Legislation by Source Document: Early Canadiana Online
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| Title | Chapter | Date Passed | Legislative Summary | Source Document |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| An Act to amend an Act passed in the second Session of the Parliament of this Colony, entitled “An Act to regulate the making and repairing of Roads and Highways in this Island.” (8th May, 1835.) | 5 William IV Chapter 5 | 1835 | This act amends several clauses from a prior act regarding the building and repairing of roads throughout the province. The amendments mostly relate to statute labour and dispute mediation. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act to continue and amend the Law for Attaching the Property of Absconding Debtors. Passed 16th April, 1835. | 5 William IV – Chapter 5 | 1835 | An amendment and continuation to an act first passed in 1832, which described how the property of absconding debtors could be seized. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act for the protection of the Breeding of Hares and Wild-fowl. (8th May, 1835.) | 5 William IV Chapter 4 | 1835 | This act makes it illegal to hunt or gather hare, partridge, or any of the eggs or wild fowl along the coast of Newfoundland, due to over hunting having contributed to the endangerment of the population of these species. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act to enable Suitors in the District Courts to procure the attendance of Witnesses from any District in this Province, and to authorize certain persons therein named to take affidavits in the said District Courts. Passed 16th April, 1835. | 5 William IV – Chapter 4 | 1835 | This act compels the attendance of witnesses at trial when subpoenaed, under threat of being charged with contempt of court. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act for preventing the taking and using of Caplin for Manure. (8th May, 1835.) | 5 William IV Chapter 3 | 1835 | This act puts penalties in place for people who would fish large amounts of caplin for the sole purpose of using it as fertilizer, as it was deemed harmful to the fishery. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act to mitigate the Law in respect to Imprisonment for Debt. Passed 16th April, 1835. | 5 William IV – Chapter 3 | 1835 | This act raises the amount required to jail debtors from five pounds to ten pounds. It also further defines the actions which can be taken against debtors in order to recover costs. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act to amend the Law of Attachment, and to facilitate the recovery of Debts from absent or absconding Debtors. (8th May, 1835.) | 5 William IV Chapter 2 | 1835 | This act puts procedures in place for recuperating debts from debtors who are not in the province and therefore cannot be personally pursued in court. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act to allow the issuing of Writs of Error from the Court of King’s Bench. Passed 24th February, 1835. | 5 William IV – Chapter 2 | 1835 | This act allows the court of the king's bench to correct errors in the Writ of Error of the inferior court rather than requiring the chancery do it under the great seal, as is required under the law of England. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act to authorise Counsel to address Jurors in behalf of Prisoners in Capital Cases. | 5 William IV Chapter 1 | 1835 | An act allowing individuals accused of capital crimes to employ the services a lawyer for their defence at trial. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act for granting to His Majesty certain Duties on Articles imported into this Colony. (20th April, 1835.) | 5 William IV Chapter 1 | 1835 | This act specifies and imposes duties on specific trade goods in order to raise a revenue for the province. | Early Canadiana Online |