Legislation by Concept: Government Revenue
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| Title | Chapter | Date Passed | Legislative Summary | Source Document |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| An Act to continue an Act to provide for the prompt payment of all demands upon the Provincial Treasury. Passed 19th March 1841. | 4 Victoria Chapter 6 | 1841 | This act continues prior legislation providing for the prompt payment of all demands upon the provincial treasury. | Acts of the General Assembly of Her Majesty's Province of New Brunswick passed in the year 1841. Fredericton: John Simpson, 1841. |
| An Act to continue an Act made and passed in the Second Year of the Reign of Her present Majesty, intituled “An Act for the Regulation of Pilots and the Pilotage of Vessels at the Port of Saint John's'' (Passed 26th April, 1841.) | 4 Victoria Chapter 5 | 1841 | This is the continuation of an act first passed in 1833, which regulated navigation into and out of the port of Saint John's, and set tariffs on each vessel by type. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act for granting to Her Majesty certain Duties on Goods, Wares, and Merchandize, imported into this Colony and its Dependencies. (Passed 26th April, 1841.) | 4 Victoria Chapter 1 | 1841 | This act defines the duties and rates to be charged on goods being imported into the province of Newfoundland in order to generate a revenue. It also specifies who is responsible for collecting these duties, and how collection officers are to be renumerated. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act to regulate the taking of securities in all Offices in respect of which security ought to be given, and for avoiding the grant of all such Offices in the event of such security not being given within a time limited after the grant of such office. | 4 & 5 Victoria – Chapter 91 | 1841 | This act makes strict rules regarding government officers who are in charge of public moneys, requiring them to register their own debts with the provincial clerks before taking on any roles which require them to disburse government funds. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act to increase the sum which may be raised, under a certain Act therein mentioned, for defraying the cost of certain Public Buildings in the County of Simcoe. 18th September, 1841. | 4 & 5 Victoria – Chapter 78 | 1841 | An Act that allows Simcoe County get a loan of an additional three thousand pounds to pay for the construction of the court house and gaol. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act to authorize a further Loan to complete the Building of the Court House and Gaol for the intended District of Dalhousie. 18th September, 1841. | 4 & 5 Victoria – Chapter 76 | 1841 | An Act to allow the district of Dalhousie to raise property taxes by one penny on the pound for fifteen years and to get a loan of six thousand pounds to complete construction of the gaol and court house. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act to confirm a certain arrangement entered into by the Magistrates of the Districts of Gore and Wellington. 18th September, 1841. | 4 & 5 Victoria – Chapter 75 | 1841 | An Act that confirms the deal between the districts of Wellington and Gore. It states that the magistrates of Wellington will pay the magistrates of Gore three hundred pounds for the construction of the gaol and court house. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act to authorize the payment of a certain sum of money to Christopher Leggo. 18th September, 1841. | 4 & 5 Victoria – Chapter 71 | 1841 | An Act which requires the government to pay out of the Consolidated Revenue Fund a sum of two hundred and sixty-four pounds to Christopher Leggo for unspecified losses. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act to provide for the construction of certain Light Houses and Lights within the Port of Montreal. 18th September, 1841. | 4 & 5 Victoria – Chapter 59 | 1841 | An Act that advances nine hundred and twenty-five pounds to the Trinity House of Montreal to pay to build light houses for the Port of Montreal. The money will be repaid by the corporation to the Receiver General using the light-duty charged to all ships using the Port. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act to consolidate certain debts due by the Home District, and to make provision for the payment thereof. 18th September, 1841. | 4 & 5 Victoria – Chapter 58 | 1841 | An Act that consolidates two loans taken by the Home District to build a new goal and court house. The debt will be paid with the sale of the old goal and court house block. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act to provide for the payment of certain monies by the District Treasurers of the Districts in that part of this Province called Upper Canada to the Receiver General, and for other purposes. 18th September, 1841. | 4 & 5 Victoria – Chapter 55 | 1841 | An act that requires that District Treasurers of former Upper Canada pay all money acquired by the laws of the former province to the Receiver General. The money will be used to pay the compensation and wages of Members of the House of Assembly. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act to grant certain stuns therein mentioned to Her Majesty, towards defraying the expenditure of the Civil Government, for the year ending the thirty-first day of December, one thousand eight hundred and forty-one. 18th September, 1841. | 4 & 5 Victoria – Chapter 50 | 1841 | An Act which pays for expenses not covered by Law for the running of Civil Government in former Upper and Lower Canada. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act to authorize the Stock held by private parties in the Welland Canal to be purchased on behalf of the Province. 18th September, 1841. | 4 & 5 Victoria – Chapter 48 | 1841 | An Act which allows the government full control of the Welland Canal by creating debtures to the current private stock holders equaling one hundred and seventeen thousand and eight hundred pounds. These debtures last twenty years and have interest that increases by one percent a year. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act to make good certain sums advanced to defray contingent expences of the two Houses of the Legislature of the late Province of Upper Canada. 18th September, 1841. | 4 & 5 Victoria – Chapter 46 | 1841 | An Act which pays six thousand eight hundred and one pounds fourteen shillings one penny and 3 farthings for the expenses of the two houses of Legislature in former Upper Canada. This upholds a promise made prior to the formation of the United Canadas. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act to provide for certain expenses of the Legislature of this Province, and of the late Provinces of Upper and Lower Canada. 18th September, 1841. | 4 & 5 Victoria – Chapter 45 | 1841 | An Act to provide the salaries of Officers of the Legislature in the Province of Canada as well as the retirement allowances for Officers of the Legislature in former Upper and Lower Canada. The Act outlines the sums each position receives. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act to appropriate a sum of money to defray certain expenses relative to the Provincial Steam Dredge of Upper Canada, and for other purposes relative to the said Steam Dredge. 18th September, 1841. | 4 & 5 Victoria – Chapter 44 | 1841 | An Act which pays four hundred and seventy-five pounds four shillings and two pence for the Steam Dredge of former Upper Canada to David Thorburn, the commissioner for the management of the steam dredge. Following payment, the dredge will be under the management of the Board of Works. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act to amend the Ordinances of the Legislature of the late Province of Lower Canada providing for the improvement of the Roads in the neighbourhood of the City of Montreal. 18th September, 1841. | 4 & 5 Victoria – Chapter 35 | 1841 | An Act that repeals previous Ordinances in former Lower Canada related to roads in Montreal. It changes nine separate roads into one continuous roads to aid with levying tolls. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act to a certain sum of Money as an aid to the Victoria College. 19th September, 1841. | 4 & 5 Victoria – Chapter 34 | 1841 | An Act to provide five thousand pounds to Victoria College from the Consolidated Revenue Fund as aid. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act to facilitate the negociation of a Loan in England, and for other purposes therein mentioned. 18th September, 1841. | 4 & 5 Victoria – Chapter 33 | 1841 | An Act to allow for a loan from England for Public Works in the Province. It allows for changes to the Consolidated Revenue Fund which would include charging payment of interest and principle on new debtures, loans, or stock. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act to impose a duty upon Distilleries in that part of the Province heretofore called Lower Canada. 18th September, 1841. | 4 & 5 Victoria – Chapter 31 | 1841 | An Act which extends the duties charge to distilleries in former Upper Canada to Lower Canada. It requires those who have a still for producing spirits for sale to get a license from the Province and to pay a duty of no more than one shilling six pence per gallon that their still can contain. | Early Canadiana Online |