Legislation by Jurisdictional Relevance: Local
Displaying 1721 - 1740 of 3407 entries
| Title | Chapter | Date Passed | Legislative Summary | Source Document |
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| An Act for preserving, for the purposes of Husbandry, the Grass growing on Beaches, in the District of Quebec. (21st March, 1836.) | 6 William IV Chapter 55 | 1836 | Under this Act, the proprietors of the land bordering the Saint Lawrence below Quebec are allowed to cut and cure the grass on the beaches to the exclusion of all other people, and livestock are not to be permitted to graze on this land. The limits of this Act and penalties for those who act in defiance of this Act are outlined. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act to continue certain Acts therein mentioned, relating to the Administration of Justice in the Inferior District of Gaspe. (21st March, 1836.) | 6 William IV Chapter 54 | 1836 | This Act continues several former Acts, including the 1822 Act, “An Act to extend the provisions of a certain Act therein mentioned, as far as the same relates to the Judicature in the Inferior District of Gaspe, and more effectually to provide for the due administration of Justice in the said District" and the 1824 Act, “An Act to amend a certain Act therein mentioned, and further to extend the jurisdiction of the Provincial Court for the Inferior District of Gaspe" as amended in 1832, which are to remain in force until 1839. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act to enable the corporation of King’s College to dispose of certain parts of their Lands. Passed 16th March 1836. | 6 William IV Chapter 54 | 1836 | This act allows for Fredericton's King's College to sell a parcel of property and use the proceeds to improve the school. | Acts of the General Assembly of His Majesty's Province of New Brunswick Passed in the year 1836. Fredericton: John Simpson, 1836. |
| An Act to make further provision for the security of Titles to Real Property in the Inferior District of Gaspe, and to repeal two Acts therein-mentioned. (21st March, 1836.) | 6 William IV Chapter 53 | 1836 | Under this Act, the 1819 Act, “An Act to secure the Inhabitants of the Inferior District of Gaspe in the possession and enjoyment of their lands,” and the 1831 Act, “An Act to make more effectual provision for the security of Titles to Real Property in the Inferior District of Gaspe,” are repealed and replaced. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act to make provision for carrying on the affairs of the Savings Bank at Saint John. Passed 16th March 1836. | 6 William IV Chapter 52 | 1836 | This act creates new regulations for the governing of the Saint John savings bank. | Acts of the General Assembly of His Majesty's Province of New Brunswick Passed in the year 1836. Fredericton: John Simpson, 1836. |
| An Act further to provide, during a limited time, for the want of Notaries in the Inferior District of Gaspe. (21st March, 1836.) | 6 William IV Chapter 52 | 1836 | This Act revives a section of the 1824 Act, An Act to render valid certain Acts, agreements in writing and Contracts, of Marriage (Contrats de Manage sous seing prive) heretofore executed in the Inferior District of Gaspe, and to provide for the want of Notaries in the said Inferior District,” for certain purposes as described. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act to authorise the payment to the Treasurer of the District of Ottawa, of the Appropriation towards the Support of Common Schools in said District, for the years One Thousand Eight Hundred and Thirty-five and One Thousand Eight Hundred and Thirty-six. Royal Assent given by Message to the Legislature, 28th November, 1836. | 6 William IV – Chapter 51 (Session 2) | 1836 | This act authorises the payment of a sum to support the schools of the Ottawa district despite a previous act which states that no sums can be paid out to school districts if the treasurer of that district neglects to render an account of expenditures to the legislature. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act to incorporate the College of Chambly. (21st March, 1836.) | 6 William IV Chapter 51 | 1836 | This Act establishes "The Corporation of the College of Chambly" and outlines the organisation of the college, and provides that all property owned by the corporation must be applied towards the advancement of education. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act for the relief of John Pearse, William Dumble, and William Hoar. The Royal Assent given by Message to the Legislature, 28th November, 1836. | 6 William IV – Chapter 50 (Session 2) | 1836 | This act authorises the payment of seven hundred and sixty six pounds to John Pearse, William Dumble, and William Hoar, contractors who completed work on the inland navigation in Newcastle but were not paid in full by the commissioner in charge. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act to authorise the Justices of the Peace in and for the City and County of Saint John, to erect a building in the said City, for a common Gaol and House of Correction, and to raise a sum of money for erecting and completing the same. Passed 16th March 1836. | 6 William IV Chapter 50 | 1836 | This act allows Saint John City and County officials to raise 4,000 pounds to erect a county goal. | Acts of the General Assembly of His Majesty's Province of New Brunswick Passed in the year 1836. Fredericton: John Simpson, 1836. |
