Legislation by Province: Newfoundland (1833-1867)
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| Title | Chapter | Date Passed | Legislative Summary | Source Document |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| An Act to regulate the Standard of Weights and Measures in this Colony, and to provide for the Surveying of Lumber. (12th June, 1834.) | 4 William IV Chapter 9 (Session 1) | 1834 | This act imposes a standard on all weights and measurements to be used on trade goods when determining their worth and sale price. It also imposes a standard method of measurement for surveying lumber, which also has notable implications for trade and value determination. Penalties for those who should fail to follow these standards are also specified. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act to afford Relief to Wives and Children, Deserted by their Husbands and Parents. (12th June, 1834.) | 4 William IV Chapter 8 (Session 1) | 1834 | This act makes public provisions available for children who have been abandoned by their parents, and wives and children who have been abandoned by their husbands. The definition of "abandonment" in this case includes neglect, and calls for the seizure of assets of parents who spend their money at taverns while neglecting their families. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act to provide for the Maintenance of Bastard Children. (12th June, 1834.) | 4 William IV Chapter 7 (Session 1) | 1834 | This act allows women who should become pregnant out of wedlock to sue the fathers of those babies for support. The act specifies that the men will only be except of this charge if the woman in question dies or gets married before the baby is born, or if she miscarries. The court also reserves the right to place the child in alternate care. If the woman is of "ill-repute" or a "common whore," the case will be referred to a higher court. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act to Regulate the Making and Repairing of Roads and Highways in this Island. (12th June, 1834.) | 4 William IV Chapter 6 (Session 1) | 1834 | This act makes provisions for the construction and maintenance of roads and highways in the province, including the hiring of surveyors, prescribed labour for both residents and their cattle, penalties for those who refuse to perform prescribed labour, and other rules regarding fences, road dimensions, causeways, etc. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act to provide for the Banishment of Persons convicted of certain Offences, and also to provide certain modes of Punishment in divers Criminal Cases. (12th June, 1834.) | 4 William IV Chapter 5 (Session 1) | 1834 | This act permits for the negotiation with masters of vessels leaving Newfoundland for the transport of prisoners condemned to banishment from the island. It also specifies what sort of work prisoners condemned to hard labour can be employed in doing. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act for granting to His Majesty the Sum of Five Hundred Pounds, Sterling, to be appropriated and applied towards defraying any Expenses which may arise in the event of the introduction and spreading of Asiatic Cholera in this Colony. (20th September, 1834.) | 4 William IV Chapter 4 (Session 2) | 1834 | This act sets aside five hundred pounds to pay for expenses caused by an outbreak of asiatic cholera in the province. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act for the Establishment of Light Houses. (12th June, 1834.) | 4 William IV Chapter 4 (Session 1) | 1834 | This act seeks to make five ports of Newfoundland safer by building lighthouses. Commissioners are appointed to oversee the building of the lighthouses, and their responsibilities are specified. The matter of funds for the building of these lighthouses is also addressed. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act to authorize the Issue of Treasury Notes. (20th September, 1834.) | 4 William IV Chapter 3 (Session 2) | 1834 | This act calls for the appointment of three persons to be appointed by the governor in order to issue treasury notes in the stated amounts, and using the forms specified. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act to prevent dangerous quantities of Gunpowder being kept within the Town of Harbor Grace, and to provide for the safe storing of the same. (12th June, 1834.) | 4 William IV Chapter 3 (Session 1) | 1834 | This act limits the amount of gunpowder to be kept by any one person, ship, or in any warehouse in the town of Harbour Grace to 25 pounds, for public safety reasons. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act to suspend, until the Year One Thousand Eight Hundred and Thirty-Five, the operation of an Act passed in the last Session of Parliament, entitled, “An Act for registering the Names of Persons entitled to Vote at Elections.” (20th September, 1834.) | 4 William IV Chapter 2 (Session 2) | 1834 | This act suspends an act from the prior session concerning the creation of provincial election rolls. | Early Canadiana Online |