Legislation by Source Document: Early Canadiana Online

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Title Chapter Date Passed Legislative Summary Source Document
An Act to provide for the relief of Poor Emigrants in the Town of Saint Andrews in the County of Charlotte. Passed 22d July 1837. 7 William IV Chapter 18 (Session 2) 1837 An act allowing for the disbursement of 300 pounds from the Emigrant fund for struggling emigrants newly arrived in St Andrews. Early Canadiana Online
An Act to continue several Acts for the establishment and regulation of Boards of Health in the several Counties of this Province. Passed 1st March 1837. 7 William IV Chapter 18 (Session 1) 1837 Continuance of several acts passed in prior legislative years. Early Canadiana Online
An Act to regulate the Expenditure of District Funds within this Province. Passed 4th March, 1837. 7 William IV – Chapter 18 1837 This act tightens rules around district expenditure in an attempt to bring said expenditures under control. Early Canadiana Online
An Act to appropriate a part of the Emigrant fund for the purposes therein mentioned. Passed 22d July 1837. 7 William IV Chapter 17 (Session 2) 1837 An act allowing for the immediate payment of money out of the emigrant fund to the Justices of the Peace to aid those newly arrived to the province who are currently in distress. Early Canadiana Online
An Act to amend an Act, intituled “An Act to authorize the Grand Jurors in the several Counties within this Province to inspect the Public Accounts.” Passed 1st March 1837. 7 William IV Chapter 17 (Session 1) 1837 An amendment to an act passed in 1835 (5 William IV Chapter 28 Session 1). Early Canadiana Online
An Act to prevent the Dissolution of the Parliament of this Province, in the event of a Demise of the Crown. Passed 4th March, 1837. 7 William IV – Chapter 17 1837 This act legitimates the provincial government even in the case of the demise or death of the monarch. Early Canadiana Online
An Act to enable the Proprietors or Shareholders of a Company, called The Bank of British North America, to sue and be sued in this Province, in the name of the Manager or of any one of the local Directors for the time being of the said Company. Passed 28d July 1837. 7 William IV Chapter 16 (Session 2) 1837 An act allowing the Bank of British North America to operate within the limits of New Brunswick and pursue all functions necessary to conduct business. Early Canadiana Online
An Act to repeal an Act made and passed in the third year of His Majesty’s reign in amendment of an Act for the better securing the navigation of the inner Bay of Passamaquoddy. Passed 1st March 1837. 7 William IV Chapter 16 (Session 1) 1837 Legislation repealing an act passed in 1833 (3 William IV Chapter 7). Early Canadiana Online
An Act to amend the Charter of the University of King's College. Passed 4th March, 1837. 7 William IV – Chapter 16 1837 This act amends the University of King's College act, with amendments pertaining to the number of professors, the right of the college to maintain and hold land, its incorporation, the structure of its governing body, the college council, and terms of admission. Early Canadiana Online
An Act for the appointment of Firewards and the better extinguishing of Fires which may happen in the Parish of Portland, in the County of Saint John. Passed 22d July 1837. 7 William IV Chapter 15 (Session 2) 1837 An act legislating for the appointing of more firewards in the city of Saint John, as well as provisions for fire prevention. Early Canadiana Online