Legislation by Jurisdictional Relevance: Local
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| Title | Chapter | Date Passed | Legislative Summary | Source Document |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| An Act to provide for the establishment of a Grammar School in the County of Restigouche. Passed 25th March 1840. | 3 Victoria Chapter 10 | 1840 | This act extends the terms of a previous act allowing for the formation of county grammar schools to Restigouche County. | Acts of the General Assembly of Her Majesty's Province of New Brunswick passed in the year 1840. Fredericton: John Simpson, 1840. |
| An Ordinance to amend and render permanent the Act therein mentioned, passed to facilitate the administration of Justice in Civil matters, in the Districts of Quebec, Montreal, Three Rivers and Saint Francis. | 3 Victoria Chapter 9 (Session 5) | 1840 | This Ordinance makes the 1831 Ordinance, , “An Act to facilitate the administration of Justice respecting Enquetes in Civil matters before the Courts of King’s Bench for the Districts of Quebec, Montreal, Three Rivers and the Inferior District of Saint Francis,” permanent. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Ordinance to render permanent, with the amendment made therein by a certain Ordinance, certain Acts of the Legislature of this Province relating to the establishment of Registry Offices. | 3 Victoria Chapter 7 (Session 5) | 1840 | This Ordinance makes the 1830 Act, "An Act to establish Registry Offices in the Counties of Drummond, Sherbrooke, Stanstead, Shefford, and Missisquoi,” as amended by several other acts, permanent. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act to continue the Act to provide for the better assessment of County and Parish Rates. Passed 25th March 1840. | 3 Victoria Chapter 7 | 1840 | This act continues an 1837 for assessing parish rates until 1845. | Acts of the General Assembly of Her Majesty's Province of New Brunswick passed in the year 1840. Fredericton: John Simpson, 1840. |
| An Act to defray certain expenses and outstanding claims on the Board of Road Commissioners in St. John’s, and for other purposes. (Passed 29th April, 1840.) | 3 Victoria - Chapter 7 | 1840 | This act deals primarily with certain outstanding invoices from road construction and renovation projects in the St. John's area. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Ordinance to provide permanently for the want of Notaries in the Inferior District of Gaspe, and to remove doubts therein mentioned. | 3 Victoria Chapter 5 (Session 5) | 1840 | This Ordinance clarifies the term and tenth section of the 1836 Act, “An Act further to provide, during a limited time, for the want of Notaries in the Inferior District of Gaspe." | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Ordinance to render permanent certain Acts therein mentioned, relating to the administration of Justice in the Inferior District of Gaspe. | 3 Victoria Chapter 4 (Session 5) | 1840 | This Ordinance makes the 1832 Act, “An Act to extend the provisions of a certain Act therein mentioned, as far as the same relates to the Judicature of the Inferior District of Gaspe, and more effectually to provide for the due administration of Justice in the said District,” as amended by several other acts, permanent. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Ordinance to render permanent certain Acts of the Legislature of this Province, relative to the District of St. Francis. | 3 Victoria Chapter 3 (Session 5) | 1840 | This Ordinance makes several acts set to expire in 1842 permanent, including the 1823 Act, “An Act to erect certain townships therein mentioned into an Inferior District, to be called the District of Saint Francis [Saint-François], and to establish Courts of Judicature therein,” and the 1832 Act, “An Act to make better provision with regard to appeals from the Provincial Court of the Inferior District of Saint Francis, to establish Circuits therein, and to extend the benefit of the Trial by Jury to the said Inferior District,” as amended by several other Acts. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act to continue the Act for the punishment of persons who shall be guilty of the trespasses therein mentioned in the City of Saint John. Passed 25th March 1840. | 3 Victoria Chapter 3 | 1840 | This act continues an 1835 act concerning trespass in Saint John until 1845. | Acts of the General Assembly of Her Majesty's Province of New Brunswick passed in the year 1840. Fredericton: John Simpson, 1840. |
