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An Act to enable William Chisholm, Esquire, to erect a Harbor at the Sixteen-mile-Creek, in the Township of Trafalgar, in the Gore District. Passed 25th March, 1828. 9 George IV – Chapter 19 1828 This Act grants permission for William Chisholm, Esq., to build a harbour at the opening of Sixteen Mile Creek. The Act also provides for the collection of tolls from those making use of the said harbour, and for the eventual purchase of the harbour by the government of Upper Canada. Early Canadiana Online
An Act to continue until the first day of April, one thousand eight hundred and thirty, certain Acts for the support and relief of confined Debtors. Passed 5th April, 1828. 9 George IV Chapter 16 1828 This act continues two earlier acts on debt collection and relief until 1830. Acts of the General Assembly of His Majesty's Province of New Brunswick passed in the year 1828. Fredericton: George K. Lugrin, 1828.
An Act granting to His Majesty a Sum of Money to be applied in defraying the Expense of Drafting and Engraving a Map of the Rideau Canal. Passed 25th March, 1828. 9 George IV – Chapter 16 1828 This Act provides for 180 pounds to be provided to the Crown, to pay for a "[m]ap of the Rideau Canal" and up to 500 copies of the same. Early Canadiana Online
An Act to make good certain Monies advanced by His Excellency the Lieutenant Governor, pursuant to an Address of the House of Assembly at the last Session of Parliament. Passed 25th March, 1828. 9 George IV – Chapter 15 1828 This Act provides for the repayment to the Crown of a sum of money advanced toward the costs of the previous legislative session. Early Canadiana Online
An Act for Granting to His Majesty a Supply for the Support of the Civil Government, and the Administration of Justice. Passed 25th March, 1828. 9 George IV – Chapter 14 1828 This Act provides for the payment of 2,000 pounds to the Crown for its expenditure on aspects of justice and government in Upper Canada this year. Early Canadiana Online
An Act to continue and render more effectual, certain Acts relative to Highways and Roads within this Province. Passed 5th April, 1828. 9 George IV Chapter 13 1828 This act continues several acts concerning highway construction and repair until 1831, and stipulates that house owners must provide local highway surveyors with a statement of how many people live with them that are liable to work on highways. Acts of the General Assembly of His Majesty's Province of New Brunswick passed in the year 1828. Fredericton: George K. Lugrin, 1828.
An Act to borrow a Sum of Money from His Majesty’s Government, and to make provisions for the payment of the same. Passed 25th March, 1828. 9 George IV – Chapter 13 1828 This Act states it is likely that the province will be able to borrow 100,000 pounds from the British government to repay debts up to that amount in Upper Canada. The Upper Canadian government will repay the loan (plus interest) to England at the rate of 4,500 pounds per year. Early Canadiana Online
An Act to repeal the Laws now in force respecting the late Pretended Bank of Upper Canada, and to make provision for settling the affairs of the said Institution. Passed 25th March, 1828. 9 George IV – Chapter 11 1828 This Act specifies the means of selecting Commissioners to recover the debts owed the now-defunct Pretended Bank of Upper Canada, and the means of recovering the said debt. Early Canadiana Online
An Act to continue an Act, imposing duties on Goods sold by Auction. Passed 25th March, 1828. 9 George IV – Chapter 10 1828 This Act extends, until 1832, a previous Act regarding a duty paid to the Crown on revenue resulting from the sale of auctioneering licenses, and from the sale of items at auction. Early Canadiana Online
An Act to continue an Act until the first day of April, in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and thirty one, intituled “An Act for the better regulation of Licences to Inns, Taverns, and Houses for selling strong Liquors by retail.” Passed 5th April, 1828. 9 George IV Chapter 10 1828 This act continues an 1814 act for licencing liquor sales until 1831. Acts of the General Assembly of His Majesty's Province of New Brunswick passed in the year 1828. Fredericton: George K. Lugrin, 1828.
