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An Act for the Removal of Defects in the administration of Criminal Justice. 30th May, 1849. 12 Victoria – Chapter 21 1849 This act allows for the addition of felonious reception of property to cases of theft, in cases where an individual received stolen property. Early Canadiana Online
An Act to continue the Act to provide for the payment of Interest on Warrants. Passed 27th March 1849. 12 Victoria Chapter 21 1849 This act extends the terms of an earlier act regarding payment of interest on treasury warrants until 1855. Acts of the General Assembly of Her Majesty's Province of New Brunswick passed in the year 1849. Fredericton: John Simpson, 1849.
An Act to Indemnify His Excellency Sir John Gaspard Le Marchant, for Monies advanced by him from the Colonial Treasury for the Service of the Colony. (Passed 23rd April, 1849.) 12 Victoria Chapter 21 1849 This act secures the governor of the province against legal repercussions for funds he advanced from the colonial treasury in order to pay certain provincial expenses. Early Canadiana Online
An Act to amend the Criminal Law of this Province relating to the offences of Arson and Counterfeiting Coin. 30th May, 1849. 12 Victoria – Chapter 20 1849 This act sets out new minimum prison terms for the crimes of arson and counterfeiting currency. Early Canadiana Online
An Act further to continue an Act to provide for the prompt payment of all demands upon the Provincial Treasury. Passed 27th March 1849. 12 Victoria Chapter 20 1849 This act extends the term of an 1839 act regarding payment of demands on the provincial treasury until 1850. Acts of the General Assembly of Her Majesty's Province of New Brunswick passed in the year 1849. Fredericton: John Simpson, 1849.
An Act to raise by Loan a Sum of Money for the General Purposes of the Colony. (Passed 23d April, 1849.) 12 Victoria Chapter 20 1849 This act authorises the provincial government to raise up to fifteen thousand pounds for various purposes. Early Canadiana Online
An Act to authorize the commutation of Debts due the Crown by Settlers in certain cases for work on the Public Roads. Passed 27th March 1849. 12 Victoria Chapter 19 1849 This act allows settlers to pay off their debts by working on highway maintenance and repair. Acts of the General Assembly of Her Majesty's Province of New Brunswick passed in the year 1849. Fredericton: John Simpson, 1849.
An Act imposing Duties for raising a Revenue. Passed 27th March 1849. 12 Victoria Chapter 18 1849 This act imposes duties on several articles imported into the province. Acts of the General Assembly of Her Majesty's Province of New Brunswick passed in the year 1849. Fredericton: John Simpson, 1849.
An Act for Granting to Her Majesty the Sum of Five Thousand Pounds for the Making and Repairing of Main Roads and Bridges in this Colony. (Passed 23d April, 1849.) 12 Victoria Chapter 18 1849 This act grants a sum of five thousand pounds towards making new roads and repairing roads and roadways that already exist. Early Canadiana Online
An Act to continue for a limited time the several Acts and Ordinances therein mentioned. 30th May, 1849. 12 Victoria – Chapter 17 1849 This is a continuation of various acts relating to various matters. Early Canadiana Online
An Act to Suspend an Act passed in the Eighth Year of the Reign of Her present Majesty, entitled “An Act to Regulate the Making and Repairing of Roads, Streets and Bridges within this Colony” and to provide for the appropriation of Monies granted for such purposes. (Passed 23d April, 1849.) 12 Victoria Chapter 17 1849 This act suspends an act first passed in 1845, which regulated the repair and construction of roads, including the appointing of a board of commissioners for road, procedures for disputing the placement of roads, and the appointment of surveyors to settle disputes and to inspect roads. Early Canadiana Online
An Act to amend the Law relative to the printing and distribution of the Provincial Statutes. 30th May, 1849. 12 Victoria – Chapter 16 1849 This act changes the distribution of provincial statues, stating that only public acts will be distributed to the public in order to save the expense of printing and distributing all legislative acts. Early Canadiana Online
An Act to extend the practice of Vaccination to the Outports of this Colony. (Passed 23d April, 1849.) 12 Victoria Chapter 16 1849 This act extends the practice of vaccination to the outport communities of the province. Early Canadiana Online
An Act to continue and amend the Act imposing Duties on Spirits distilled in this Province, and to provide for the warehousing of such Spirits. 30th May, 1849. 12 Victoria – Chapter 14 1849 This act places a tax on alcoholic drinks distilled within the province for the purpose of selling to the public. Early Canadiana Online
An Act to alter and amend an Act, intituled An Act to provide for the collection of County and Parish Rates. Passed 8th March 1849. 12 Victoria Chapter 13 1849 This act changes a procedure for parish and county tax collectors. Acts of the General Assembly of Her Majesty's Province of New Brunswick passed in the year 1849. Fredericton: John Simpson, 1849.
An Act for the Punishment of Warehousemen and others giving False Receipts for Merchandize, and of Persons receiving Advances upon Goods, and afterwards fraudulently disposing of the same. 25th April, 1849. 12 Victoria – Chapter 12 1849 An act to facilitate punishments for Warehousemen who fraudulently distribute false receipts and receive advances on merchandise, including fines and jail time. Early Canadiana Online
An Act to dispense with the present mode of Registering Crown Grants, and to render valid certain Grants heretofore issued. (Passed 23rd April, 1849.) 12 Victoria Chapter 12 1849 This act makes provisions for grants of crown land to be granted and registered through provincial courts. Early Canadiana Online
An Act to amend the Law of Attachment in this Colony and to regulate the Fees in certain cases payable thereon. (Passed 23d April, 1849.) 12 Victoria Chapter 11 1849 This act allows for specific property owned by debtors to be transferred to a creditor through legal proceedings. Early Canadiana Online
An Act for the Limitation of Personal Actions at Law, and for rendering a Written Memorandum necessary to the validity of certain Promises and Engagements. (Passed 23d April, 1849.) 12 Victoria Chapter 10 1849 This act deals with how property seizure is dealt with by provincial courts. Early Canadiana Online
An Act for putting a legislative Interpretation upon certain terms used in Acts of Parliament, and for rendering it unnecessary to repeat certain provisions and expressions therein, and for ascertaining the date and commencement thereof, and for other purposes. 25th April, 1849. 12 Victoria – Chapter 10 1849 An act that allows future acts to let certain legal terms often repeated in acts to be interpreted as included in the bills without necessarily writing out all the provisions that are usually put in every act. Early Canadiana Online