Legislation by Concept: Waterways, Natural Resources
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| Title | Chapter | Date Passed | Legislative Summary | Source Document |
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| An Act to continue and make perpetual two Acts of the General Assembly that are near expiring. Passed the 7th of March, 1816. | 56 George III Chapter 12 | 1816 | This act makes two acts, protecting the banks of the Saint John River, that were near expiration permanent. | 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 prevent the cutting or breaking down the Bank of any River, Sea-bank or Dyke, and for the preservation of the same. Passed the 7th of March, 1816. | 56 George III Chapter 9 | 1816 | This act makes breaking down or damaging any river or sea dyke a felony. | 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 grant an Aid to His Majesty, to assist in opening a Canal from the neighbourhood of Montreal to La Chine, and further to provide for facilitating the execution of the same. (25th March, 1815.) | 55 George III Chapter 20 | 1815 | An Act to grant a sum of twenty-five thousand pounds to construct a Canal from Montreal to La Chine. The Governor, Lieutenant Governor, or person administering the Government the authority to appoint as many people as he thinks fit to be Commissioners and a secretary to superintend the project and administer funds allocated to it. These Commissioners and their successors are declared "the Board of Administration of the Royal Canal of Canada." Requirements for the canal's construction are detailed, and measures to be put in place once construction is complete. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act to facilitate the passage across the Harbour of Halifax. | 55 George III – Chapter 19 | 1815 | This act permits the establishment of a steam boat ferry across Halifax Harbour, to be operated and managed by the individuals named within the act. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act to continue an Act to provide for the support of a Light House at the South End of Coffin’s Island, on the Eastern side of the entrance of Liverpool Harbour. | 55 George III – Chapter 13 | 1815 | A continuation of an act first passed in 1812 which imposes a duty on ships entering Liverpool Harbour in order to support a lighthouse on Coffin's Island. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act to improve the Internal Communications of this Province. (25th March, 1815.) | 55 George III Chapter 8 | 1815 | An Act to advance a sum of eight thousand six hundred pounds towards the improvement of internal communities within the province under the direction of the Grand Voyer of the District of Quebec or his Deputy. Specific allowances within the districts of Quebec, Montrèal, and Trois-Rivières are outlined, as well as how Commissioners will be appointed within these districts. The Act specifies where some of these roads and bridges are to be constructed and grants further sums towards to purposes outlined in the 1808 Act “An Act to appropriate a sum of money therein mentioned to assist in opening a Road of communication between the Parish of Saint Pierre in Saint Paul's Bay and the Parishes of Saint Féréol and Saint Joachim.” Additionally, plans are to be prepared for the next Session outlining how to make the River Richelieu navigable between Chambly and Saint John. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act to repeal an Act, intituled “An Act in alteration and amendment of an Act for establishing the Rates to be taken for Wharfage and Cranage,” and for substituting other alterations and amendments of the same Act therein recited in lieu thereof. Passed the 7th of March, 1814. | 54 George III Chapter 9 | 1814 | This act repeals a 1786 act governing rates for wharfage and cranage and creates new ones. | Acts of the General Assembly of His Majesty's Province of New Brunswick passed in the year 1814. Saint John: George K. Lugrin, 1814. |
| An Act to continue several Acts of the General Assembly, that are near expiring. Passed the 7th of March, 1814. | 54 George III Chapter 3 | 1814 | This act extends several acts near expiration until 1818. | Acts of the General Assembly of His Majesty's Province of New Brunswick passed in the year 1814. Saint John: George K. Lugrin, 1814. |
| An Act to make perpetual several Acts of the General Assembly, which are near expiring. Passed the 7th of March, 1814. | 54 George III Chapter 1 | 1814 | This act makes acts passed in 1807 and 1812 that were originally temporary permanent. | Acts of the General Assembly of His Majesty's Province of New Brunswick passed in the year 1814. Saint John: George K. Lugrin, 1814. |
| An Act to alter and extend the provisions of an Act, intituled “An Act to encourage the erection of a Passage Boat to be worked by Steam, for facilitating the communication between the City of Saint John and Fredericton,” and to relieve the persons named in the same Act from the penalty of a bond given by them to His Majesty in pursuance of the provisions of the same Act. Passed the 3rd of March, 1813. | 53 George III Chapter 4 | 1813 | This act grants the men awarded a grant to start a steamship line between Fredericton and Saint John a reprieve on begining construction due to the outbreak of the War of 1812. | Acts of the General Assembly of His Majesty's Province of New Brunswick passed in the year 1813. Saint John: Jacob S. Mott, 1813. |
