| An Act to prevent frivolous and vexatious Arrests |
26 George III Chapter 25 |
1786 |
This act, passed in the first year of the assembly, sets limits to when someone can be arrested due to being sued, based upon the value of damages sought. |
Acts of the General Assembly of His Majesty's Province of New-Brunswick passed in the year 1786. Saint John, NB: J. Ryan, 1786. |
| An Act to enable Creditors more easily to recover their debts from Joint Partners |
26 George III Chapter 24 |
1786 |
This act, passed in the first year of the assembly, one of several to deal with debt, allows for the payment out of province debt to be legally enforceable in New Brunswick. |
Acts of the General Assembly of His Majesty's Province of New-Brunswick passed in the year 1786. Saint John, NB: J. Ryan, 1786. |
| An Act for giving the like remedy upon Promissory Notes as on Inland Bills of Exchange |
26 George III Chapter 23 |
1786 |
This act, passed in the first year of the assembly, gives any promissory note for paying money the same legitimacy as bills of exchange used by merchants. |
Acts of the General Assembly of His Majesty's Province of New-Brunswick passed in the year 1786. Saint John, NB: J. Ryan, 1786. |
| An Act for ascertaining Damages on protested Bills of Exchange |
26 George III Chapter 22 |
1786 |
This act, passed in the first year of the assembly, sets fines for protests of bills of exchange going out of province. |
Acts of the General Assembly of His Majesty's Province of New-Brunswick passed in the year 1786. Saint John, NB: J. Ryan, 1786. |
| An Act to Prevent unnecessary expense in actions on the case on Judgement by Default |
26 George III Chapter 21 |
1786 |
This act, passed in the first year of the assembly, allows judges to prevent unnecessary expenses in cases ending in default. |
Acts of the General Assembly of His Majesty's Province of New-Brunswick passed in the year 1786. Saint John, NB: J. Ryan, 1786. |
| An Act for admitting Depositions de bene esse of Witnesses, aged, infirm, and otherwise unable to travel, and of Witnesses departing from the Province. |
26 George III Chapter 20 |
1786 |
This act, passed in the first year of the assembly, one of several dealing with trials, allows for depositions of people unable to attend trials to be presented in court. |
Acts of the General Assembly of His Majesty's Province of New-Brunswick passed in the year 1786. Saint John, NB: J. Ryan, 1786. |
| An Act for permitting persons of the profession of the people called Quakers to make an affirmation instead of an Oath |
26 George III Chapter 19 |
1786 |
This act, passed in the first year of the assembly, allows for Quakers to, for legal matters, give affirmations instead of oaths, which violate their religious beliefs. |
Acts of the General Assembly of His Majesty's Province of New-Brunswick passed in the year 1786. Saint John, NB: J. Ryan, 1786. |
| An Act for preventing the multiplicity of Law Suits |
26 George III Chapter 18 |
1786 |
This act, passed in the first year of the assembly, is one of several dealing with civil suits, in this case dealing with issues of debt. |
Acts of the General Assembly of His Majesty's Province of New-Brunswick passed in the year 1786. Saint John, NB: J. Ryan, 1786. |
| An Act for establishing the Rate of Interest |
26 George III Chapter 17 |
1786 |
This act, passed in the first year of the assembly, sets a rate of interest for loans and sales, and the rules for suing over violations of it. |
Acts of the General Assembly of His Majesty's Province of New-Brunswick passed in the year 1786. Saint John, NB: J. Ryan, 1786. |
| An Act for Establishing a Tender in all Payments to be Made in this Province |
26 George III Chapter 16 |
1786 |
This act, passed in the first year of the assembly, clarifies what various, high value, European tenders will be worth in shillings and pence in New Brunswick. |
Acts of the General Assembly of His Majesty's Province of New-Brunswick passed in the year 1786. Saint John, NB: J. Ryan, 1786. |
| An Act for the Regulating Weights and Measures |
26 George III Chapter 15 |
1786 |
This act, passed in the first year of the assembly, makes the British system of measurement standard in New Brunswick, and gives local officials the authority to enforce its use in trade. |
Acts of the General Assembly of His Majesty's Province of New-Brunswick passed in the year 1786. Saint John, NB: J. Ryan, 1786. |
