| An Act for the Recovery of Small Debts. |
31 George III Chapter 4 |
1791 |
This act takes away the power to enforce small debts from county clerks and gives it to Justices of the Peace, and stipulates how the Justice shall conduct trials on this matter. |
Acts of the General Assembly of his Majesty's Province of New Brunswick passed in the year 1791. Saint John, NB: J. Ryan, 1791. |
| An Act in Addition to An Act, intitled, “An Act for Relief against Absconding Debtors.” |
28 George III Chapter 2 |
1788 |
This act adds provisions to a 1786 act making it legal to for the state seize the property of debtors who have or are about to leave New Brunswick to pay down their debts. |
Acts of the General Assembly of His Majesty's Province of New Brunswick passed in the year 1788. Saint John, NB: J. Ryan, 1788. |
| An Act for the Relief of Robert Appleby, an Insolvent Debtor. |
28 George III Chapter 12 |
1787 |
This Act makes provision for the discharge of Robert Appleby, an insolvent debtor detained in Shelburne. |
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| An Act to prevent the Circulation of base and counterfeit Half Pence, and other Copper Coin, and to establish the current Value of English Crowns, Half Crowns and Shillings in this Province. |
28 George III Chapter 9 |
1787 |
This Act outlines penalties for persons who knowingly circulate counterfeit coins and sets the value of certain currencies, including English crowns, half crowns, and shillings. |
Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act against Forestallers and Regraters. |
26 George III Chapter 48 |
1786 |
This act, passed in the first year of the assembly, prohibits the financial practices of forestalling and regrating. |
Acts of the General Assembly of His Majesty's Province of New-Brunswick passed in the year 1786. Saint John, NB: J. Ryan, 1786. |
| An Act to Regulate the Sale of Goods sold at Public Auction or Out-Cry |
26 George III Chapter 44 |
1786 |
This act, passed in the first year of the assembly, lays down the rules for auction sales and the conduct of auction officials |
Acts of the General Assembly of His Majesty's Province of New-Brunswick passed in the year 1786. Saint John, NB: J. Ryan, 1786. |
| An Act to enable Creditors more easily to recover their debts from Joint Partners |
26 George III Chapter 24 |
1786 |
This act, passed in the first year of the assembly, one of several to deal with debt, allows for the payment out of province debt to be legally enforceable in New Brunswick. |
Acts of the General Assembly of His Majesty's Province of New-Brunswick passed in the year 1786. Saint John, NB: J. Ryan, 1786. |
| An Act for establishing the Rate of Interest |
26 George III Chapter 17 |
1786 |
This act, passed in the first year of the assembly, sets a rate of interest for loans and sales, and the rules for suing over violations of it. |
Acts of the General Assembly of His Majesty's Province of New-Brunswick passed in the year 1786. Saint John, NB: J. Ryan, 1786. |
| An Act for Establishing a Tender in all Payments to be Made in this Province |
26 George III Chapter 16 |
1786 |
This act, passed in the first year of the assembly, clarifies what various, high value, European tenders will be worth in shillings and pence in New Brunswick. |
Acts of the General Assembly of His Majesty's Province of New-Brunswick passed in the year 1786. Saint John, NB: J. Ryan, 1786. |
| An Act for relief against Absconding Debtors |
26 George III Chapter 13 |
1786 |
This act, passed in the first year of the assembly, lays out the rules for the collection of debts and the punishments for those who fail to pay them. |
Acts of the General Assembly of His Majesty's Province of New-Brunswick passed in the year 1786. Saint John, NB: J. Ryan, 1786. |
| An Act subjecting real estates in the Province of New-Brunswick to the payment of debts, and directing the Sheriff, in his proceedings thereon. |
26 George III Chapter 12 |
1786 |
This act, passed in the first year of the assembly, stipulates how officials will collect debts and how any property confiscated in debt collection will be disposed of. |
Acts of the General Assembly of His Majesty's Province of New-Brunswick passed in the year 1786. Saint John, NB: J. Ryan, 1786. |
| An Act for the Registering of Letters Patent and Grants made under the Great Seal of the province of Nova Scotia, of Lands now situate within the limits of this province |
