Legislation by Province: Newfoundland (1833-1867)
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| Title | Chapter | Date Passed | Legislative Summary | Source Document |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| An Act for Establishing the Standard Weight of Grain and Pulse, and to Regulate the Sale of Bread, Coals, and other Articles. (Passed 13th April, 1864.) | 27 Victoria Chapter 14 | 1864 | This act specifies the weights for various grains, roots, and other trade goods, and the rate at which they will be traded for. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act for the Amendment of the Law with respect to Wills in this Island. (Passed 13th April, 1864.) | 27 Victoria Chapter 13 | 1864 | This act clarifies procedures which must be followed for wills to be legal, and specifies conditions which render wills null. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act to Amend and Consolidate the Law relating to Costs on the Common Law Side of the Supreme and Central Circuit Courts. (Passed 13th April, 1864.) | 27 Victoria Chapter 12 | 1864 | This act defines the costs of various common law procedures in the provincial courts, including a table of fees. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act to amend and consolidate the Statute Law of Evidence. (Passed 13th April, 1864.) | 27 Victoria Chapter 11 | 1864 | This act consolidates the laws of evidence, which govern the proof of facts in legal proceedings. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act to shorten and simplify the forms of Pleading in the Supreme and Central Circuit Courts, and to render them more adapted than at present to the discovery and determination of the peal points in dispute between the parties to a suit. (Passed 13th April, 1864.) | 27 Victoria Chapter 10 | 1864 | This act changes the procedures around discovery and determination in court disputes between parties in an attempt to shorten these proceedings and make them simpler. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act to improve and simplify the Practice on the Common Law side of the Supreme and Central Circuit Courts, and to Consolidate the Laws relating to the same. (Passed April 13,1864.) | 27 Victoria Chapter 9 | 1864 | This act is a large-scale renewal of the practice of common-law in the provincial courts. It redefines how various courts are to handle cases, the responsibilities of court officials, the oaths to be taken by court officials, standardized forms to be filled out, and many other measures. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act to provide for the more easy Recovery of certain Claims against the Government, of this Colony. (Passed 13th April, 1864.) | 27 Victoria Chapter 8 | 1864 | This act lays out procedures for private individuals to pursue financial claims against the provincial government, with the aim of making such processes simpler. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act to Amend an Act passed in the Twenty- first Year of the Reign of Her present Majesty, entitled “An Act to provide for the Appointment of Surveyors of Shipping in this Island, and for other purposes connected therewith.” (Passed April 13, 1864.) | 27 Victoria Chapter 7 | 1864 | This is an amendment to an act first passed in 1858 which permits the governor to appoint surveyors of shipping across the province, who will be authorized to charge fees on incoming vessels based on their size as authorized by the imperial act "the Merchant Shipping Act of 1851." | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act for the Establishment of a Public Park in Saint John's. (Passed April 13, 1864.) | 27 Victoria Chapter 6 | 1864 | This act sets aside twelve acres to create public park space in St John's. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act to make further Provision for the Sewerage of the Town of St. John’s. (Passed 13th April, 1864.) | 27 Victoria Chapter 5 | 1864 | This act places new regulations on the construction of drains from dwelling houses to public sewage in St. John's. | Early Canadiana Online |