| An Act to extend certain privileges to the Class of persons denominating themselves, Methodist Protestants. (21st March, 1836.) | 6 William IV Chapter 50 | 1836 | Under this Act, the ministers of the Methodists recently having attended a conference in Dunham are authorised to keep in due form of Law, Registers of all such Baptisms, Marriages and Burials, under such rules and regulations outlined in the Act. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act to amend an Act passed in the first Session of the present Parliament, entitled, “An Act granting a sum of Money for the erection of a Light-house on Gull Island, or such other place as the Commissioners may select. Royal Assent given by Message to the Legislature, 28th November, 1836. | 6 William IV – Chapter 47 (Session 2) | 1836 | This act amends an act passed earlier in this session, relieving certain commissioners appointed to oversee the construction of a lighthouse on Gull Island, and appointing new ones in their place. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act to raise a sum of Money for the purpose of completing a Steam Dredge, for Deepening the several Harbours in this Province. Royal Assent given by Message to the Legislature, 28th November, 1836. | 6 William IV – Chapter 46 (Session 2) | 1836 | This act permits the raising of money for the use of dredging machines to deepen several harbours in the province, including that of Burlington Bay. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act in addition to an Act, intituled An Act for the appointment of Firewards and the better extinguishing of Fires which may happen in that part of the Parish of Saint Stephen, commonly called Milltown, and its immediate vicinity. Passed 16th March 1836. | 6 William IV Chapter 46 | 1836 | This act creates regulations for all Milltown, Charlotte County, homes to be equipped with equipment for fire fighting. | Acts of the General Assembly of His Majesty's Province of New Brunswick Passed in the year 1836. Fredericton: John Simpson, 1836. |
| An Act to revive, amend, and continue for a limited time, a certain Act concerning the Police of William Henry, and other Villages. (21st March, 1836). | 6 William IV Chapter 46 | 1836 | This Act revives and continues the 1824 Act, "An Act to repeal a certain Act therein mentioned, and to provide for the Police of the Borough of William Henry and certain other Villages in this Province." Further provisions, pertaining to rules and regulations for the police, are outlined. This Act is to remain in force until 1840. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act granting to His Majesty the sum of One Hundred Pounds, for the purpose of repairing the Dwelling-house of the Light-house Keeper on Gibraltar Point, in the Home District. The Royal Assent to this Bill promulgated by Proclamation, 29th September, 1836. | 6 William IV – Chapter 45 (Session 2) | 1836 | This act makes one hundred pounds available for the repair of the lighthouse keeper's residence on Gibraltar Point, and appoints a commissioner to supervise the project. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act to amend and explain an Act, intituled An Act to alter the names of certain parts of three Parishes in the County of York, and to erect two separate Parishes therein. Passed 16th March 1836. | 6 William IV Chapter 45 | 1836 | This act places certain islands in the River Saint John within the Parish of Dumfries, York County. | Acts of the General Assembly of His Majesty's Province of New Brunswick Passed in the year 1836. Fredericton: John Simpson, 1836. |
| An Act to enable the Commissioners for the erection of a New Hall of Assembly, to pay off a certain excess of expenditure, and to cause certain work to be done about the said Building. (21st March, 1836.) | 6 William IV Chapter 45 | 1836 | This Act lists the sums to be provided to pay sums owed for work done on the Hall of Assembly and further sums to be provided for further work, such as the creation of a new sewer to the new privies. The processes by which these funds are to be accounted for are outlined. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act granting Three Hundred Pounds towards the completion of a Light-house on Bois Blanc Island, in the Western District. Royal Assent given by Message to the Legislature, 28th November, 1836. | 6 William IV – Chapter 44 (Session 2) | 1836 | This act grants a further three hundred pounds to the construction of a light house on Bois Blanc island, and directs the commissioners to make a report of their expenditures to the legislature no later than January 1837. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act granting a sum of Money in support of the Provincial Penitentiary, and for other purposes therein-mentioned. The Royal Assent promulgated by Proclamation, 29th September, 1836. | 6 William IV – Chapter 42 (Session 2) | 1836 | This act provides for an amount not exceeding five thousand pounds to be used to make repairs and improvements to the provincial penitentiary. The warden is to be in charge of engaging suitable contractors to undertake this work, as well as reporting all expenditures in detail back to the government. | Early Canadiana Online |