| An Act relating to Highways. Passed 12th April 1855. |
18 Victoria – Chapter 18 |
1855 |
This Act details the division of parishes and construction of highways to connect them, including the funds devoted and management appointed. |
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| An Act for granting to Her Majesty a Sum of Money for defraying the Expenses of the Civil Government of this Colony for the Year ending on the Thirty-First day of December, One Thousand Eight Hundred and Fifty four, and for other purposes. (Passed 4th August, 1855.) |
18 Victoria Chapter 17 |
1855 |
This act grants various sums of money as a salary to those who have served the provincial government in various roles. |
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| An Act to Amend an Act passed by the Legislature of this Island in the Fourteenth Year of the Reign of Her Majesty, intituled “An Act for the Granting of Patents for Useful Inventions.” (Passed 4th August, 1855.) |
18 Victoria Chapter 15 |
1855 |
This is an amendment to an act passed in 1851, which allows anyone who is a British subject to apply for a patent in the province if they have invented something new, whether it be a product or an art, machine, manufacturing method, or composition matter. |
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| An Act to raise by Loan a Sum, of Money for the general purposes of the Colony. (Passed 4th August, 1855.) |
18 Victoria Chapter 14 |
1855 |
This act authorizes the government of the provinces to raise a loan to pay for various, unspecified improvement projects. |
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| An Act further to increase the Capital Stock, and to continue and amend the Act to incorporate the Fredericton Boom Company. Passed 3rd April 1855. |
18 Victoria – Chapter 14 |
1855 |
This Act increases the capital stock of the Fredericton Boom Company, detailing the charges of such. |
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| An Act to Repeal and Amend certain parts of an Act passed in the Fourteenth Year of the Reign of Her Majesty, intituled “An Act to authorize the Issue of Treasury Notes, and for the Reduction of the Public Debt of the Colony.” (Passed 4th August, 1855.) |
18 Victoria Chapter 12 |
1855 |
This act is an amendment to an act first passed in 1851, which authorized the provincial government to issue more treasury notes in order to help reduce the provincial debt. |
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| An Act to Repeal and Amend parts of an Act of the Legislature of this Colony, intituled “An Act for the Establishment of a Savings’ Bank in Newfoundland.” (Passed 4th August, 1855.) |
18 Victoria Chapter 11 |
1855 |
This act is an amendment to an act passed in 1834, which established the Newfoundland Savings Bank. The bank would be open to both the general public and business entities in order to encourage investment. |
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| An Act for the Encouragement of Education. (Passed 4th August, 1855.) |
18 Victoria Chapter 10 |
1855 |
This act disburses the sum of seven thousand eight hundred and eighty pounds to support schools throughout the province. |
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| An Act concerning Tender in Actions at Law and Suits in Equity. Passed 3rd April 1855. |
18 Victoria – Chapter 9 |
1855 |
This Act details the funds authorized for the lawsuits within courts. |
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| An Act to provide for the Salary of the Governor of this Island. (Passed 4th August, 1855.) |
18 Victoria Chapter 9 |
1855 |
This act provides a yearly salary of two thousand pounds sterling for the governor of Newfoundland. |
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| An Act to Reduce and make provision for the payment of the Salaries of the Principal Officers of Her Majesty's Government in this Colony, and to Repeal certain Legislative Enactments in reference thereto. (Passed 4th August, 1855.) |
18 Victoria Chapter 8 |
1855 |
This act provides for the salaries of various government officials throughout the province. |
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| An Act for the better supervision and improvement of the Great Roads and Public Works. Passed 3rd April 1855. |
18 Victoria – Chapter 7 |
1855 |
This Act provides a board, officers, and funds for the better maintenance of roads and works within the province. |
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| An Act for the Establishment of a Board of Works. (Passed 4th August, 1855.) |
18 Victoria Chapter 7 |
1855 |
This act establishes a board of of works to supervise the management publicly-owned buildings and all other publicly-owned property in the province. |
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| An Act to continue for a further period the Act intituled An Act to provide for the prompt payment of all demands upon the Provincial Treasury. Passed 31st March 1855. |
18 Victoria – Chapter 6 |
1855 |
This Act extends the deadline imposed by a previous act concerning the repayment of funds from the Provincial Treasury. |
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| An Act to continue Chapter Fifteen, Title Three, of the Revised Statutes, “Of the Export Duty on Lumber.” Passed 31st March 1855. |
18 Victoria – Chapter 5 |
1855 |
This act extends the deadline concerning the export of lumber. |
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| An Act to Repeal and Amend certain parts of an Act of the Legislature of this Colony passed in the Fifteenth Year of the Reign of Her Majesty intituled “An Act to amend and consolidate the Acts now in force respecting Light-Houses in this Colony.” (Passed 4th August, 1855.) |
18 Victoria Chapter 5 |
1855 |
This is an amendment of an act passed in 1852 which replaced all past acts regarding the management and maintenance of lighthouses in the province with new regulations. |
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| An Act to continue Chapter Thirty four, Title Three, of the Revised Statutes, “Of the payment of Interest on Treasury Warrants.” Passed 10th March 1855. |
18 Victoria – Chapter 4 |
1855 |
This Act extends the deadline of a previous act concerning the interest to be paid on Treasury Warrants. |
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| An Act for the Establishment of a Board of Revenue, and for the Regulation, Management, and Collection of all Duties Granted to Her Majesty, Her Heirs, and Successors, on Goods, Wares, and Merchandize imported into this Island and its Dependencies, and to Repeal certain Acts, relating thereto. (Passed 4th August, 1855.) |
18 Victoria Chapter 4 |
1855 |
This act establishes a board to effectively distribute revenue gathered from trade duties collected on goods brought into the province. It specifies the responsibilities of the board as well as the officers who work for the board, and delineates how money should be collected and spent. |
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| An Act to appropriate a part of the Public Revenue for the payment of the Ordinary Services of the Province. Passed 10th March 1855. |
18 Victoria – Chapter 3 |
1855 |
This Act details the funds designated to the salary of provincial service providers. |
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| An Act imposing Duties for raising a Revenue. Passed 10th March 1855. |
18 Victoria – Chapter 2 |
1855 |
This Act details the taxation on goods concerning fisheries within the province, including exceptions. |
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