Legislation by Province: Newfoundland (1833-1867)
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| Title | Chapter | Date Passed | Legislative Summary | Source Document |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| An Act for the Reduction of Pauperism, by encouraging Agriculture and more effectually carrying into operation the Provisions of the Act 23 Vic., Cap. 3. (Passed 1st May, 1866.) | 29 Victoria Chapter 5 | 1866 | This act institutes a program whereby poor settlers are established in agriculture instead of becoming dependents of the state. This includes fishermen who are not making enough to support their families. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act to provide for Quarantine and the Establishment of Boards of Health. (Passed 1st May, 1866.) | 29 Victoria Chapter 4 | 1866 | This act establishes rules for quarantine, both surrounding incoming vessels and goods, and specifies who is responsible for establishing quarantine, where quarantines will be announced, and penalties for breaking quarantine. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act for granting to Her Majesty a Sum of Money for constructing and repairing Roads, Streets and Bridges, within this Colony. (Passed 1st May, 1866.) | 29 Victoria Chapter 3 | 1866 | This act grants various sums of money to maintain, repair, and build roadways throughout the province. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act to amend an Act passed in the Twenty-seventh year of the Reign of Her present Majesty, entitled “An Act to amend and consolidate the Laws of the Customs.” (Passed 1st May, 1866.) | 29 Victoria Chapter 2 | 1866 | This is an amendment to an act first passed in 1864, which consolidates numerous past acts concerning the collection of duties in the province, clarifying who is responsible for collecting duties, public holidays to be kept by duty officers, and penalties for breaking the regulations placed on officers charged with the collection of duties. | 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 23rd March, 1866.) | 29 Victoria Chapter 1 | 1866 | This act defines the duties imposed on trade goods brought into the province. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act to provide for the Contingent Expenses of the Legislature. (Passed 7th April, 1865.) | 28 Victoria Chapter 21 | 1865 | This act grants various sums of money to pay various expenses incurred by the legislative 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 the Thirty-first day of December, one Thousand, Eight Hundred and Sixty-five, and for other purposes. (Passed 7th April, 1865.) | 28 Victoria Chapter 20 | 1865 | This act grants various sums of money to individuals who have served the provincial government. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act to Indemnify His Excellency the Governor of Newfoundland for certain sums of Money advanced by him from the Colonial Treasury, for the service of the Colony. (Passed 7th April, 1865.) | 28 Victoria Chapter 19 | 1865 | 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 |
| An Act to authorize the Consolidation of part of the Public Debt of this Colony. (Passed 7th April, 1865.) | 28 Victoria Chapter 18 | 1865 | This act passes measures to consolidate and lower some of the public debt of the province. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act to provide for the Retirement of the present Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of Newfoundland. (Passed 7th April, 1865.) | 28 Victoria Chapter 17 | 1865 | This act provides a retirement pension to Sir Francis Brady, outgoing chief justice of the Supreme Court of the province, equal to one half of the salary he received while acting Chief Justice. | Early Canadiana Online |