Displaying 1821 - 1840 of 4386 entries
Title Chapter Date Passed Legislative Summary Source Document
An Act to continue the Road Acts of 1833, and 1834. Passed 16th April, 1835. 5 William IV – Chapter 13 1835 This act authorises the commissioners appointed by the road acts of 1833 and 1834 to continue in their appointment as commissioners, and to spend the money left unspent in the repairing and building of roads. Early Canadiana Online
An Act for prohibiting and suppressing of Lotteries in this Province. Passed 17th March 1835. 5 William IV Chapter 12 (session 1) 1835 This act outlaws lotteries and establishes penalites for conducting them. Acts of the General Assembly of His Majesty's Province of New Brunswick passed in the year 1835 (session 1). Fredericton: John Simpson, 1835.
An Act to provide for the Support of the several Light Houses in this Province at present unprovided for. Passed 16th April, 1835. 5 William IV – Chapter 12 1835 This act sets aside money to support and maintain lighthouses in the province which have hereto been left unsupported. Early Canadiana Online
An Act to continue an Act, intituled “An Act to repeal all the Laws now in force for the regulation of Seamen and to make more effectual provision for that purpose.” Passed 17th March 1835. 5 William IV Chapter 11 (session 1) 1835 This act continues an 1823 act for regulating seamen until 1840. Acts of the General Assembly of His Majesty's Province of New Brunswick passed in the year 1835 (session 1). Fredericton: John Simpson, 1835.
An Act to combine the Office of Clerk of the Central Circuit Court with the Office of Clerk of the Supreme Court, and to make provision for the Officer discharging the Duties of the said Offices. (8th May, 1835.) 5 William IV Chapter 11 1835 This act combines two court offices into one role, specifying the duties of the new court officer. Early Canadiana Online
An Act to amend and continue for a limited time an Act passed in the eleventh year of His late Majesty's Reign, entitled “An Act to encourage the establishment of Agricultural Societies in the several Districts of this Province." Passed 16th April, 1835. 5 William IV – Chapter 11 1835 This act continues an act first passed in 1830, which provided for government funds to be made available to support agricultural societies within the province, specifying that no funds shall be granted before the officers of existing societies account for past sums granted. Early Canadiana Online
An Act to limit the duration of the Parliaments of this Colony. (8th May, 1835.) 5 William IV Chapter 10 1835 This act limits the duration of provincial parliaments to four years. Early Canadiana Online
An Act to promote the Public Health, and to guard against infectious Diseases in this Province. Passed 16th April, 1835. 5 William IV – Chapter 10 1835 This act permits 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. Early Canadiana Online
An Act to prevent the Sale of Spirituous Liquors to Indians. Passed 16th April, 1835. 5 William IV – Chapter 9 1835 This act makes it illegal to sell liquor to indigenous people, under penalty of a fine up to five pounds. Early Canadiana Online
An Act to reduce to one Act of Parliament the several Laws relative to the appointment and duties of Township Officers in this Province, except an Act passed in the fourth year of the Reign of William the Fourth, Chapter Twelve, 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 16th April, 1835. 5 William IV – Chapter 8 1835 This act consolidates several past laws relating to the duties and responsibilities of township officers to a single act. It includes procedures for how officers will be elected, how individuals who wish to be elected should be nominated, and how township meetings will be convened. The act also specifies what legislative powers the township officers hold and what decisions the township meetings are empowered to make on behalf of their towns. Early Canadiana Online
An Act is addition to the Laws now in force for establishing a legal Tender in all payments to be made in this Province. Passed 24th June 1835. 5 William IV Chapter 7 (session 2) 1835 This act makes Spanish and Latin American currency legal tender in New Brunswick. Acts of the General Assembly of His Majesty's Province of New Brunswick passed in the year 1835 (session 2). Fredericton: John Simpson, 1835.
An Act to establish a Standard Weight for the different kinds of Grain and Pulse in this Province. Passed 16th April, 1835. 5 William IV – Chapter 7 1835 This act specifies standard weights for grains within the province. Early Canadiana Online
An Act to revive an Act, intituled An Act for the more speedy and effectual punishment of Permits keeping Disorderly Houses. Passed 17th March 1835. 5 William IV Chapter 6 (session 1) 1835 This act continues an 1829 governing the penalties for establishing bawdy, gaming, or disorderly houses until 1840. Acts of the General Assembly of His Majesty's Province of New Brunswick passed in the year 1835 (session 1). Fredericton: John Simpson, 1835.
An Act to provide for the Payment of Wages to the Members of the House of Assembly, who represent the different Towns in this Province. Passed 24th February, 1835. 5 William IV – Chapter 6 1835 This act allows for members of the House of Assembly to collect a salary equal to ten shillings per day for every day the member attended the House, to be paid upon prorogation and with proof of attendance. Early Canadiana Online
An Act for altering the times of holding the Terms of the General Sessions of the Pease and Inferior Courts of Common Pleas of the Count of Carleton. Passed 24th June 1835. 5 William IV Chapter 5 (session 2) 1835 This act allows for several courts to change the times of their sitting to ones more convinient. Acts of the General Assembly of His Majesty's Province of New Brunswick passed in the year 1835 (session 2). Fredericton: John Simpson, 1835.
An Act to continue and amend the Law for Attaching the Property of Absconding Debtors. Passed 16th April, 1835. 5 William IV – Chapter 5 1835 An amendment and continuation to an act first passed in 1832, which described how the property of absconding debtors could be seized. Early Canadiana Online
An Act to amend an Act passed in the second Session of the Parliament of this Colony, entitled “An Act to regulate the making and repairing of Roads and Highways in this Island.” (8th May, 1835.) 5 William IV Chapter 5 1835 This act amends several clauses from a prior act regarding the building and repairing of roads throughout the province. The amendments mostly relate to statute labour and dispute mediation. Early Canadiana Online
An Act to authorize the enlargement of the Sittings of the Courts of General Sessions of the Peace and Inferior Courts of Common-Pleas in this Province. Passed 17th March 1835. 5 William IV Chapter 4 (session 1) 1835 This act allows for several courts to change the times of their sitting to ones more convinient. Acts of the General Assembly of His Majesty's Province of New Brunswick passed in the year 1835 (session 1). Fredericton: John Simpson, 1835.
An Act to enable Suitors in the District Courts to procure the attendance of Witnesses from any District in this Province, and to authorize certain persons therein named to take affidavits in the said District Courts. Passed 16th April, 1835. 5 William IV – Chapter 4 1835 This act compels the attendance of witnesses at trial when subpoenaed, under threat of being charged with contempt of court. Early Canadiana Online
An Act for the protection of the Breeding of Hares and Wild-fowl. (8th May, 1835.) 5 William IV Chapter 4 1835 This act makes it illegal to hunt or gather hare, partridge, or any of the eggs or wild fowl along the coast of Newfoundland, due to over hunting having contributed to the endangerment of the population of these species. Early Canadiana Online