This is an amendment to an act first passed in 1836, which permitted the government to raise funds in order to build a Colonial House in Saint John's, to be used by the legislative assembly to hold their meetings.
This act is an amendment and continuation of an act first passed in 1833, which regulated navigation into and out of the port of Saint John's, and sets tariffs on each vessel by type.
This act continues an act first passed in 1839 which consolidated several past acts concerning the building and maintenance of lighthouses in the province.
This act appropriates one thousand pounds annually from the provincial treasury in order to procure proper coinage, and prevent the circulation of fraudulent or substandard coinage.
This act makes three thousand pounds available to establish an academy in St. John's, to build a building, establish a library, and buy materials necessary. Measures are also put in place to establish a board to run the school.