Legislation by Province: Newfoundland (1833-1867)
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| Title | Chapter | Date Passed | Legislative Summary | Source Document |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| An Act to prevent the introduction or spreading of Cattle Disease in this Colony. (Passed 1st May, 1866.) | 29 Victoria Chapter 15 | 1866 | This act allows the governor in council to establish rules to prevent the spread of contagious diseases among horses, cattle, pigs, and sheep, and specifies the penalties for those who should break those rules. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act to empower the Superior Courts of this Colony to direct certain Offenders to remove therefrom, and for other purposes. (Passed 1st May, 1866.) | 29 Victoria Chapter 14 | 1866 | This act permits the Superior courts of the province to banish criminals convicted of certain crimes from the colony, either for a specified number of years or for life. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act to make provision for the Constitution of a Marine Court of Enquiry in this Colony. (Passed 1st May, 1866.) | 29 Victoria Chapter 13 | 1866 | This act creates a new court which will have all things nautical as its jurisdiction, and will include people with both judicial knowledge and nautical skill and experience. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act to amend the Acts for the Establishment of a Board of Works. (Passed 1st May, 1866.) | 29 Victoria Chapter 12 | 1866 | This is an amendment to an act first passed in 1855, which established the board of works to supervise the management publicly-owned buildings and all other publicly-owned property in the province. The amendment expands on the supervisory responsibilities of the board while consolidating rules surrounding their operations. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act to amend an Act passed in the Twenty-fifth year of the Reign of Her present Majesty, entitled “An Act for the Protection of the Herring and Salmon Fisheries on the Coast of this Island, and for other purposes. (Passed 1st May, 1866.) | 29 Victoria Chapter 11 | 1866 | This is an amendment to an act first passed in 1862, which places regulations on the fishery, including the sizes of nets and seines, the times of year in which certain fish can be extricated, and the penalties for contravening this act. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act for Preventing Collisions at Sea on the Coast within the limits of the jurisdiction of this Colony. (Passed 1st May, 1866.) | 29 Victoria Chapter 10 | 1866 | This act places regulations on sea transport in order to prevent collisions off the coast of the province. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act to continue and amend an Act passed in the Twenty-seventh Year of the Reign of Her present Majesty, entitled “An Act for establishing the Standard Weight of Grain and Pulse, and to regulate the sale of Bread, Coals, and other articles. (Passed 1st May, 1866.) | 29 Victoria Chapter 9 | 1866 | This is a continuation and amendment of an act first passed in 1864, which specifies the weights for various grains, roots, and other trade goods, and the rate at which they will be traded for. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act to continue and amend an Act passed in the Twenty-eighth Year of the Reign of Her present Majesty, entitled “An Act to make further provision against the destruction of Sheep and Cattle, and injuries to the Person, by Dogs.” (Passed 1st May, 1866.) | 29 Victoria Chapter 8 | 1866 | This is a continuance and amendment to an act passed in 1865 which requires the muzzling of unleashed dogs in order to prevent damage to livestock, and lays out penalties for dog owners who refuse to abide by this law. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act to revive an Act passed in the Twenty-third Year of the Reign of Her present Majesty, entitled “An Act for the prevention of Nuisances in the Towns of St John's, Harbor Grace, Carbonear, and Brigus, and to amend the Laws for the prevention of Nuisances.” (Passed 1st May, 1866.) | 29 Victoria Chapter 7 | 1866 | This is a revival of an act first passed in 1860 which legislates the use of wagons and wheeled carts, the proper penning of farm animals and cart horses, inspection of chimneys, the fencing of property abutting dangerous cliffs or coves, and the penalties for not following these laws in the towns of St. John's, Harbor Grace, Carbonear and Brigus. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act to amend an Act passed in the Nineteenth year of the Reign of Her present Majesty, entitled “An Act to regulate the Granting of Licenses for the Wholesale of Wines, Spirituous and Malt Liquors.” (Passed 1st May, 1866.) | 29 Victoria Chapter 6 | 1866 | This is an amendment to an act first passed in 1856, which 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 |