| An Act for the better regulating the manner of holding the Inferior Court of Common Pleas, and General Sessions of the Peace, in the County of Sydney. |
56 George III – Chapter 22 |
1816 |
This Act explains the times at which court are to be held in Dorchester Village and Guysborough each year, and the manner in which jurors are to be appointed. |
Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act for the establishment, regulation and improvement of the great Roads of Communication through the Province. Passed the 11th of March, 1816. |
56 George III Chapter 22 |
1816 |
This act lays out where various public roads will be built, how wide they will be, and appoints people to oversee their construction and maintainence. |
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 establish Grammar Schools in several Counties of this Province. Passed the 11th March, 1816. |
56 George III Chapter 21 |
1816 |
This act allows for the provincial to build, fund, and staff schools in York, Charlotte, Saint John counties, and stipulates what their curriculm will be. |
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 in addition to, and amendment of, an Act, passed in the fifty-fifth year of his Majesty’s reign, entitled, “An Act to facilitate the passage across the Harbour of Halifax.” |
56 George III – Chapter 20 |
1816 |
This Act extends the provisions of a former act to apply to all boats, not just to steam boats as implied by the former terms. |
Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act for granting further aid in support of the College of New-Brunswick, and of the public Grammar School in the City of Saint John. Passed the 11th of March, 1816. |
56 George III Chapter 20 |
1816 |
This act awards additional funds to the College of New Brunswick and a Saint John Grammer school to hire additional staff. |
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 erect and form a new District out of Certain parts of the Home and Niagara Districts, to be called the District of Gore. Passed 22d March, 1816. |
56 George III – Chapter 20 |
1816 |
This act creates a new district out of the western district of Niagara, the district of Gore, as it has become inconvenient for the residents of this area to travel to conduct their business. The district of Gore will therefore have its own district infrastructure. |
Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act to authorise and provide for the building a Gaol and Court-House in the Town of York, in the Home District, within this Province. Passed 22d March, 1816. |
56 George III – Chapter 19 |
1816 |
This act authorises the rebuilding of the jail and courthouse in the town of York, as they were destroyed during the recent war with the United States. |
Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act for altering the time of holding the Inferior Court of Common Pleas, and General Sessions of the Peace, at Digby, in the County of Annapolis. |
56 George III – Chapter 18 |
1816 |
This Act changes the time at which courts are to be held in Digby each year to the first Tuesday of July. |
Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act to authorize the Justices of the General Sessions of the Peace for the County of York, to levy an assessment for building a County Court-House. Passed the 11th of March, 1816. |
56 George III Chapter 18 |
1816 |
This act allows for the Justices of York County to raise money to build a county court house. |
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 more effectually to provide for the support of a Nightly-Watch in the City of Saint John. Passed the 11th of March, 1816. |
56 George III Chapter 17 |
1816 |
This act allows the city of Saint John to appoint and fund night watchmen to patrol the city to keep public order |
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 afford Relief to Persons holding or possessing Lands, Tenements of Hereditaments in the District of Niagara. Passed 22d March, 1816. |
56 George III – Chapter 16 |
1816 |
In order to rectify the potential problems set into motion when town records recording land deeds and ownership were burnt during the War of 1812, this act allows for the appointment of five commissioners who will be in charge of re-defining deeds, wills, mortgages, leases, and all other legal documents lost or destroyed during the war. The act specifies the authority of these commissioners, how the replacement legal documents will be recorded, and how current land owners can register their properties. |
Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act for establishing a Grammar School in the Town of Saint Andrews in the County of Charlotte. Passed the 11th of March, 1816. |
56 George III Chapter 15 |
1816 |
This act allows for the establishment of a school in Saint Andrews and lays out how it will be governed and funded. |
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 in addition to an Act, entitled “An Act for erecting a Court-House and Gaol in the County of Northumberland.” Passed the 11th of March, 1816. |
56 George III Chapter 14 |
1816 |
This act allows Northumberland County Justices to raise more money to complete a county court house and jail. |
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 Extend the Limits of the Town of Niagara, in the District of Niagara. Passed 22d March, 1816. |
56 George III – Chapter 14 |
1816 |
This act extends the boundaries of the district of Niagara, specifying where the new boundaries are to begin and end. |
Early Canadiana Online |
| 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 explain and amend an Act, entitled “An Act for erecting a Parish in the City of St. John, and incorporating the Rectors, Church-Wardens and Vestries of the Church of England, in the several Parishes in this Province.” Passed the 7th of March, 1816. |
56 George III Chapter 11 |
1816 |
This act clarifies the scope of the authority of a 1789 act concerning erecting churches in Saint John County and the powers of church officials to hold and sell church lands. |
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 constitute the Island of Grand-Manan and its appurtenances in the County of Charlotte into a distinct Town or Parish. Passed the 7th of March, 1816. |
56 George III Chapter 10 |
1816 |
Due to its isolation from the mainland, this act makes Grand Manan a distinct county and parish. |
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 extend the Provisions of an Act to give power to the Firewards of the Town of Halifax, to prevent dangerous Quantities of Gunpowder being kept within the said Town and Harbour thereof, to the Town of Windsor. |
56 George III – Chapter 9 |
1816 |
This Act extends the provisions of a former Act meant to prevent accidents caused by gun powder to the town of Windsor. |
Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act to give two additional Terms in each year for the sittings of the Inferior Court of Common Pleas in the County of Northumberland. Passed the 7th of March, 1816. |
56 George III Chapter 8 |
1816 |
This act allows for more sitting terms for a Northumberland County Inferior Court. |
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 provide for the purchase of a Place for the residence and accommodation of the Governor or Commander-in-Chief of this Province. Passed the 7th of March, 1816. |
56 George III Chapter 7 |
1816 |
This act makes it legal for the trustees of the College of New Brunswick to sell land to the government that contains Government House. |
Acts of the General Assembly of His Majesty's Province of New Brunswick passed in the year 1816. Fredericton: George K. Lugrin, 1816. |