Legislation by Jurisdictional Relevance: Provincial/Provinciale, Local, International/Internationale
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| Title | Chapter | Date Passed | Legislative Summary | Source Document |
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| An Act to impose a Duty on certain Articles imported into this Province. Passed the 7th of March, 1812. | 52 George III Chapter 6 | 1812 | This act imposes duties on several articles being imported from the United States. | 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 revive and continue an Act, passed in the thirty-second year of His Majesty’s reign, entitled, “An Act to regulate the Summary Trials of Actions, before His Majesty’s Justices of the Peace, in the Town and Peninsula of Halifax,” and to revive and continue the several Acts in amendment to the said Act. | 52 George III – Chapter 5 (Session 1) | 1812 | A continuation of an act first passed in 1792 and which was initially intended to last for one year, which outlines the processes by which civil actions or suits should be tried in the county of Halifax and the rotation of justices to serve. | Early Canadiana Online |
| 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 to continue, for a limited time, two several Acts therein mentioned, regulating the Fisheries in the inferior District of Gaspé. (19th May, 1812.) | 52 George III Chapter 4 (S1) | 1812 | An act continue an act originally passed in 1807 and amended in 1808, that allows British subjects to freely take bait, cut wood, and fish from any river, creek, harbour, or road within the certain parts of the District of Gaspé. The original act also grants commander of British and Irish vessels the right to occupy unoccupied beaches within the district in order to cure and prepare fish for export. The 1808 amendments establish that all casks, barrels, or tierces of fish must be inspected by the Inspector of Fish prior to export and implements further restrictions regarding how fish should be caught and exported. These acts are to continue in force until 1814. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act to continue for a limited time an Act intituled “An Act for regulating, laying out, and repairing Highways and Roads, and for appointing Commissioners and Surveyors of High-ways, within the several Towns and Parishes in this Province” Passed the 21st of Feb. 1812. | 52 George III Chapter 3 | 1812 | This act extends the 1810 act concerning highway construction and maintenance until 1814. | 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 for granting to his Majesty, a certain sum of Monty cut of the Funds applicable to the Uses of this Province, to defray the Expences of Amending and Repairing the Public Highways and Roads, and building Bridges in the several Districts thereof. Passed 6th March, 1812. | 52 George III– Chapter 2 (Session 1) | 1812 | This act awards monies for the construction and repair of roads and bridges throughout the province. | Laws of His Majesty's Province of Upper Canada in North America, passed in the year 1812. York: John Cameron, 1812. (Session 1) |
| An Act to amend an Act, intituled “An Act for regulating Marriage and Divorce, and for preventing and punishing Incest, Adultery, and Fornication” Passed the 21ft of Feb. 1812. | 52 George III Chapter 2 | 1812 | This act amends the 1791 act governing marriage laws to allow for Justices of the Peace for Saint John, city and county, to solemize marriages. | 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 prevent Boys and others from Coasting and Sliding down the Hills in the Streets of Halifax. | 51 George III – Chapter 22 | 1811 | This act imposes fines on the families of boys who coast or slide down the hills of Halifax during winter, possibly causing accidents when they slide into the road. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act in further amendment to an Act, made in the third and fourth years of his present Majesty’s reign, entitled, “An Act to enable the Inhabitants of the several Townships within this Province to maintain their Poor.” | 51 George III – Chapter 21 | 1811 | This Act amends the 1763 Act, "An Act to enable the Inhabitants of the several Townships within this Province to maintain their Poor," already amended several times. The present amendment concerns fines imposed by assessors, and the appointment of said assessors. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act for erecting a Common Gaol with its dependencies in the District of Three-Rivers, and to provide the means for defraying the expences thereof. | 51 George III Chapter 17 | 1811 | An Act for the construction of a new common jail in the District of Trois-Rivières occasioned by the insufficient space in existing jails. The Act establishes the processes by which Commissioners, the Treasurer, and Clerk will be appointed and sets a budget for construction costs. Instructions for how the construction will be approached are outlined, including how workers will be contracted. The funds, not exceeding ten thousand pounds, are to be taken out of unappropriated funds collected under the 1805 Act "“An Act for erecting of a Common Gaol in each of the Districts of Quebec and Montreal respectively and the means for defraying the expences thereof." | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act for granting another sum of money to finish the building of the Common Gaol for the District of Montreal. (21st. March, 1811.) | 51 George III Chapter 16 | 1811 | An Act to provide an additional sum not exceeding six thousand six hundred pounds to finish building a common gaol in the District of Montreal, as the former Act passed in 1805 "An Act to provide for the erecting of a common Goal in each of the Districts of Quebec and Montreal respectively, and the means of defraying the expences thereof," was insufficient to cover the expenses. The Commissioners for the District of Montreal are required to report on the expenditure of these funds. The former 1805 Act is continued except as altered by this Act. