| An Act to regulate the Inspection of Fish, and to prevent Non-residents in this Province from Fishing within the Waters of the same. Passed 10th February, 1840. |
3 Victoria – Chapter 24 |
1840 |
This act calls for the inspection of fish, in order to ensure the regulation of packing and duties charged, and the prevention of non-residents of the province engaging in the trade. |
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| An Act to revive and make perpetual an Act granting to Her Majesty a Duty on Licenses to Auctioneers, and on Goods, Wares and Merchandize, sold by Auction. Passed 10th February, 1840. |
3 Victoria – Chapter 23 |
1840 |
This act renews and makes perpetual an act first passed in 1818, which specifies the need for auctioneers to hold a license in order to practice. The act specifies the cost of said license, what information they are to contain, and who is able to grant such license. It also places a levy on all goods sold at auction. |
Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act to make perpetual an Act passed in the sixth year of the reign of His late Majesty King William the Fourth, entitled, “An Act to repeal and amend certain parts of an Act passed in the thirty-sixth year of the reign of King George the Third, entitled, ‘An Act to amend an Act for regulating the manner of Licensing Public Houses and for the more easy conviction of persons selling Spirituous Liquors without License,” and also for regulating the Duty to be levied upon Licenses to Shopkeepers. Passed 10th February, 1840. |
3 Victoria – Chapter 22 |
1840 |
This act continues and makes perpetual an act passed in 1836, relating to the sale of alcohol in bars and taverns. |
Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act to continue and make perpetual parts of an Act passed in the fifty-ninth year of the reign of His late Majesty King George the Third, entitled, “An Act to alter the Laws now in force for granting Licenses to Innkeepers, and to give to the Justices of the Peace, in General Quarter Sessions assembled for the respective Districts, authority to regulate the Duties hereafter to be paid on such Licenses,” and for other purposes therein-mentioned. Passed 10th February, 1840. |
3 Victoria – Chapter 21 |
1840 |
This act continues and makes perpetual certain parts of an act passed in 1830, which enacts certain provisions regarding innkeepers' licenses and specifies regarding the granting of licenses to innkeepers, and stipulates that revenue raised through the sale of such licenses be used to upgrade roads and bridges. |
Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act for further regulating the manner of granting Licenses to Inn-keepers, and to the Keepers of Ale and Beer Houses, within this Province. Passed 10th February, 1840. |
3 Victoria – Chapter 20 |
1840 |
This act establishes new regulations regarding the issuing of innkeeper's licenses, when they will be issued, and how individuals can apply for them. |
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| An Act to authorise certain Duties to be imposed and collected on Wooden Stills within this Province, and for other Purposes therein mentioned. Passed 10th February, 1840. |
3 Victoria – Chapter 19 |
1840 |
This act imposes a duty on wooden stills and regulates the collection of the same, consolidating several clauses from past acts regarding duties and taxes on stills. |
Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act to regulate the Weight of Salt. Passed 10th February, 1840. |
3 Victoria – Chapter 18 |
1840 |
This act regulates the duty to be paid on every bushel of salt brought into the province from the United States. |
Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act to alter and amend an Act passed in the thirty-second year of the reign of His late Majesty King George the Third, entitled, “An Act to establish the Winchester Measure throughout this Province.” Passed 10th February, 1840. |
3 Victoria – Chapter 17 |
1840 |
This is an amendment to an act first passed in 1792 which standardizes weights and measures throughout the province and fines those who continue to use nonstandard units in public sale. |
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| An Act to authorise Her Majesty to take Possession of Lands for the erection of Fortifications in this Province, under certain restrictions. Passed 10th February, 1840. |
3 Victoria – Chapter 16 |
1840 |
This act makes it legal for the crown to acquire and/or appropriate privately-owned lands for the purpose of building fortifications. |
Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act to continue an Act passed in the sixth year of His late Majesty's reign, entitled, “An Act to repeal and amend certain Acts of this Province, in relation to the Gold and Silver Coin made current by Law and to make further provision respecting the rates at which certain Gold and Silver Coins shall pass current in this Province.” Passed 10th February, 1840. |
3 Victoria – Chapter 15 |
1840 |
This act continues an act first passed in 1836 which enables the manufacture of provincial currency, as well as regulating the value of currently brought from outside the province. |
Early Canadiana Online |