Legislation by Source Document: Early Canadiana Online
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| Title | Chapter | Date Passed | Legislative Summary | Source Document |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| An Act to establish Circuit Courts in this Province, and to provide for the travelling expenses of the Judges holding such Courts. Passed 22nd July 1837. | 7 William IV Chapter 4 (Session 2) | 1837 | An act establishing circuit courts in certain counties, the matters which can be brought before these courts, and the monetary amounts which shall be paid to judges in order to defray costs of travel. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act to provide for opening and repairing Roads and erecting Bridges throughout this Province. Passed 1st March 1837. | 7 William IV Chapter 4 (Session 1) | 1837 | An act allowing the disbursement of public revenue for the repairing and expansion of roads. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act to abolish the distinction between Grand and Petit Larceny, and to enable the Courts of General Quarter Sessions of the Peace to try all cases of Simple Larceny, under certain restrictions, and to amend the Law respecting the punishment of Larceny. Passed 4th March, 1837. | 7 William IV – Chapter 4 | 1837 | This act abolishes the distinction between grand larceny and petit larceny, making all acts of larceny equal under the law. It also empowers the courts of Quarter Sessions to try both those who are accused of larceny and accessories to larceny, and specifies sentences for those found guilty. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act for the appointment of Commissioners to examine and report upon the Casual Revenue Accounts. Passed 22nd July 1837. | 7 William IV Chapter 3 (Session 2) | 1837 | An act appointing three or more commissioners to report on the revenues of crown lands in the province of New Brunswick for the years 1831 through 1836. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act to appropriate a part of the Public Revenue for the services therein mentioned. Passed 1st March 1837. | 7 William IV Chapter 3 (Session 1) | 1837 | An act to appropriate public funds in payment of various public services provided by the province. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act for the further Amendment of the Law, and the better Advancement of Justice. Passed 4th March, 1837. | 7 William IV – Chapter 3 | 1837 | This act attempts to bring the cost of trials under control by better defining how Common Law suits will be tried. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act to restrain the provisions of the fifth section of an Act, intituled “An Act for the support of the Civil Government in this Province,” and to establish sundry regulations for the future disposal of Crown Lands and Timber in certain cases. Passed 22d July 1837. | 7 William IV Chapter 2 (Session 2) | 1837 | This act nullifies the fifth section of "An Act for the support of the Civil Government in this Province," replacing it with new clauses containing greater detail of how the province is to deal with the resources of ungranted crown lands. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act to appropriate a part of the Public Revenue to the payment of the Ordinary Services of the Province. Passed 1st March 1837. | 7 William IV Chapter 2 (Session 1) | 1837 | This act appropriates public funds for the payment of various provincial services, as well as pensions to specific people who have served the province or the government. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act to Establish a Court of Chancery in this Province. Passed 4th March, 1837. | 7 William IV – Chapter 2 | 1837 | This act establishes a court of chancery in Upper Canada, with similar powers to that of England. It details who will sit on the court, its jurisdiction and powers, who has the right to practice within the court, and many other details regarding the court of Chancery. The court primarily deals with matters of property and equity. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act for the support of the Civil Government in this Province. Passed 17th July 1837. | 7 William IV Chapter 1 (Session 2) | 1837 | The leasing of Crown Lands to the Province of New Brunswick for the purpose of lumbering, with specific amounts to be paid to the crown versus the province annually. The Lieutenant Governor of the province may approve other uses of these lands as he and the Legislative Assembly see fit, but only by following the proper procedures laid out by this legislative act. | Early Canadiana Online |