| An Act for appropriating the Supplies granted to His Majesty, during the present Session of the Colonial Parliament. (12th June, 1834.) |
4 William IV Chapter 25 (Session 1) |
1834 |
This act pays out various sums of money for services rendered during the present parliament. |
Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act to declare the legality of the collection of certain Duties by the Collector of His Majesty’s Customs. (12th June, 1834.) |
4 William IV Chapter 24 (Session 1) |
1834 |
This act confirms the legality of past acts which concern the imposition of duties in the province. |
Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act more effectually to punish the Crime of Forgery. Passed 22d March 1834. |
4 William IV Chapter 23 |
1834 |
This act makes committing forgery a criminal felony. |
Acts of the General Assembly of His Majesty's Province of New Brunswick passed in the year 1834. Fredericton: John Simpson, 1834. |
| An Act in further Amendment of an Act, intituled An Act subjecting Real Estates in the Province of New Brunswick to the Payment of Debts and directing the Sheriff in his Proceedings thereon. Passed 22d March 1834. |
4 William IV Chapter 22 |
1834 |
This act alters the terms on which the proof of title to an inheritance is to be ascertained. |
Acts of the General Assembly of His Majesty's Province of New Brunswick passed in the year 1834. Fredericton: John Simpson, 1834. |
| An Act for ascertaining the time of the commencement of the Acts of the Parliament of this Colony. (12th June, 1834.) |
4 William IV Chapter 21 (Session 1) |
1834 |
This act clarifies the date on which legislative acts of the province will take effect in future. |
Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act to amend an Act, intituled An Act to repeal certain Acts relating to Commissioners of Sewers, and to make more effectual Provisions in lieu thereof. Passed 22d March 1834. |
4 William IV Chapter 21 |
1834 |
This act amends an 1830 regulating the Commissioners of Sewers, altering some procedures for commissioner's appointments and pay |
Acts of the General Assembly of His Majesty's Province of New Brunswick passed in the year 1834. Fredericton: John Simpson, 1834. |
| An Act for the relief of the Congregational Societies in this Province. (18th March, 1834.) |
4 William IV Chapter 19 |
1834 |
Under this Act, Congregationalist ministers are to be allowed to keep registers of marriages, baptisms, and burials, according to certain stipulations as outlined. |
Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act for declaring all Landed Property, in Newfoundland, Real Chattels. (12th June, 1834.) |
4 William IV Chapter 18 (Session 1) |
1834 |
This act makes it easier for property owners to sell or transfer their property. |
Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act to prevent the consumption of Spirituous Liquors in Shops. Passed 6th March, 1834. |
4 William IV – Chapter 18 |
1834 |
This act specifies that shopkeepers who are licensed to sell alcohol (wine, brandy, rum, etc.) are not licensed to allow the consumption of said alcoholic beverages on their premises. The act delineates the fine for breaching this law, how it applies to the shopkeeper and the consumer of the alcohol, and the time frame in which complaints based on this act can be submitted. |
Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act to prevent Desertion from His Majesty’s Forces and to punish unlawful Dealings with Soldiers or Deserters. Passed 22d March 1834. |
4 William IV Chapter 18 |
1834 |
This act introduces new penalties against aiding deserting soldiers and rewards for apprehending them. |
Acts of the General Assembly of His Majesty's Province of New Brunswick passed in the year 1834. Fredericton: John Simpson, 1834. |
| An Act to declare what Fees shall be received by Justices of the Peace for the duties therein mentioned. Passed, 6th March, 1834. |
4 William IV – Chapter 17 |
1834 |
This act specifies various fees to be paid for specific clerical functions within the court system. |
Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act to facilitate summary Proceedings before justices of the Peace, and the Execution of Warrants by Constables. Passed 22d March 1834. |
4 William IV Chapter 17 |
1834 |
This act amends the process by which penalties or forfietures can be colledted by courts and officers. |
Acts of the General Assembly of His Majesty's Province of New Brunswick passed in the year 1834. Fredericton: John Simpson, 1834. |
| An Act to Regulate the Packing and Inspection of Pickled Fish for Exportation from this Island. (12th June, 1834.) |
4 William IV Chapter 16 (Session 1) |
1834 |
This act establishes standards to be met by pickled fish set for export for Newfoundland. |
Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act concerning the Release of Mortgages. Passed 6th March, 1834. |
4 William IV – Chapter 16 |
1834 |
This act specifies how a mortgaged property is to be dealt with if it is part of an inheritance. |
Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act for Registering the Names of Persons entitled to Vote at Elections. (12th June, 1834.) |
4 William IV Chapter 15 (Session 1) |
1834 |
This act calls for the creation of provincial election rolls, specifying who is eligible to be an elector, who is responsible for collecting the names and maintaining the lists, and how to register individuals who object to being registered as voters, among other measures. |
Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act for Increasing the Number of Representatives to serve in the General Assembly of this Island. (12th June, 1834.) |
4 William IV Chapter 14 (Session 1) |
1834 |
This act creates new jurisdictions across the province in order to increase the number of legislative assembly members. |
Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act to repeal part of and amend an Act passed in the fourth year of the Reign of His late Majesty George the Fourth, entitled “An Act to repeal the several Statutes of this Province respecting the Elections of Members of the House of Assembly and the qualification of Voters and Candidates at such Elections, and to reduce the provisions thereof with some amendments into one Act, and also to provide against fraud in obtaining qualifications to vote at Elections.” Passed, 6th March, 1834. |
4 William IV – Chapter 14 |
1834 |
This act eliminates the seven year residency requirement to vote in elections so that those who have relocated to the province from other parts of the British empire may vote sooner upon taking an oath. |
Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act for taking an Account of the Population of this Province. Passed 22d March 1834. |
4 William IV Chapter 14 |
1834 |
This act calls for the county Justices of the Peace to perform censuses in their jurisdictions, establishes a procedure for doing so, and penalties for violations. |
Acts of the General Assembly of His Majesty's Province of New Brunswick passed in the year 1834. Fredericton: John Simpson, 1834. |
| An Act for the relief of certain Religious denominations of persons called Menonists, Tunkers and Quakers. Passed, 6th March, 1834. |
4 William IV – Chapter 13 |
1834 |
This act reduces the sum paid by Menonists, Quakers and Tunkers (German Baptist Brethren; Schwarzenau Brethren) to except them from militia service. While the laws of the province required all men between the ages of sixteen and 60 to serve in the militia, the men of these religious groups were except based on their religious beliefs; however, a law passed in 1808 required them to pay a fine for their exception. This act reduces the fine from twenty shillings to ten shillings for every year of peace time, but keeping it at five pounds for years of war. |
Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act to provide for the Punishment of Cruelty to Animals. Passed 22d March 1834. |
4 William IV Chapter 13 |
1834 |
This act estbablishes penalties for animal creulty and how they are to be prosecuted. |
Acts of the General Assembly of His Majesty's Province of New Brunswick passed in the year 1834. Fredericton: John Simpson, 1834. |