Legislation by Concept: Family Law, Religion
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| Title | Chapter | Date Passed | Legislative Summary | Source Document |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| An Act to confirm certain Marriages heretofore solemnized in the District of St. Francis. (22d. March, 1825.) | 5 George IV – Chapter 25 | 1825 | An Act to confirm that marriages solemnized by Protestant Dissenting ministers, by persons reputed to be Protestant dissenting Ministers, or Justices of the Peace within District of Saint-François are valid in Law to all civil effects, provided that the persons married were legally allowed to intermarry at the time. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act to provide for the permanent Interment of the Remains of the late Lieutenant-Governor Smyth, within the Walls of the Parish Church of Fredericton. Passed 11th March, 1824. | 5 George IV Chapter 12 | 1824 | This act amends exisiting legislation to allow for the internment of the remains of the Lieutenant-Governor George Stracey Smyth in a Fredericton church. | Acts of the General Assembly of His Majesty's Province of New Brunswick passed in the year 1824. Fredericton: George K. Lugrin, 1824. |
| An Act to continue for a limited time and amend an Act passed in the first year of His Majesty’s Reign, intituled, “An Act for the maintenance of good order in Churches, Chapels and other places used for Public Worship, and for repealing an Act therein-mentioned.” (9th March, 1824.) | 4 George IV Chapter 35 | 1824 | An Act to continue an Act from 1821 “An Act for the maintenance of good order in Churches, Chapels and other places used for Public Worship, and for repealing an Act therein mentioned,” that repealed and replaced an Act passed in 1817, "An Act to provide for the maintenance of good order on Sundays and Holidays." The 1821 Act redefined the responsibilities of Churchwardens, Militiamen, and Peace Officers and the penalties for those who neglect these duties or the Act's terms. This Act continues the 1821 Act until 1827 and clarifies the second clause of the said Act. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act to enable the Presbyterian Congregation of York to purchase one or more Parcels of Ground sufficient for the Erection of a Church and Burying-ground. Passed Jan. 19th, 1824. | 4 George IV – Chapter 34 | 1824 | This act allows the Presbyterian Congregation of York to purchase and own up to three acres in order to build a church and a graveyard. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act to make Permanent and Extend the Provisions of the laws now in force for the Establishment and Regulation of Common Schools throughout this Province, and for granting to His Majesty a Further Sum of Money to Promote and Encourage Education within the same. Passed Jan. 19th, 1824. | 4 George IV – Chapter 8 | 1824 | This act allocates funds for the buying of religious tracts and the establishment of religious schools in remote communities and indigenous peoples in the province. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act relative to the Right of Tythes within this Province. (The Royal Assent to this Bill was promulgated by Proclamation bearing date 20th day of February, 1823.) | 4 George IV – Chapter 39 | 1823 | This act concerns the tithes to which the protestant clergy of the province are entitled. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act to authorise the Minister and Church Wardens of Saint George’s Church, Kingston, to Surrender certain Lands therein mentioned. Passed 19th March, 1823. | 4 George IV – Chapter 31 | 1823 | This Act authorizes the sale of lands by Saint George's Church and the reinvestment of the funds into the support of the church. | Laws of His Majesty's Province of Upper Canada in North America, passed in the year 1823. York: Charles Fothergill, 1823. |
| An Act to provide an Additional Allowance to the Rev. Robert Addison, Chaplain of the House of Assembly, for his long and faithful services as Chaplain thereof. Passed 19th March, 1823. | 4 George IV – Chapter 21 | 1823 | This Act provides additional compensation to Robert Addison for his church service. | Laws of His Majesty's Province of Upper Canada in North America, passed in the year 1823. York: Charles Fothergill, 1823. |
| An Act to appropriate a part of the Public Revenue for the services therein mentioned. Passed the 23rd March, 1822. | 3 George IV Chapter 35 | 1822 | This act appropriates funds for payment of the services of various government offices. | Acts of the General Assembly of His Majesty's Province of New Brunswick passed in the year 1822. Fredericton: George K. Lugrin, 1822. |
| An Act to empower certain Trustees therein mentioned, to sell and convey a certain Lot of Land in the Town of York, and to purchase another Lot or Tract of Land for the use and accommodation of a Roman Catholic Congregation. Passed 14th April, 1821. | 2 George IV – Chapter 29 | 1821 | This Act permits the trustees to sell a parcel of land (Lot No. Six in the Town of York) and to use the proceeds from the sale toward the purchase of lands more suited to the associated purpose ("the use and accommodation of a Roman Catholic Congregation"). | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act to authorize the Rector, Church Wardens, and Vestry of Saint Andrews Church, in the Parish of Saint Andrews, to convey a certain piece of Glebe Land of the said Parish, and to dispose of the money arising from the sale thereof, in the purchase of other Lands. Passed the 20th of March, 1823. | 2 George IV Chapter 16 | 1821 | This act allows the a St. Andrews church to sell land previously granted to it by the government. | Acts of the General Assembly of His Majesty's Province of New Brunswick passed in the year 1821. Fredericton: George K. Lugrin, 1821. |
