Legislation by Province: Newfoundland (1833-1867)
Displaying 201 - 210 of 559 entries
| Title | Chapter | Date Passed | Legislative Summary | Source Document |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| An Act to Amend the Law of Evidence. (Passed 12th May, 1856.) | 19 Victoria Chapter 15 | 1856 | This act amends the rules surrounding types of evidence which can be provided in court and how evidence is to be treated, including rules concerning spouses testifying in matters concerning each other. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act to Amend the Law of Insolvency. (Passed 12th May, 1856.) | 19 Victoria Chapter 14 | 1856 | This act makes amendments to the various laws regarding insolvent debtors and the measures which can be taken to pay their debts, including seizing their assets and their person. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act to Determine the Qualification of Jurors to serve in the Several Courts of this Island, and to Regulate the Empannelling of Jurors therein. (Passed 12th May, 1856.) | 19 Victoria Chapter 13 | 1856 | This act determines the minimum requirements which must be met by individuals who are being considered for jury duty. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act to amend the “Act for the Incorporation of the New York, Newfoundland and London Telegraph Company.” (Passed 12th May, 1856.) | 19 Victoria Chapter 12 | 1856 | 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 |
| An Act for Establishing the Legal Value of certain British and other Coins in this Colony. (Passed 12th May, 1856.) | 19 Victoria Chapter 11 | 1856 | This act establishes the value of British and Irish currency in Newfoundland, based on weight and quality. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act to continue an Act passed in the Seventeenth Year of the Reign of Her Majesty, intituled “An Act to Declare the Rates in Currency at which British Gold and Silver Coins shall be a Legal Tender.” (Passed 12th May, 1856.) | 19 Victoria Chapter 10 | 1856 | This act continues an act first passed in 1854 which standardized the local currency rates which will be paid for British tender. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act to Regulate the Inland Posts of this Colony. (Passed 12th May, 1856.) | 19 Victoria Chapter 9 | 1856 | This act regulates various aspects of the provincial postage, from the cost of sending post, to the responsibilities of Postmasters General, to penalties for those who tamper with the post. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act for the Encouragement of Education. (Passed 12th May, 1856.) | 19 Victoria Chapter 8 | 1856 | This act grants various sums of money to school districts in order to encourage the development of education. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act to Regulate the Granting of Licenses for the Wholesale of Wines, Spirituous and Malt Liquors. (Passed 12th May, 1856.) | 19 Victoria Chapter 7 | 1856 | This act defines the terms by which licences for the sale of wholesale wines and spirits will be sold, as well as the penalty for selling wines and spirits without a license. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act to Authorize the Consolidation of Sixty Eight Thousand Six Hundred and Seven Pounds Five Shillings and Four Pence of the Public Debt of this Colony. (Passed 12th May, 1856.) | 19 Victoria Chapter 6 | 1856 | This act allows the government to enact certain measures to pay off public debt. | Early Canadiana Online |