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| Title | Chapter | Date Passed | Legislative Summary | Source Document |
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| An Act for raising a Revenue in this Province. Passed the 11th March, 1818. | 58 George III Chapter 20 | 1818 | This act establishes new rates on imports, the duties of those charged to collect them, and penalties for their violation. | Acts of the General Assembly of His Majesty's Province of New Brunswick passed in the year 1818. Fredericton: George K. Lugrin, 1818. |
| An Act for making and maintaining a navigable Canal from, at, or near the Town of St. John, upon the River Sorel or Richelieu, through the Barony of Longueuil and the Seigneury of Chambly, to terminate at the Basin of Chambly. (1st April, 1818.) | 58 George III Chapter 18 | 1818 | An Act to build a canal along the Richelieu River, near Saint-Jean, to the Basin at Chambly to create a more advantageous conveyance of goods, wares, and commodities to encourage trade through that region. The means by which this canal will be funded, built, and maintained, and how the land required for the project will be obtained, are described, including how the The Company of Proprietors of the Chambly Canal will be formed and its obligations. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act to empower and authorize the Justices of the Peace for the County of Charlotte, to lease a certain piece of Common Land in the Parish of Saint Andrews, and to invest the proceeds towards the support of the Poor of the said Parish. Passed the 11th March, 1818. | 58 George III Chapter 18 | 1818 | This act allows the officials in a Charlotte County parish to rent land granted to them and use the proceeds to help the poor. | Acts of the General Assembly of His Majesty's Province of New Brunswick passed in the year 1818. Fredericton: George K. Lugrin, 1818. |
| An Act to authorize the Justices of the Peace for the District of Montreal, to lay out and open a new street in the City of Montreal, upon a Lot of Ground in the possession of George Le Pailleur, and to obviate certain inconveniences therein-mentioned. (1st April, 1818.) | 58 George III Chapter 17 | 1818 | An Act to open a new street from Glacis Lane to St. Jacques street in Montreal across lands belonging to two individuals, Jean Bouthillier and George Le Pailleur. The Act outlines the dimensions and placement of the new street. The processes by which Le Pailleur will be compensated are described. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act in addition to, and amendment of, an Act passed in the forty-first year of His Majesty’s Reign, entitled, “An Act for the repairing, keeping in repair, cleaning and paving the Streets, in the Town and Peninsula of Halifax, and for removing obstructions therein;” and also, to suspend the power and authority vested in the Surveyors of Highways, within the Town and Peninsula of Halifax, after the first day of August next, during the operation of this Act. | 58 George III – Chapter 17 | 1818 | This Act makes revisions to laws pertaining to changes in road lines in Halifax and the cases in which surveys can be ordered. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act in addition to, and in amendment of an Act intituled, “an Act to encourage the establishment of Schools in this Province.” Passed the 11th March, 1818. | 58 George III Chapter 16 | 1818 | This act amends an 1816 act for promoting the building of schools in New Brunswick, taking away the power of locals to raise money to support these schools by assessment, and increases the government grant to support these schools. | Acts of the General Assembly of His Majesty's Province of New Brunswick passed in the year 1818. Fredericton: George K. Lugrin, 1818. |
| An Act to amend an Act passed in the fifty-seventh year of His Majesty’s Reign, intituled, “An Act to provide temporary Houses of Correction in the several Districts of this Province, and for other purposes.” (1st April, 1818.) | 58 George III Chapter 14 | 1818 | An Act amend former Act from 1817 that provided temporary Houses of Correction in several districts, including the District of Quebec, District of Montreal, and District of Trois-Rivières. This Act revises the budget for each district's temporary gaol and provides an annual allowance to the Committees appointed to superintend the Houses of Correction in the Districts of Quebec, Montreal, and Trois-Rivières for the purposes described. By the 1817 Act committees are required to give an annual report of their expenses and processes by which the committees are to be appointed and proceed were also outlined. This Act is to expire in 1819. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act for rebuilding and repairing Cornwallis Bridge. | 58 George III – Chapter 14 | 1818 | This Act makes provision for the Cornwallis Bridge to be repaired and describes the manner by which this should be undertaken. