Legislation by Province: Newfoundland (1833-1867)
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| Title | Chapter | Date Passed | Legislative Summary | Source Document |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| An Act to make provision for Wives and Children Deserted by their Husbands and Parents, and for Aged Persons Deserted by their Children. (Passed 7th April, 1865.) | 28 Victoria Chapter 6 | 1865 | This act makes financial provisions for wives and children abandoned by husbands and parents, and defines the penalties for those who should so abandon their wives and/or children. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act to provide for the Registration of Births, Marriages, and Deaths, in this Colony and its Dependencies. (Passed 7th April, 1865.) | 28 Victoria Chapter 5 | 1865 | This act standardizes the registration and filling out of what would once have been parish records, such as births, marriages, and deaths, to be recorded under government supervision. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act to continue an Act passed in the Twenty-fourth and Twenty-fifth years of the Reign of Her present Majesty, entitled “An Act to provide for the Organization of a Volunteer Force for the Protection of Newfoundland” (Passed 7th April, 1865.) | 28 Victoria Chapter 4 | 1865 | This is a continuation of an act first passed in 1861 which authorises the government of Newfoundland to organize its local militia, in conjunction with the British naval and military forces. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act to Regulate the Office and Duties of Coroners. (Passed 7th April, 1865.) | 28 Victoria Chapter 3 | 1865 | This act solidifies the ability of the governor to appoint coroners to various districts in the province. It also specifies what the responsibilities and jurisdictions of these coroners are. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act to Regulate the Inland Posts of this Colony. (Passed 7th April, 1865.) | 28 Victoria Chapter 2 | 1865 | This act specifies the cost of postage, differentiating between disparate items such as magazines, letters, and parcels, among other things. It also delineates the responsibilities as well as the salaries of the postmasters and the letter carriers throughout the province. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act for granting to Her Majesty certain Duties on Goods, Wares and Merchandise, imported into this Colony and its Dependencies. (Passed 7th April, 1865.) | 28 Victoria Chapter 1 | 1865 | This act defines the tariffs to be charged on various items, specifying those which are to be duty-free due to trade agreements between Great Britain and the United States. The manner in which the tariffs are to be collected is also specified. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act to Indemnify His Excellency Sir Alexander Bannerman, for Certain Sums of Money advanced by him from the Colonial Treasury for the Service of the Colony. (Passed 13th April, 1864.) | 27 Victoria Chapter 18 | 1864 | This act secures the governor of the province against legal repercussions for funds he advanced from the colonial treasury in order to pay certain expenses incurred by the legislative 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-four, and for other purposes. (Passed 13th April, 1864.) | 27 Victoria Chapter 17 | 1864 | This act grants various sums of money to pay officials across the province who have served the provincial government. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act to Amend an Act passed in the Eighth Year of the Reign of Her present Majesty, entitled “An Act to Amend the Laws, for the Regulation of Pilots and the Pilotage of Vessels at the Port of Saint John’s;" Also, to Amend an Act passed in the Nineteenth Year of the Reign of Her present Majesty, entitled “An Act to amend the Laws for the Regulation of Pilots and the Pilotage of Vessels at the Port of Saint John’s,” (Passed 13th, April, 1864.) | 27 Victoria Chapter 16 | 1864 | This is an amendment to several past acts concerning the navigation of the port of St John's and the fees paid for the pilotage of vessels. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act for the Prevention and Suppression of Lotteries in this Colony. (Passed 13th April, 1864.) | 27 Victoria Chapter 15 | 1864 | This act bans all manner of lotteries in the province, including the advertisement of lotteries, and specifies the penalties for those who should break this law. | Early Canadiana Online |