Legislation by Source Document: Acts of the General Assembly of Her Majesty's Province of New Brunswick passed in the year 1848. Fredericton: John Simpson, 1848.
This act continues an 1833 act establishing county Boards of Health until 1850, and stipulates that any money spent by these boards must be approved by Fredericton.
This act allows for county officials to appoint Surveyors of dams to determine if dams on streams or rivers are necessary or impede the navigation of the said streams.
This act expands support for the police force, lamp lighters, public watch, and other public safety forces in the eastern side of Saint John, stipulates how it will be administered and financed.
This act allows for the establishment of a police force in the parish of Portland, Saint John County, stipulates how it will be administered, and lays out what the duties of its officers will be.