Legislation by Jurisdictional Relevance: Provincial/Provinciale
Displaying 1901 - 1920 of 4386 entries
| Title | Chapter | Date Passed | Legislative Summary | Source Document |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| An Act to regulate the Rate of Interest in this Island. (12th June, 1834.) | 4 William IV Chapter 12 (Session 1) | 1834 | This act places regulations on the interest rates placed on debts of varying rates of repayment. | Early Canadiana Online |
| 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 thenomination andappointmentof Parish and Town Officers within this Province,” as relates to the office of Fence Viewers being discharged by Overseers of Highways and Roads. Passed 6th March, 1834. | 4 William IV – Chapter 12 | 1834 | An amendment of an act first passed in 1793, specifying the parties responsible for the repairing and maintenance of fences on shared property lines. In the case of fences which divide townships, repairs and costs will be determined by fence viewers. The act specifies the responsibilities of these fence viewers, what responsibilities they have, how they are to determine costs, who is to appoint them and when they are to be appointed, and the sum they are to be paid. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act to revive an Act, intituled An Act to prevent Pedlars travelling and selling within this Province without Licence. Passed 22d March 1834. | 4 William IV Chapter 12 | 1834 | This act extends an 1828 act regulating travelling peddlers until 1839. | 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 Insolvent Debtors taken in Execution. (12th June, 1834.) | 4 William IV Chapter 11 (Session 1) | 1834 | This act clarifies how cases of debtors are to be pursued in provincial courts. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act to repeal part of and amend the Laws now in force in this Province respecting the appointment and duties of certain Township Officers. Passed 6th March, 1834. | 4 William IV – Chapter 11 | 1834 | This act expands the role of town assessors so they can more effectually keep track of the population within their respective districts. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act for the Establishment of a Savings’ Bank in Newfoundland. ( 12th June,1834.) | 4 William IV Chapter 10 (Session 1) | 1834 | This act establishes the Newfoundland Savings Bank, which would be open to both the general public and business entities in order to encourage investment. Members of the governing council of the province run the bank, with all monies deposited into the bank kept in the public treasury. Maximum interest is set at three per cent. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act to authorize the appointment of Commissioners for obtaining the necessary information preparatory to the introduction of the Penitentiary System of Prison Discipline into this Province. (18th March, 1834.) | 4 William IV Chapter 10 | 1834 | This Act makes provision for the establishment of a Penitentiary System of Prison Discipline in the Province, including that Commissioners are to visit penitentiaries in the United States. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act to regulate the Standard of Weights and Measures in this Colony, and to provide for the Surveying of Lumber. (12th June, 1834.) | 4 William IV Chapter 9 (Session 1) | 1834 | This act imposes a standard on all weights and measurements to be used on trade goods when determining their worth and sale price. It also imposes a standard method of measurement for surveying lumber, which also has notable implications for trade and value determination. Penalties for those who should fail to follow these standards are also specified. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act to amend An Act passed in the second year of the Reign of His late Majesty King George the Fourth, entitled “An Act to repeal part of andamend An Act passed in the thirty-seventh year of His late Majesty's Reign, entitled ‘An Act for thebetter regulating thepractice of the Law, and to extend theprovisions of the same.” Passed 6th March, 1834. | 4 William IV – Chapter 9 | 1834 | An act which repeals and amends parts of an act first passed in 1821, and which specifies the requirements for those who wish to practice law in the province. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act to continue certain Acts therein mentioned. (18th March, 1834.) | 4 William IV Chapter 9 | 1834 | This Act extends several Acts, as listed. These Acts are to remain in force until 1836. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act to afford Relief to Wives and Children, Deserted by their Husbands and Parents. (12th June, 1834.) | 4 William IV Chapter 8 (Session 1) | 1834 | This act makes public provisions available for children who have been abandoned by their parents, and wives and children who have been abandoned by their husbands. The definition of "abandonment" in this case includes neglect, and calls for the seizure of assets of parents who spend their money at taverns while neglecting their families. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act to repeal part of an Act passed in the second year of His Majesty's Reign, entitled “An Act respecting the timeandplace of sitting of the Court of King's Bench.” Passed, 6th March, 1834. | 4 William IV – Chapter 8 | 1834 | An act which repeals a specific clause of an act passed in 1832, which specifies the time and place at which the court of the King's bench will be held. This allows the Legislative Assembly to appoint a new time at which to hold this court. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act to provide for the Maintenance of Bastard Children. (12th June, 1834.) | 4 William IV Chapter 7 (Session 1) | 1834 | This act allows women who should become pregnant out of wedlock to sue the fathers of those babies for support. The act specifies that the men will only be except of this charge if the woman in question dies or gets married before the baby is born, or if she miscarries. The court also reserves the right to place the child in alternate care. If the woman is of "ill-repute" or a "common whore," the case will be referred to a higher court. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act to facilitate the remedy by Replevin. Passed, 6th March, 1834. | 4 William IV – Chapter 7 | 1834 | An act facilitating lawsuits or claims in which people who have had their goods or possessions unlawfully seized sue to get them back. It requires the careful tracking of goods seized by sheriffs so that items can better be tracked back to their original owners. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act to Regulate the Making and Repairing of Roads and Highways in this Island. (12th June, 1834.) | 4 William IV Chapter 6 (Session 1) | 1834 | This act makes provisions for the construction and maintenance of roads and highways in the province, including the hiring of surveyors, prescribed labour for both residents and their cattle, penalties for those who refuse to perform prescribed labour, and other rules regarding fences, road dimensions, causeways, etc. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act to revive and extend the provisions of an Act passed in the tenth year of His late Majesty's Reign, entitled “An Act to authorise the detention of Debtors in certain cases.” Passed 6th March, 1834. | 4 William IV – Chapter 6 | 1834 | The continuation of an act first passed in 1830, concerning the jailing of debtors on the order of their creditors in certain cases. The cases in which such an imprisonment are acceptable are detailed in the earlier act. Certain amendments concerning who can issue the order to detain the debtor are made in the current act. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act to amend an Act of the ninth George the Fourth, chapter seventy-three, subdividing the Province into Counties, by establishing new places of Election in certain Counties therein mentioned. (18th March, 1834.) | 4 William IV Chapter 6 | 1834 | This Act amends the 1873 Act, "An Act to make a new and more convenient subdivision of the Province into Counties, for the purpose of effecting a more equal representation thereof, in the Assembly, than heretofore.” | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act to provide for the Banishment of Persons convicted of certain Offences, and also to provide certain modes of Punishment in divers Criminal Cases. (12th June, 1834.) | 4 William IV Chapter 5 (Session 1) | 1834 | This act permits for the negotiation with masters of vessels leaving Newfoundland for the transport of prisoners condemned to banishment from the island. It also specifies what sort of work prisoners condemned to hard labour can be employed in doing. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act to grant further Relief to Bail in certain cases, and to regulate the manner of putting in and perfecting Bail in vacation. Passed, 6th March, 1834. | 4 William IV – Chapter 5 | 1834 | This act defines how bail shall be discharged once those who have been taken into custody have fulfilled their bail requirements. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act for granting to His Majesty the Sum of Five Hundred Pounds, Sterling, to be appropriated and applied towards defraying any Expenses which may arise in the event of the introduction and spreading of Asiatic Cholera in this Colony. (20th September, 1834.) | 4 William IV Chapter 4 (Session 2) | 1834 | This act sets aside five hundred pounds to pay for expenses caused by an outbreak of asiatic cholera in the province. | Early Canadiana Online |