Legislation by Concept: Government Records
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| Title | Chapter | Date Passed | Legislative Summary | Source Document |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| An Act to alter and amend the Charter of the City of Saint John. Passed 19th March 1833. | 3 William IV – Chapter 11 | 1833 | This Act further clarifies the Charter of Saint John. | Acts of the General Assembly of Her Majesty's Province of New-Brunswick passed in the year 1833. Fredericton, NB: John Simpson, Printer to the King’s Most Excellent Majesty, 1833. |
| An Act to authorize the reimbursement of certain monies expended by Edouard Larue in distributing the printed copies of a certain Act therein mentioned. (25th February, 1832.) | 2 William IV Chapter 56 | 1832 | This Act provides Edouard Larue a sum of money not exceeding eighty-eight pounds, fourteen shillings and nine pence half-penny to reimburse a like sum expended by him in distributing the printed copies of an Act passed in the ninth and tenth years of the Reign of His late Majesty, and intituled, “An Act for rendering valid conveyances of Lands and other immoveable property held in free and common soccage within the Province of Lower Canada, and for other purposes therein mentioned.” | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act to provide for the distribution of certain copies of the Topographical Map and Statistical Tables published by Joseph Bouchette, Esquire. (25th February, 1832.) | 2 William IV Chapter 52 | 1832 | This Act describes in detail where copies of the map produced under the 1829 Act, , “An Act to authorize the purchase of a certain number of copies of the Topographical Map and Statistical Tables to be published by Joseph Bouchette, Esquire," should be placed and stored. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act to provide for the proof of the solemnization of Marriages and for the proof, of certain Baptisms and Burials in the Inferior District of Gaspé. (25th February, 1832.) | 2 William IV Chapter 51 | 1832 | This Act allows the solemnization of any Marriage or performance of any Baptism or Burial, of which no Record exists to be legally ascertained within five years from and after the passing of this Act in the Inferior District of Gaspé. Those wishing the have unrecorded marriages, baptisms, or burials documented are to do so by providing proof of solemnization before a Judge with two or more credible witnesses. Further provisions and limitations for the same are outlined. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act for the relief of the Commissioners for taking the Census of the Province. (25th February, 1832.) | 2 William IV Chapter 38 | 1832 | This Act provides a sum not exceeding three pounds five shillings to each County's Commissioner appointed under the 1831 Act, “An Act for ascertaining the population of the several Counties in this Province and for obtaining certain statistical information therein mentioned,” to reimburse sums expended pursuant of that Act, in addition to sums required to reimburse them for the printing of their forms. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act to repeal a certain Act therein mentioned, and to provide for the more certain and expeditious distribution of the printed Acts of the Legislature of this Province. (25th February. 1832.) | 2 William IV Chapter 33 | 1832 | This Act repeals and replaces the 1829 Act, , “An Act to provide for the more certain and expeditious distribution of the printed Acts of the Legislature of this Province.” Under this Act, printed copies of laws are to be transmitted to Militia Officers, Justices of the Peace, and others as directed. This Act is to remain in force until 1836. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act to repeal an Ordinance therein mentioned, and to provide more ample regulations respecting Land Surveyors and the admeasurement of Lands. (25th February, 1832.) | 2 William IV Chapter 21 | 1832 | This Act repeals and replaces the 1785 Act, “An Ordinance concerning Land Surveyor and the admeasurement of Lands.” This Act describes qualifications for becoming a land surveyor and the processes by which land surveyors may be appointed and their duties. This Act is to remain in force until 1840. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act for ascertaining, establishing, and confirming in a legal and regular manner, and for Civil Purposes, the Parochial subdivisions of various parts of this Province. | 1 William IV Chapter 51 | 1831 | Under this Act, three Commissioners are to be appointed in order to document certain borders established by ecclesiastical authorities for several parishes in the Province, which are to be legally confirmed. The processes by which this is to be are established. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act to amend an Act passed in the eleventh year of the Reign of His late Majesty, intituled, “An Act to establish Registry Offices in the Counties of Drummond, Sherbrooke, Stanstead, Shefford, and Missiskoui, and to extend the provisions of the said Act.” (31st March, 1831.) | 1 William IV Chapter 3 | 1831 | This Act repeals and amends a certain section of the 1821 Act, “An Act to establish Registry Offices in the Counties of Drummond, Sherbrooke, Stanstead, Shefford, and Missisquoi, and to repeal a certain section of the said Act.” | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act for ascertaining the Population of the several Counties in this Province, and for obtaining certain Statistical information therein mentioned. (31st March, 1831.) | 1 William IV Chapter 1 | 1831 | This Act allows the Governor, Lieutenant Governor or Person administering the Government to nominate commissioners from each of the Province’s counties to oversee a new census. Directions for how the census should be taken are outlined. