Legislation by Jurisdictional Relevance: Provincial/Provinciale, Local
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| Title | Chapter | Date Passed | Legislative Summary | Source Document |
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| An Act in addition to and in amendment of an Act, intituled “An Act to regulate Tavern Keepers and Retailers.” Passed 9th March 1838. | 1 Victoria Chapter 33 | 1837 | This act increases the authority of county officials to enforce an 1835 act for regulating taverns. | Acts of the General Assembly of Her Majesty's Province of New Brunswick passed in the year 1838. Fredericton: John Simpson, 1838. |
| An Act for granting to Her Majesty certain Monies for the Service of the Quarter ending the first of July, One thousand eight hundred and thirty seven. (18th November, 1837.) | 1 Victoria Chapter 10 | 1837 | This act appropriates various sums to pay the salaries of individuals who have served the government across the province. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act for the regulating the Service of Merchant Seamen engaged in the Vessels of this Colony. (18th November, 1837.) | 1 Victoria Chapter 9 | 1837 | This act places various regulations on the contracts and terms of agreement that can be imposed on merchant seamen by their potential employers. It also specifies the types of justice that are specific to merchant seamen, and makes provisions for the application of justice, as well as certain provisions regarding the health of sailors and merchant seamen. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act to further continue and Act passed in the General Assembly of this Colony in the Third Year of the Reign of His late Majesty King William the Fourth, intituled “An Act to provide for the performance of Quarantine, and more effectually to provide against the introduction of Infectious or Contagious Diseases, and the spreading thereof in this Colony.” (18th November 1837.) | 1 Victoria Chapter 7 | 1837 | This act continues an act first passed in 1833, imposed quarantine measures on ships coming into the province to prevent the spread of infectious diseases. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act to repeal part of an Act passed in the Parliament of Great Britain in the Fifth year of the Reign of His Majesty King George the Fourth, intituled “An Act for the better Administration of Justice in Newfoundland, and for other purposes,” and to make further provision for the Registration of Deeds in this Colony. (18th November, 1837.) | 1 Victoria Chapter 5 | 1837 | This act repeals part of an act first passed under the imperial parliament, before Newfoundland had its own legislative assembly, concerning the criminal code. It also makes a change to how deeds are registered in the province. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act to continue and amend an Act passed in the Fourth year of the Reign of His late Majesty King William the Fourth, intituled “An Act to regulate the Packing and Inspection of Pickled Fish for exportation from this Island.” (18th November, 1837.) | 1 Victoria Chapter 3 | 1837 | This act makes amendments to an act first passed in 1834, which established standards to be met by pickled fish set for export for Newfoundland. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act for Grating to Her Majesty a Supply of Money for the Making and Repairing of Roads and Bridges in this Colony, and to Regulate the Expenditure of the same (18th November, 1837.) | 1 Victoria Chapter 2 | 1837 | This act grants various sums of money to build or repair roads throughout the province, and appoints commissioners to manage the distribution of funds as well as the supervision of road repairs and construction in various communities. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act for Granting to Her Majesty certain Duties on Goods, Wares, and Merchandize Imported into this Colony and its Dependencies. (18th November, 1837.) | 1 Victoria Chapter 1 | 1837 | This act places duties on various items coming in to the province in order to raise a revenue for the government of the province. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act to incorporate The New Brunswick Mill Company. Passed 16th March 1836. | 6 William IV Chapter 73 | 1836 | This act allows for the incorporation of The New Brunswick Mill Company and stipulates how it will be administered and finananced. | Acts of the General Assembly of His Majesty's Province of New Brunswick Passed in the year 1836. Fredericton: John Simpson, 1836. |
| An Act to provide means for putting the Steam Dredging Vessel into operation. (21st March, 1836.) | 6 William IV Chapter 58 | 1836 | This Act makes further provision to put the 1830 Act, “An Act to appropriate a certain sum of money for the purchase of a Steam Dredging Vessel.” into effect. A sum not exceeding two thousand six hundred pounds is provided to defray remaining costs, as outlined. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act to increase the capital stock of the Central Bank of New Brunswick, and to amend the Act incorporating the same. Passed 16th March 1836. | 6 William IV Chapter 58 | 1836 | To aid in improving the provincial economy this act increases the capital reserves of the central bank of New Brunswick. | Acts of the General Assembly of His Majesty's Province of New Brunswick Passed in the year 1836. Fredericton: John Simpson, 1836. |
