This Act specifies that payment of property tax should be made to the District treasurer, and stipulates that if not made to the property owner's own District treasurer but to that of another District, an additional charge will apply. The Act also specifies further details regarding the payment of property tax.
This Act provides for the appointment of trustees to manage land for religious congregations within the province. The land held per congregation may not exceed five acres, and is to be used for churches, "meeting-house[s] or chapel[s]," and / or cemeteries.
This Act decrees that Commissions resulting from the previous Act cited in the title shall not be permitted after July 1, 1828, except in the case of fixing errors concerning forfeited estates.
This act regulates the branding of cattle in order to avoid disputes between the proprietors of cattle using a common field. Brands must be registered with the town clerk, and penalties are imposed on anyone who is found using someone else's registered brand.
A continuation of an act passed in 1822, which consolidated various past acts and amendments dealing with the maintenance of fences and hedges to prevent the trespass of livestock on neighbours' pasture and fields, and the penalties for not so doing.
This act repeals certain sections of a 1786 act concerning real estate and debt payment, allowing for a new system of record keeping of debts and judgements on it, and how fees shall be paid.
An Act to discharge a debt of two hundred and sixty seven pounds eight shillings owed to John Sills at the time of his death and a sum of fourteen pounds, six shillings to Sarah Sills, the sister and sole representative of the late John Sills, for the cost she incurred and expended during the prosecution of a suit to claim the said amount owed to her brother.
As many fences and trees were destroyed by the Miramichi fire, this act allows for Northumberland County justices to create regulations for where and when livestock may graze so as to protect crops, and penalties for their violation.