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act to continue in force the several laws empowering the Justices of the Peace to make Rules and Regulations of Police within the Cities of Quebec and Montreal and Town of Three Rivers, and also Rules and Regulations for the Government of Apprentices and others; and for extending Regulations of Police to other Towns and Villages in certain cases, and which amends one of the said Acts. (21st. March, 1811.) | 51 George III Chapter 13 | 1811 | An Act to extend "An Act to provide for the more effectual regulation of the Police within the Cities of Quebec and Montreal and Town of Three Rivers; also for extending Regulations of Police to other Towns and villages in certain cases; and for repealing the Acts or Ordinances therein mentioned,” passed in 1802 and continued in 1807. The former Act outlined the rules police in localities throughout the province must abide by, including that laws must be announced before they are enforced and that financial penalties cannot exceed five pounds, except in the circumstances described. The Act is to expire in May 1813. The Act repeals certain measures of the original Act. The Act also extends "“An Act to empower the Justices of the peace to make for a limited time Rules and Regulations for the Government of Apprentices and others,” originally passed in 1802. The original Act granted Justices of the Peace the authority to regulate apprentices, domestics, hired servants, journeymen, and their masters and mistresses. It outlined the permissible punishments for apprentices, domestics, hired servants, or journeymen who break the rules and regulations. This Act is continued until 1815. |
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| An Act to provide temporary Houses of Correction in the several Districts of this Province. (21st. March, 1811.) | 51 George III Chapter 11 | 1811 | An Act to provide temporary Houses of Correction in several districts, including the District of Quebec, District of Montreal, and District of Trois-Rivières until permanent facilities can be established. A budget for each district's temporary gaol is set. The Act also replaces the sentences of "punishment by transportation," "burns in the hand," or "death without the benefit of Clergy," with sentences in the House of Correction at the discretion of the Judges or Justices. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act to revive and continue an Act, made and passed in the thirty-eighth year of His present Majesty’s Reign, entitled, “An Act to amend and render more effectual an Act, passed in the eighteenth year of His present Majesty’s Reign, entitled, ‘An act to prevent the forestalling, regrating, and monopolizing of Cord Wood in the Town of Halifax.’” | 51 George III – Chapter 11 | 1811 | This is a continuation of an act passed in 1798, which was itself an amendment of an act first passed in 1778, preventing the sale of cord wood for any price over fifteen shillings per cord. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act to amend an Act, passed in the twentieth year of His Majesty’s Reign, entitled, “An Act for establishing a Public School in the Town of Halifax.” | 51 George III – Chapter 2 | 1811 | An amendment to an act first passed in 1780, which granted a sum of money for the erection of a public school in Halifax, and established various regulations concerning the running of said school. The amendment concerns the number of boys to be sent to the school without having to pay tuition, the appointment of commissioners, and the dismissal of school masters or ushers who refuse to follow the regulations as set out by the commissioners. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act to grant and appropriate certain sums of money for Roads and Bridges. Passed the 14th of March, 1810. | 50 George III Chapter 35 | 1810 | This act awards sums of money to various projects to build and repair provincial highways and bridges. | 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 to appropriate a part of the Public Revenue for the services therein mentioned. Passed the 14th of March, 1810. | 50 George III Chapter 34 | 1810 | This act awards sums of money to various people for their services to the government and to maintain various infrastucture. | 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 to provide for the erection of Fences, with gates across highways, leading through interval lands in Queen's County, and the County of Sunbury, where the same may be found necessary. Passed the 14th of March, 1810. | 50 George III Chapter 31 | 1810 | This act allows for propritors in Queen's and Sunbury Counties to apply to build fences across the highways, and creates penalties for any who maliciously damage or destroy 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 to revive and continue sundry Acts of the General Assembly, that have expired. Passed the 14th of March 1810. | 50 George III Chapter 29 | 1810 | This act continues several acts concerning the preservation of the bank of the Saint John River until 1816. | 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 to repeal an Act, intituled “An Act to make more effectual provision for repairing the Aboideau [Aboiteau] or Bridge across the Marsh Creek, in the City and County of Saint John. Passed the 14th of March 1810. | 50 George III Chapter 28 | 1810 | This act repeals an 1808 act. | Acts of the General Assembly of His Majesty's Province of New Brunswick; Passed in the Year 1810. Saint John: Jacob Mott, 1810 |