Legislation by Source Document: Early Canadiana Online
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| Title | Chapter | Date Passed | Legislative Summary | Source Document |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| An Act to amend the Law for the Admission of Barristers and Attornies, and to provide for the further Relief of William Conway Keele. Passed 4th March, 1837. | 7 William IV – Chapter 15 | 1837 | This act specifies the necessary steps to be taken by legal practitioners from Great Britain and Ireland before practicing in the province. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act in further amendment of the Law relating to Nuisances in the Parish of Portland, in the County of Saint John. Passed 22d July 1837. | 7 William IV Chapter 14 (Session 2) | 1837 | An amendment to a law passed in the prior session extending its limits to the parts of the parish of Portland which lies beyond Marsh Creek. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act for the amendment of the Law and the better advancement of Justice. Passed 1st March 1837. | 7 William IV Chapter 14 (Session 1) | 1837 | An act legislating various items relating to matters of judicial law such as bail, matters to be brought before the Supreme court versus court of Common Pleas, grounds for postponement of trial, etc. This legislation also amends previous amendments passed at various times. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act to supply, by a General Law, certain forms of Enactment in common use, which may render it unnecessary to repeat the same in Acts to be hereafter passed. Passed 4th March, 1837. | 7 William IV – Chapter 14 | 1837 | This act defines how to implement certain statutes, and defines certain terms, in order to prevent redundancy within provincial acts. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act to authorise the extension of the Gaol limits in the City and County of Saint John. Passed 22d July 1837. | 7 William IV Chapter 13 (Session 2) | 1837 | An act authorizing the justices of the peace of St John to extend the limits of the city gaol to the current city limits. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act to amend the Act for the more effectual recovery of fines imposed upon Jurors and Officers attending the Courts of Justice in this Province. Passed 1st March 1837. | 7 William IV Chapter 13 (Session 1) | 1837 | An act defining how fines imposed by the provincial courts are to be collected, in what time frame they are to be collected, and how they are to be administered by court officials. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act to protect the Public against Injury from Private Banks. Passed 4th March, 1837. | 7 William IV – Chapter 13 | 1837 | In order to protect the public from bank notes being issues by banks who are not solvent, this act makes it illegal for banks to issue bank notes or currency of any sort, including mortgages, without being first certified by the legislature. Anybody found guilty of violating this act will be guilty of a misdemeanour. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act to provide for increasing the number of Constables in the City of Saint John, and for appointing special Constables in the City and County of Saint John. Passed 1st March 1837. | 7 William IV Chapter 12 (Session 1) | 1837 | Legislation allowing for the appointment of constable in the city of Saint John, detailing who will be responsible for their appointment and what the responsibilities of said constables will be once appointed. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act to amend the Law relating to the Court of Requests. Passed 4th March, 1837. | 7 William IV – Chapter 12 | 1837 | This act amends a prior act passed in 1833 which created the Courts of Requests for claims not exceeding ten pounds. The amendments pertain mostly to the costs of suits before the said court. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act to grant a loan of five thousand pounds to the Saint John Water Company. Passed 22d July 1837. | 7 William IV Chapter 11 (Session 2) | 1837 | An act allowing for the loan of sums of money by the legislative assembly to the Saint John water works. | Early Canadiana Online |