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An Act to make provision for the Disposal and Sale of ungranted and unoccupied Crown Lands within the Island of Newfoundland and its Dependencies, and for other purposes. (Passed 29th April, 1844.) 7 Victoria Chapter 1 1844 This act makes regulations regarding the sale and granting of public lands which had priorly stood unused in the province. Early Canadiana Online
An Act to improve the Law relating to the Election of Representatives to serve in the General Assembly. Passed 11th April 1843. 8 Victoria Chapter 44 (1843) 1843 This act creates new regulations for elections to the provincial assemblies. Acts of the General Assembly of Her Majesty's Province of New Brunswick passed in the year 1845. Fredericton: John Simpson, 1845.
An Act for better securing the Independence of the Legislative Assembly of this Province. 7 Victoria – Chapter 65 1843 An act to prevent all currently elected members of the Legislature, and public servants from running or voting in future elections for as long as they hold public office. Early Canadiana Online
An Act to facilitate the negotiation of a Loan to pay off the Public Debt. Passed 27th March 1843. 7 Victoria Chapter 48 (1843) 1843 This act establishes the terms for the province to get a loan to pay down public debts, to be repaid through raised duties on certain imported items. Acts of the General Assembly of Her Majesty's Province of New Brunswick passed in the year 1844. Fredericton: John Simpson, 1844.
An Act to afford to persons having been Boundary Line Commissioners a more easy and less expensive mode of recovering costs still due on Judgments rendered in that capacity. 9th December, 1843. 7 Victoria – Chapter 35 1843 An act that allows former Boundary Line Commissioners to recover costs still due on judgments that were outstanding when the original legislation empowering them expired by petitioning the district courts in the district in which they served as Boundary Line Commissioner. Early Canadiana Online
An Act to regulate the Inspection and Measurement of Timber, Masts, Spars, Deals, Staves, and other articles of a like nature. 9th December, 1843 7 Victoria – Chapter 25 1843 An act that repeals the previous act "An Act to regulate the Inspection and Measurement of Timber, Masts, Spars, Deals, Staves, and, other articles of a like nature, intended for shipment and exportation from this Province, and for other purposes relative to the same" and to institute new regulations for the inspection and measurement of timber, masts, etc. for export from the provinces. Early Canadiana Online
An Act to Exempt Vehicles conveying Manure from the Cities and Towns of this Province, from the payment of Tolls on Turnpike Roads, and for the purposes therein mentioned. 9th December, 1843. 7 Victoria – Chapter 14 1843 An act to exempt vehicles carrying manure, as well as citizens travelling to and from church from tolls on turnpike roads, with the exception of toll bridges. Early Canadiana Online
An Act to prohibit the hunting and killing of Deer and other Game within this Province, at certain seasons of the year. 9th December, 1843. 7 Victoria – Chapter 12 1843 An act to regulate the hunting of deer, moose, elk, etc. in the province of Canada between the months of February and August including punishments and regulations regarding game birds. Early Canadiana Online
An Act for vesting in the Principal Officers of Her Majesty’s Ordnance, the Estates and Property therein described, for granting certain powers to the said Officers, and for other purposes therein mentioned. 9th December, 1843. 7 Victoria – Chapter 11 1843 An act which empowers Public Officers of the Ordnance Department to manage and apportion public lands and canals which were not expressly owned by the province, including those lands appropriated by the military for the defense of the province. Early Canadiana Online
An Act to repeal an Ordinance of Lower Canada, intituled, An Ordinance concerning Bankrupts, and the administration and distribution of their estates and effects,” and to make provision for the same object throughout the Province of Canada. 9th December, 1843. 7 Victoria – Chapter 10 1843 An act to repeal existing laws regarding bankruptcy in the former province of Lower Canada and a new bankruptcy law for the united province. Early Canadiana Online
An Act further to provide for the establishment and maintenance of Common Schools, and for apportioning the fund for the support of the same, and also to grant an indemnity for the payment of certain portions of the School Monies for the year one thousand eight hundred and forty-two, and further to provide for the apportionment and distribution of the balance of the said Monies for the years one thousand eight hundred and forty-two, and one thousand eight hundred and forty-three. 9th December, 1843. 7 Victoria – Chapter 9 1843 An act to provide funding for common schools in the province, and to deal with certain issues regarding the distribution of funds in each of the former provinces. Early Canadiana Online
An Act to exempt Public Officers from the expense of new Commissions, on the demise of the Crown. 9th December, 1843. 7 Victoria – Chapter 8 1843 An act that allows Public Officer and Functionaries of the province to continue in their positions upon the death of the regent without having to go through the time-consuming and costly efforts of renewing each of their commissions if the Governor so authorizes. Early Canadiana Online
An Act to provide for the calling and orderly holding of Public Meetings in this Province, and for the better preservation of the public peace thereat. 9th December, 1843. 7 Victoria – Chapter 7 1843 An act seeking to address the issue of violence at public meetings and large gatherings of people that lays out the definition and procedures for calling Public Meetings in the province of Canada as well as the punishments for committing various crimes while attending or in the area of a Public Meeting. Early Canadiana Online
An Act to restrain Party Processions in certain cases. 9th December, 1843. 7 Victoria – Chapter 6 1843 An act that bans parades, festivals, and anniversaries that mark political events which may be offensive to substantial portions of the population. The act does create exceptions for religious festivals. Early Canadiana Online
An Act to regulate and facilitate the study of Anatomy. 9th December, 1843. 7 Victoria – Chapter 5 1843 This act establishes regulations regarding the procurement of cadavers for medical research in the province of Canada including the creation of the role of the Inspector of Anatomy to handle the transfer of unclaimed bodies to Medical Practitioners. Early Canadiana Online
An Act to facilitate the proof of the Laws of Upper and Lower Canada, and to declare Protests of Notaries Public Evidence, in certain cases, in Upper Canada, 9th December, 1843. 7 Victoria – Chapter 4 1843 An act designed to facilitate the proof of the Laws of Upper and Lower Canada in each of the two jurisdictions in the newly created province of Canada, while also making sure that any note, memorandum or certificate made by Notaries Public in Upper Canada would be evidence and apply in the former Lower Canada and vice versa. Early Canadiana Online
An Act for continuing the Provincial Parliament in case of the demise of the Crown. 16th November, 1843. 7 Victoria – Chapter 3 1843 Legislation that provides for the continuation of the provincial parliament in case of the demise of the crown, Queen Victoria and her heirs. This act ensures that upon the death of the crown the provincial parliament is not immediately dissolved but rather continues as usual, without infringing upon the right of the crown to prorogue or dissolve parliament. Early Canadiana Online
An Act to provide for opening and repairing Roads and erecting Bridges throughout the Province. Passed 11th April 1843. 6 Victoria Chapter 42 1843 This act provides for the repairing of roads and erection of bridges throughout the province. Acts of the General Assembly of Her Majesty's Province of New Brunswick passed in the year 1843. Fredericton: John Simpson, 1843.
An Act to appropriate a part of the Public Revenue for the services therein mentioned. Passed 11th April 1843. 6 Victoria Chapter 41 1843 This act appropriates funds for payment for various public services. Acts of the General Assembly of Her Majesty's Province of New Brunswick passed in the year 1843. Fredericton: John Simpson, 1843.
An Act to appropriate a part of the Public Revenue to the payment of the Ordinary Services of the Province. Passed 11th April 1843. 6 Victoria Chapter 40 1843 This act appropriates funds for payment for various government offices. Acts of the General Assembly of Her Majesty's Province of New Brunswick passed in the year 1843. Fredericton: John Simpson, 1843.