Legislation by Concept: Infrastructure, Public Health, Welfare
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| Title | Chapter | Date Passed | Legislative Summary | Source Document |
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| An Act granting to His Majesty a sum of Money in aid of the erection of an Hospital in or near the Town of Kingston. Passed 23th January, 1832. | 2 William IV – Chapter 28 | 1832 | This Act authorizes 3,000 pounds' worth of government money to be contributed toward the construction of a hospital in Kingston for the poor infirm. The Act also names the Commissioners meant to oversee the hospital's construction. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act further to amend the Act relative to the Importation and Spreading of infections Distempers in the City of Saint John, and to extend the Provisions thereof. Passed 9th March 1832. | 2 William IV Chapter 27 Session 1 | 1832 | This act creates new regulations for preventing the spread of disease in Saint John. | Acts of the General Assembly of His Majesty's Province of New Brunswick passed in the year 1832. Fredericton: John Simpson, 1832. |
| An Act to provide against the Importation and Spreading of Distempers in the Counties of Westmorland, Gloucester and Kent. Passed 9th March 1832. | 2 William IV Chapter 19 Session 1 | 1832 | This act introduces regulations to prevent foreing ships with diseased passengers entering ports in Westmorland, Gloucester and Kent counties, and penalties for their violation. | Acts of the General Assembly of His Majesty's Province of New Brunswick passed in the year 1832. Fredericton: John Simpson, 1832. |
| An Act to amend an Act passed, in the First Year of the Reign of His present Majesty King William the Fourth, intituled An Act to make more effectual Provision for preventing the Importation and Spreading of infectious Distempers within the Towns, and Settlements in the Counties of Charlotte and Northumberland. Passed 9th March 1832. | 2 William IV Chapter 17 Session 1 | 1832 | This act extends the provisions of an act to prevent the spread of diseases in the Counties of Charlotte and Northumberland to passenger vessels entering their ports. | Acts of the General Assembly of His Majesty's Province of New Brunswick passed in the year 1832. Fredericton: John Simpson, 1832. |
| An Act to create a Fund for defraying the expense of providing Medical assistance for sick Emigrants, and of enabling Indigent persons of that description to proceed to the place of their destination. (25th Februarv, 1832.) | 2 William IV Chapter 17 | 1832 | This Act creates fund for defraying the expense of medical care for sick Emigrants, and to assist indigent persons of that description in proceeding to their destination. This Act is to remain in force until 1834. The processes by which this is to be done, and penalties for those who act in defiance of this Act, are outlined. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act to establish Boards of Health within this Province, and to enforce an effectual system of Quarantine. (25th February, 1832.) | 2 William IV Chapter 16 | 1832 | This Act establishes a system of quarantine to prevent the introduction of Asiatic Cholera into the province, outlining the processes by which this should be put in place and allowable expenses. This Act also establishes a Board of Health in the City of Québec, and outlines their responsibilities. This Act is to remain in force until 1833. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act to appropriate certain sums of money for the support of the Emigrant hospital at Québec and of the Fever Hospital at Point Levi; and for other purposes therein mentioned. (25th February, 1832.) | 2 William IV Chapter 15 | 1832 | This Act advances a sum not exceeding one thousand five hundred pounds towards the support of the Emigrant Hospital established in the City of Québec, a sum not exceeding seven hundred and fifty pounds towards establishing a temporary fever hospital at Point Levy, and a sum not exceeding ten pounds to reimburse Joseph Painchaud for the expense of building sheds at the Emigrant Hospital. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act to prevent the spreading of infectious or pestilential Distempers. Passed 7th May 1832. | 2 William IV Chapter 5 Session 2 | 1832 | This act gives Saint John county officials the power to remove any rubbish that they deem a threat to public health. | Acts of the General Assembly of His Majesty's Province of New Brunswick passed in the year 1832. Fredericton: John Simpson, 1832. |
| An Act to make more effectual Provision for preventing the Importation and Spreading of Infectious Distempers within the Towns and Settlements in the Counties of Charlotte and Northumberland. Passed 31st March 1831. | 1 William IV Chapter 40 | 1831 | This act creates new regulations to prevent the spread of diseases in communities in Charlotte and Northumberland Counties and penalties for their violation. | Acts of the General Assembly of His Majesty's Province of New Brunswick passed in the year 1831. Fredericton: John Simpson, 1831. |
| An Act to amend an Act, intituled An Act to repeal all the Acts now in Force relative to the Importation and Spreading of infectious Distempers in the City of Saint John; and to make more effectual Provisions for preventing the same. Passed 31st March 1831. | 1 William IV Chapter 35 | 1831 | This act amends earlier legislation to prevent the spread of disease in Saint John to prohibit the intercourse with infected persons who have landed off ships. | Acts of the General Assembly of His Majesty's Province of New Brunswick passed in the year 1831. Fredericton: John Simpson, 1831. |
