Legislation by Province: Newfoundland (1833-1867)

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Title Chapter Date Passed Legislative Summary Source Document
An Act to repeal an Act entitled “An Act to regulate the making and repairing of Roads, Streets and Bridges, within this Colony.” (Passed 30th April, 1850.) 13 Victoria Chapter 17 1850 This is the repeal of an act first passed in 1845, which regulated the repair and construction of roads, including the appointing of a board of commissioners for road, procedures for disputing the placement of roads, and the appointment of surveyors to settle disputes and to inspect roads Early Canadiana Online
An Act to authorise the granting a Patent for an improved Fog-Bell or Gong, and other self-regulating Machinery, impelled by Wind, to Thomas Robson, of Sackville, in the Province of New Brunswick, Master Mariner. (Passed 30th April, 1850.) 13 Victoria Chapter 16 1850 This act grants a patent to an individual named Thomas Robson, of Sackville, New Brunswick, for an improved type of fog horn. Early Canadiana Online
An Act to continue and amend an Act passed in the Sixth Year of the Reign of Her present Majesty, entitled, “An Act for the encouragement of Education in this Colony” (Passed 30th April, 1850.) 13 Victoria Chapter 15 1850 This is an amendment to an act passed in 1843, which established various school boards throughout the province in order to establish new school districts. Early Canadiana Online
An Act to amend an Act passed in the Fourth Year of the Reign of his late Majesty, entitled “An Act for the Registering the Names of Persons entitled to Vote at Elections.” (Passed 30th April, 1850.) 13 Victoria Chapter 14 1850 This is an amendment to an act first passed in 1834, which calls for the creation of provincial election rolls, specifying who is eligible to be an elector, who is responsible for collecting the names and maintaining the lists, and how to register individuals who object to being registered as voters, among other measures. Early Canadiana Online
An Act to provide for the Vacation of Seats of Members of the House of Assembly in certain cases, and for the Election of Members in their stead. (Passed 30th April, 1850.) 13 Victoria Chapter 13 1850 This act creates rules and regulations around House Assembly members who may need to vacate their seats for whatever reason, therefore making it possible for them to do so, as well as listing some of the possible reasons why a house member should be forcibly vacated from their seat. Early Canadiana Online
An Act to amend an Act passed in the Third Year of His Late Majesty's Reign, entitled “An Act to provide for the performance of Quarantine, and more effectually to provide against the introduction of Infectious or Contagious Diseases, and the spreading thereof in this Island.” (Passed 30th April, 1850.) 13 Victoria Chapter 12 1850 This is an amendment to an act first passed in 1833, which imposed quarantine measures on ships coming into the province to prevent the spread of infectious diseases. Early Canadiana Online
An Act for the Regulation and Management of the Public Market House in the Town of Saint John's. (Passed 30th April, 1850.) 13 Victoria Chapter 11 1850 This act regulates the public market of St John's, making the governor and council responsible for the appointment of a keeper for the market, the creation of by-laws for its governance, and specifying the penalties for disobedience of the rules laid out in this act. Early Canadiana Online
An Act in further amendment of the Saint John's Rebuilding Acts. (Passed 30th April, 1850.) 13 Victoria Chapter 10 1850 This is an amendment of the acts passed after the fire which destroyed part of St John's in 1847. Early Canadiana Online
An Act to amend an Act passed in the Third Year of the Reign of Her present Majesty entitled “An Act to regulate the Granting of Licenses for the Sale, by Retail, of Ale, Wines, and Spirituous Liquors in Newfoundland” (Passed 30th April, 1850.) 13 Victoria Chapter 9 1850 This is an amendment to an act first passed in 1839 which placed restrictions on who can be granted a license to sell liquor in the province, and the conditions which must be met in order to obtain said license. Early Canadiana Online
An Act to continue an Act passed in the Sixth Year of the Reign of Her present Majesty, entitled “An Act to revive and amend an Act passed in the Third Year of the Reign of Her present Majesty, entitled ‘An Act to establish the Fees and Costs chargeable in the several Police Offices and Courts of Sessions in this Colony.’” (Passed 30th April, 1850.) 13 Victoria Chapter 8 1850 This act continues an act first passed in 1840 which established various fees to be paid to court officials for services rendered. Early Canadiana Online