| An Act to enable Her Majesty to remunerate the services of Sir Allan Napier MacNab, Knight, Speaker of the Commons House of Assembly. Passed 10th February, 1840. |
3 Victoria – Chapter 60 |
1840 |
This act authorises the payment of Sir Allan Napier MacNab as speaker of the House of Assembly. |
Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act to appropriate a part of the Public Revenue for the services therein mentioned. Passed 31st March 1840. |
3 Victoria Chapter 59 |
1840 |
This act awards sums of money to various persons for their service to the government and for various local infrastructure projects. |
Acts of the General Assembly of Her Majesty's Province of New Brunswick passed in the year 1840. Fredericton: John Simpson, 1840. |
| An Act to provide for the support and maintenance of the Provincial Penitentiary. Passed 10th February, 1840. |
3 Victoria – Chapter 59 |
1840 |
This act authorises money to be transferred for the maintenance of the provincial penitentiary and its inmates. |
Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act to appropriate a part of the Public Revenue to the payment of the Ordinary Services of the Province. Passed 31st March 1840. |
3 Victoria Chapter 58 |
1840 |
This act awards money to various persons for their services to the government and for local infrastructure projects. |
Acts of the General Assembly of Her Majesty's Province of New Brunswick passed in the year 1840. Fredericton: John Simpson, 1840. |
| An Act to authorise the Receiver General of this Province to borrow a certain sum of money upon Debentures, for the purposes therein-mentioned. Passed 10th February, 1840. |
3 Victoria – Chapter 58 |
1840 |
This act authorises the assembly to acquire loans from private companies in order to complete infrastructure projects. |
Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act in amendment of an Act, intituled “An Act imposing Duties for raising a Revenue.’’ Passed 31st March 1840.
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3 Victoria Chapter 57 |
1840 |
This act establishes a duty on imported wheat that will be in force until 1841. |
Acts of the General Assembly of Her Majesty's Province of New Brunswick passed in the year 1840. Fredericton: John Simpson, 1840. |
| ‘Whereas the Acts now in force relating to Commissioners of Sewers have been found deficient where the work contemplated extends to two or more Parishes;’ Passed 31st March 1840. |
3 Victoria Chapter 56 |
1840 |
This act establishes a system of land drainage for those whose property they desire to drain spans more than one parish. |
Acts of the General Assembly of Her Majesty's Province of New Brunswick passed in the year 1840. Fredericton: John Simpson, 1840. |
| An Act to continue an Act for the better regulation of the Office of Sheriff in this Province. Passed 25th March 1840. |
3 Victoria Chapter 55 |
1840 |
This act continues an 1836 for regulating sheriffs until 1845. |
Acts of the General Assembly of Her Majesty's Province of New Brunswick passed in the year 1840. Fredericton: John Simpson, 1840. |
| An Act in addition to the Act providing for the greater safety of Passengers on board Steam Boats. Passed 25th March 1840. |
3 Victoria Chapter 54 |
1840 |
This act establishes safety regulations for steam vessels departing from New Brunswick ports, and penalties for their violation. |
Acts of the General Assembly of Her Majesty's Province of New Brunswick passed in the year 1840. Fredericton: John Simpson, 1840. |
| An Act to repeal, alter and amend, the Laws now in force for the regulation of the several Macadamized Roads within this Province. Passed 10th February, 1840. |
3 Victoria – Chapter 53 |
1840 |
This act consolidates all regulations contained in prior acts regarding the maintenance and improvement of macadamized (gravel-paved) roads in several different districts of the province, and standardizes the regulation and construction of these roads under one act. |
Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act for ascertaining the Population of this Province. Passed 25th March 1840. |
3 Victoria Chapter 52 |
1840 |
This act establishes a new system for conducting a census of New Brunswick. |
Acts of the General Assembly of Her Majesty's Province of New Brunswick passed in the year 1840. Fredericton: John Simpson, 1840. |
| An Act to declare the Law with regard to Commissions for taking Affidavits to be read in the Supreme Court. Passed 25th March 1840.
