Legislation by Source Document: Early Canadiana Online
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| Title | Chapter | Date Passed | Legislative Summary | Source Document |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| An Act to extend the time allowed by the Saint John's Rebuilding Acts for the removal of Wooden Buildings in certain parts of the said Town, and for other purposes. (Passed 31st May, 1851.) | 14 Victoria Chapter 6 | 1851 | This act extends the time given for residents and business owners in St John's to rebuild wooden buildings in certain parts of the city with non-flammable materials after the fire which destroyed part of the city in 1847. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act to authorize the Issue of Treasury Notes, and for the reduction of the Public Debt of the Colony. (Passed 31st May, 1851.) | 14 Victoria Chapter 5 | 1851 | This act authorizes the provincial government to issue more treasury notes in order to help reduce the provincial debt. The denominations are specified, as well as the terms under which they are to be issued and repaid. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act for the establishment and regulation of Inland Posts in this Colony. (Passed 31st May, 1851.) | 14 Victoria Chapter 4 | 1851 | This act grants an annual sum of one thousand pounds to establish a provincial postal service. A post master, residing in St John's, will be appointed by the governor, and the responsibilities of the said Post Master are delineated in the act. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act for the Encouragement of Education. (Passed 31st May, 1851.) | 14 Victoria Chapter 3 | 1851 | This act contributes the annual sum of seven thousand five hundred pounds, to be distributed between both protestant and catholic schools throughout the province, in order to encourage education. | 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, and for other purposes. (Passed 31st May, 1851.) | 14 Victoria Chapter 2 | 1851 | This act grants various sums of money to repair, build, and maintain roads throughout the province. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act to continue the Act for Granting to Her Majesty certain Duties on Goods, Wares, and Merchandize, Imported into this Colony and its Dependencies. (Passed 31st May, 1851.) | 14 Victoria Chapter 1 | 1851 | This act continues an act passed in 1850 which governs the duties charged on goods imported into the province. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act to make provision for the management of the Temporalities of the United Church of England and Ireland in the Diocese of Montreal, and for other purposes therein mentioned. | 14 & 15 Victoria – Chapter 176 | 1851 | This is an amendment to an act first passed in 1842, which outlines the management of the United Church of England and Ireland in the Diocese of Quebec, including the election of Church-wardens, meetings of the Vestry, and other matters of management. The amendments pertain specifically to the diocese of Montreal. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act to repeal so much of the Act of the Parliament of Great Britain passed, in the Thirty-first year of the Reign of King George the Third, and Chaptered Thirty-one, as relates to Rectories, and the presentation of Incumbents to the same, and for other purposes connected with such Rectories. | 14 & 15 Victoria – Chapter 175 | 1851 | This act recognizes the principles of religious equality, banning all religious endowments from the public purse. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act to reduce the Salaries attached to certain Judicial Offices, in the cases therein mentioned, and to fix the Salaries of the Speakers of the Legislative Council and of the Legislative Assembly. | 14 & 15 Victoria – Chapter 174 | 1851 | This act changes the salaries connected to specific functions paid to judicial offices. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act to amend the Act for granting a Civil List to Her Majesty. | 14 & 15 Victoria – Chapter 173 | 1851 | This act amends the salaries of various civil servants in the province. | Early Canadiana Online |