| An Act to confirm certain Marriages, heretofore solemnized in the Inferior District of Gaspé. (17th March, 1821.) | 1 George IV Chapter 19 | 1821 | An Act to confirm that marriages solemnized by ministers of the Church of Scotland, Protestant Dissenting ministers, or Justices of the Peace within District of Gaspé are valid in Law to all civil effects. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act for the maintenance of good order in Churches, Chapels, and other places used for Public Worship, and for repealing an Act therein mentioned. (17th March, 1821.) | 1 George IV Chapter 1 | 1821 | An Act to repeal and replace an Act passed in 1817, "An Act to provide for the maintenance of good order on Sundays and Holidays." The Act redefines the responsibilities of Churchwardens to maintain good order and the penalties those who neglect these duties will be responsible for. Militiamen and Peace Officers are required to arrest anyone found loitering in public houses during the Divine Service. Further penalties for those who offend this act are described. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act to continue for a limited time, an Act passed in the fifty-seventh year of His Majesty’s Reign, intituled, “An Act to provide for the maintenance of good Order on Sundays and Holidays” (24th April, 1819.) | 59 George III Chapter 18 | 1819 | An Act to continue an Act passed in 1817 that made the Office of Church Warden responsible for maintaining good order in Churches and Chapels in Lower Canada. The original Act stipulated the duties of "ancient" Church Wardens and Overseers and how they are to be replaced and outlined penalties for causing disturbances on Sundays and holidays. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act to confirm and make valid certain proceedings of the Commissioners for the building and the repair of Churches, Parsonage Houses, and Church Yards. (24th April, 1819.) | 59 George III Chapter 16 | 1819 | An act to confirm the validity of proceedings done under the authority of the act from 1791 "An Act or Ordinance concerning the building and repairing of Churches, Parsonage Houses, and Church Yards," undertaken before 13 October 1818. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act to repeal and alter part of an Act, passed in the fifty-sixth year of His Majesty’s reign, entitled, “An Act for Founding, Establishing and Maintaining, an Academy at Pictou, in this Province.” | 59 George III – Chapter 15 | 1819 | This act repeals the second clause of an act first passed in 1816, which established the Pictou Academy and set out the manner in which its trustees are to operate as well as how they may be appointed. The second clause required trustees to declare their membership in the Church of England, or otherwise declare they professed the Presbyterian religion. The replacement clause requires trustees to proclaim themselves Christians "according to the Presbyterian principles and forms of the church of Scotland." | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act to extend the powers of the Minister and Elders of the Kirk of Scotland, in the City of Saint John. Passed the 11th March, 1818. | 58 George III Chapter 13 | 1818 | This act awards the minister and elders of a Saint John Church of Scotland full legal authority over the church's property and assets. | Acts of the General Assembly of His Majesty's Province of New Brunswick passed in the year 1818. Fredericton: George K. Lugrin, 1818. |
| An Act to provide for the maintenance of good order, on Sundays and Holidays. (8th March, 1817.) | 57 George III Chapter 3 | 1817 | An act to make the Office of Church Warden responsible for maintaining good order in Churches and Chapels in Lower Canada. The act stipulates the duties of "ancient" Church Wardens and Overseers and how they are to be replaced. Penalties for causing disturbances on Sundays and holidays are outlined. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act to enable the Minister and Elders for the time being of the Church in Communion with the Kirk of Scotland, lately erected in the City of St. John, to hold the same to them and their Successors for ever, and for other purposes therein mentioned. Passed the 16th of March, 1816. | 56 George III Chapter 28 | 1816 | This act awards the elders of a Saint John Church of Scotland title to property there church sits on. | Acts of the General Assembly of His Majesty's Province of New Brunswick passed in the year 1816. Fredericton: George K. Lugrin, 1816. |
| An Act to explain and amend an Act, entitled “An Act for erecting a Parish in the City of St. John, and incorporating the Rectors, Church-Wardens and Vestries of the Church of England, in the several Parishes in this Province.” Passed the 7th of March, 1816. | 56 George III Chapter 11 | 1816 | This act clarifies the scope of the authority of a 1789 act concerning erecting churches in Saint John County and the powers of church officials to hold and sell church lands. | Acts of the General Assembly of His Majesty's Province of New Brunswick passed in the year 1816. Fredericton: George K. Lugrin, 1816. |