| An Act imposing duties upon certain articles imported into this Province. Passed 1st March 1837. |
7 William IV Chapter 1 (Session 1) |
1837 |
An act imposing duties on trade goods imported into the province, effective for one year. |
Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act to increase the present number of the Judges of His Majesty's Court of King’s Bench in this Province; to alter the Terms for the sitting of the said Court; and for other purposes therein mentioned. Passed 4th March, 1837. |
7 William IV – Chapter 1 |
1837 |
This act appoints more provincial judges, specifying salary for said judges, and various other matters regarding procedures and court schedules. |
Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act to alter and amend an Act, intituled “An Act to repeal all the laws now in force for regulating, laying out and repairing Highways and Roads, and for appointing Commissioners and Surveyors of Highways in the several Towns and Parishes in this Province, and to make more effectual provisions for the same,” so far as the same relates to the Parish of Portland in the County of Saint John. Passed 22d July 1837. |
7 Victoria Chapter 12 (Session 2) |
1837 |
An act amending an act passed in 1835 concerning the laying out and repairing of roads and aboiteaux. |
Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act for granting to Her Majesty certain Monies for the Service of the Quarter ending the first of July, One thousand eight hundred and thirty seven. (18th November, 1837.) |
1 Victoria Chapter 10 |
1837 |
This act appropriates various sums to pay the salaries of individuals who have served the government across the province. |
Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act for the regulating the Service of Merchant Seamen engaged in the Vessels of this Colony. (18th November, 1837.) |
1 Victoria Chapter 9 |
1837 |
This act places various regulations on the contracts and terms of agreement that can be imposed on merchant seamen by their potential employers. It also specifies the types of justice that are specific to merchant seamen, and makes provisions for the application of justice, as well as certain provisions regarding the health of sailors and merchant seamen. |
Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act to authorize the raising by Loan a further Sum of Money for the completion of the Light House on Harbour Grace Island, and to make further Regulations respecting the same. (18th November, 1837.) |
1 Victoria Chapter 8 |
1837 |
As the initial sum granted by the government was not sufficient to complete the construction of the Harbour Grace lighthouse, this act allows the treasurer of the province to raise further funds from either corporations or private individuals to complete the project. |
Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act to further continue and Act passed in the General Assembly of this Colony in the Third Year of the Reign of His late Majesty King William the Fourth, intituled “An Act to provide for the performance of Quarantine, and more effectually to provide against the introduction of Infectious or Contagious Diseases, and the spreading thereof in this Colony.” (18th November 1837.) |
1 Victoria Chapter 7 |
1837 |
This act continues an act first passed in 1833, imposed quarantine measures on ships coming into the province to prevent the spread of infectious diseases. |
Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act to amend an Act passed in the Third Year of the Reign of King William the Fourth, intituled “An Act for the Regulation of Pilots and the Pilotage of Vessels at the Port of Saint John’s.” (18th November, 1837.) |
1 Victoria Chapter 6 |
1837 |
This act is an amendment to 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. |
Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act to repeal part of an Act passed in the Parliament of Great Britain in the Fifth year of the Reign of His Majesty King George the Fourth, intituled “An Act for the better Administration of Justice in Newfoundland, and for other purposes,” and to make further provision for the Registration of Deeds in this Colony. (18th November, 1837.) |
1 Victoria Chapter 5 |
1837 |
This act repeals part of an act first passed under the imperial parliament, before Newfoundland had its own legislative assembly, concerning the criminal code. It also makes a change to how deeds are registered in the province. |
Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act to extend the Criminal Laws of England to this Colony under certain modifications. (18th November, 1837.) |
1 Victoria Chapter 4 |
1837 |
This act imposes the penal code of England on the province of Newfoundland, with a few amendments. |
Early Canadiana Online |