| An Act to regulate the Inspection of Fish, and to prevent Non-residents in this Province from Fishing within the Waters of the same. Passed 10th February, 1840. |
3 Victoria – Chapter 24 |
1840 |
This act calls for the inspection of fish, in order to ensure the regulation of packing and duties charged, and the prevention of non-residents of the province engaging in the trade. |
Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act to revive and make perpetual an Act granting to Her Majesty a Duty on Licenses to Auctioneers, and on Goods, Wares and Merchandize, sold by Auction. Passed 10th February, 1840. |
3 Victoria – Chapter 23 |
1840 |
This act renews and makes perpetual an act first passed in 1818, which specifies the need for auctioneers to hold a license in order to practice. The act specifies the cost of said license, what information they are to contain, and who is able to grant such license. It also places a levy on all goods sold at auction. |
Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act to make perpetual an Act passed in the sixth year of the reign of His late Majesty King William the Fourth, entitled, “An Act to repeal and amend certain parts of an Act passed in the thirty-sixth year of the reign of King George the Third, entitled, ‘An Act to amend an Act for regulating the manner of Licensing Public Houses and for the more easy conviction of persons selling Spirituous Liquors without License,” and also for regulating the Duty to be levied upon Licenses to Shopkeepers. Passed 10th February, 1840. |
3 Victoria – Chapter 22 |
1840 |
This act continues and makes perpetual an act passed in 1836, relating to the sale of alcohol in bars and taverns. |
Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act to continue and make perpetual parts of an Act passed in the fifty-ninth year of the reign of His late Majesty King George the Third, entitled, “An Act to alter the Laws now in force for granting Licenses to Innkeepers, and to give to the Justices of the Peace, in General Quarter Sessions assembled for the respective Districts, authority to regulate the Duties hereafter to be paid on such Licenses,” and for other purposes therein-mentioned. Passed 10th February, 1840. |
3 Victoria – Chapter 21 |
1840 |
This act continues and makes perpetual certain parts of an act passed in 1830, which enacts certain provisions regarding innkeepers' licenses and specifies regarding the granting of licenses to innkeepers, and stipulates that revenue raised through the sale of such licenses be used to upgrade roads and bridges. |
Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act for further regulating the manner of granting Licenses to Inn-keepers, and to the Keepers of Ale and Beer Houses, within this Province. Passed 10th February, 1840. |
3 Victoria – Chapter 20 |
1840 |
This act establishes new regulations regarding the issuing of innkeeper's licenses, when they will be issued, and how individuals can apply for them. |
Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act to authorise certain Duties to be imposed and collected on Wooden Stills within this Province, and for other Purposes therein mentioned. Passed 10th February, 1840. |
3 Victoria – Chapter 19 |
1840 |
This act imposes a duty on wooden stills and regulates the collection of the same, consolidating several clauses from past acts regarding duties and taxes on stills. |
Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act to regulate the Weight of Salt. Passed 10th February, 1840. |
3 Victoria – Chapter 18 |
1840 |
This act regulates the duty to be paid on every bushel of salt brought into the province from the United States. |
Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act to alter and amend an Act passed in the thirty-second year of the reign of His late Majesty King George the Third, entitled, “An Act to establish the Winchester Measure throughout this Province.” Passed 10th February, 1840. |
3 Victoria – Chapter 17 |
1840 |
This is an amendment to an act first passed in 1792 which standardizes weights and measures throughout the province and fines those who continue to use nonstandard units in public sale. |
Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act to continue an Act in addition to the Laws now in force for the protection of the Fisheries in the Counties of Northumberland, Kent and Gloucester. Passed 25th March 1840. |
