| An Ordinance to extend certain privileges therein-mentioned to the Ministers of the Methodist New Connexion, and the Congregations under their care. |
2 Victoria Chapter 17 (Session 4) |
1839 |
Under this Ordinance, the Ministers of the Methodist New Connexion, Reverend John Addyman, and the Reverend John Hutchinson, are authorised to keep Registers of Baptisms, Marriages and Burials, under such rules and regulations outlined in the Ordinance. |
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| An Act to authorize the Justices of the Peace in and for the City and County of Saint John to make compensation to the Assessors of Taxes for the City of Saint John for the year one thousand eight hundred and thirty eight. Passed 23d March 1839. |
2 Victoria Chapter 17 |
1839 |
This act allows for Saint John authorities to grant compensation to local tax assessors for their labours. |
Acts of the General Assembly of Her Majesty's Province of New Brunswick passed in the year 1839. Fredericton: John Simpson, 1839. |
| An Act to authorise the President and Directors of the Public Grammar School in the City of Saint John, to grant Leases with Covenants for renewal. Passed 23d March 1839. |
2 Victoria Chapter 16 |
1839 |
This act allows the governors of the Public Grammar School of Saint John to grant leases. |
Acts of the General Assembly of Her Majesty's Province of New Brunswick passed in the year 1839. Fredericton: John Simpson, 1839. |
| An Act to erect the Eastern part of the Parish of Portland, in the County of Saint John, into a separate and distinct Town or Parish. Passed 23d March 1839. |
2 Victoria Chapter 15 |
1839 |
This act creates a new parish in Saint John County, Simonds, and awards it the same power and authority as all others. |
Acts of the General Assembly of Her Majesty's Province of New Brunswick passed in the year 1839. Fredericton: John Simpson, 1839. |
| An Act to authorize the Justices of the Peace for the County of Restigouche to assess the said County for erecting a Court House and Gaol therein. Passed 23d March 1839. |
2 Victoria Chapter 13 |
1839 |
This act allows for the construction of a county court house and gaol for Restigouche County. |
Acts of the General Assembly of Her Majesty's Province of New Brunswick passed in the year 1839. Fredericton: John Simpson, 1839. |
| An Act to repeal the Act establishing the times of holding the Courts of General Sessions of the Peace and Inferior Courts of Common Pleas in the County of Northumberland, and for the enlarging the times of the Sittings of the said Courts, and for making other and better regulations concerning the same. Passed 23d March 1839. |
2 Victoria Chapter 11 |
1839 |
This act allows for certain Northumberland County courts to sit at more convenient times. |
Acts of the General Assembly of Her Majesty's Province of New Brunswick passed in the year 1839. Fredericton: John Simpson, 1839. |
| An Act to continue the Act relating to Parish Schools. Passed 23d March 1839. |
2 Victoria Chapter 10 |
1839 |
This act continues the term of a previous act governing parish schools until 1843. |
Acts of the General Assembly of Her Majesty's Province of New Brunswick passed in the year 1839. Fredericton: John Simpson, 1839. |
| An Act to continue an Act, intituled “An Act to authorize the extension of the Gaol Limits in the City and County of Saint John.” Passed 23d March 1839. |
2 Victoria Chapter 9 |
1839 |
This act extends the term of an 1837 act to allow for the extension Saint John gaols until 1845. |
Acts of the General Assembly of Her Majesty's Province of New Brunswick passed in the year 1839. Fredericton: John Simpson, 1839. |
| An Ordinance to suspend for a limited time certain parts of two Ordinances therein mentioned, as far as the same relate to the City of Montreal, and to establish a Society therein for preventing accidents by Fire. |
2 Victoria Chapter 8 (Session 4) |
1839 |
This Ordinance suspends and replaces the 1777 Act, “An Ordinance for preventing accidents by Fire,” and the 1790 Act, “An Act or Ordinance to amend an Actor Ordinance for preventing accidents by Fire, passed in the seventeenth year of His Majesty’s Reign,” as relates to the appointment of an Overseer for Montreal for a limited time. The Ordinance outlines the duties and operation of the "Fire Society" who are to assume the Overseer's role. This Ordinance is to remain in force until 1842. |
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| An Act to continue an Act for the regulation of Booms for securing Masts, Logs and Lumber in certain parts of the County of Northumberland. Passed 23d March 1839. |
2 Victoria Chapter 8 |
1839 |
This act allows for the continuation of an 1824 act regulation the construction of lumber booms in Northumberland County until 1845. |
Acts of the General Assembly of Her Majesty's Province of New Brunswick passed in the year 1839. Fredericton: John Simpson, 1839. |
| An Ordinance to amend the Act passed in the thirty-sixth, year of the Reign of King George the Third, chapter nine, commonly called the Road Act. |
2 Victoria Chapter 7 (Session 4) |
1839 |
Under this Ordinance, Grand Voyers for each district are allowed to appoint Deputies as deemed necessary, in addition to Surveyors of Roads, under the terms as outlined. Their duties relating to the inspection, opening, and maintenance of roads are described. This Ordinance is to remain in force until 1842. |