An Act to continue for a limited time, the Laws imposing duties upon Stills. Passed 25th March, 1828. 9 George IV – Chapter 9 1828 This Act extends for four years, plus the period from four years to the termination of the Legislature's session, existing legislation regarding both the measurement of a still's content of liquor and the taxes to be paid on stills. Early Canadiana Online
An Act to continue an Act, entitled, “An Act to continue, for a limited time, an Act passed in the Fifty-eighth Year of His late Majesty’s Reign, entitled ‘An Act to continue, repeal part of, and amend, an Act passed in the Fifty-sixth Year of His Majesty’s Reign, entitled, ‘An Act granting to His Majesty Duties on Licences to Hawkers, Pedlars, and Petty Chapmen, and other Trading Persons therein mentioned,’ and to extend the provisions of the same.’” Passed 25th March, 1828. 9 George IV – Chapter 8 1828 This Act extends, until 1832, a law regarding the regulation of "hawkers, pedlars, and petty chapmen," and makes further specifications regarding the selling of goods by such people. Early Canadiana Online
An Act to regulate the manner of driving and riding upon the public Roads. Passed 5th April, 1828. 9 George IV Chapter 8 1828 This act establishes regulations for safe driving on public roads. Acts of the General Assembly of His Majesty's Province of New Brunswick passed in the year 1828. Fredericton: George K. Lugrin, 1828.
An Act to make valid the Acts of Road Surveyors, and to make further provision for the same. Passed 25th March, 1828. 9 George IV – Chapter 5 1828 This Act stipulates that the decisions of Surveyors of Highways should still be taken as legal and valid even if the respective Surveyors have held their office for more than one year without having re-sworn their oath. The Act also indicates that it shall not be considered necessary for the oath of office to be re-sworn once it has been taken. Early Canadiana Online
An Act to provide for the construction of Aprons to Mill Dams over certain Streams in this Province. Passed 25th March, 1828. 9 George IV – Chapter 4 1828 This Act states that any owner of a mill dam must build an apron for the same, so as to prevent or eliminate obstructions for fish, or for those transporting lumber via waterways. The Act also specifies the required dimensions for any apron to be built for this purpose. Early Canadiana Online
An Act to Amend the Assessment Laws of this Province. Passed 25th March, 1828. 9 George IV – Chapter 3 1828 This Act specifies that payment of property tax should be made to the District treasurer, and stipulates that if not made to the property owner's own District treasurer but to that of another District, an additional charge will apply. The Act also specifies further details regarding the payment of property tax. Early Canadiana Online
An Act for the Relief of the Religious Societies therein mentioned. Passed 25th March, 1828. 9 George IV – Chapter 2 1828 This Act provides for the appointment of trustees to manage land for religious congregations within the province. The land held per congregation may not exceed five acres, and is to be used for churches, "meeting-house[s] or chapel[s]," and / or cemeteries. Early Canadiana Online
An Act to limit to a certain period in the proceedings under an Act of the Parliament of this Province passed in the Fifty-fourth year of His late Majesty’s Reign, entitled, “An Act to declare certain persons therein described Aliens, and to vest their Estates in His Majesty, and to afford further facilities to Claimants of Estates forfeited under the said Act in certain cases.” Passed 25th March, 1828. 9 George IV – Chapter 1 1828 This Act decrees that Commissions resulting from the previous Act cited in the title shall not be permitted after July 1, 1828, except in the case of fixing errors concerning forfeited estates. Early Canadiana Online
An Act to continue and amend the Revenue Laws of this Province. Passed 29th March, 1828. 9 George IV Chapter 1 1828 This act continues exisiting legislation for taxation and duties, and introduces new duties on imported items. Acts of the General Assembly of His Majesty's Province of New Brunswick passed in the year 1828. Fredericton: George K. Lugrin, 1828.
An Act in further addition to, and amendment of, an Act, passed in the thirty-second year of the Reign of His late Majesty King George the Second, entitled, “An Act for the establishment of Religious public Worship in this Province, and for suppressing Popery,” and to repeal the third Section of an Act, entitled, “An Act for relieving His Majesty’s Subjects, professing the Popish Religion, from certain penalties and disabilities imposed on them by the Act of the General Assembly of this Province, made in the sixth year of His present Majesty’s reign, entitled, ‘An Act concerning Schools and Schoolmasters.’” 8 George IV – Chapter 33 1827 Further amendment to an act passed in 1783, which repealed several measures imposed on Catholics two previous acts. The current amendment pertains to education of Catholics in the province. Early Canadiana Online