This act, passed in the first year of the assembly, makes the British system of measurement standard in New Brunswick, and gives local officials the authority to enforce its use in trade.
This act, passed in the first year of the assembly, one of seveal dealing with property law, makes clear the legal terms under which property or goods can change hands.
This act, passed in the first year of the assembly, stipulates how officials will collect debts and how any property confiscated in debt collection will be disposed of.
This act, passed in the first year of the assembly, sets up terms for the conduct of the clerk's courts for trials worth at least 40 shillings, for the judges, jurors, and defendents.
This act, passed in the first year of the assembly, prevents lawsuits over disputes worth less than 40 shillings to be brought before any courts save the county clerk's courts, or any disputes worth less than 10 pounds to any but the county inferior courts.
This act, passed in the first year of the assembly, gives the New Brunswick supreme court the power to hear circuit cases, and for attornies of the supreme court to defend their clients in any inferior courts.
This act, passed in the first year of the assembly, allows for grand jury foremans to issue oaths to witnesses and to punish those who give false testimony.