This act creates regulations for the character and quality of grindstones exported from Westmorland County, allows for the appointment of surveyors to ensure them, and establishes penalties for violations.
An Act to grant a sum of two thousand four hundred and ninety-two pounds, seven shillings and ten pence towards the relief of the settlements on the River Miramichi, in New Brunswick, laid waste by fire.
An Act to provide a sum not exceeding three hundred pounds to indemnify the Honorable John Hale and John Richardson, and Robert Morrogh, Esquire for the expenses they incurred in the course of their duties as Commissioners for regulating the proportion of revenues appertaining to Upper Canada in 1824 and 1825.
This act grants one thousand pounds to the province of New Brunswick to aid those who have suffered loss in the 1825 Miramichi fire, a forest fire which killed 160 people and destroyed part of Fredericton and the entirety of the town of Newcastle.
An Act to grant fifteen hundred pounds by three equal and annual payments to the first person or company to construct a Steam Vessel no less than five hundred tons burthen, that is to be regularly navigated between the Ports of Quebec and Halifax, for four years.
An Act to allow the Governor, Lieutenant-Governor, or Person administering the Government of the province to appoint up to two commissioners to meet with commissioners from Upper Canada to consult on necessary improvements in communication between the provinces by land or water.
An Act to alter and amend an Ordinance from 1785 concerning the condition of bails to be given by any Defendant arrested under the terms of Capias ad respondendum, making it so that Cognizers shall not become liable for the bail unless the Defendant leaves the Province without having paid their debt, interest and costs. Additionally, under this Act, no writ of Capias ad respondendum can be issued by the suit of someone residing in Upper Canada against someone living in Lower Canada, except as specified.
This act extends the provisions of an 1823 act to encourage cod and scale fisheries to all British North American ships, provided they buy their supplies and tools in New Brunswick.
This act confirms the passage of several acts from the last session which were delayed in passage due to the illness and death of Lieutenant-Governor George Stracey Smyth.
An to further continue and amend an Act passed in 1819, “An Act to impose certain duties on divers articles therein-mentioned, and to regulate, for a limited time, the trade with the United-States of America, by land or by inland navigation, and to suspend certain Acts or Ordinances therein-mentioned,” that was amended and continued in 1822. This Act is to expire in 1826. Certain penalties for those who attempt to defraud the government by evading customs fees are described.