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| An Act to continue “An Act to provide for the erection of Fences with Gates across Highways, leading through Intervale Lands in Queen’s County and the County of Sunbury, where the same may be found necessary,” and to extend the provisions of the same to King’s County. Passed 23d March 1839. |
2 Victoria Chapter 7 |
1839 |
This act allows for the continuation of two previous acts allows for the erection of fences and gates across highways in Queen's and Sunbury Counties until 1845. |
Acts of the General Assembly of Her Majesty's Province of New Brunswick passed in the year 1839. Fredericton: John Simpson, 1839. |
| An Act to provide for opening and repairing Roads and erecting Bridges throughout this Province. Passed 23d March 1839. |
2 Victoria Chapter 5 |
1839 |
This act awards monies for the building and maintenance of roads and bridges. |
Acts of the General Assembly of Her Majesty's Province of New Brunswick passed in the year 1839. Fredericton: John Simpson, 1839. |
| An Act to appropriate a part of the Public Revenue for the services therein mentioned. Passed 23d March 1839. |
2 Victoria Chapter 4 |
1839 |
This act awards monies to various persons for their services to the government and for local infrastructure projects. |
Acts of the General Assembly of Her Majesty's Province of New Brunswick passed in the year 1839. Fredericton: John Simpson, 1839. |
| An Act to appropriate a part of the Public Revenue to the payment of the Ordinary Services of the Province. Passed 23d March 1839. |
2 Victoria Chapter 3 |
1839 |
This act awards sums of money to various persons for the services to the government and for local infrastructure projects. |
Acts of the General Assembly of Her Majesty's Province of New Brunswick passed in the year 1839. Fredericton: John Simpson, 1839. |
| An Ordinance to suspend, for a limited time, part of certain Acts of the Legislature of this Province therein mentioned, and for other purposes. |
2 Victoria Chapter 1 (Session 4) |
1839 |
This Ordinance adds extra Sessions for the Court of the King's Bench in Montreal in February and August to those already provided for in September and March for the Court to take cognizance of criminal offences. |
Early Canadiana Online |
| An Ordinance to authorise the Governor or person administering the Government of this Province, to appoint one or more Assistant Judges for the Courts of King’s Bench for the Districts of Quebec and Montreal, in in this Province, and an Assistant Judge for the District of Three Rivers, in the case of sickness, necessary absence, or suspension from office of any of the Justices of the said several Courts of King’s Bench, or the Resident Judge for the District of Three Rivers, in the said Province. |
2 Victoria Chapter 13 (Session 3) |
1838 |
This Ordinance makes provision for the appointment of Assistant Judges for the Districts of Quebec, Montreal, and Trois-Rivières, as deemed necessary. The processes by which this should be done are outlined. This Ordinance also repeals the 1838 Ordinance “An Ordinance to declare and ascertain the period when the Laws and Ordinances made and passed by the Governor or person authorised to execute the Commission of Governor and Special Council of this Province, shall take effect.” |
Early Canadiana Online |
| An Ordinance to confirm certain Ordinances of the Governor of this Province, and of the Special Council for the affairs thereof, and to declare the period at which they respectively commenced and took effect. |
2 Victoria Chapter 10 (Session 3) |
1838 |
This Ordinance confirms that several ordinances, as listed, took effect on the day they were passed. |
Early Canadiana Online |
| An Ordinance to extend the provisions of certain Ordinances therein mentioned, to the District of Saint Francis, in the Province of Lower Canada. |
2 Victoria Chapter 9 (Session 3) |
1838 |
This Ordinance extends the provisions of multiple 1838 ordinances to the District of Saint-François, including “An Ordinance to declare and define the period when the Rebellion, now unhappily existing in this Province, shall be taken and held to cease, and for other purposes," “An Ordinance for the Attainder of persons against whom sentences or judgments of Courts Martial shall be given, under and by virture of an Ordinance passed in the second year of Her Majesty’s Reign, intituled, ‘An Ordinance for the suppression of the Rebellion which now unhappily exists within this Province of Lower Canada, and for the protection of the persons and properties of Her Majesty’s faithful subjects within the same;’” and “An Ordinance to declare and define the period when the Rebellion, now unhappily existing in this Province.” |
Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act for the regulation of Pilots and the Pilotage of Vessels at the Port of Saint John’s. (Passed 25th October, 1838.) |
2 Victoria - Chapter 6 |
1838 |
This is an amendment to an act first passed in 1833, which regulated navigation into and out of the port of Saint John's, and set tariffs on each vessel by type. |
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