Legislation by Province: Newfoundland (1833-1867)
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| Title | Chapter | Date Passed | Legislative Summary | Source Document |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| An Act for Grating to Her Majesty a Supply of Money for the Making and Repairing of Roads and Bridges in this Colony, and to Regulate the Expenditure of the same (18th November, 1837.) | 1 Victoria Chapter 2 | 1837 | This act grants various sums of money to build or repair roads throughout the province, and appoints commissioners to manage the distribution of funds as well as the supervision of road repairs and construction in various communities. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act for Granting to Her Majesty certain Duties on Goods, Wares, and Merchandize Imported into this Colony and its Dependencies. (18th November, 1837.) | 1 Victoria Chapter 1 | 1837 | This act places duties on various items coming in to the province in order to raise a revenue for the government of the province. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act for Granting to His Majesty a Sum of Money to defray the Contingent Expenses of the Legislature during the present Sessions. (6th May, 1836.) | 6 William IV Chapter 17 | 1836 | This act appropriates various sums of money to pay the salaries of individuals who served the legislative assembly. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act for Granting to His Majesty a Sum of Money for defraying the Expense of the Civil Government of this Colony, and for other purposes, for the year of Our Lord One Thousand Eight Hundred and Thirty-six. (6th May, 1836.) | 6 William IV Chapter 16 | 1836 | This act appropriates various sums of money to pay the salaries of individuals who have served the government in various roles across the province. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act for granting to His Majesty a Sum of Money for the making and repairing of Roads and Bridges in this Colony. (6th May, 1836.) | 6 William IV Chapter 15 | 1836 | This act appoints funds for the construction and maintenance of various roads throughout the province. It also appoints commissioners to supervise the construction and dispersement of funds in various districts in the province. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act to authorize the erection of a Colonial House in the Town of Saint John’s, and the raising by loan of a sum of Money for that purpose. (6th May, 1836.) | 6 William IV Chapter 14 | 1836 | This act permits the government to raise funds in order to build a Colonial House in Saint John's, which will be used by the legislative assembly to hold their meetings. The act appoints commissioners who will take charge of the project, from the raising of funds to the supervision of construction. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act for the encouragement of Education in this Colony. (6th May, 1836.) | 6 William IV Chapter 13 | 1836 | This act allots money to various schools and school districts, and calls for the appointment of thirteen individuals to create new school boards across the province. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act to authorize the raising by loan of a further sum of Money for the completion of the Light House on Harbor Grace Island. (6th May, 1836.) | 6 William IV Chapter 12 | 1836 | 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. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act for preventing the mischiefs arising from the Printing and Publishing Books, Newspapers, and Papers of a like nature, by Persons unknown, and to regulate the Printing and Publishing the same. (6th May, 1836.) | 6 William IV Chapter 11 | 1836 | This act places measures which must be taken by publishers of books and newspapers in the province. It also specifies materials which can and cannot be published, and steps which must be followed in order to publish certain materials for public consumption. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act to make perpetual an Act passed in the Fourth Year of His Majesty’s Reign, entituled “An Act for the relief of Insolvent Debtors taken in execution. (6th May, 1836.) | 6 William IV Chapter 10 | 1836 | This act makes an act first passed in 1834 perpetual. The original act relates to how cases of debtors are to be pursued in provincial courts. | Early Canadiana Online |