| An Act to authorize the Justices of the Peace, at any General or Special Sessions, to make Regulations for the Destruction or Confinement of Dogs during the Prevalence of canine Madness or Hydrophobia in any Part of the Province. Passed 31st March 1831. | 1 William IV Chapter 28 | 1831 | This act allows for local officials to make regulations for the confinement and destruction of dogs that they feel are a threat to public health and safety. | Acts of the General Assembly of His Majesty's Province of New Brunswick passed in the year 1831. Fredericton: John Simpson, 1831. |
| An Act to repeal a certain Act or Odinance therein mentioned, and to provide effectual Regulations concerning the Practice of Physic, Surgery and Midwifery. (31st March, 1831.) | 1 William IV Chapter 27 | 1831 | This Act repeals and replaces the 1818 Act, “An Act or Ordinance to prevent persons practising Physic and Surgery within the Province of Quebec, or Midwifery in the Towns of Quebec and Montreal, without Licence.” This Act outlines how licenses to practice as a Physician, Surgeon, male Midwife, apothecary or druggist can be obtained and certain regulations pertaining to the practice and teaching of medicine in the province. This Act does not pertain to female midwives. This Act is to remain in force until 1837. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act to appropriate a certain sum of money therein-mentioned for the support of the Emigrant Hospital, at Quebec, and to make further provision respecting the same. (31st March, 1831.) | 1 William IV Chapter 26 | 1831 | This Act makes further provision for the emigrant hospital at Quebec, pursuant of an Act passed in 1823, “An Act to appropriate a certain sum of money therein-mentioned for the relief of Indigent Sick Emigrants from the United-Kingdom.” This Act grants several sums to the hospital, to reimburse sums expended and to indemnify Jacques Seguin for his professional services, and adds further instructions for how the hospital is to function. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act to make further provision for preventing the introduction of Contagious and Pestilential Diseases into this Province. (31st March, 1831.) | 1 William IV Chapter 25 | 1831 | Under this Act, three commissioners are to be appointed to oversee the establishment of a temporary fever hospital at Pointe-Lévy. Directions for how this hospital is to function, and how persons infected with contagious diseases are to be admitted, are outlined. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act to appropriate certain sums of money therein-mentioned for the relief of the Indigent Sick and the support of Foundlings and Insane Persons. (31st March, 1831.) | 1 William IV Chapter 18 | 1831 | This Act provides several sums to cover the expenses of several hospitals and charities, as outlined. The processes by which these funds are to be accounted for are outlined. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act to grant a sum of Money to His Majesty in aid of the York Hospital. Passed 6th March, 1830. | 11 George IV – Chapter 31 | 1830 | This Act provides 100 pounds of government aid in support of the public hospital in York. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act to authorize the Quarter Sessions of the Home District to provide for the Relief of Insane Destitute Persons in that District. Passed 6th March, 1830. | 11 George IV – Chapter 20 | 1830 | This Act authorizes the Quarter Sessions of the Peace in the Home District to request the District Treasurer to release funds for the support of those insane inhabitants of the District who have insufficient means of supporting themselves. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act to appropriate a certain sum of Money as an aid to the Corporation of the General Hospital, at Montreal. (26th March, 1830.) | 10 & 11 George IV Chapter 46 | 1830 | This Act provides a sum not exceeding three hundred and eighty-five pounds to pay off a debt incurred by the General Hospital at Montreal. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act to appropriate a certain sum of money therein mentioned, towards the support of the Emigrant Hospital established at Quebec. (26th March, 1830.) | 10 & 11 George IV Chapter 45 | 1830 | An Act to provide a sum not exceeding seven hundred pounds to the Hospital established for the relief of Indigent Sick Emigrants from the United-Kingdom in Quebec City, as per the terms outlined in the 1823 Act, “An Act to appropriate a certain sum of money therein mentioned, for the relief of indigent sick Emigrants from the United Kingdom.” Under this Act, the hospital is to be open to Indigent Sick of any denomination labouring under contagious diseases in addition to emigrants. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act to make Further provision for the relief of the Indigent Sick, and for the support of Foundlings and others. (26th March, 1830.) | 10 & 11 George IV Chapter 35 | 1830 | An Act to provide several sums of money to hospitals and charitable organizations in 1830, including the Religious Ladies of the General Hospital near Quebec, the General Hospital near Quebec, Religious Ladies of the General Hospital at Montreal, the Religious Ladies of the Hotel Dieu at Montreal, the Corporation of the General Hospital at Montreal, and several sums to support Indigent Sick and Infirm Persons and Foundlings in the Districts of Quebec, Montreal, and Trois-Rivières. The commissioners responsible for disbursing these funds are made to report on how they have been distributed before the three Branches of the Legislature at the next session. | Early Canadiana Online |