26 George III Chapter 2 |
1786 |
As New Brunswick was created from land that had, prior to 1784, been part of Nova Scotia, this act allowed for land grants that had been issued by Halifax to be recognized and regulated by the new administration in Fredericton. |
Acts of the General Assembly of His Majesty's Province of New-Brunswick passed in the year 1786. Saint John, NB: J. Ryan, 1786. |
| An Act for more effectually making Lands and Tenements liable for the Payment of Debts, also to enable the Holders of small Mortgages to sell the Premises mortgaged to them more speedily and at less Expence then heretofore, as also to repeal an Act made in the Thirty Second Year of his late Majesty’s Reign, intituled, “An Act for making Lands and Tenements liable to the Payment of Debts.” |
25 George III Chapter 1 |
1784 |
This Act repeals and replaces the 1758 Act, "An Act for making Lands and Tenements liable to the Payment of Debts," relating to regulations on appraisals of property, processes by which creditors can collect payments of debts, and procedures to take place if the debtor cannot repay their creditor. |
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| An Act for the relief of Samuel Smith, an Insolvent Debtor, and Prisoner in His Majesty’s Goal at Halifax. |
22 George III – Chapter 13 |
1782 |
This act was not published. |
Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act to provide for payment of sundry Debts of the Province, for the Year one thousand seven hundred and ninety-five. Passed the 4th February, 1799. |
39 George III Chapter 2 |
1779 |
This act awards sums of money to various people in payment of their services to the government. |
Acts of the General Assembly of His Majesty's Province of New Brunswick passed in the year 1799. Saint John: John Ryan, 1799. |
| An Act for the making perpetual, an Act made in the Eleventh Year of his present Majesty’s Reign, Intitled, an Act to avoid the Double Payment of Debts. |
17 George III – Chapter 2 |
1777 |
This act makes perpetual an act which was originally passed in 1771. In cases where tradesmen bring suits to recover debts owing two years or more after work was done, their shop book may be given as evidence. |
Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act in Addition to an Act, made in the Thirteenth Year of his present Majesty’s Reign, entitled “An Act to impower the Province Treasurer to issue other Notes in exchange for such Notes as have been issued heretofore, in Virtue of the several Loan Acts made by the General Assembly of this Province, and are defaced and worn.” |
16 George III – Chapter 2 |
1776 |
An amendment to a 1773 act, which makes provision for notes that are defaced or worn to be exchanged, as well as for notes for small sums to be exchanged for larger ones. |
Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act in Amendment of and explain an Act made in the Tenth Year of His present Majesty’s Reign, intitled, “An Act for establishing the Rate of Interest.” |
14 George III Chapter 1 |
1774 |
This Act clarifies the 1770 Act, "An Act for establishing the Rate of Interest," and amends it relating to the lending of livestock or grains, including by outlining how damages can be determined and recovered. |
Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act to further explain and amend an Act made in the Thirty Second Year of his late Majesty’s Reign, intitled, “An Act for making Lands and Tenements liable to the Payment of Debts.” |
13 George III Chapter 4 (Session 2) |
1773 |
This Act amends and clarifies the 1758 Act, “An Act for making Lands and Tenements liable to the Payment of Debts.” The Act makes provision for femes covert, persons non compos mentis, imprisoned, minors, and persons out the province, who were not accounted for by the former Act. |
Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act to impower the Province Treasurer to issue other Notes in Exchange for such Notes as have been issued heretofore, in Virtue of the several Loans Acts made by the General-Assembly of this Province, and are defaced and worn. |
13 George III Chapter 1 (Session 2) |
1773 |
This Act makes provision for notes that are defaced or worn to be exchanged, as well as for notes for small sums to be exchanged for larger ones. The processes by which this is to be carried out, as well as the forms required to do so, are given. |
Early Canadiana Online |