Legislation by Province: Newfoundland (1833-1867)
Displaying 261 - 270 of 559 entries
| Title | Chapter | Date Passed | Legislative Summary | Source Document |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| An Act to amend the Act for the Establishment and Regulation of Inland Posts. (Passed 15th June, 1853.) | 16 Victoria Chapter 3 | 1853 | This is an amendment to an act passed in 1851 which established a provincial postal service. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act for the Encouragement of Education. (Passed 15th June, 1853.) | 16 Victoria Chapter 2 | 1853 | This act provides various sums of money for both protestant and catholic school boards across the province, and specifies the limits of each school district. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act to continue and amend the Act for granting to Her Majesty certain Duties on Goods, Wares, and Merchandize imported into this Colony and its Dependencies. (Passed 28th May, 1853.) | 16 Victoria Chapter 1 | 1853 | This act sets the duties and taxes to be charged on goods being imported into Newfoundland in order to generate a revenue for the province. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act to provide for the Contingent Expenses of the Legislature. (Passed 14th June, 1852.) | 15 Victoria Chapter 20 | 1852 | This act grants various sums of money to individuals who served the legislative 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-five, and for other purposes. (Passed 14th June, 1852.) | 15 Victoria Chapter 19 | 1852 | This act grants various sums of money to those who served the provincial government. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act to continue the Act for affording Belief to Wives and Children Deserted by their Husbands and Parents. (Passed 14th June, 1852.) | 15 Victoria Chapter 18 | 1852 | This act continues an act first passed in 1834, which made provisions available for children who have been abandoned by their parents, and wives who have been abandoned by their husbands. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act for preventing damage by unseasonable Burning or Firing of the Woods in the Clearing of Land, and Burning the Woods and Forests of this Island. (Passed 14th June, 1852.) | 15 Victoria Chapter 17 | 1852 | This act specifies penalties for the careless burning of forests for any purpose, including clearing land, as it poses a danger to the public. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act for Shortening the Language used in the Acts of the General Assembly, and to aid in the Construction of the same. (Passed 14th June, 1852.) | 15 Victoria Chapter 16 | 1852 | This act concerns the simplification of the language and wording used in legislative acts. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act to remove Doubts with reference to the application of certain portions of the Criminal Law of England to this Island. (Passed 14th June, 1852.) | 15 Victoria Chapter 15 | 1852 | This act confirms the application of certain portions of English criminal law in the province, particularly in regards to court jurisdictions and the authorities exercised by court officials. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act to amend the Carbonear Street Act. (Passed 14th June, 1852.) | 15 Victoria Chapter 14 | 1852 | This is an amendment to an act first passed in 1835, which made provisions for fire safety in the town of Carbonear, and provided for the funding of these measures. | Early Canadiana Online |