Legislation by Province: Newfoundland (1833-1867)

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Title Chapter Date Passed Legislative Summary Source Document
An Act for testing all Estates and Property occupied for the Ordnance Service of Her Majesty in the principal Officers of the Ordnance Department. (Passed 22nd May, 1843.) 6 Victoria Chapter 19 1843 This act refines how the crown can purchase and hold various types of property for various purposes. Early Canadiana Online
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 Session in this Colony. (Passed 22nd May, 1843.) 6 Victoria Chapter 18 1843 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
An Act to render perpetual an Act passed in the Third Year of the Reign of His Late Majesty, 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 22nd May, 1843.) 6 Victoria Chapter 17 1843 This act continues 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 to continue an Act made in the Third Year of the Reign of Her present Majesty, 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 22nd May, 1843.) 6 Victoria Chapter 16 1843 This act continues an act first passed in 1839, which consolidates several past acts concerning the building and maintenance of lighthouses in the province, with some amendments. Early Canadiana Online
An Act to provide for the encouragement of the Whale Fishery in this Colony. (Passed 22nd May, 1843.) 6 Victoria Chapter 15 1843 This act appropriates six hundred pounds annually from the colonial treasury for the next three years, to be used in the encouragement of the whale fishery. This money is to be split into three separate bounties of two hundred pounds, which will be awarded to the vessels who bring in the largest amount of whale blubber or oil. Early Canadiana Online
An Act to amend and continue an Act passed in the Second Year of the Reign of Her Present Majesty, entitled “An Act for the regulation of Pilots and the Pilotage of Vessels at the Port of Saint John's.” (Passed 22nd May, 1843.) 6 Victoria Chapter 14 1843 This is the continuation of an act first passed in 1833, which regulated navigation into and out of the port of Saint John's, and set tariffs on each vessel by type. Early Canadiana Online
An Act to extend and continue certain provisions of an Act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom, passed in the 2nd and 3rd Year of the Reign of His Late Majesty King William the Fourth. (Passed 22nd May, 1843.) 6 Victoria Chapter 12 1843 This act continues several past acts pertaining to trade and duties. Early Canadiana Online
An Act to continue and amend an Act passed in the Fifth Year of the Reign of His late Majesty, entitled “An Act to combine the Office of Clerk of the Central Circuit Court with the Office of Clerk of the Supreme Court, and to make provision for the Officer discharging the duties of the said Office.” (Passed 22d May, 1843.) 6 Victoria Chapter 11 1843 This is the continuation of an act first passed in 1835, which combines two court offices into one role, and specifies the duties of the new court officer. Early Canadiana Online
An Act to Repeal an Act passed in the Fifth Year of the Reign of His late Majesty, entitled “An Act to amend the Law of Attachment and to facilitate the recovery of Debts from absent or absconding Debtors,” and to make other provision for the amendment of the Law of Attachment.” (Passed 22d May, 1843.) 6 Victoria Chapter 10 1843 This act repeals and replaces an act first passed in 1835, which put procedures in place for recuperating debts from debtors who are not in the province and therefore cannot be personally pursued in court. Early Canadiana Online
An Act to abolish the Oaths now by Law taken by Members of the Legislature of this Colony, and to substitute the Oath of Allegiance instead thereof. (Passed 22nd May, 1843.) 6 Victoria Chapter 9 1843 This act replaces the oath taken by individuals elected to the Legislature of the province with an oath of allegiance to Queen Victoria. Early Canadiana Online