Legislation by Province: Newfoundland (1833-1867)
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| Title | Chapter | Date Passed | Legislative Summary | Source Document |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| An Act to Provide for the Contingent Expenses of the Legislature. (Passed 17th March, 1857.) | 20 Victoria Chapter 10 | 1857 | This Act provides various sums of money to recompense those who have served the house of assembly. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act for granting to Her Majesty a Sum of Money for Defraying the Expenses of the Civil Government of this Colony for the Year ending on the 31st day of December One Thousand Eight Hundred and Fifty Seven, and for other purposes. (Passed 17th March, 1857.) | 20 Victoria Chapter 9 | 1857 | This act provides various sums of money as a salary to those who have served the government throughout the province. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act to Repeal the Act for the Naturalisation of Aliens, and to make other Provisions in lieu thereof. (Passed 17th March, 1857.) | 20 Victoria Chapter 8 | 1857 | This act repeals and replaces an act passed in 1856, which passed measures for the naturalization of individuals who have come to Newfoundland as immigrants. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act for Ascertaining the Population of this Colony and other Statistical Information. (Passed 17th March, 1857.) | 20 Victoria Chapter 7 | 1857 | This act provides instructions for conducting a census of the province, along with specific questions to be asked by census takers. Penalties are also defined for those who refuse to provide the requested information to those taking the census. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act for the Encouragement of Education. (Passed 17th March, 1857.) | 20 Victoria Chapter 6 | 1857 | This act grants various sums of money to develop education in different school districts across the province. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act for Granting to Her Majesty a Sum of Money for Constructing and Repairing Roads, Streets, and Bridges, within this Colony. (Passed 17th March, 1857.) | 20 Victoria Chapter 5 | 1857 | This act provides various sums of money to pay for the improvement, construction,and maintenance of roadways throughout the province. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act to continue the Act for granting to Her Majesty certain Duties on Goods, Wares and Merchandize, imported into this Colony and its Dependencies. (Passed 17th March, 1857.) | 20 Victoria Chapter 4 | 1857 | This is a continuation of prior acts concerning the amount of tariffs to charge on trade goods coming into the province. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act to provide for the Support and Maintenance of Cape Race Light-House. (Passed 17th March, 1857.) | 20 Victoria Chapter 3 | 1857 | This act makes financial provisions for the maintenance of the Cape Race Lighthouse, to be paid from duties collected from vessels navigating provincial waters. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act to provide for the Erection of a Light House on the Island of Baccalieu, on the Coast of this Island. (Passed 3rd March, 1857.) | 20 Victoria Chapter 2 | 1857 | This act allows the government to set aside funds to build a lighthouse on Baccalieu Island (near Conception Bay). | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act further to Amend an Act passed in the Seventeenth year of Her Majesty's Reign, entitled “An Act to Incorporate a Company under the Style and Title of the New York, Newfoundland and London Telegraph Company.” (Passed 3rd March, 1857.) | 20 Victoria Chapter 1 | 1857 | This is an amendment to an act passed in 1854, which incorporated the New York, Newfoundland, and London telegraph company under the named individuals. | Early Canadiana Online |