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act to extend the provisions of an Act therein-mentioned, and to grant a certain sum of Money, more effectually to provide for the relief of infirm and insane persons, and for the support of Foundlings. (1st April, 1818.) | 58 George III Chapter 13 | 1818 | An Act to apply a sum of two thousand five hundred pounds for the purpose of building and repairing certain wards or apartments in one of the wings of the General Hospital near the city of Quebec and a further sum of two thousand pounds for the same purpose at the General Hospital near the city of Montreal. An additional sum not exceeding five hundred pounds is to be applied for the relief of insane persons, are described in the 1817 Act “An Act to continue for a limited time, an Act passed in the fifty-first year of His Majesty’s Reign, intituled, ‘An Act for the relief of insane persons, and for the support of Foundlings and others therein-mentioned,’ and also, to grant a further sum of money for the more effectual attainment of the purposes of the said Act.” | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act for the improvement of the Common of Halifax. | 58 George III – Chapter 13 | 1818 | This Act outlines new provisions for the management of the Halifax common, including the terms by which lots of land can be leased and appoints commissioners to oversee the common. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act to extend the powers of the Minister and Elders of the Kirk of Scotland, in the City of Saint John. Passed the 11th March, 1818. | 58 George III Chapter 13 | 1818 | This act awards the minister and elders of a Saint John Church of Scotland full legal authority over the church's property and assets. | Acts of the General Assembly of His Majesty's Province of New Brunswick passed in the year 1818. Fredericton: George K. Lugrin, 1818. |
| An Act for the better preservation of the property of the Inhabitants of the Town of Halifax, by providing for a sufficient Watch at Night. | 58 George III – Chapter 12 | 1818 | This Act provides for the establishment of a night watch to police the town of Halifax to protect its inhabitants’ property. The manner in which they are to operate and the means by which they will be funded are described. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act further to provide for the security of the City of Saint John, against the ravages of Fire. Passed the 11th March, 1818. | 58 George III Chapter 12 | 1818 | This act makes new guidline for building construction in Saint John to allow for the prevention, and easier fighting, of fires. | Acts of the General Assembly of His Majesty's Province of New Brunswick passed in the year 1818. Fredericton: George K. Lugrin, 1818. |
| An Act to grant a certain sum of Money for the purpose of repairing the Common Gaol of the District of Quebec. (1st April, 1818.) | 58 George III Chapter 11 | 1818 | An Act to apply a sum not exceeding two hundred and ninety-five pounds, three shillings currency for repairing the Common Gaol in the District of Quebec. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act to continue several Acts of the General Assembly, that are near expiring. Passed the 11th March 1818. | 58 George III Chapter 11 | 1818 | This act continues several acts that were near expiration for an additional four years. | Acts of the General Assembly of His Majesty's Province of New Brunswick passed in the year 1818. Fredericton: George K. Lugrin, 1818. |
| An Act in further addition to an Act intituled, “an Act for erecting a Court House and Gaol, in the County of Northumberland,” and of the Act in addition thereto. Passed the 11th March, 1818. | 58 George III Chapter 10 | 1818 | This act allows Northumberland County justices to raise more money to complete the county court house and jail. | Acts of the General Assembly of His Majesty's Province of New Brunswick passed in the year 1818. Fredericton: George K. Lugrin, 1818. |
| An Act further to continue, and to amend “an Act to provide for the more effectually repairing the Streets and Bridges in the City and County of Saint John.” Passed the 11th March, 1818. | 58 George III Chapter 9 | 1818 | This act continues an 1810 act regulating highway and bridge repair in Saint John, and makes new regulations for the supervisors and workers on such projects | Acts of the General Assembly of His Majesty's Province of New Brunswick passed in the year 1818. Fredericton: George K. Lugrin, 1818. |
| An Act to appropriate a certain sum of Money therein-mentioned, for making repairs to the Court-house in the City of Montreal. (1st April, 1818.) | 58 George III Chapter 9 | 1818 | An Act to grant a sum not exceeding twelve hundred pounds to make repairs to the Court House in the City of Montreal. Three commissioners are to be appointed to oversee these repairs. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act in amendment of an Act intituled, “an Act to authorize the Justices of the General Sessions of the Peace for the County of York, to levy an Assessment for building a County Court House.” Passed the 11th March, 1818. | 58 George III Chapter 8 | 1818 | This act gives York County justices of the Peace the authority to raise money to build a county court house. | Acts of the General Assembly of His Majesty's Province of New Brunswick passed in the year 1818. Fredericton: George K. Lugrin, 1818. |
| An Act in amendment of an Act, passed in the fifty-seventh Year of His Majesty’s Reign, entitled, “An Act for the better regulating the manner of holding the Inferior Court of Common Pleas and General Sessions of the Peace, in the District of Yarmouth and Argyle, in the County of Shelburne.” | 58 George III – Chapter 7 | 1818 | This Act grants grand jurors the power to present the sums necessary to pay district charges for the district of Yarmouth and Argyle twice per year. | Early Canadiana Online |