3 Victoria Chapter 16 |
1840 |
This act extends the terms of an 1837 act regulating the fisheries of three eastern counties until 1845. |
Acts of the General Assembly of Her Majesty's Province of New Brunswick passed in the year 1840. Fredericton: John Simpson, 1840. |
| An Act to continue an Act, intituled “An Act to regulate the Assize of Bread in the Towns of Newcastle and Chatham in the County of Northumberland.” Passed 25th March 1840. |
3 Victoria Chapter 15 |
1840 |
This act continues the terms of an 1831 act establishing an assize of bread in two Northumberland County towns until 1845. |
Acts of the General Assembly of Her Majesty's Province of New Brunswick passed in the year 1840. Fredericton: John Simpson, 1840. |
| An Act to continue the Act to regulate the exportation of Lumber. Passed 25th March 1840. |
3 Victoria Chapter 14 |
1840 |
This act extends the terms of an 1837 act regulating lumber exportation until 1845. |
Acts of the General Assembly of Her Majesty's Province of New Brunswick passed in the year 1840. Fredericton: John Simpson, 1840. |
| An Act to continue the Act to regulate Pawn Brokers within this Province. Passed 25th March 1840. |
3 Victoria Chapter 13 |
1840 |
This act extends the terms of an 1836 act regulating pawn brokers until 1845. |
Acts of the General Assembly of Her Majesty's Province of New Brunswick passed in the year 1840. Fredericton: John Simpson, 1840. |
| An Act to continue the Act for prohibiting and suppressing of Lotteries in this Province. Passed 25th March 1840. |
3 Victoria Chapter 5 |
1840 |
This act extends an 1835 act supressing lotteries until 1845. |
Acts of the General Assembly of Her Majesty's Province of New Brunswick passed in the year 1840. Fredericton: John Simpson, 1840. |
| An Act to continue the Act imposing a Duty on Rum and other Liquors distilled within the Province. Passed 25th March 1840. |
3 Victoria Chapter 4 |
1840 |
This act extends an 1829 & 1830 act that imposes a duty on imported rum until 1845. |
Acts of the General Assembly of Her Majesty's Province of New Brunswick passed in the year 1840. Fredericton: John Simpson, 1840. |
| An Act to continue an Act, intituled “An Act relating to the Herring Fisheries in the County of Charlotte.” Passed 25th March 1840. |
3 Victoria Chapter 2 |
1840 |
This act continues an 1837 regulating the Charlotte County fishery until 1845. |
Acts of the General Assembly of Her Majesty's Province of New Brunswick passed in the year 1840. Fredericton: John Simpson, 1840. |
| An Act for Granting to Her Majesty certain Duties on Goods, Wares, and Merchandize, imported into this Colony and its Dependencies. (Passed 29th April, 1840.) |
3 Victoria - Chapter 2 |
1840 |
This act specifies various duties and taxes to be collected on goods imported into the province in order to generate a revenue for the provincial government. |
Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act imposing Duties for raising a Revenue. Passed 25th March 1840. |
3 Victoria Chapter 1 |
1840 |
This act introduces duties on several imported items to raise provincial revenues, and makes exceptions for those items that are duty free. |
Acts of the General Assembly of Her Majesty's Province of New Brunswick passed in the year 1840. Fredericton: John Simpson, 1840. |
| An Act to regulate the Granting of Licenses for the Sale by Retail of Wines, Ale, and Spirituous Liquors, in Newfoundland. (Passed 12th October, 1839.) |
3 Victoria - Chapter 6 |
1839 |
This act places restrictions on who can be granted a license to sell liquor in the province, and the conditions which must be met in order to obtain said license. |
Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act to provide for the safe keeping and due collection of the Colonial Revenue of Customs. (Passed 12th October, 1839.) |
3 Victoria - Chapter 3 |
1839 |
This act gives greater authorities to the persons responsible for collecting duties in the province. |
Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act for Granting to Her Majesty certain Duties on Goods, Wares, and Merchandize Imported into this Colony and its Dependencies. (Passed 12th October, 1839.) |
3 Victoria - Chapter 2 |
1839 |
This act specifies duties to be place on specific goods coming into the province. It also grants sums of money to individuals who are charged with collecting said duties. |
Early Canadiana Online |