| An Act to facilitate the recovery of Small Debts in certain parts of this Province. (24th April, 1819.) |
59 George III Chapter 10 |
1819 |
An act to empower Justices of the Peace to command summons within certain Townships and Seigneuries in order to recover debts not exceeding four pounds, three shillings and fourpence and to pass judgement upon the cases brought before them pertaining to debts owed. The act is followed by a Form of Summons, a Form of Warrant of Execution, and a Form of a Subpoena. |
Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act to prevent accidents in the landing of Gunpowder from Ships or ether Vessels in the Harbour of Quebec, and to guard against the careless transporting of the same into the Powder Magazines. (24th April, 1819.) |
59 George III Chapter 9 |
1819 |
An act to penalize ship Masters found to bring ships with more than five pounds of gunpowder on board into the Harbour of Quebec. The act goes on to outline where any how larger shipments of gunpowder can be delivered as well as the fines those who fail to follow those guidelines will be subject to. |
Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act for the appointment of Commissioners to issue Treasury Notes; and to establish Loan Offices in the Counties of Annapolis and King’s County. |
59 George III – Chapter 9 |
1819 |
This act makes it possible to appoint three commissioners in Annapolis and King's counties, respectively, who will have the authority to issue treasury notes in the amount of five, two, and one pound notes. The act details the various regulations which the commissioners must adhere to when issuing these notes and loans. |
Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act to repeal in part an Ordinance passed in the Seventeenth Year of His Majesty’s Reign, intituled, “‘An Ordinance for preventing accidents by Fire,’ and for other purposes therein-mentioned.” (24th April, 1819.) |
59 George III Chapter 8 |
1819 |
An act repealing part of an ordinance passed in 1777 that limited the use of shingles on houses and outhouses in towns or suburbs in the districts of Quebec, Montreal, and Trois-Rivières. Specific measures from within this former act that are to be repealed are outlined. |
Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act to provide for the support of a Light-House to be built upon Point Escuminac in the County of Northumberland. Passed the 24th of March, 1819. |
59 George III Chapter 8 |
1819 |
This act makes provisions for the construction of a lighthouse at point in the entrance of Miramichi Bay, and creates a system of duties to support it. |
Acts of the General Assembly of His Majesty's Province of New Brunswick passed in the year 1819. Fredericton: George K. Lugrin, 1819. |
| An Act in amendment of the Act “for making further provision for preventing the importation and spreading of Contagious. Distempers in the City of Saint John.” Passed the 24th of March, 1819. |
59 George III Chapter 7 |
1819 |
This act adds a new provisions of an 1799 act regarding the authority of physicians to board and examine ships entering Saint John harbour and collect fines for those with crew suffering from contagious diseases. |
Acts of the General Assembly of His Majesty's Province of New Brunswick passed in the year 1819. Fredericton: George K. Lugrin, 1819. |
| An Act for making and maintaining a Navigable Canal from the neighbourhood of the City of Montreal to the Parish of Lachine, in the Island and County of Montreal. (24th April, 1819.) |
59 George III Chapter 6 |
1819 |
An Act to allow for the construction and to outline the maintenance of a Canal from Lachine to Montreal. The processes by which the land is to be acquired, the canal is to be constructed, and persons can acquire shares to become Proprietors of the company responsible for the project are outlined. The systems by which this Company of Proprietors will function are detailed. |
Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act for the more effectual punishment of Persons who shall be guilty of the Trespasses therein mentioned, in the City of Saint John. Passed the 24th of March, 1819. |
59 George III Chapter 6 |
1819 |
This act makes it illegal to destroy outdoor glass lamps, and creates penalties for such actions |
Acts of the General Assembly of His Majesty's Province of New Brunswick passed in the year 1819. Fredericton: George K. Lugrin, 1819. |
| An Act in addition to, and amendment of an Act, intituled “An Act to revive and make perpetual an Act authorizing the Mayor Aldermen, and Commonalty, of the City of Saint John, to make regulations for the more effectual prevention of Fires within the said City.” Passed the 24th of March, 1819. |
59 George III Chapter 5 |
1819 |
This act allows for the city of Saint John to provide ladders to home owners to aid in the prevention of fires. |
Acts of the General Assembly of His Majesty's Province of New Brunswick passed in the year 1819. Fredericton: George K. Lugrin, 1819. |