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act to appropriate certain sums of money for more completely exploring certain parts of this Province. (26th March, 1830.) | 10 & 11 George IV Chapter 39 | 1830 | This Act provides a sum not exceeding five hundred pounds to complete the exploration of the remote regions of the District of Quebec between the Saint-Maurice River and Ottawa River, and to cover the cost of former explorations as outlined. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act to establish Registry Offices in the Counties of Drummond, Sherbrooke, Stanstead, Shelford and Missiskoui. (26th March, 1830.) | 10 & 11 George IV Chapter 8 | 1830 | This Act establishes Registry Offices in the counties of Drummond, Sherbrooke, Stanstead, Shefford, and Missisquoi for the purpose of registering transfers or sales of immovable property in those districts. The manner in which these offices are to be established, how Registrars should be appointed, and their duties are outlined. This Act is to remain in force until 1838. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act to autorize the purchase of a certain number of Copies of the Topographical Map and Statistical Tables to be published by Joseph Bouchette, Esquire. (14th March, 1829.) | 9 George IV Chapter 68 | 1829 | This Act authorizes the purchase and distribution of one hundred copies of the topographical map and statistical tables produced by Joseph Bouchette. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act to repeal and amend part of an Act passed in the thirty-sixth year of His late Majesty’s Reign, intituled, “An Act for the safe custody and registering of all Letters Patent, whereby any grant of the Waste or other Lands of the Crown, lying within this Province, shall hereafter be made.” (14th March, 1829.) | 9 George IV Chapter 56 | 1829 | This Act repeals the second section of the 1796 Act, “An Act for the safe custody and registering of all Letters Patent, whereby any grant of the Waste or other lands of the crown lying within this Province shall hereafter be made.” | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act to appropriate certain Sums of Money, for more completely exploring certain parts of the Province. (14th March, 1829.) | 9 George IV Chapter 29 | 1829 | An Act to provide a sum not exceeding towards completing explorations of the part of the province north of the River and Gulf of Saint Lawrence called the “King’s Post,” as described in the 1826 Act “An Act to appropriate a certain sum of money therein mentioned for exploring the Tract of Country to the North of the River and Gulf of Saint Lawrence, commonly called the King’s Posts and the Lands adjacent thereto,” and to pay due in excess of the sums granted for the purposes outlined in the 1826 Act. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act to provide for the more certain and expeditious Distribution of the printed Acts of the Legislature of this Province. (14th March, 1829.) | 9 George IV Chapter 21 | 1829 | This Act makes provisions for the printing and distribution of acts passed in the Legislature of the Province and gives an outline of the responsibilities of several officials to allow for the speedy distribution of printed acts. For instance, the Clerk of the Legislative Council is responsible for distributing the printed acts to the people appointed to deliver them to Parsonage Houses throughout the Province. Upon delivery, the Churchwardens of each parish are responsible for causing public notice to be given. This Act is to remain in force until 1832. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act to authorize the Prothonotaries or Clerks of the Civil Courts in this Province to number and authenticate, “parapher” the Registers of Baptisms, Marriages and Burials required by Law to be kept, to receive the advice of relations and friends “l’avis des Parens et Amis,” in certain cases; and to issue Writs of capias ad respondendum and attachment without the Fiat of a Judge. (14th March, 1829.) | 9 George IV Chapter 8 | 1829 | An Act to authorize Prothonotaries of the several courts of the King’s Bench or the Provincial Court of Trois-Rivières to number and authenticate the registers required to be kept recording marriages, burials, and baptisms within the Province. The specific duties that Prothonotaries and Clerks are allowed to perform are in the place of a judge are described. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act to establish the manner of issuing Licences on which Duties are imposed by any Laws in force in this Province. (7th March, 1827.) | 7 George IV Chapter 5 | 1827 | Under this Act, all Licences with imposed duties to be granted by the Governor, Lieutenant-Governor, or Person administering the Government of this Province, under any former Act in force Province, shall be issued under the Seal at Arms of the Governor, Lieutenant-Governor or Person administering the Government of the Province. The manner in which these licences are to be certified and signed are explained. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act to regulate the Conveyance of printed Votes and Proceedings in Parliament, and Printed Newspapers, by Packet Boats between Great Britain and Ireland, and the British Colonies, and also in the United Kingdom. (22d June 1825.) | 6 George IV Chapter 68 | 1826 | This is an imperial act which states that votes and acts of parliament, as well as parliamentary papers, can be sent between British Colonies without paying the cost of Postage. It was appended to the legislative acts of the assembly of Upper Canada in 1826. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act to appropriate a certain sum of money therein mentioned for exploring the Tract of Country to the North of the River and Gulf of Saint Lawrence, commonly called the King’s Posts and the Lands adjacent thereto. | 6 George IV Chapter 34 | 1826 | An Act to provide a sum not exceeding five hundred ponds towards exploring the part of the province north of the River and Gulf of Saint Lawrence called the “King’s Post.” Directions for the person or persons employed pursuant to this Act are outlined. | Early Canadiana Online |