| An Act to continue and make permanent an Act passed in the eleventh year of the reign of King George the Fourth, entitled, “An Act to revive and continue, with certain modifications, an Act passed in the fifty-ninth year of His late Majesty’s reign, entitled, ‘ An Act to alter the Laws now in force for granting Licenses to Innkeepers, and to give to the Justices of the Peace in General Quarter Sessions assembled, for their respective Districts, authority to regulate the Duties hereafter to be paid on such Licenses.” Passed 11th May, 1839. |
2 Victoria – Chapter 25 |
1839 |
This act continues and makes permanent an act first passed in 1830, which consolidated and continued previous acts concerning the licensing of innkeepers. It includes specifications regarding the granting of licenses to innkeepers, and stipulates that revenue raised through the sale of such licenses be used to upgrade roads and bridges. |
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| An Act to continue and make permanent an Act passed in the fourth year of the reign of His late Majesty King William the Fourth, entitled “An Act to revive and continue an Act passed in the fourth year of the reign of His late Majesty King George the Fourth, entitled “An Act prescribing the mode of measuring the contents of Wooden Stills, also, for fixing the rate of Duty to be paid on all Stills used for the Distillation of Spirituous Liquors within this Province.” Passed May 11th, 1839. |
2 Victoria – Chapter 24 |
1839 |
This act continues and makes permanent an act first passed in 1834, which details the rules for measuring, distilling, and taxing alcohol. |
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| An Ordinance to abolish the practice of permitting Defendants to Traverse Indictments, for misdemeanors, before Courts of Oyer and Terminer, in this Province. |
2 Victoria Chapter 23 (Session 4) |
1839 |
Under this Ordinance, defendants are required to plead to any indictments for misdemeanors at the trial in Courts of Oyer and Terminer in which the indictment is found, unless good cause is found for putting off the trial. |
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| An Act to alter and amend an Act, intituled “An Act to incorporate sundry persons by the name of the President, Directors and Company of the Bank of New Brunswick.” Passed 23d March 1839. |
2 Victoria Chapter 23 |
1839 |
This act allows for the stockholders and members of the Bank of New Brunswick to reduce the number of Directors on the board by a vote (provided there are always five). |
Acts of the General Assembly of Her Majesty's Province of New Brunswick passed in the year 1839. Fredericton: John Simpson, 1839. |
| An Act to continue and make permanent an Act passed in the third year of the reign of King William the Fourth, entitled “An Act to continue the duty upon Licenses to Hawkers and Pedlars.” Passed May 11th, 1839. |
2 Victoria – Chapter 23 |
1839 |
This act continues and makes permanent an act first passed in 1809, and continued and amended since, which places various rates of duty on the licenses required for hawkers, pedlars, and petty chapmen. |
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| An Ordinance to revive a certain Act therein mentioned, and to make better provision with regard to the Inspection of Pot and Pearl Ashes. |
2 Victoria Chapter 22 (Session 4) |
1839 |
This Ordinance revives the 1829 Act, “An Act to suspend for a limited time, certain Acts therein mentioned, and to regulate in a better manner the Inspection of Pot and Pearl Ashes” and makes a few amendments. |
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| An Act to amend an Act passed in the seventh year of the, reign of His late Majesty King William the Fourth, entitled “An Act granting to His Majesty a sum of money, for the erection of certain Light Houses within this Province, and for other purposes therein mentioned.” Passed May 11th, 1839. |
2 Victoria – Chapter 22 |
1839 |
This act places a duty of one shilling per ton on vessels in order to help pay the interest on a loan made by the crown to help build lighthouses in the province. |
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| An Act to continue and make perpetual an Act passed in the fifth year of the reign of King William the Fourth, entitled “An Act to promote the public health, and to guard against infectious diseases in this Province.” Passed 11th May, 1839. |
2 Victoria – Chapter 21 |
1839 |
This act continues and makes perpetual an act first passed in 1835, which permitted the appointment of three or more health officers in every town of the province. It specifies what they are empowered to do as health officers as well as the penalties for those who disobey the appointed health officers. |
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| An Ordinance for the better information of the Government and of the Public, concerning Prosecutions brought before Justices of the Peace. |
2 Victoria Chapter 20 (Session 4) |
1839 |
This Ordinance outlines the form of quarterly returns Justices of the Peace are to produce and send to the Clerk of the Peace for their district. |
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| An Ordinance for establishing regulations respecting Aliens coming into this Province, or residing therein. |
2 Victoria Chapter 18 (Session 4) |
1839 |
Under this Ordinance, the Master or Commander of every ship or vessel is required to report the number, names, ranks, and occupations of all foreigners on his ship upon arrival in the Province. The processes by which this is to be carried out and enforced are outlined. |
