Legislation by Concept: Justice System, Infrastructure
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| Title | Chapter | Date Passed | Legislative Summary | Source Document |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| An Act to authorize the appointment of Commissioners for obtaining the necessary information preparatory to the introduction of the Penitentiary System of Prison Discipline into this Province. (18th March, 1834.) | 4 William IV Chapter 10 | 1834 | This Act makes provision for the establishment of a Penitentiary System of Prison Discipline in the Province, including that Commissioners are to visit penitentiaries in the United States. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act to extend the Limits assigned to the respective Gaols in this Province, and to afford to Plaintiffs the means in some cases of more effectually compelling the payment of Debts due to them by Defendants in Execution. Passed 6th March, 1834. | 4 William IV – Chapter 10 | 1834 | This act enables specific jails throughout the province to expand, both by allowing them more land, and by enacting more provisions by which jail administrators can collect the debts owed to them to fund building projects - particularly the debts owed to them by those jailed. This includes the seizure of goods and estates of said debtor. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act to amend An Act passed in the second year of the Reign of His late Majesty King George the Fourth, entitled “An Act to repeal part of andamend An Act passed in the thirty-seventh year of His late Majesty's Reign, entitled ‘An Act for thebetter regulating thepractice of the Law, and to extend theprovisions of the same.” Passed 6th March, 1834. | 4 William IV – Chapter 9 | 1834 | An act which repeals and amends parts of an act first passed in 1821, and which specifies the requirements for those who wish to practice law in the province. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act to amend the Act passed in the second year of His Majesty’s reign, for the erection of Court Houses and Gaols in the Counties of this Province. (18th March, 1834.) | 4 William IV Chapter 8 | 1834 | This Act amends the 1832 Act, “An Act to authorize the erection of Court Houses and Gaols in the Counties of this Province, and for other purposes therein mentioned,” relating to the location where the Court House and Gaol should be built, how its location will be determined, and how the costs associated will be paid. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act to repeal part of an Act passed in the second year of His Majesty's Reign, entitled “An Act respecting the timeandplace of sitting of the Court of King's Bench.” Passed, 6th March, 1834. | 4 William IV – Chapter 8 | 1834 | An act which repeals a specific clause of an act passed in 1832, which specifies the time and place at which the court of the King's bench will be held. This allows the Legislative Assembly to appoint a new time at which to hold this court. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act to facilitate the remedy by Replevin. Passed, 6th March, 1834. | 4 William IV – Chapter 7 | 1834 | An act facilitating lawsuits or claims in which people who have had their goods or possessions unlawfully seized sue to get them back. It requires the careful tracking of goods seized by sheriffs so that items can better be tracked back to their original owners. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act to provide for the Banishment of Persons convicted of certain Offences, and also to provide certain modes of Punishment in divers Criminal Cases. (12th June, 1834.) | 4 William IV Chapter 5 (Session 1) | 1834 | This act permits for the negotiation with masters of vessels leaving Newfoundland for the transport of prisoners condemned to banishment from the island. It also specifies what sort of work prisoners condemned to hard labour can be employed in doing. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act to grant further Relief to Bail in certain cases, and to regulate the manner of putting in and perfecting Bail in vacation. Passed, 6th March, 1834. | 4 William IV – Chapter 5 | 1834 | This act defines how bail shall be discharged once those who have been taken into custody have fulfilled their bail requirements. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act to provide for the Summary Punishment of Petty Trespasses and other offences. Passed, 6th March, 1834. | 4 William IV – Chapter 4 | 1834 | This act lays out the punishment for specific criminal acts, such as assault and trespass, for example. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act to amend an Act passed in the fourth year of His late Majesty’s Reign, chapter seventeen, and further to facilitate the prosecutions of actions in certain cases. (18th March, 1834.) | 4 William IV Chapter 4 | 1834 | This Act amends the 1824 Act, "An Act to provide more effectual means than heretofore have been, to compel in the proper Jurisdiction, the appearance of Defendants, residing in different districts, who ought to be joined in the same cause." | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act to afford Relief to persons confined on Mesne Process. Passed, 6th March, 1834. | 4 William IV – Chapter 3 | 1834 | This act allows for a financial process to allow the payment of the bail of prisoners who are confined between their arrest and the execution of a trial, but are too poor to pay their own bail. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act to render the Judges of the Court of King's Bench in this Province Independent of the Crown. Passed 6th March, 1834. | 4 William IV – Chapter 2 | 1834 | This act removes the judges of the court of the King's Bench from direct crown jurisdiction. However, judges are still appointed and removed by the Governor or Lieutenant-Governor. Judges who are removed have the right to appeal to the Privy Council. | 4 William IV – Chapter 2 |
| An Act further to provide for the summary trial of Small Causes in the Country parts. (18th March, 1834.) | 4 William IV Chapter 2 | 1834 | This Act outlines further provisions and regulations surrounding the recovering of small debts in the province. The types of debts to which this Act applies are outlined as well as the processes by which courts to hear these cases should be held. The Act is followed by several forms. This Act is to remain in force until 1836. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act for the Division of the County of York into Two Counties, and to provide for the Government and Representation of the new County. Passed 31st March 1833. | 3 William IV – Chapter 50 (1831) | 1833 | This act creates a new county, Carleton, out of York County, and stipulates how it will be administered and financed. | 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 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 13th February, 1833. | 3 William IV – Chapter 44 | 1833 | This act sets forth a sum of money to build a provincial penitentiary, naming commissioners to supervise the project. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act further to provide for the Summary Trial of Small Causes. | 3 William IV Chapter 34 | 1833 | This Act makes provision for the trial of small causes in the Province, except in certain parishes as described. The processes by which these courts are to function and expenses incurred by them defrayed are explained. This Act is to remain in force until 1835. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act to explain an Act, intituled An Act for Ike more summary Punishment of Persons guilty of maliciously killing, maiming, disfiguring or otherwise injuring Cattle. Passed 19th March 1833. | 3 William IV – Chapter 33 | 1833 | This Act further clarifies an act for the punishing of people who injure cattle. | 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 amend the Law relative to the Sale of spirituous Liquor by Tavernkeepers and Retailers, within the County of Saint John, and for the more effectual Prevention and Punishment of Drunkenness. Passed 19th March 1833. | 3 William IV – Chapter 29 | 1833 | This Act details the regulation of liquor, including the sale, taxation, and punishment for drunkenness. | 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 repeal part of, and amend An Act passed in the Fifty- seventh year of the Reign of His late Majesty King George the Third, entitled “An Act to establish a Police in the Towns of York, Sandwich, and Amherstburgh.” Passed 13th February, 1833. | 3 William IV – Chapter 28 | 1833 | This Act authorizes magistrates in the Home District to assess property owners for the purpose of buying and maintaining firefighting supplies, and for improvement projects in York. The Act also repeals a portion of the Act cited in this Act's title. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act to authorise the Magistrates of the Eastern District to borrow a further sum of Money for the completion of the Gaol and Court House in the said District, and for inclosing the same; and also to empower the said Magistrates to continue the Assessments already imposed for building the said Gaol and Court House, until the Money so borrowed shall be repaid, with the Interest thereon. Passed 13th February, 1833. | 3 William IV – Chapter 25 | 1833 | This Act details the proposed methods for raising sufficient funds to finish construction of a gaol and courthouse in Cornwall. | Early Canadiana Online |