Legislation by Concept: Justice System
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| Title | Chapter | Date Passed | Legislative Summary | Source Document |
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| An Act to provide for the Payment of Interest on Warrants which are not paid at the Treasury on Demand. Passed 22d March 1834. | 4 William IV Chapter 43 | 1834 | This act creates new terms under which warrants on the treasury can be issued. | 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 establish and regulate a Summary Practice in the Supreme Court. Passed 22d March 1834. | 4 William IV Chapter 41 | 1834 | This act prohibits any cases coming before the New Brunswick supreme court where the disputes are worth less than Twenty pounds, and amends the terms under which valid cases can be brought before the court. | 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 repeal part of an Act passed in the third year of His Majesty's reign, entitled “An Act granting to His Majesty a sum of money to defray the expense of erecting a Penitentiary in this Province, and for other purposes therein mentioned.” Passed, 6th March, 1834. | 4 William IV – Chapter 38 | 1834 | This act repeals an act passed in 1833 which granted twelve thousand five hundred pounds in three installments to the commissioners appointed to build a penitentiary, as the commissioners in question have indicated it is more expedient to receive the entire amount at once. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act to provide for the Maintenance and Government of the Provincial Penitentiary, erected near Kingston, in the Midland District. Passed 6th March, 1834. | 4 William IV – Chapter 37 | 1834 | This act calls for the appointment of five inspectors of the provincial penitentiary in Kingston. It specifies the powers of these inspectors, establishes a board of inspectors, and denotes the responsibilities of the board. It also further empowers the warden of the prison, who is given greater responsibility over the prison. Criteria on which the prison will be inspected, such as food, accounts, and living conditions, are specified. | Early Canadiana Online |
| 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 for further improving the Administration of Justice in Criminal Cases. Passed 22d March 1834. | 4 William IV Chapter 29 | 1834 | This act allows for county funds to be used as compensation to clerks and judges for traveling to examinations of court cases involving felony charges. | 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 Incorporate the Village of Prescott and to establish an Elective Police therein. Passed 6th March, 1834. | 4 William IV – Chapter 27 | 1834 | This act creates an elective police force in the town of Prescott. It specifies who can be elected to the police board, when elections will be held, and divides the town into two wards for the purposes of elections.It also describes the procedures to follow should a member of the public make a complaint against a member of the police board. It also permits the board to pass bylaws relating to local matters such as fire prevention, riding or driving on the sidewalk, etc. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act to define the limits of the Town of Port Hope, and to establish a Police therein. Passed 6th March, 1834. | 4 William IV – Chapter 26 | 1834 | This act establishes a police force in the town of Port Hope. It specifies the creation of a police board, how members are to be elected to this board, who can be elected, when elections are to be held, and divides the town into four wards for the purposes of these elections. It also specifies a procedure to follow should anybody lodge a complaint against members of the police board, and allows the board to pass ordinances relating to the maintenance of local public order such as the inspection of dwelling-houses and the maintenance of a fire department. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act to establish a Police in the Town of Cornwall, in the Eastern District. Passed 6th March, 1834. | 4 William IV – Chapter 25 | 1834 | This act establishes a police force for the town of Cornwall. It specifies how members of the police board are to be elected, who can serve on said board, when elections can be held, and divides the town into two wards for the purposes of elections. It also allows for the creation of ordinances by the police board on various matters relating to the maintaining of local order, such as defacement of public property and inspection of public dwelling houses. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act to authorize the Justices of the Peace for the County of Charlotte to levy an Assessment towards paying off the County Debt, and for other Purposes therein mentioned. Passed 22d March 1834. | 4 William IV Chapter 25 | 1834 | This act allows for Charlotte County officials to raise funds to pay off the counites debts and for the building of the county gaol. | 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 establish a Board of Police in the Town of Belleville. Passed 6th March, 1834. | 4 William IV – Chapter 24 | 1834 | This act establishes the police board of Belleville so that the town can better deal with its expanding population. It specifies who can vote for members of the board, dividing the town into two wards for the purposes of board elections. The time of elections, as well as details regarding who can serve on the board and how long their elected terms will last, are also specified. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act to incorporate a Law Society in Newfoundland, and to regulate the admission of Barristers and Attornies to practise in the Law in the several Courts in this Island. (12th June, 1834.) | 4 William IV Chapter 23 (Session 1) | 1834 | This act incorporates the Law Society in Newfoundland, allowing them to regulate the admission of barristers and attornies to practice in the province within certain rules specified by this act. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act more effectually to punish the Crime of Forgery. Passed 22d March 1834. | 4 William IV Chapter 23 | 1834 | This act makes committing forgery a criminal felony. | 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 repeal so much of an Act of the Imperial Parliament, passed in the Fifth Year of the Reign of His late Majesty King George the Fourth, entitled “An Act for the better Administration of Justice in Newfoundland and for other purposes,” as relates to the Institution of a Court of Civil Jurisdiction on the Coast of Labrador and the Islands adjacent thereto. (12th June, 1834.) | 4 William IV Chapter 20 (Session 1) | 1834 | This act revokes certain imperial acts relating to the administration of justice in Newfoundland, and shifts the responsibility of that administration back on the province. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act to prevent Desertion from His Majesty’s Forces and to punish unlawful Dealings with Soldiers or Deserters. Passed 22d March 1834. | 4 William IV Chapter 18 | 1834 | This act introduces new penalties against aiding deserting soldiers and rewards for apprehending them. | 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 declare what Fees shall be received by Justices of the Peace for the duties therein mentioned. Passed, 6th March, 1834. | 4 William IV – Chapter 17 | 1834 | This act specifies various fees to be paid for specific clerical functions within the court system. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act to facilitate summary Proceedings before justices of the Peace, and the Execution of Warrants by Constables. Passed 22d March 1834. | 4 William IV Chapter 17 | 1834 | This act amends the process by which penalties or forfietures can be colledted by courts and officers. | 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 appropriate a certain sum of money for completing and property enclosing the new Gaol, at Montreal. (18th March, 1834.) | 4 William IV Chapter 14 | 1834 | This Act authorises a sum not exceeding one thousand five hundred and ninety-two pounds six shillings and one penny towards building a wall around the Gaol at Montreal. The terms under which these funds are to be accounted for are outlined. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act to provide for the Punishment of Cruelty to Animals. Passed 22d March 1834. | 4 William IV Chapter 13 | 1834 | This act estbablishes penalties for animal creulty and how they are to be prosecuted. | Acts of the General Assembly of His Majesty's Province of New Brunswick passed in the year 1834. Fredericton: John Simpson, 1834. |