This act continues an act first passed in 1833, which imposed quarantine measures on ships coming into the province to prevent the spread of infectious diseases.
This act continues an act first passed in 1839, which consolidates several past acts concerning the building and maintenance of lighthouses in the province, with some amendments.
This act appropriates six hundred pounds annually from the colonial treasury for the next three years, to be used in the encouragement of the whale fishery. This money is to be split into three separate bounties of two hundred pounds, which will be awarded to the vessels who bring in the largest amount of whale blubber or oil.
This is the continuation of an act first passed in 1835, which combines two court offices into one role, and specifies the duties of the new court officer.
This act repeals prior legislation granting bounties for the destruction of bears and wolves in the province and places new rewards on bears and wolves destroyed by First Nations peoples.
This act repeals and replaces an act first passed in 1835, which put procedures in place for recuperating debts from debtors who are not in the province and therefore cannot be personally pursued in court.
This act establishes various school boards throughout the province in order to establish new school districts. The districts are given funds to establish new schools, as well as regulations within which to operate. Board members are nominated by the governor, and locations of the school boards are dictated by the act.
This act repeals the first act of this legislative year (6 Vic Ch 1) and replaces it with a new detailed list of duties to charge on items being imported into the province.
This act places regulations on how and when elections can be contested. It specifies rules for consideration of petitions contesting elections, appointing committees, how the Assembly is to deal with petitions, how people can oppose petitions, and costs of consideration.