Legislation by Jurisdictional Relevance: Provincial/Provinciale, Interprovincial, Imperial/Impérial
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| Title | Chapter | Date Passed | Legislative Summary | Source Document |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| An Act to rectify the mistakes in “An Act for raising a Revenue in this Province.” | 26 George III Chapter 56 | 1786 | This act, passed in the first year of the assembly, is an amendment to the previous act. | Acts of the General Assembly of His Majesty's Province of New-Brunswick passed in the year 1786. Saint John, NB: J. Ryan, 1786. |
| An Act for raising a Revenue in this Province. | 26 George III Chapter 55 | 1786 | This act, passed in the first year of the assembly, gives the assembly the power to levy taxes and duties on certain items, and licence fees to sell liquor, to raise provincial revenues. | Acts of the General Assembly of His Majesty's Province of New-Brunswick passed in the year 1786. Saint John, NB: J. Ryan, 1786. |
| An Act to prevent Frauds in the Sale of Damaged Goods imported into this province. | 26 George III Chapter 51 | 1786 | This act, passed in the first year of the assembly, gives port authorities the power to sell damaged goods at public auction, and to recieve pay for their services. | Acts of the General Assembly of His Majesty's Province of New-Brunswick passed in the year 1786. Saint John, NB: J. Ryan, 1786. |
| An Act for regulating the exportation of Fish and Lumber, and for ascertaining the quality of the same. | 26 George III Chapter 50 | 1786 | This act, passed in the first year of the assembly, sets standards regulating how shipments of fish and lumber will be inspected before being exported from New Brunswick. Said regulations are market specific. | Acts of the General Assembly of His Majesty's Province of New-Brunswick passed in the year 1786. Saint John, NB: J. Ryan, 1786. |
| An Act for ascertaining Damages on protested Bills of Exchange | 26 George III Chapter 22 | 1786 | This act, passed in the first year of the assembly, sets fines for protests of bills of exchange going out of province. | Acts of the General Assembly of His Majesty's Province of New-Brunswick passed in the year 1786. Saint John, NB: J. Ryan, 1786. |
| An Act for the Regulating Weights and Measures | 26 George III Chapter 15 | 1786 | This act, passed in the first year of the assembly, makes the British system of measurement standard in New Brunswick, and gives local officials the authority to enforce its use in trade. | Acts of the General Assembly of His Majesty's Province of New-Brunswick passed in the year 1786. Saint John, NB: J. Ryan, 1786. |
| An Act for the Public Registering of all Deeds, Conveyances, and Wills, and other incumbrances which shall be made of, or that may affect any Lands, Tenements, or Hereditaments, within this province. | 26 George III Chapter 3 | 1786 | This act, passed in the first year of the assembly, one of several dealing with property and inheritance, sets up a legal system of registing deeds and wills. | Acts of the General Assembly of His Majesty's Province of New-Brunswick passed in the year 1786. Saint John, NB: J. Ryan, 1786. |
| An Act to encourage and extend the export of Fish, Lumber and other Produce of this Province to the West Indies, and also to revive, alter and continue the several Laws relating to the Duties of Impost on Beer, Rum and other distilled Spirituous Liquors, which Laws expired the Thirty First Day of December, 1784. | 26 George III – Chapter 3 | 1785 | This Act revives and amends several acts relating to impost and excise duties on beer, rum, wine, and other spirituous liquors, as well as on molasses and sugars. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act for continuing the several Acts of the General Assembly of this Province, relating to the Duties of Impost and Excise on Wines, Beer, Rum and other distilled Spirituous Liquors, and for continuing the several Acts of the General Assembly of this Province, relating to the Duties of Excise on Molasses and Brown Sugar, sold within or brought into this Province, and for the more effectual improving, and extending the Trade of this Colony to the West Indies. | 23 George III – Chapter 15 | 1783 | This Act continues multiple acts related to the collection of duties on beer, rum, wines, spirituous liquors, sugar, or molasses, which are to continue to remain in force until December 1784. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act for the ready Admission of such of his Majesty’s Subjects in the Colonies on the Continent, who may be induced to take Refuge in the Province, from the Anarchy and Confusion there, and for securing the Peace, and preserving the Loyalty and Obedience of the Inhabitants of this Province. | 15 George III – Chapter 6 (Session 2) | 1775 | This act allows for the settlement of refugees from the American revolution who are loyal to the British crown (otherwise known as "loyalists") in Nova Scotia. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act for granting to His Majesty an Excise on Melasses and Brown Sugar, sold within, or brought into this Province, and for the more effectual improving and extending the Trade of this Colony to the West-Indies. | 14 George III Chapter 12 | 1774 | This Act establishes a duty on molasses and brown sugar of five pence per gallon and five shillings per hundred and twelve pounds. The processes by which these duties are to be collected, and fines for persons who do not pay it, are outlined. This Act is to remain in force until the end of 1776. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act declaring what shall be deemed Merchantable Timber for Exportation to Great-Britain. | 12 George III – Chapter 3 | 1772 | This Act sets requirements for the measure of lumber to be exported to Great Britain and the fees surveyors of lumber are to receive for enforcing this Act. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act in Amendment of an Act, intitled, “An Act relating to Treasons and Felonies.” | 34 George II – Chapter 9 | 1760 | This Act amends a clause in a former Act, "An Act relating to Treasons and Felonies," to allow for the defence and trial of a prisoner who has challenged peremptorily if the challenge is overruled. | National Archive of the United Kingdom |
| An Act in Amendment of an Act, intitled, “An Act for confirming Titles to Lands and Quieting Possessions.” | 34 George II – Chapter 4 | 1760 | This Act amends the 1758 Act, “An Act for confirming Titles to Lands and quieting Possessions,” relating to the requirement of providing a witness to attest on oath to the execution of deeds or conveyances. | National Archive of the United Kingdom |
| An Act for granting and establishing an Allowance to the Collectors of the Impost and Excise Duties. | 32 George II – Chapter 34 | 1758 | This Act grants an allowance to collectors of impost and excise duties not exceeding ten pounds from every hundred pounds collected to cover claims, expences, charges and demands whatsoever, for or on account of collecting such impost and excise duties. This Act is to remain in force for two years. | National Archive of the United Kingdom |
| An Act to prevent forestalling the Market. | 32 George II – Chapter 10 | 1758 | This Act regulates when live stock, fresh provision, and other articles as listed brought in from neighbouring colonies can be sold. Under this Act, goods are to be held at a public wharf for forty-eight hours before being sold, and that a cryer is to announce the sale. | National Archive of the United Kingdom |