Legislation by Province: Newfoundland (1833-1867)
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| Title | Chapter | Date Passed | Legislative Summary | Source Document |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| An Act for the Amendment of the General Water Company Acts, and also of the Act for the Incorporation of the Harbor Grace Water Company. (Passed 13th April, 1864.) | 27 Victoria Chapter 4 | 1864 | This is an amendment to two private acts, one which incorporated the Harbour Grace Water Company, and the other which regards the General Water Company, in order to clarify doubts arising from clauses in past acts. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act for Granting to Her Majesty a Sum of Money for Constructing and Repairing Roads, Streets and Bridges within this Colony. (Passed April 13, 1864.) | 27 Victoria Chapter 3 | 1864 | This act grants various sums of money to construct, repair, and maintain various roadways throughout the province. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act to Amend and Consolidate the Laws of the Customs. (Passed 13th April, 1864.) | 27 Victoria Chapter 2 | 1864 | This act consolidates numerous past acts concerning the collection of duties in the province, clarifying who is responsible for collecting duties, public holidays to be kept by duty officers, and penalties for breaking the regulations placed on officers charged with the collection of duties. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act for Granting to Her Majesty certain Duties on Goods, Wares and Merchandize, imported into this Colony and its Dependencies. (Passed 13th April, 1864.) | 27 Victoria Chapter 1 | 1864 | 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 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-three, and for other Purposes. (Passed 25th March, 1863.) | 26 Victoria Chapter 20 | 1863 | This act grants various sums of money to individuals who have served the government across the province. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act to Indemnify His Excellency Governor Sir Alexander Bannerman, for certain sums of Money advanced by him from the Colonial Treasury, for the service of the Colony. (Passed 25th March, 1863.) | 26 Victoria Chapter 19 | 1863 | This act secures the governor of the province against legal repercussions for funds he advanced from the colonial treasury in order to pay certain provincial expenses. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act for the Regulation of the Currency. (Passed 25th March, 1863.) | 26 Victoria Chapter 18 | 1863 | This act changes the currency of the province from British pounds to dollars and cents, and defines the worth and exchange rates of the provincial dollar compared to other forms of currency. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act to Reduce the Interest payable upon the Public Debt of the Colony under the Act 19th Victoria, Chapter 6, and 21st Victoria, Chapter 3. (Passed 25th March, 1863.) | 26 Victoria Chapter 17 | 1863 | This act makes provisions to pay off public debt. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act to Enable the Saint John’s Association in Aid of the Colonial and Continental Church Society to hold Certain Lands in Perpetuity. (Passed 25th March, 1863.) | 26 Victoria Chapter 16 | 1863 | This act allows the Colonial and Continental Church society to hold the lands it is currently leasing under perpetual trust, in order to enable the church to rebuild its crumbling buildings. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act for Vesting all Estates and Property occupied by or for the Naval Service of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland in the Lord High Admiral, or the Commissioners for Executing the Office of Lord High Admiral, of the said United Kingdom for the time being. (Passed 25th March, 1863.) | 26 Victoria Chapter 15 | 1863 | This act transfers the title of lands held by various individuals for the use of the Royal Navy to a single individual, the Lord High Admiral of the United Kingdom. | Early Canadiana Online |