| An Act to provide for the further increase of the capital stock of the Bank of New Brunswick, and to amend and continue the Act for incorporating the said Bank. Passed 16th March 1836. | 6 William IV Chapter 57 | 1836 | This makes changes to how the Bank of New Brunswick is financed and administered. | Acts of the General Assembly of His Majesty's Province of New Brunswick Passed in the year 1836. Fredericton: John Simpson, 1836. |
| An Act to repeal a certain Act therein mentioned, and more effectually to remedy divers abuses prejudicial to Agriculture. (21st March, 1836.) | 6 William IV Chapter 56 | 1836 | This Act repeals and replaces the 1833 Act, “An Act to repeal a certain Act therein mentioned, and to provide more effectually for the remedy of divers abuses prejudicial to Agriculture." This Act defines penalties against those who commit trespasses, wrongs, and abuses prejudicial to Agricultural Improvement, including carrying away, breaking down or injuring fences on land not belonging to them, and cutting down or otherwise destroying any fences, trees, bushes or shrubs, without the leave of the land's proprietor. Fines and exceptions to this Act are outlined. The Act also describes how violent or misbehaving animals like dogs, horses, rams, or cattle, are to be handled, and penalties if owners do not follow the terms of this Act and sets several regulations of the treatment of servants and apprentices. Other restrictions on land maintenance including drains, weeds, and fences are outlined, including how these terms should be enforced. This Act is to remain in force until 1845. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act to incorporate The Central Fire Insurance Company of New Brunswick. Passed 16th March 1836. | 6 William IV Chapter 55 | 1836 | This act allows for the incorporation of the Central Fire Insurance Company of New Brunswick and stipulates how it will be administered and financed. | Acts of the General Assembly of His Majesty's Province of New Brunswick Passed in the year 1836. Fredericton: John Simpson, 1836. |
| An Act to enable the Governor and Trustees of the Madras School to dispose of certain parts of their Lands. Passed 16th March 1836. | 6 William IV Chapter 53 | 1836 | This act allows for the provincial Madras School to sell its property or allow for timber exploitation on it for funds to improve the institution. | Acts of the General Assembly of His Majesty's Province of New Brunswick Passed in the year 1836. Fredericton: John Simpson, 1836. |
| An Act to provide additional aid in support of Common Schools in the several Districts of this Province. Royal Assent given by Message to the Legislature, 28th November, 1836. | 6 William IV – Chapter 52 (Session 2) | 1836 | This act allots specific amounts to the various school districts of the province. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act relating to the limitation of personal actions. Passed 16th March 1836. | 6 William IV Chapter 51 | 1836 | This act creates new regulations on the bringing forward of personal lawsuits. | Acts of the General Assembly of His Majesty's Province of New Brunswick Passed in the year 1836. Fredericton: John Simpson, 1836. |
| An Act for the relief of divers Societies of Protestant Christians therein mentioned. (21st March, 1836.) | 6 William IV Chapter 49 | 1836 | Under this Act, Pastors of the churches or societies denominating themselves “Members of Calvinist Baptist Societies,” "Members of Free-will Baptist Societies,” and “Members of Universalist Societies,” are authorised to solemnise marriages, enregister Births and Baptisms, and inter the dead, and to keep Registers authenticated in due form of law for that purpose. Restrictions and requirements of the pastors are outlined. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act for rendering writing necessary to the validity of certain promises and engagements. Passed 16th March 1836. | 6 William IV Chapter 49 | 1836 | This act stipulates that certain agreements and transactions must be recorded in writting for legal purposes. | Acts of the General Assembly of His Majesty's Province of New Brunswick Passed in the year 1836. Fredericton: John Simpson, 1836. |
| An Act to allow Persons indicted for Felony a full Defence by Counsel, and for other purposes therein-mentioned. The Royal Assent promulgated by Proclamation, 29th September, 1836. | 6 William IV – Chapter 48 (Session 2) | 1836 | This act permits for all those accused of any felony to have the full defence of a lawyer as "their liberties, lives and characters may be lost and destroyed." | Early Canadiana Online |