| An Act to continue an Act, intituled “An Act relating to the Herring Fisheries in the County of Charlotte.” Passed 25th March 1840. | 3 Victoria Chapter 2 | 1840 | This act continues an 1837 regulating the Charlotte County fishery until 1845. | Acts of the General Assembly of Her Majesty's Province of New Brunswick passed in the year 1840. Fredericton: John Simpson, 1840. |
| An Act to provide for the expenses of the re-construction of Waterford Bridge. (Passed 12th October, 1839.) | 3 Victoria - Chapter 11 | 1839 | This act grants two hundred and fifty pounds to reconstruct the Waterford Bridge. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act to repeal part of an Act passed in the second Session of the first General Assembly of this Island, intituled “An Act to regulate the Building of Houses in Water Street in the Town of St. John’s. (Passed 12th October, 1839.) | 3 Victoria - Chapter 8 | 1839 | This is an amendment to an act first passed in 1833, which regulates how houses are to be built, and where they are to be built, on Water Street in Saint John's | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act to make provision for the greater protection of the Revenue at the Port of St. John’s. (Passed 12th October, 1839.) | 3 Victoria - Chapter 4 | 1839 | This act grants a sum of two hundred pounds to establish a protective boat at the port of Saint John's to protect the collection of revenue in the harbour. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Ordinance to continue, for a limited time, a certain Ordinance, relative to the seizing and detaining for a limited time of Gunpowder, Arms, Weapons, Lead and Munitions of War. | 3 Victoria Chapter 1 (Session 5) | 1839 | This Ordinance continues the 1838 Ordinance, “An Ordinance to authorize the seizing and detaining, for a limited time, of Gunpowder, Arms, Weapons, Lead and Munitions of War,” which is to remain in force until 1840. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Ordinance to repeal a certain Ordinance therein mentioned, relating to the District of Saint Francis. | 2 Victoria Chapter 67 (Session 4) | 1839 | This Ordinance repeals the 1838 Ordinance, “An Ordinance to extend the provisions of certain Ordinances therein mentioned to the District of Saint Francis, in the Province of Lower Canada." | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Ordinance to provide for the Inspection of Fish and Oil. | 2 Victoria Chapter 65 (Session 4) | 1839 | This Ordinance provides for the appointment of Inspectors of Fish and Oil for the cities of Québec and Montréal. Their duties, rates to be charged, and the processes by which they may be replaced are described. The grades of and meaning of labels for Fish and Oil are listed. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act granting a sum of money, for the maintenance and support of the General Hospital, of the City of Toronto. Passed 11th May, 1839. | 2 Victoria – Chapter 64 | 1839 | This act grants a sum of money for the continued maintenance of the hospital in Toronto. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act granting a certain sum of money for the maintenance and support of the House of Industry, in the City of Toronto. Passed 11th May, 1839. | 2 Victoria – Chapter 63 | 1839 | This act grants a sum of money to the "house of industry," the work house set up in Toronto for the poor. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Ordinance for the more easy and certain collection of the Harbour dues at Montreal. | 2 Victoria Chapter 62 (Session 4) | 1839 | This Ordinance makes provision for the collection of rates, tolls, and wharfage dues at the Harbour of Montreal, including providing for the appointment of a Collector of Harbour Dues and a description of their duties. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Ordinance to authorize the Commissioners for making the Canal from St. John’s to Chambly, to borrow a certain sum of money to complete the said Canal. | 2 Victoria Chapter 61 (Session 4) | 1839 | This Ordinance provides a further sum not exceeding thirty thousand pounds towards completing the Chambly Canal in fulfillment of the 1833 Act, "An Act to grant an Aid to His Majesty, for the purpose of making a Navigable Canal, from or near the Town of Saint John to the Basin of Chambly, upon the River Sorel or Richelieu." The processes by which these funds are to be accounted for are outlined. | Early Canadiana Online |