Legislation by Province: Newfoundland (1833-1867)
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| Title | Chapter | Date Passed | Legislative Summary | Source Document |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| An Act to Incorporate Sundry Persons by the name of “The Newfoundland Provident Society.” (Passed 4th August, 1855.) | 18 Victoria Chapter 16 | 1855 | This act incorporates the Newfoundland Provident Society under the persons named. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act to Amend an Act passed by the Legislature of this Island in the Fourteenth Year of the Reign of Her Majesty, intituled “An Act for the Granting of Patents for Useful Inventions.” (Passed 4th August, 1855.) | 18 Victoria Chapter 15 | 1855 | This is an amendment to an act passed in 1851, which allows anyone who is a British subject to apply for a patent in the province if they have invented something new, whether it be a product or an art, machine, manufacturing method, or composition matter. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act to raise by Loan a Sum, of Money for the general purposes of the Colony. (Passed 4th August, 1855.) | 18 Victoria Chapter 14 | 1855 | This act authorizes the government of the provinces to raise a loan to pay for various, unspecified improvement projects. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act to Amend the Act for the Incorporation of the Union Bank of Newfoundland. (Passed 4th August, 1855.) | 18 Victoria Chapter 13 | 1855 | This act is an amendment to an act first passed in 1854, which incorporated the Union Bank of Newfoundland under the named individuals, and legislated the rules and regulations under which the company will operate. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act to Repeal and Amend certain parts of an Act passed in the Fourteenth Year of the Reign of Her Majesty, intituled “An Act to authorize the Issue of Treasury Notes, and for the Reduction of the Public Debt of the Colony.” (Passed 4th August, 1855.) | 18 Victoria Chapter 12 | 1855 | This act is an amendment to an act first passed in 1851, which authorized the provincial government to issue more treasury notes in order to help reduce the provincial debt. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act to Repeal and Amend parts of an Act of the Legislature of this Colony, intituled “An Act for the Establishment of a Savings’ Bank in Newfoundland.” (Passed 4th August, 1855.) | 18 Victoria Chapter 11 | 1855 | This act is an amendment to an act passed in 1834, which established the Newfoundland Savings Bank. The bank would be open to both the general public and business entities in order to encourage investment. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act for the Encouragement of Education. (Passed 4th August, 1855.) | 18 Victoria Chapter 10 | 1855 | This act disburses the sum of seven thousand eight hundred and eighty pounds to support schools throughout the province. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act to provide for the Salary of the Governor of this Island. (Passed 4th August, 1855.) | 18 Victoria Chapter 9 | 1855 | This act provides a yearly salary of two thousand pounds sterling for the governor of Newfoundland. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act to Reduce and make provision for the payment of the Salaries of the Principal Officers of Her Majesty's Government in this Colony, and to Repeal certain Legislative Enactments in reference thereto. (Passed 4th August, 1855.) | 18 Victoria Chapter 8 | 1855 | This act provides for the salaries of various government officials throughout the province. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act for the Establishment of a Board of Works. (Passed 4th August, 1855.) | 18 Victoria Chapter 7 | 1855 | This act establishes a board of of works to supervise the management publicly-owned buildings and all other publicly-owned property in the province. | Early Canadiana Online |