This is an amendment to an act first passed in 1836, which permitted the government to raise funds in order to build a Colonial House in Saint John's, to be used by the legislative assembly to hold their meetings.
This act allows Saint John City and County officials an alternate way to pay the salaries of tax assessors for the city and various parishes, if need be.
This act continues an act first passed in 1839 which consolidated several past acts concerning the building and maintenance of lighthouses in the province.
An act that amends the Act of Incorporation of the Kingston Marine Railway Company, allowing the company to purchase property, and build various watercraft.
An act to renew the privileges of the family and heirs of Alexis Gosselin to maintain a toll on a bridge over the River Boyer for a further period of twenty years to pay for improvements to the bridge.
An act that authorizes the District Council of the District of Johnstown to assume the debts of the Building Commission which raised the money to build a Gaol and Courthouse for the district.
An act to abolish previous legislation establishing the Inferior District of Gaspé and to establish a distinct District of Gaspé, separate from the District of Quebec with its own Courts and Judges. The Act includes the details of the establishment of courts in the district and the appointment of judges to these courts.