This act places various regulations on the contracts and terms of agreement that can be imposed on merchant seamen by their potential employers. It also specifies the types of justice that are specific to merchant seamen, and makes provisions for the application of justice, as well as certain provisions regarding the health of sailors and merchant seamen.
As the initial sum granted by the government was not sufficient to complete the construction of the Harbour Grace lighthouse, this act allows the treasurer of the province to raise further funds from either corporations or private individuals to complete the project.
This act continues an act first passed in 1833, imposed quarantine measures on ships coming into the province to prevent the spread of infectious diseases.
This act is an amendment to an act first passed in 1833, which regulated navigation into and out of the port of Saint John's, and sets tariffs on each vessel by type.
This act repeals part of an act first passed under the imperial parliament, before Newfoundland had its own legislative assembly, concerning the criminal code. It also makes a change to how deeds are registered in the province.