This act permits the governor to appoint surveyors of shipping across the province, who will be authorized to charge fees on incoming vessels based on their size as authorized by the imperial act "the Merchant Shipping Act of 1851."
This Act alters previous laws concerning insolvent debtors, detailing the powers of the clerks of the peace concerning the management, release, and payment.
This act makes financial provisions for wives and children abandoned by husbands and parents, and defines the penalties for those who should so abandon their wives and/or children.