| An Act for the Establishment of a Board of Works. (Passed 4th August, 1855.) |
18 Victoria Chapter 7 |
1855 |
This act establishes a board of of works to supervise the management publicly-owned buildings and all other publicly-owned property in the province. |
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| An Act to Unite the Offices of Colonial Treasurer, and Collector of Her Majesty's Customs and Revenue at the Port of Saint John's, into one Office. (Passed 4th August, 1855.) |
18 Victoria Chapter 6 |
1855 |
This act modifies two positions regarding the collection of duties and management of government revenue; rather than having two officers, one who deals with the collections of duties and another who manages the treasury, these two offices have been united into one office. |
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| An Act to Repeal and Amend certain parts of an Act of the Legislature of this Colony passed in the Fifteenth Year of the Reign of Her Majesty intituled “An Act to amend and consolidate the Acts now in force respecting Light-Houses in this Colony.” (Passed 4th August, 1855.) |
18 Victoria Chapter 5 |
1855 |
This is an amendment of an act passed in 1852 which replaced all past acts regarding the management and maintenance of lighthouses in the province with new regulations. |
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| An Act for the Establishment of a Board of Revenue, and for the Regulation, Management, and Collection of all Duties Granted to Her Majesty, Her Heirs, and Successors, on Goods, Wares, and Merchandize imported into this Island and its Dependencies, and to Repeal certain Acts, relating thereto. (Passed 4th August, 1855.) |
18 Victoria Chapter 4 |
1855 |
This act establishes a board to effectively distribute revenue gathered from trade duties collected on goods brought into the province. It specifies the responsibilities of the board as well as the officers who work for the board, and delineates how money should be collected and spent. |
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| An Act for granting to Her Majesty certain Duties on Goods, Wares, and Merchandize, imported into this Colony and its Dependencies. (Passed 21st July, 1855.) |
18 Victoria Chapter 3 |
1855 |
This act defines the tariffs to be charged on various items, specifying those which are to be duty-free due to trade agreements between Great Britain and the United States. The manner in which the tariffs are to be collected is also specified. |
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| An Act to give effect, on the part of the Island of Newfoundland, to a certain Treaty between Her Majesty and the United States of America. (Passed 7th July, 1855.) |
18 Victoria Chapter 2 |
1855 |
This act enacts the parts of a treaty signed between Great Britain and the United States which are pertinent to Newfoundland. |
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| An Act to continue and amend the Act for granting to Her Majesty certain Duties on Goods, Wares, and Merchandise, imported into this Colony and its Dependencies. (Passed 26th May, 1855.) |
18 Victoria Chapter 1 |
1855 |
This is a continuation of past acts which sets duties to be charged on trade goods being brought into the province in order to generate a revenue for the provincial government. |
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| An Act to authorize the Court of Chancery and Courts of Queen’s Bench and Common Pleas in Upper Canada, to admit Bartholomew Galvin to practise as an Attorney. Assented to 19th May, 1855. |
18 Victoria – Chapter 251 |
1854 |
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| An Act to authorize William Fraser and Edouard Fraser to sell in lots part of the Domain of the Seigniory of Rivière du Loup. Assented to 19th May, 1855. |
18 Victoria – Chapter 250 |
1854 |
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| An Act to amend the Act of the present Session, intituled, An Act to authorize the sale of certain Lands described as Lots numbers five and six in Division A of the Township of Guelph, and the re-investment of the proceeds for the objects of the Trust, by substituting other Trustees in lieu of the Trustees nominated by the said Act. Assented 19th May, 1855. |
18 Victoria – Chapter 249 |
1854 |
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