834. | 4 William IV – Chapter 16 | 1834 | This act specifies how a mortgaged property is to be dealt with if it is part of an inheritance. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act for ascertaining the Damages to be paid upon Protested Bills of Exchange. (12th June, 1834.) | 4 William IV Chapter 13 (Session 1) | 1834 | This act specifies interest to be paid on bills of exchange from other jurisdictions which are not paid due to a protested status. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act to regulate the Rate of Interest in this Island. (12th June, 1834.) | 4 William IV Chapter 12 (Session 1) | 1834 | This act places regulations on the interest rates placed on debts of varying rates of repayment. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act for the Relief of Insolvent Debtors taken in Execution. (12th June, 1834.) | 4 William IV Chapter 11 (Session 1) | 1834 | This act clarifies how cases of debtors are to be pursued in provincial courts. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act for the Establishment of a Savings’ Bank in Newfoundland. ( 12th June,1834.) | 4 William IV Chapter 10 (Session 1) | 1834 | This act establishes the Newfoundland Savings Bank, which would be open to both the general public and business entities in order to encourage investment. Members of the governing council of the province run the bank, with all monies deposited into the bank kept in the public treasury. Maximum interest is set at three per cent. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act to revive and extend the provisions of an Act passed in the tenth year of His late Majesty's Reign, entitled “An Act to authorise the detention of Debtors in certain cases.” Passed 6th March, 1834. | 4 William IV – Chapter 6 | 1834 | The continuation of an act first passed in 1830, concerning the jailing of debtors on the order of their creditors in certain cases. The cases in which such an imprisonment are acceptable are detailed in the earlier act. Certain amendments concerning who can issue the order to detain the debtor are made in the current act. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act to authorize the Justices of the Peace in the County of Kent, to levy an Assessment upon the Inhabitants of the said County, to discharge the Debts due from the same. Passed 22d March 1834. | 4 William IV Chapter 5 | 1834 | This act allows Kent County justices to raise revenue to pay down the county's debts. | Acts of the General Assembly of His Majesty's Province of New Brunswick passed in the year 1834. Fredericton: John Simpson, 1834. |
| An Act to authorize the Issue of Treasury Notes. (20th September, 1834.) | 4 William IV Chapter 3 (Session 2) | 1834 | This act calls for the appointment of three persons to be appointed by the governor in order to issue treasury notes in the stated amounts, and using the forms specified. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act to alter and amend the provisions of An Act passed in the last Session of the Provincial Parliament entitled, “An Act to incorporate certain Persons under the style and title of the President, Directors and Company, of the Commercial Bank of the Midland District.” Passed 13th February, 1833. | 3 William IV – Chapter 43 | 1833 | This act is an amendment to an act first passed in 1832, which incorporated the Commercial Bank of the Midland District and its officers, and makes further provisions regarding the direction of and shares and stock in the said bank. | Early Canadiana Online |