| An Act for granting to Her Majesty a Sum of Money for defraying the Expenses of the Civil Government of the Colony for the year ending on the Thirtieth day of June, One Thousand Eight Hundred and Forty-eight, and for other purposes. |
10 Victoria Chapter 8 |
1847 |
This act grants various sums of money to various individuals who have served the government in various functions throughout the province. |
Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act to repeal an Act panned in the Ninth and Tenth years of the Reign of Her present Majesty, entitled “An Act to make further provision for securing the due payment of the interest that shall become due and payable upon a certain Loan to be raised under authority of an Act passed in this present Session, entitled ‘An Act to raise by Loan a Sum of Money for the Re-building and improvement of the Town of St. John’s.’” (Passed 14th January, 1847.) |
10 Victoria Chapter 7 |
1847 |
This act repeals an act passed in the second session of 1846. |
Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act to make further provision for the Registration of Deeds, and to amend the Law relating to the Registration of Deeds. (Passed 14th January, 1847.) |
10 Victoria Chapter 6 |
1847 |
This act makes provisions for registering deeds which were lost in the fire of St John's in 1846. |
Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act to continue an Act passed in the Ninth Year of the Reign of Her present Majesty, entitled “An Act for granting to Her Majesty certain Duties on Goods, Wares and Merchandize imported into this Colony and its Dependencies” (Passed 14th January, 1847.) |
10 Victoria Chapter 5 |
1847 |
This is a continuation of an act passed in the first session of 1846, which defines duties to be charged on trade goods coming into the province in order to provide a revenue for the government. |
Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act for granting a further Sum for establishing a Lunatic Asylum in Saint John’s. (Passed 14th January, 1847.) |
10 Victoria Chapter 4 |
1847 |
This act grants a further fifteen hundred pounds to establish an asylum in St John's. |
Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act to regulate the appointment of Sheriff. (Passed 14th January, 1847.) |
10 Victoria Chapter 3 |
1847 |
This act defines how sheriffs are to be appointed throughout the province, their responsibilities once they are appointed, and the salaries they are to be paid. |
Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act to raise by Loan a Sum of Money for the General Improvement of the Colony. (Passed 14th January, 1847.) |
10 Victoria Chapter 2 |
1847 |
This act allows the government of the province to raise two hundred thousand pounds by loan to pay for various improvement projects throughout the province. |
Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act to amend an Act passed in the Ninth and Tenth Years of the Reign of her present Majesty, entitled “An Act to Regulate the Rebuilding of the Town of St. John's, and the Drainage and Sewerage of the same, and to Repeal certain Acts therein mentioned. (Passed 14th January, 1847.) |
10 Victoria Chapter 1 |
1847 |
This is an amendment to an act passed in the second session of 1846 which placed various regulations on the rebuilding of St John's after part of the town was destroyed in the fire. The regulations in this act include measures for building fire breaks, sewage, and various other improvements to the city. |
Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act for incorporating The Toronto and Goderich Rail-way Company. |
10 & 11 Victoria – Chapter 123 |
1847 |
An act to incorporate the joint stock company called The Toronto and Goderich Rail-way Company to build a railway through Guelph to Toronto. It includes the plan for construction and the structure of the company. |
Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act to incorporate The Canada, New Brunswick and Nova Scotia Rail-way Company. |
10 & 11 Victoria – Chapter 122 |
1847 |
An act to incorporate The Canada, New Brunswick, and Nova Scotia Rail-way Company to build a railway connecting Montreal to Halifax. It outlines the construction of the railway and the business structure of the company. |
Early Canadiana Online |