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3 Victoria Chapter 51 |
1840 |
This act makes the authority of commissioners for taking affidavits to the Supreme Court not limited to one county. |
Acts of the General Assembly of Her Majesty's Province of New Brunswick passed in the year 1840. Fredericton: John Simpson, 1840. |
| An Act to extend the time for completing the Erie and Ontario Rail-road. Passed 10th February, 1840. |
3 Victoria – Chapter 49 |
1840 |
This act extends the timeline for the completion of the Erie and Ontario Railroad by five years. |
Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act to repeal all the Acts regulating Tavern Keepers and Retailers, and to make other provisions in lieu thereof. Passed 25th March 1840.
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3 Victoria Chapter 47 |
1840 |
This act repeals existing legislation on liquor licences and creates a new system for their award, regulations for their maintenance and penalties for their violation. |
Acts of the General Assembly of Her Majesty's Province of New Brunswick passed in the year 1840. Fredericton: John Simpson, 1840. |
| An Ordinance to establish new Territorial Divisions of Lower Canada, and to alter and amend the Judicature, and provide for the better and more efficient administration of Justice throughout this Province. |
3 Victoria Chapter 45 (Session 5) |
1840 |
This Ordinance repeals and replaces several Acts relating to the judicature of the several districts of the province. The boundaries of the several districts are described. Under this Ordinance, the "Court of the King's Bench" is to be referred to as the "Court of the Queen's Bench" in future Acts. This Ordinance is made permanent. |
Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act to continue the Acts relating to Highways. Passed 25th March 1840. |
3 Victoria Chapter 45 |
1840 |
This act continues an 1835 act governing highway maintenance and repair until 1842. |
Acts of the General Assembly of Her Majesty's Province of New Brunswick passed in the year 1840. Fredericton: John Simpson, 1840. |
| An Ordinance to repeal certain parts of an Ordinance therein-mentioned, and to amend certain other parts of the said Ordinance, and to provide for the further protection of the Indians in this Province. |
3 Victoria Chapter 44 (Session 5) |
1840 |
This Ordinance repeals and replaces the 1777 Act, “An Ordinance to prevent the selling of strong liquors to the Indians in the Province of Quebec, as also to deter persons from buying their Arms or Clothing, and for other purposes relative to the trade and intercourse with the said Indians." Under this Ordinance, the Governor is empowered to order any person to be removed from any Indian Village. This Ordinance is made permanent. |
Early Canadiana Online |
| An Ordinance to provide for the easy and expeditious administration of Justice in Civil Causes and matters involving small pecuniary value and interest throughout this Province. |
3 Victoria Chapter 43 (Session 5) |
1840 |
This Ordinance sets the limits of the Province's districts for the purposes of judicature, as outlined. This Ordinance also provides for the appointment of sheriffs in each district, and outlines their duties. This Ordinance repeals , the 1836 Act, “An Act to provide for the summary trial of small causes,” and the 1839 Ordinance “An Ordinance to establish Circuit Courts of Requests in the Districts of Quebec, Montreal and Three Rivers, and for other purposes.” Lists of fees associated with the justice system are included. This Ordinance is made permanent. |
Early Canadiana Online |
| An Ordinance to repeal in part, and to amend and to vender permanent as amended, a certain Ordinance therein-mentioned, relative to Taverns and and Tavern Keepers, and to make further provision relative to the same subjects. |
3 Victoria Chapter 42 (Session 5) |
1840 |
This Ordinance amends, and repeals in part, the 1839 Ordinance, “An Ordinance to amend a certain Act therein mentioned, and to provide for the better regulation of Taverns and Tavern Keepers." |
Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act for enabling person indicted of Felony to make their defence by Counsel. Passed 25th March 1840. |
3 Victoria Chapter 40 |
1840 |
This act establishes rules to allow those accused of crimes a full defense against any charges. |
Acts of the General Assembly of Her Majesty's Province of New Brunswick passed in the year 1840. Fredericton: John Simpson, 1840. |