Legislation by Jurisdictional Relevance: Local
Displaying 1901 - 1920 of 3407 entries
| Title | Chapter | Date Passed | Legislative Summary | Source Document |
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| An Act to enable His Majesty to acquire for the public uses of the Province a certain House and lot of Ground adjoining the north-west Wing of the building in which the Sittings of the Legislature are now held, and for other purposes therein mentioned. (18th March, 1834.) | 4 William IV Chapter 22 | 1834 | This Act makes provision for the acquisition of a house and lot belonging to the Representatives of the late Jean Baptiste Morin, and describes the processes by which this property is to be acquired, including allowable expenses. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act to authorise the Niagara Canal Company to make a Canal navigable by Schooners to lead from the Welland Canal into the River Niagara. Passed, 6th March, 1834. | 4 William IV – Chapter 22 | 1834 | This act allows for the financing of the Welland Canal Company so that they can build a canal which can be navigated by ships and boats as large as schooners. It specifies the dimensions of the locks, sets a limit on the capital stock of the company, and provides for the possible appropriation of the canals by the provincial government. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act for the relief of the Religious Society called the “Universalist Society,” in the Township of Ascot and the neighbourhood thereof. (18th March, 1834.) | 4 William IV Chapter 21 | 1834 | Under this Act, Universalist ministers are allowed to keep registers of baptisms, marriages, and burials, according to certain stipulations as outlined. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act to provide for establishing the Concession Lines in the Township of Louth [St. Catharines], in the District of Niagara. Passed 6th March, 1834. | 4 William IV – Chapter 21 | 1834 | This act is a response to residents of Louth (now a part of St. Catharines) who have been complaining of various boundary disputes. In order to resolves these issues, the province sends surveyors who will have access to all former deeds and surveys of the area. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act for the relief of the Members of the Free-will Baptist Church, in the Township of Stanstead. (18th March, 1834.) | 4 William IV Chapter 20 | 1834 | Under this Act, the minister of the Free-will Baptist Church of Stanstead is authorised to keep registers of marriages, births, and burials, according to certain stipulations as outlined. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act relating to the Survey of the Gore between Fredericksburgh and Ernestown, in the Midland District. Passed 6th March, 1834. | 4 William IV – Chapter 20 | 1834 | This act confirms the boundaries of the township of Gore, based on a survey recently conducted in the area. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act in Addition to and in Amendment of the several Acts now in Force to provide for sick and disabled Seamen not being Paupers belonging to this Province, so far as the same relate to the County of Gloucester. Passed 22d March 1834. | 4 William IV Chapter 20 | 1834 | This act amends an 1820 act for providing for sick and disabled seamen to allow for Glouchester County officials to appoint officials to collect duties on incoming ships for such purpose. | Acts of the General Assembly of His Majesty's Province of New Brunswick passed in the year 1834. Fredericton: John Simpson, 1834. |
| An Act to explain certain Acts passed for the safe keeping of Gunpowder, and to remove Doubts respecting the same. (12th June, 1834.) | 4 William IV Chapter 19 (Session 1) | 1834 | This act exempts royal storehouses from acts limiting the amount of gunpowder to be stored in Saint John's and Carbonnear. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act to establish the present Surrey of certain Side Lines in the Second Concession West of Green Point, in the Township of Sophiasburgh. Passed 6th March, 1834. | 4 William IV – Chapter 19 | 1834 | This act confirms the jurisdiction of specific lots recently surveyed near the town of Sophiasburgh. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act to authorize the Justices of the Peace in the several Counties in this Province to make Assessments for the Payment of County Officers, and also to authorize the Justices of the Peace for the County of Northumberland to make further Provision for the Payment of the Treasurer of that County. Passed 22d March 1834. | 4 William IV Chapter 19 | 1834 | This act allows for Northumberland County officials to make additional compensation for county officials and raise funds to do so. | Acts of the General Assembly of His Majesty's Province of New Brunswick passed in the year 1834. Fredericton: John Simpson, 1834. |
