Legislation by Source Document: Early Canadiana Online
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| Title | Chapter | Date Passed | Legislative Summary | Source Document |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| An Act to Incorporate a Company under the Style and Title of the Newfoundland Steam Packet Company. (Passed 14th June, 1852.) | 15 Victoria Chapter 9 | 1852 | This act incorporates the Newfoundland Steam Packet company under the named individuals, and specifies the rules and regulations under which the company must operate. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act for the Encouragement of Communication by Steam between certain Ports and St. John's. (Passed 14th June, 1852.) | 15 Victoria Chapter 8 | 1852 | This act appoints a six person committee to oversee the implementation of more effectual steamship transport between St John's and ports in Great Britain, Ireland, New York, Boston, and any port in British North America. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act to make provision for the protection of Electric Telegraphs. (Passed 14th June, 1852.) | 15 Victoria Chapter 7 | 1852 | This act creates legal consequences for those who would maliciously destroy the equipment which enables the operation of electric telegraphs. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act to repeal certain parts of an Act passed in the Fourteenth Year of Her Majesty's Reign, entitled “An Act for the appointment of Electric Telegraph Commissioners and for Incorporating Electric Telegraph Companies,” and also to provide for Incorporating the Newfoundland Electric Telegraph Company. (Passed, 14th June, 1852.) | 15 Victoria Chapter 6 | 1852 | This act repeals certain clauses of the incorporation the Newfoundland Electric Telegraph Company under the named individuals, as well as amending a 1851 act which made provisions for the establishment of telegraph companies in order to benefit the businesses of the province. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act to repeal the Acts respecting the establishment of a Lunatic Asylum at Saint John's, and to make other provisions in lieu thereof. (Passed 14th June, 1852.) | 15 Victoria Chapter 5 | 1852 | This act allows the government to raise a further three thousand five hundred pounds to establish an asylum in St John's. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act to consolidate and amend the Saint John's Rebuilding Acts. (Passed 14th June, 1852.) | 15 Victoria Chapter 4 | 1852 | This act consolidates all past acts regarding the rebuilding of St John's after the fire of 1847, which destroyed a large portion of the town. Safety regulations, particularly regarding fire breaks, are clearly defined, as well as city regulations regarding sewage and street construction. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act to amend and consolidate the Acts note in force respecting Light Houses in this Colony. (Passed 14th June, 1852.) | 15 Victoria Chapter 3 | 1852 | This act replaces all past acts regarding the management and maintenance of lighthouses in the province with new regulations. All past acts are repealed. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act for the Encouragement of Education. (Passed 14th June, 1852.) | 15 Victoria Chapter 2 | 1852 | This act continues an act passed in 1851 which contributes money to schools across the province. This new act not only continues the 1851 act, but also adds further clauses concerning the distribution of funds. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act to continue and amend the Act for granting to Her Majesty certain Duties on Goods, Wares, and Merchandize, imported into this Colony and its Dependencies. (Passed 29th May, 1852.) | 15 Victoria Chapter 1 | 1852 | This act continues past acts which define the duties and taxes to be charged on goods being imported into the province. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act to amend the Emigrant Act, by reducing the tax on Emigrants coming into this Province, and for other purposes. 30th August, 1851. | 14 Victoria – Chapter 78 | 1851 | Early Canadiana Online |