| An Act in addition to, and amendment of an Act, passed in the thirty-fourth year of his late Majesty’s Reign, entitled, “An Act for appointing Commissioners of Sewers.” | 53 George III – Chapter 3 | 1813 | This Act amends the 1769 Act, "An Act in further Addition to and Amendment of an Act, made in the Thirty Fourth Year of His late Majesty’s Reign, intitled 'An Act for appointing Commissioners of Sewers,'" making the decisions of the commissioners of sewers eligible for review by the supreme court of the province. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act to encourage the erection of a Passage Boat to be worked by Steam for facilitating the communication between the City of Saint John and Fredericton. Passed the 7th March, 1812. | 52 George III Chapter 24 | 1812 | This act awards a grant, and money, to several persons to begin a steamship operation on the Saint John river between Fredericton and Saint John | Acts of the General Assembly of His Majesty's Province of New Brunswick passed in the year 1812. Saint John: Jacob S. Mott, 1812. |
| An Act to amend an Act passed in the forty fifth year of His Majesty’s Reign, intituled, “An Act for the better regulation of Pilots and Shipping in the Port of Quebec and in the Harbours of Quebec and Montreal, and for improving the navigation of the River Saint Lawrence, and for establishing a Fund for decayed Pilots, their widows and children.” (19th May, 1812.) | 52 George III Chapter 12 (S1) | 1812 | An act to amend a former act passed in 1805, aspects of which had been found inadequate. The fund established, called the "decayed Pilot Fund" is to be divided between two distinct funds, the "Quebec Decayed Pilots' Fund" and the "Montreal Decayed Pilots' Fund." The revenue to support each fund is clarified. The act also amends the sum that will be due to pilots travelling to sea through "stress of weather." | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act more effectually to prevent the encumbering or filling up of Harbours, and to authorise the appointment of Harbour Masters. Passed the 7th of March, 1812. | 52 George III Chapter 12 | 1812 | This act replaces a 1793 act, it creates new regulations for ensuring that harbour can be kept clear for shipping and allows for the appointment of Harbour Masters to oversee such work. | Acts of the General Assembly of His Majesty's Province of New Brunswick passed in the year 1812. Saint John: Jacob S. Mott, 1812. |
| An Act to provide for the support of a Light-House on the south end of Coffin’s Island, on the eastern side of the entrance of Liverpool Harbour. | 52 George III – Chapter 4 (Session 1) | 1812 | This act imposes a duty on ships entering Liverpool Harbour in order to support a lighthouse on Coffin's Island. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act for the encouragement of Inland Navigation. | 51 George III – Chapter 25 | 1811 | This act grants the right to the named individuals to form a company with the goal of creating a canal system between Forchu Harbour and Lake George for the purpose of easing transportation between the settlements and to more easily transport lumber. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act to amend an Act passed in the forty fifth year of His Majesty’s Reign, intituled, “An Act for the better Regulation of Pilots and Shipping in the Port of Quebec and in the Harbours of Quebec and Montreal; and for improving the Navigation of the River Saint Lawrence, and for establishing a Fund for decayed Pilots, their Widows and Children.” (21st March, 1811.) | 51 George III Chapter 12 | 1811 | An Act to amend a former Act passed in 1805, aspects of which had been found inadequate. The manner that funds for the Trinity House of Quebec were to be collected was amended. The Act makes it lawful for the Trinity House to arrest Branch Pilots condemned by Judgement to fines and penalties. The Act also allows the Governor, Lieutenant Governor, or person administering the Government to distribute pilot licenses to fill vacancies and sets new restrictions on the distribution of pilot licenses. Restrictions on the number of apprentices pilots may have are set. The rights of the Trinity House Corporation are clarified and extended, and penalties for tampering with navigational landmarks, buoys, and the like are set. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act to authorise the Justices of the Peace in their General Sessions, to establish Ferries in their respective Counties. Passed the 14th of March, 1810. | 50 George III Chapter 24 | 1810 | This act allows for local officials to establish ferries to allow for easy crossing of rivers and streams. | Acts of the General Assembly of His Majesty's Province of New Brunswick; Passed in the Year 1810. Saint John: Jacob Mott, 1810 |
| An Act, in addition to an Act, intituled “An Act to empower the Justices of the Sessions, in the several Counties in this Province, to make such regulations respecting Markets and Ferries within such Counties as may be found necessary.” Passed the 14th of March, 1810. | 50 George III Chapter 18 | 1810 | This act extends local Justices of the Peace to make rules and regulations for foot roads and penalties for those who wantonly damage them. | Acts of the General Assembly of His Majesty's Province of New Brunswick; Passed in the Year 1810. Saint John: Jacob Mott, 1810 |
| An Act tor granting an additional sum of Money for erecting a Bridge across the Grand River. | 50 George III – Chapter 13 | 1810 | Unpublished. | Early Canadiana Online |