| An Act to provide for the contingent Expences of Both Houses of Parliament during the last Session, and for other purposes therein mentioned. Passed 22d March, 1816. |
56 George III – Chapter 15 |
1816 |
This act specifies certain sums of money to be paid to people who have filled roles and performed jobs for the Legislative Assembly and the province in the past year. |
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| An Act to continue an Act imposing a Duty on articles to be imported from the United States of America, and for appropriating the same. |
56 George III – Chapter 15 |
1816 |
This Act continues an act placing import duties on articles from the United States which is to remain in force until 18 March 1817. |
Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act to continue the several Acts of the General Assembly of this Province now in force relating to a Militia. |
56 George III – Chapter 14 |
1816 |
This Act continues several acts relating to the militia which are to remain in force until 18 March 1817. |
Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act in addition to, and to explain an Act, entitled “An Act to explain and amend the Laws now in force, for regulating the exportation of Fish and Lumber.” Passed the 7th of March, 1816. |
56 George III Chapter 13 |
1816 |
This introduces new regulations for planks of lumber that are exported from New Brunswick. |
Acts of the General Assembly of His Majesty's Province of New Brunswick passed in the year 1816. Fredericton: George K. Lugrin, 1816. |
| An Act to authorise the appointing Commissioners for Light-Houses. |
56 George III – Chapter 13 |
1816 |
This Act makes provision for three commissioners to be appointed and charged with keeping the lighthouses on the province’s coasts staffed, in good repair, and sufficiently supplied. Associated costs are to be covered by light duties. |
Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act to alter and continue an Act for granting to his Majesty certain duties on Wine, Brandy, Gin, Rum, and other Distilled Spirituous Liquors, Molasses, Coffee, and Brown Sugar, for the support of His Majesty’s Government, and for promoting the Agriculture, Commerce, and Fisheries of this Province. |
56 George III – Chapter 12 |
1816 |
This Act continues an act setting rates of duties on certain goods for support of the government and for promoting certain industries within the province. The act amends the duty placed on rum distilled within the province. These acts are to remain in force until March 18, 1817. |
Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act to continue and amend an Act passed in the fifty-second year of His Majesty's Reign, entitled “An Act to prevent Damage to Travellers on the Highways in this Province. Passed 22d March, 1816. |
56 George III – Chapter 11 |
1816 |
This act continues for four years an act first passed in 1812 which created driving regulations on provincial highways so as to prevent accidents and injuries, and penalties for their violation, with the exception of the 4th and sixth clauses, which are repealed. |
Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act to continue the several Acts of the General Assembly, for the further increase of the Revenue, by raising a Duty of Excise on all Goods, Wares and Merchandise, imported into this Province. |
56 George III – Chapter 11 |
1816 |
This Act continues several former acts relating to excise duties which are to remain in force until 1817. |
Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act to repeal part of and to continue and amend an Act passed in the fifty fourth year of His Majesty’s Reign, entitled “An Act for Granting to His Majesty an additional Duty on Shop and Tavern Licences. Passed 22d March, 1816. |
56 George III – Chapter 10 |
1816 |
An amendment to an act regulating shop and tavern licenses, further requiring them to maintain a yard large enough to accommodate horses and carts or sleighs. |
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| An Act for the encouragement of the Trade of this Province, in Plaister of Paris, otherwise called Gypsum. |
56 George III – Chapter 10 |
1816 |
This Act sets out several regulations relating to trade in gypsum and for ships coming into the province carrying gypsum. |
Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act to provide for the Remuneration of the Honorable William Dummer Powell, Esquire, for certain services rendered to this Province. Passed 22d March, 1816. |
56 George III – Chapter 9 |
1816 |
This act permits the payment of one thousand pounds to a certain William Drummer, for having surveyed lands within the province in order to determine title. |
Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act to prevent the cutting or breaking down the Bank of any River, Sea-bank or Dyke, and for the preservation of the same. Passed the 7th of March, 1816. |
56 George III Chapter 9 |
1816 |
This act makes breaking down or damaging any river or sea dyke a felony. |
Acts of the General Assembly of His Majesty's Province of New Brunswick passed in the year 1816. Fredericton: George K. Lugrin, 1816. |
| An Act to continue an Act, passed in the fifty-first year of the Reign of his present Majesty, intitled, “An Act for encouraging the establishment of Schools throughout the Province.” |
56 George III – Chapter 8 |
1816 |
This Act continues a former act for establishing schools in Nova Scotia for an additional three years. |
Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act to receive and continue an Act passed in the forty-second year of His Majesty’s Reign, entitled “An Act to enable the Governor, Lieutenant Governor, or Person Administering the Government of this Province, to appoint one or more Additional Port or Ports, Place or Places of entry within this Province, and to appoint one or more Collectors of the same respectively.” Passed 22d March, 1816. |
56 George III – Chapter 8 |
1816 |
This act continues for four years an act first passed in 1802 which allows the chief administrator of the province to create additional ports of entry for merchandize coming from the United States. No clauses are repealed or modified. |
Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act to explain the Acts, concerning Marriage and Divorce, passed in the thirty-second year of His late Majesty’s Reign, and the first year of His present Majesty’s Reign. |
56 George III – Chapter 7 |
1816 |
This act clarifies the allowable reasons for divorce, entitlements for wives divorced of bed and board, and the conditions upon which divorced persons can remarry. |
Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act for making further and more ample provision for the Adjutant-General of the Militia of this Province. Passed 22d March, 1816. |
56 George III – Chapter 7 |
1816 |
This act increases the amount of money which can be transferred to the adjutant-general of the province's militia, for a period of four years. |
Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act in addition to the Act for punishing Criminal Offenders. |
56 George III – Chapter 6 |
1816 |
This act makes it lawful for criminal offenders to be sentenced to hard labour and outlines certain restrictions on the types and duration of labour assigned. |
Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act to provide for a limited time for the appointment of a Provincial Aid-de-Camp within this Province. Passed 22d of March, 1816. |
56 George III – Chapter 6 |
1816 |
This act allows for the appointment of a provincial "Aid-de-Camp" for the remainder of Lieutenant-Governor Gore's term. |
Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act for the organization and regulation of the Militia of this Province. Passed the 7th March, 1816. |
56 George III Chapter 6 |
1816 |
This act replaces previous militia legislation, and creates a new system governing militia regulation, command, mustering, and training, and for imposing penalties for violating any of the aforesaid. |
Acts of the General Assembly of His Majesty's Province of New Brunswick passed in the year 1816. Fredericton: George K. Lugrin, 1816. |
| An Act for the preservation of Snipes and Woodcocks. |
56 George III – Chapter 5 |
1816 |
This act bans killing snipes or woodcocks during their breeding period and sets penalties for those found to have killed, sold, or bought snipes or woodcocks between March and September. |
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