Legislation by Jurisdictional Relevance: Provincial/Provinciale
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| Title | Chapter | Date Passed | Legislative Summary | Source Document |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| An Act to amend the Laws for the appointment of Parish and Township Officers. Passed 4th March, 1837. | 7 William IV – Chapter 20 | 1837 | This act amends where the meeting for the appointment for parish and township officers are to be held. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act to amend the Laws now in force regulating the Sale of Lands for arrear of Taxes, and for other purposes therein mentioned. Passed 4th March, 1837. | 7 William IV – Chapter 19 | 1837 | This act regulates the price of land which is being sold to pay for back taxes. It specifies that sheriffs, clerks, and other officers of the court are not permitted purchase said lands, and if they are found to have bought any of these lands the sale will immediately voided. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act to regulate the Expenditure of District Funds within this Province. Passed 4th March, 1837. | 7 William IV – Chapter 18 | 1837 | This act tightens rules around district expenditure in an attempt to bring said expenditures under control. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act to appropriate a part of the Emigrant fund for the purposes therein mentioned. Passed 22d July 1837. | 7 William IV Chapter 17 (Session 2) | 1837 | An act allowing for the immediate payment of money out of the emigrant fund to the Justices of the Peace to aid those newly arrived to the province who are currently in distress. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act to amend an Act, intituled “An Act to authorize the Grand Jurors in the several Counties within this Province to inspect the Public Accounts.” Passed 1st March 1837. | 7 William IV Chapter 17 (Session 1) | 1837 | An amendment to an act passed in 1835 (5 William IV Chapter 28 Session 1). | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act to enable the Proprietors or Shareholders of a Company, called The Bank of British North America, to sue and be sued in this Province, in the name of the Manager or of any one of the local Directors for the time being of the said Company. Passed 28d July 1837. | 7 William IV Chapter 16 (Session 2) | 1837 | An act allowing the Bank of British North America to operate within the limits of New Brunswick and pursue all functions necessary to conduct business. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act to amend the Law for the Admission of Barristers and Attornies, and to provide for the further Relief of William Conway Keele. Passed 4th March, 1837. | 7 William IV – Chapter 15 | 1837 | This act specifies the necessary steps to be taken by legal practitioners from Great Britain and Ireland before practicing in the province. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act for the amendment of the Law and the better advancement of Justice. Passed 1st March 1837. | 7 William IV Chapter 14 (Session 1) | 1837 | An act legislating various items relating to matters of judicial law such as bail, matters to be brought before the Supreme court versus court of Common Pleas, grounds for postponement of trial, etc. This legislation also amends previous amendments passed at various times. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act to supply, by a General Law, certain forms of Enactment in common use, which may render it unnecessary to repeat the same in Acts to be hereafter passed. Passed 4th March, 1837. | 7 William IV – Chapter 14 | 1837 | This act defines how to implement certain statutes, and defines certain terms, in order to prevent redundancy within provincial acts. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act to amend the Act for the more effectual recovery of fines imposed upon Jurors and Officers attending the Courts of Justice in this Province. Passed 1st March 1837. | 7 William IV Chapter 13 (Session 1) | 1837 | An act defining how fines imposed by the provincial courts are to be collected, in what time frame they are to be collected, and how they are to be administered by court officials. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act to protect the Public against Injury from Private Banks. Passed 4th March, 1837. | 7 William IV – Chapter 13 | 1837 | In order to protect the public from bank notes being issues by banks who are not solvent, this act makes it illegal for banks to issue bank notes or currency of any sort, including mortgages, without being first certified by the legislature. Anybody found guilty of violating this act will be guilty of a misdemeanour. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act to amend the Law relating to the Court of Requests. Passed 4th March, 1837. | 7 William IV – Chapter 12 | 1837 | This act amends a prior act passed in 1833 which created the Courts of Requests for claims not exceeding ten pounds. The amendments pertain mostly to the costs of suits before the said court. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act to grant a loan of five thousand pounds to the Saint John Water Company. Passed 22d July 1837. | 7 William IV Chapter 11 (Session 2) | 1837 | An act allowing for the loan of sums of money by the legislative assembly to the Saint John water works. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act to appoint the time and place for holding the Court of General Quarter Sessions of the Peace in each of the several Districts of this Province, and to repeal the several Laws now in force for that purpose. Passed 4th March, 1837. | 7 William IV – Chapter 11 | 1837 | This act repeals all prior acts concerning the time at which the court of Quarter Sessions will be held in each district and sets new time for the holding of said courts. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act to regulate the exportation of Lumber. Passed 1st March 1837. | 7 William IV Chapter 10 (Session 1) | 1837 | An act legislating the trade of different grades of lumber, who is to determine lumber quality, how quality is to be measured, and punishments for those who should attempt to bypass these measures. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act for the more convenient Recovery of Estreats. Passed 4th March, 1837. | 7 William IV – Chapter 10 | 1837 | This act specifies various measures to facilitate the collection of fines, issues, amerciaments and sums. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act to remedy the failure of the annual Courts or Meetings of the Corporation of the Madras School in this Province. Passed 22nd July 1837. | 7 William IV Chapter 8 (Session 2) | 1837 | An act allowing for the appointment of another day for the meeting of the Corporation of the Governor and trustees of the Madras school, should the first Tuesday in July not allow for a sufficient number of members to be present. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act to repeal all the Acts now in force relating to Parish Schools, and to make other provisions respecting the same. Passed 1st March 1837. | 7 William IV Chapter 8 (Session 1) | 1837 | An act repealing and amending prior acts relating to parish schools, specifying the role of school trustees, duties of teachers vis-a-vis clerks of the peace and trustees. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act to make the remedy in cases of Seduction more effectual, and to render the Fathers of illegitimate Children liable for their support. Passed 4th March, 1837. | 7 William IV – Chapter 8 | 1837 | This act provides financial protection for the child of an unwed mother in the case of a "seduction," that is to say, in the case of a man having pre-marital sex with a young woman after having promised to marry her but without actually intending to do so. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act to provide for the greater safety of passengers on board Steam Boats. Passed 22d July 1837. | 7 William IV Chapter 7 (Session 2) | 1837 | An act legislating emergency measures to be taken on steamboats, and penalties to be enacted against any steamboat master who shall neglect to execute these measures. | Early Canadiana Online |