Legislation by Province: Newfoundland (1833-1867)

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Title Chapter Date Passed Legislative Summary Source Document
An Act to declare the Rates in Currency at which British Gold and Silver Coins shall be a Legal Tender. (Passed 14th June, 1854) 17 Victoria Chapter 5 1854 This act standardizes the local currency rates which will be paid for British tender. Early Canadiana Online
An Act to raise by Loan a Sum of Money for the general purposes of the Colony. (Passed 14th June, 1854). 17 Victoria Chapter 4 (Session 1) 1854 This act authorises the government to raise a loan of six thousand pounds to pay for various unspecified expenses. Early Canadiana Online
An Act to continue and amend the Act for granting to Her Majesty certain Duties on Goods, Wares and Merchandise, imported into this Colony and its Dependencies. (Passed 27th May, 1854). 17 Victoria Chapter 3 (Session 1) 1854 This act continues prior acts which define duties to be collected on goods being imported into the province in order to generate a revenue for the province. Early Canadiana Online
An Act to Incorporate a Company under the style and title of “The New York, Newfoundland, and London Telegraph Company.” (Passed 15th April, 1854.) 17 Victoria Chapter 2 (Session 1) 1854 This act incorporates the New York, Newfoundland, and London telegraph company under the named individuals, and legislates the rules and regulations under which they are to operate. Early Canadiana Online
An Act to Repeal an Act passed in the Fifteenth Year of Her Majesty's Reign, entitled “An Act to Repeal certain parts of an Act passed in the Fourteenth Year of Her Majesty's Reign, entitled ‘An Act for the appointment of Electric Telegraph Commissioners, and for Incorporating Electric Telegraph Companies;’ and also to provide for Incorporating the Newfoundland Electric Telegraph Company;” and also an Act to amend the said recited Act, passed in the Sixteenth Year of Her Majesty's Reign. (Passed 15th April, 1854.) 17 Victoria Chapter 1 (Session 1) 1854 This act completely repeals an act passed in 1852, which repealed certain clauses of the incorporation the Newfoundland Electric Telegraph Company. Early Canadiana Online
An Act to Provide for the Contingent Expenses of the Legislature. (Passed 15th June, 1853.) 16 Victoria Chapter 17 1853 This act grants various sums of money to individuals who served the provincial 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 Thirty-first day of December, One Thousand Eight Hundred and Fifty-three, and for other purposes. (Passed 15th June, 1853.) 16 Victoria Chapter 16 1853 This act grants various sums of money to officials who served the government throughout the province. Early Canadiana Online
An Act for Granting a further Sum of Money to Her Majesty for Establishing a Lunatic Asylum in Saint John's. (Passed 15th June, 1853.) 16 Victoria Chapter 15 1853 This act grants a further two thousand two hundred and fifty pounds towards the completion of the asylum in Saint John's. Early Canadiana Online
An Act for the Protection of the Breeding of Wild Fowl. (Passed 15th June, 1853.) 16 Victoria Chapter 14 1853 This act sets measures in place to prevent the extermination of certain wild birds. Early Canadiana Online
An Act to regulate the Election of Trustees of Lands and Chattels for the Congregational Church in Saint John’s. (Passed 15th June, 1853.) 16 Victoria Chapter 13 1853 This act clarifies the procedures to be followed by the Congregational Church in Saint John's to replace their trustees of lands and chattels should a vacancy arise. Early Canadiana Online