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| An Act to continue and make permanent an Act passed in the fourth year of the reign of King William the Fourth, entitled, “An Act to regulate Line Fences and Water-courses, and to repeal so much of an Act passed in the thirty-third year of the reign of His late Majesty King George the Third, entitled, ‘An Act to provide for the nomination and appointment of Parish and Town Officers within this Province, as relates to the office of Fence Viewers being discharged by Overseers of Highways and Roads.” Passed 11th May, 1839. |
2 Victoria – Chapter 18 |
1839 |
This act continues an act first passed in 1834, which amended an act passed in 1793. The original act specified the parties responsible for the repairing and maintenance of fences on shared property lines, and the amendments have further defined who is responsible for which costs and who is responsible for settling disputes. |
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| An Act to extend the provisions of an Act passed in the fifty-ninth year of the reign of His late Majesty King George the Third, entitled, “An Act to repeal an Ordinance of the Province of Quebec, passed in the twenty-fifth year of His late Majesty’s reign, entitled, “An Ordinance concerning Land Surveyors, and the admeasurement of Lands”; and also to extend the provisions of an Act passed in the thirty-eighth year of His late Majesty’s reign, entitled, “An Act to ascertain and establish on a permanent footing the Boundary Lines of the different Townships in this Province, and further to regulate the manner in which Lands are hereafter to be Surveyed.” Passed 11th May, 1839. |
2 Victoria – Chapter 17 |
1839 |
This act continues and amends two separate acts regarding the surveying of land to better settle disputes arising from past surveys of town lots. |
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| An Ordinance to amend a certain Act therein-mentioned, and for the more effectual Punishment of such persons as shall seduce Soldiers to Desert. |
2 Victoria Chapter 16 (Session 4) |
1839 |
This Ordinance repeals and replaces the 1838 Ordinance, “An Ordinance to declare and ascertain the period when the Laws and Ordinances made and passed by the Governor or person authorised to execute the Commission of Governor, and Special Council of this Province, shall take effect,” relating to how persons found to have persuaded any soldier or soldiers to desert or leave service are to be prosecuted and sentenced. This Ordinance is to be in force until 1840. |
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| An Act to prevent the felling of Trees into certain Rivers and Creeks within this Province. Passed 11th May, 1839. |
2 Victoria – Chapter 16 |
1839 |
This act bans people from cutting trees and rolling them into specific rivers in which they pose a danger to navigation and various navigational infrastructure, such as canals and wharves. |
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| An Ordinance to regulate the curing, packing, and inspection of Beef and Pork, intended for exportation. |
2 Victoria Chapter 15 (Session 4) |
1839 |
This Ordinance suspends and replaces all former acts regulating the curing, packing and inspection of Beef and Pork. The processes by which Boards of Examiners for the Inspector of Beef and Pork are to be established and their duties are described. The terms used to label grades of beef and pork are defined. This Ordinance is to remain in force until 1842. |
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| An Act for the protection of the Lands of the Crown in this Province, from Trespass and Injury. Passed 11th May, 1839.
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2 Victoria – Chapter 15 |
1839 |
This act sets out penalties for those who would attempt to use lands that have been set aside for the indigenous populations of the province without permission. |
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| An Ordinance to amend a certain Act therein mentioned, and to provide for the better regulation of Taverns and Tavern-Keepers. |
2 Victoria Chapter 14 (Session 4) |
1839 |
This Ordinance regulates and outlines how licences for keeping Houses of Public Entertainment can be acquired. This Ordinance is to remain in force until 1842. |
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| An Act to extend and continue, for a limited period, the provisions of an Act passed in the first year of Her Majesty’s reign, entitled “An Act to provide for the disposal of the Public Lands in this Province.” Passed 11th May, 1839. |
2 Victoria – Chapter 14 |
1839 |
This act continues an act from 1837 which details how grants and sale of public lands are to be managed, with some amendment. |
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| An Act to amend an Act, intituled “Act to incorporated sundry persons by the name of the New Brunswick Marine Assurance Company.” Passed 23d March 1839. |
2 Victoria Chapter 14 |
1839 |
This act amends certain portions of the act of incorporation for the New Brunswick Marine Assurance Company. |
Acts of the General Assembly of Her Majesty's Province of New Brunswick passed in the year 1839. Fredericton: John Simpson, 1839. |
| An Ordinance for the better regulation of Ferrymen, and others conveying persons for hire across the rivers and waters of this Province. |
2 Victoria Chapter 13 (Session 4) |
1839 |
This Ordinance requires that all ferrymen must be licenced and outlines the processes by which these licences are to be distributed. This Ordinance is to remain in force until 1842. |
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