Legislation by Source Document: Acts of the General Assembly of His Majesty's Province of New-Brunswick passed in the year 1786. Saint John, NB: J. Ryan, 1786.
This act, passed in the first year of the assembly, gives port authorities the power to sell damaged goods at public auction, and to recieve pay for their services.
This act, passed in the first year of the assembly, sets standards regulating how shipments of fish and lumber will be inspected before being exported from New Brunswick. Said regulations are market specific.
This act, passed in the first year of the assembly, establishes a system of fees and rates (based on tonnage), for ships using warfs and cranes in New Brunswick ports.
This act, passed in the first year of the assembly, confirms how the city of Saint John will be governed. Unlike other cities and towns in New Brunswick, Saint John, a charter city, needed special legislation to recognize its governance.
This act, passed in the first year of the assembly, endows local officials with the power to both provide relief and regulate the poor in their respective counties.
This act, passed in the first year of the assembly, gives local officials the power to raise money to build jails and courts houses and oversee their construction.