| An Act to provide for the reimbursement of a certain sum of money advanced towards the support of the Quarantine Establishment at Grosse Isle, during the year one thousand eight hundred and thirty-three, and for other purposes therein mentioned. (18th March, 1834.) | 4 William IV Chapter 18 | 1834 | This Act provides a sum not exceeding four thousand two hundred and seventy-two pounds six shillings and sixpence to reimburse the sum advanced to establish a quarantine at Grosse Isle in 1833, in addition to other sums as listed. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act to provide for the Management of a certain Public Wharf and Landing in the Town of Saint John’s. (12th June, 1834.) | 4 William IV Chapter 17 (Session 1) | 1834 | This act places tolls on goods coming in to the harbour and using the wharf and public landing in Saint John's in order to pay the cost of building and management of said landing and wharf. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act to appropriate certain sums of money therein mentioned in aid of certain Charitable Institutions in the City of Montreal. (18th March, 1834.) | 4 William IV Chapter 17 | 1834 | This Act advances several sums, as listed, to charitable institutions in the city of Montreal. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act to continue and amend the Acts relating to the Herring Fisheries in the County of Charlotte. Passed 22d March 1834. | 4 William IV Chapter 16 | 1834 | This act continues two acts regulating the fisheries in Charlotte County until 1837, with some additional regulations added in. | Acts of the General Assembly of His Majesty's Province of New Brunswick passed in the year 1834. Fredericton: John Simpson, 1834. |
| An Act to appropriate certain sums of money therein mentioned in aid of certain Charitable Institutions in the City of Quebec, and Town of Three Rivers. (18th March, 1834.) | 4 William IV Chapter 16 | 1834 | This Act provides several sums to charitable institutions in Quebec and Trois-Rivières. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act to attach certain Townships in the District of Newcastle to the Counties of Northumberland and Durham, respectively. Passed 6th March, 1834. | 4 William IV – Chapter 15 | 1834 | This act annexes the towns of Ennismore (now Selwyn), Harvey (Trent Lakes), Douro (now Duoro-Drummer), Belmont (Central Elgin), Burleigh, and Methuen (now Havelock-Belmont-Methuen) into Northumberland county, and the towns of Verulam (Kawartha Lakes), Fenelon (Kawartha Lakes), and Eldon (Kawartha Lakes) into Durham county. The modern towns of Selwyn, Trent Lakes, Duoro-Drummer, Burleigh, Havelock-Belmont-Methuen, and Kawartha Lakes are part of Peterborough county, while Central Elgin is part of Elgin county. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act to authorize the Justices of the Peace for the County of Westmorland to levy an Assessment upon the Inhabitants of said County, to discharge the Debts due from the said County. Passed 22d March 1834. | 4 William IV Chapter 15 | 1834 | This act allows for Westmorland County officials to levy additional taxes to pay down the county's debt. | Acts of the General Assembly of His Majesty's Province of New Brunswick passed in the year 1834. Fredericton: John Simpson, 1834. |
| An Act to continue for a limited time and to amend certain Acts therein mentioned relating to the collection of the revenue at the several Inland Forts of this Province. (18th March, 1834.) | 4 William IV Chapter 15 | 1834 | This Act amends and continues the 1829 Act, “An Act to regulate and establish the Salaries and other emoluments of the Officers employed in the collection of the revenue at the several Inland Ports of this Province, and for other purposes," which was continued in 1830, 1831, and 1832. This Act is to remain in force until 1835. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act for taking an Account of the Population of this Province. Passed 22d March 1834. | 4 William IV Chapter 14 | 1834 | This act calls for the county Justices of the Peace to perform censuses in their jurisdictions, establishes a procedure for doing so, and penalties for violations. | Acts of the General Assembly of His Majesty's Province of New Brunswick passed in the year 1834. Fredericton: John Simpson, 1834. |
| An Act to appropriate a certain sum of money for completing and property enclosing the new Gaol, at Montreal. (18th March, 1834.) | 4 William IV Chapter 14 | 1834 | This Act authorises a sum not exceeding one thousand five hundred and ninety-two pounds six shillings and one penny towards building a wall around the Gaol at Montreal. The terms under which these funds are to be accounted for are outlined. | Early Canadiana Online |