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An Act to amend an Act, intituled An Act to provide for the payment of Interest on Warrants which are not paid at the Treasury on demand. Passed 23d March 1843. 6 Victoria Chapter 2 1843 This act amends prior legislation requiring the treasurer to pay interest on warrants . Acts of the General Assembly of Her Majesty's Province of New Brunswick passed in the year 1843. Fredericton: John Simpson, 1843.
An Act for granting to Her Majesty a Sum of Money for defraying the Expenses of the Civil Government of this Colony, and for other purposes, for the year ending 30th June One Thousand Eight Hundred and Forty-three, and for regulating the Expenditure of the same. (Passed 15th March, 1843) 6 Victoria Chapter 2 1843 This act provides a salary for various government employees who have served the province in the year 1843. Early Canadiana Online
An Act imposing Duties for raising a Revenue. Passed 29th March 1843. 6 Victoria Chapter 1 1843 This act places various rates of duty on items imported into New Brunswick from elsewhere in the British Empire, as well as from foreign ports. Acts of the General Assembly of Her Majesty's Province of New Brunswick passed in the year 1843. Fredericton: John Simpson, 1843.
An Act for granting to Her Majesty certain Duties on Goods, Wares and Merchandize imported into this Colony and its Dependencies, and to revive certain parts of an Act passed in the Fourth year of the Feign of Her said Majesty, intituled “An Act for granting to Her Majesty certain Duties on Goods, Wares, and Merchandize, imported into this Colony and its Dependencies." (Passed 25th January, 1843.) 6 Victoria Chapter 1 1843 This act lists duties to be charged on specific goods imported into the colony in order to generate a revenue, and is largely an amendment to a similar act passed in 1841. Early Canadiana Online
An Act to continue an Act passed in the Third Year of the Reign of Her present Majesty, entitled “An Act to Encourage the Killing of Wolves in this Colony.” (Passed 22nd May, 1843.) 4 Victoria Chapter 13 1843 This act continues for four years an act originally passed in 1839, which placed a bounty of five pounds on wolf pelts in an attempt to control the wolf population. Early Canadiana Online
An Act relating to Bankruptcy in this Province. Passed 4th April 1842. 6 Victoria Chapter 43 (1842) 1842 This act creates new regulations governing bankruptcy and debt collection in several counties. 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 limit the duration of the Assembly, and for other purposes therein mentioned. Passed 29th March 1842. 6 Victoria Chapter 41 (1842) 1842 This act creates new regulations for the qualifications to hold office and the length of the sitting times of legislatures. 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 certain sum to enable Her Majesty to remunerate Doctor Thomas Rolph, for his past services as Emigration Agent. 12th October, 1842. 6 Victoria – Chapter 30 1842 An act to provide compensation to Doctor Thomas Rolph for past services as an Emigration Agent in the United Kingdom, upon the recommendation of Sir Charles Bagot, Governor General of the province. Early Canadiana Online
An Act to extend the time allowed by the Ordinance therein mentioned for the Registration of certain charges or incumbrances on Real Estates, and to repeal certain parts thereof. 12th October, 1842. 6 Victoria – Chapter 15 1842 This act extends the period in which people can register their real estate holdings. Early Canadiana Online
An Act to repeal certain Ordinances of the Governor and Special Council, of the late Province of Lower Canada, relative to the Administration of Justice. 12th October, 1842. 6 Victoria – Chapter 13 1842 This act repeals several prior acts relating to the administration of justice in the province formerly known as Lower Canada. Early Canadiana Online
An Act to continue, for a limited time, certain Acts and Ordinances. 12th October, 1842. 6 Victoria – Chapter 11 1842 This act continues various past acts regarding parishes and the erection of churches, regulation of bills of exchange, inspection of pot and pearl ashes and fish oil, and the regulation of provincial courts, among other things. Early Canadiana Online
An Act to grant certain sums to Her Majesty, for defraying certain indispensable expenses of the Civil Government, during the periods therein mentioned. 12th October, 1842. 6 Victoria – Chapter 9 1842 This act makes an amount of money not exceeding eighty three thousand, three hundred and three pounds, six shillings and eight pence, will be made available out of the unappropriated funds of the year 1842 to defray various expenses of the civil government for the year 1843. Early Canadiana Online
An Act to authorize the raising by way of Loan, in England, the sum of One Million Five Hundred Thousand Pounds, sterling, for the construction and completion of certain Public Works in Canada. 12th October, 1842. 6 Victoria – Chapter 8 1842 This act permits the province to borrow a large sum of money from England in order to undertake various public infrastructure projects. Early Canadiana Online
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. 12th October, 1842. 6 Victoria – Chapter 7 1842 This act sets out rules and regulations regarding the inspection of measurements and other requirements of timber meant to be sold as various elements of construction, including specific parts for shipbuilding. The specific standards which are to be met are included in the act, as well as the criteria which lead to automatic rejection. Early Canadiana Online
An Act to regulate the Inspection of Pot and Pearl Ashes. 12th October, 1842. 6 Victoria – Chapter 6 1842 This act specifies rules and regulations concerning the inspection of pot and pearl ashes and the appointment of inspectors. Early Canadiana Online
An Act for better proportioning the punishment to the offence, in certain cases, and for other purposes therein mentioned. 12th October, 1842. 6 Victoria – Chapter 5 1842 This act gives courts more flexibility to decide the sentence depending on the crime. Early Canadiana Online
An Act to amend the Act therein mentioned, relative to the desertion of Seamen and others in the Sea-Service. 12th October, 1842. 6 Victoria – Chapter 4 1842 This act is an amendment to a prior act which discourages both deserting seamen and those who aid them. Early Canadiana Online
An Act to make the Law for vacating the Seats of Members of the Legislative Assembly accepting Office, uniform throughout this Province. 12th October, 1842. 6 Victoria – Chapter 2 1842 This act makes it possible to immediately vacate seats of the legislative assembly if the holders of those seats should accept appointments which involve profiting from the crown or becoming accountable for public money. Early Canadiana Online
An Act to provide for the Freedom of Elections throughout this Province, and for other purposes therein mentioned. 12th October, 1852. 6 Victoria – Chapter 1 1842 This act sets out the various rules and regulations regarding the elections in all districts throughout the province of United Canada, including the eligibility of candidates and returning officers, regulations concerning polling stations, and rules for campaigning. Early Canadiana Online
An Act to provide for opening and repairing Roads and erecting Bridges throughout the Province. Passed 4th April 1842. 5 Victoria Chapter 38 1842 This act awards money for the construction and maintenance various roads and bridges throughout the province. Acts of the General Assembly of Her Majesty's Province of New Brunswick passed in the year 1842. Fredericton: John Simpson, 1842.