| An Act for establishing a Police in the Town of Niagara, in the District of Niagara, and for other purposes therein mentioned. Passed 12th July, 1819. |
59 George III – Chapter 5 |
1819 |
This Act provides funds and officers for the establishment of a police force, as well as detailing their rights, responsibilities, and conduct. |
Laws of His Majesty's Province of Upper Canada in North America, passed in the year 1819. York: R. C. Horne, 1819. |
| An Act to revive and make perpetual an Act intituled “An Act authorizing the Mayor, Aldermen, and Commonalty, of the City of Saint John, to make regulations for the more effectual prevention of fires within the said City.” Passed the 24th of March, 1819. |
59 George III Chapter 4 |
1819 |
This act makes an 1812 act allowing Saint John city officials to regulate fire prevention in their city perpetual. |
Acts of the General Assembly of His Majesty's Province of New Brunswick passed in the year 1819. Fredericton: George K. Lugrin, 1819. |
| An Act to authorize the Justices of the Peace for the City and County of Saint John, to levy an Assessment on the Inhabitants of the said City, for the purpose of building a Poor House in the said City. Passed the 24th of March, 1819. |
59 George III Chapter 3 |
1819 |
This act awards the justices of the peace for the city and county of Saint John to raise funds to rebuild the city poor house. |
Acts of the General Assembly of His Majesty's Province of New Brunswick passed in the year 1819. Fredericton: George K. Lugrin, 1819. |
| An Act to secure the Inhabitants of the Inferior District of Gaspé in the possession and enjoyment of their Lands. (24th April, 1819.) |
59 George III Chapter 3 |
1819 |
An act to appoint commissioners to hear applications from people holding or claiming to hold lands in the District of Gaspé in order to rule on the legitimacy of these claims. The manner in which the commissioners will be appointed, and the process by which land claims can be made, are described. |
Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act to make perpetual several Acts of the General Assembly, which are near expiring. Passed the 24th of March, 1819. |
59 George III Chapter 2 |
1819 |
This act makes two acts, on fire prevention and harbour maintainence, that were near expiration perpetual. |
Acts of the General Assembly of His Majesty's Province of New Brunswick passed in the year 1819. Fredericton: George K. Lugrin, 1819. |
| An Act in addition to an Act, passed in the thirty-fourth year of His late Majesty’s Reign, entitled, “An Act for regulating the Common belonging to the Township of Lunenburg.” |
58 George III – Chapter 34 |
1818 |
This Act makes further provision for the maintenance of the common of Lunenburg, in addition to those provisions lain out in a former act. |
Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act in addition to, and amendment of, an Act, made in the second year of His present Majesty’s Reign, entitled, An Act for the appointment of Firewards, ascertaining their Duty, and for punishing Thefts and Disorders at the time of Fire. |
58 George III – Chapter 33 |
1818 |
This Act clarifies that the city of Halifax will not be liable for houses being broken into or torn down unless positive orders have been given by firewards for those actions to be taken to prevent the spread of fire. |
Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act in addition to the Acts to prevent the Forestalling Cord Wood. |
58 George III – Chapter 30 |
1818 |
This Act allows the Commissioners of the Poor to buy and sell cord wood without being subject to the penalties imposed on persons monopolizing the trade for a term of three years. |
Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act to extend the provisions of an Act, passed in the first year of His present Majesty’s Reign, entitled, An Act, in addition to, and amendment of, an Act, entitled, “An Act for preventing Trespasses to the town of Pictou, and the Town Plot of Dartmouth.” |
58 George III – Chapter 23 |
1818 |
This Act extends the provision of a former act to Dartmouth and Pictou with the goal of keeping swine and goats out of the streets. |
Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act to appropriate a part of the Public Revenue for the Services therein mentioned. Passed the 11th March, 1818. |
58 George III Chapter 22 |
1818 |
This act awards sums of money to various persons for their services to the government, and for local infrastructure projects. |
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 in addition to, and in amendment of an Act, intituled an Act for the Establishment, Regulation, and Improvement of the Great Roads of Communication throughout the Province, and an Act in addition to, and in amendment thereof. Passed the 11th March, 1818. |
58 George III Chapter 21 |
1818 |
This act amends 1816 and 1817 acts, changing the proposed routes for several proposed provincial and interprovincial highways. |
Acts of the General Assembly of His Majesty's Province of New Brunswick passed in the year 1818. Fredericton: George K. Lugrin, 1818. |