This act re-divides the northern and southern circuit courts into the Ferryland Section, the Saint Mary’s and Placentia Section, the Burin Section, and the Fortune Bay Section. The responsibilities of the court districts are defined by the act.
This act authorizes the raising of a loan, not exceeding seven thousand five hundred pounds, to build a penitentiary in St John's. It appoints commissioners for the building projects, and defines the jurisdiction of the prison once it is built.
This act expands the terms of an 1849 act establishing Fredericton and Saint John Electric Telegraph Company to construct a telegraph line to Woodstock.
This act extends an 1838 act establishing the Police Force in the Parish of Portland until 1856 and adds amendments concerning its authority and allowing for temporary appointments to it.
This act extends the time given for residents and business owners in St John's to rebuild wooden buildings in certain parts of the city with non-flammable materials after the fire which destroyed part of the city in 1847.
This act incorporates a company to build and maintain a telegraph from the Pedicodiac to Miramichi Rivers, and stipulates how it will be governed and financed.