| An Act for Prevention of Frauds and Perjuries |
26 George III Chapter 14 |
1786 |
This act, passed in the first year of the assembly, one of seveal dealing with property law, makes clear the legal terms under which property or goods can change hands. |
Acts of the General Assembly of His Majesty's Province of New-Brunswick passed in the year 1786. Saint John, NB: J. Ryan, 1786. |
| An Act for relief against Absconding Debtors |
26 George III Chapter 13 |
1786 |
This act, passed in the first year of the assembly, lays out the rules for the collection of debts and the punishments for those who fail to pay them. |
Acts of the General Assembly of His Majesty's Province of New-Brunswick passed in the year 1786. Saint John, NB: J. Ryan, 1786. |
| An Act subjecting real estates in the Province of New-Brunswick to the payment of debts, and directing the Sheriff, in his proceedings thereon. |
26 George III Chapter 12 |
1786 |
This act, passed in the first year of the assembly, stipulates how officials will collect debts and how any property confiscated in debt collection will be disposed of. |
Acts of the General Assembly of His Majesty's Province of New-Brunswick passed in the year 1786. Saint John, NB: J. Ryan, 1786. |
| An Act relating to Wills, Legacies, Executors and Administrators, and for the settlement and distribution of the Estates of Intestates. |
26 George III Chapter 11 |
1786 |
This act, passed in the first year of the assembly, sets out the terms for the validity of wills, and the duties of estate executors. |
Acts of the General Assembly of His Majesty's Province of New-Brunswick passed in the year 1786. Saint John, NB: J. Ryan, 1786. |
| An Act for Regulating the Courts of Law established in the several counties for the trial of causes to the value of Forty Shillings |
26 George III Chapter 10 |
1786 |
This act, passed in the first year of the assembly, sets up terms for the conduct of the clerk's courts for trials worth at least 40 shillings, for the judges, jurors, and defendents. |
Acts of the General Assembly of His Majesty's Province of New-Brunswick passed in the year 1786. Saint John, NB: J. Ryan, 1786. |
| An Act to enable one or more Justices of the Peace to issue a Compulsory Process, in the first Instance in civil Causes, which are by Law triable before them. |
26 George III – Chapter 9 |
1786 |
This Act makes provision for debtors of sums under three pounds to be arrested in the manner practised for debts of greater sums instead of the process formerly used. |
Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act for limiting the Value of Actions to be brought in the inferior court of Common Pleas in this province and for restraining the removal of Actions |
26 George III Chapter 9 |
1786 |
This act, passed in the first year of the assembly, prevents lawsuits over disputes worth less than 40 shillings to be brought before any courts save the county clerk's courts, or any disputes worth less than 10 pounds to any but the county inferior courts. |
Acts of the General Assembly of His Majesty's Province of New-Brunswick passed in the year 1786. Saint John, NB: J. Ryan, 1786. |
| An Act for applying certain Monies therein mentioned, for the Services of the Year One Thousand Seven Hundred and Eighty Seven, and for appropriating the Supplies granted in this Session of General Assembly. |
26 George III – Chapter 8 |
1786 |
This Act lists the sums required to pay the salaries for staff of the government and justice system and makes provision for these salaries to be paid for the next year. The Act also makes provision to cover the expense of repairing several roads and the governor house . The several bounties and premiums now collected are to continue to be collected during 1787. |
Early Canadiana Online |
| A Bill entitled an Act for enabling the Justices of the Supreme Court to try all causes at Nisi Prius and authorizing Attorneys of the Supreme Court to practice in the inferior courts of Common Pleas within this province. |
26 George III Chapter 8 |
1786 |
This act, passed in the first year of the assembly, gives the New Brunswick supreme court the power to hear circuit cases, and for attornies of the supreme court to defend their clients in any inferior courts. |
Acts of the General Assembly of His Majesty's Province of New-Brunswick passed in the year 1786. Saint John, NB: J. Ryan, 1786. |