Legislation by Province: Newfoundland (1833-1867)
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| Title | Chapter | Date Passed | Legislative Summary | Source Document |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| An Act to fix and establish the Terms of the Supreme, Central Circuit, and Sessions Courts, and to extend the Jurisdiction and amend the Practice of the said Courts. (Passed 30th April, 1850.) | 13 Victoria Chapter 7 | 1850 | This act makes more specific provisions for when provincial courts will be held when, where they will be held, and which issues will be dealt with by which separate court. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act for the Limitation of Actions and Suits relating to Real Property, and for simplifying the remedies for trying the rights thereto. (Passed 30th April, 1865.) | 13 Victoria Chapter 6 | 1850 | This act clarifies how complaints regarding property are to be pursued in the provincial courts. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act to amend an Act passed in the Seventh Year of the Reign of Her present Majesty, entitled “An Act to provide for the establishment of an Academy in Saint John's.” (Passed 30th April, 1850.) | 13 Victoria Chapter 5 | 1850 | This is an amendment to an act first passed in 1844, which established an academy in St. John's. The former board is disbanded and replaced by a member of the catholic church, a member of the church of England, and one other protestant church, appointed by the governor. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act to Authorize the Issue of Treasury Notes, and for the Reduction of the Public Debt of the Colony. (Passed 30th April, 1850.) | 13 Victoria Chapter 4 | 1850 | This act permits the government to issue treasury notes in the amount of twenty thousand pounds in order to lower the province's debt. It defines the terms by which these notes can then be issued to citizens and how they are to be payable. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act to amend an Act entitled “An Act to amend several Acts now in force respecting Light-Houses, and to make further provision for the said Light-Houses, and to consolidate the Laws respecting the same.” (Passed 30th April, 1850.) | 13 Victoria Chapter 3 | 1850 | This is an amendment of an act first passed in 1839 which consolidated several past acts concerning the building and maintenance of lighthouses in the province. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act to amend an Act entitled “An Act to provide for the Regulation, Management and Collection of all Duties granted to Her Majesty, Her Heirs and Successors, on all Goods, Wares, and Merchandize, imported into this Island and its Dependencies.” (Passed 30th April, 1850.) | 13 Victoria Chapter 2 | 1850 | This is an amendment to an act passed in 1849 which defined how duties charged on imported goods are to be collected and distributed. It specifies who is responsible for the collection of duties, what they are to do with the money, and how they are to be recompensed. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act for granting to Her Majesty certain Duties on Goods, Wares and Merchandize, imported into this Colony and its Dependencies. (Passed 30th April, 1850.) | 13 Victoria Chapter 1 | 1850 | This act specifies the duties and taxes to be charged on goods being imported into the province. It also specifies who is responsible for collecting these duties, and how they are to be remunerated. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act to provide for the Contingent Expenses of the Legislature. (Passed 23rd April, 1849.) | 12 Victoria Chapter 23 | 1849 | This act grants sums of money to various individuals who served the 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 Thirty-first day of December, One Thousand Eight Hundred and Forty-nine. (Passed 23rd April, 1849.) | 12 Victoria Chapter 22 | 1849 | This act grants various sums of money to individuals who have served the provincial government in various capacities. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act to Indemnify His Excellency Sir John Gaspard Le Marchant, for Monies advanced by him from the Colonial Treasury for the Service of the Colony. (Passed 23rd April, 1849.) | 12 Victoria Chapter 21 | 1849 | This act secures the governor of the province against legal repercussions for funds he advanced from the colonial treasury in order to pay certain provincial expenses. | Early Canadiana Online |