This act makes the usage of nets in Burlington Bay except for within half a mile from shore illegal. The penalty is a minimum of ten shillings and a maximum of five pounds.
This act repeals and replaces an act first passed in 1834, creating a police board in Belleville. It also further defines the actual limits of the town of Belleville, before proceeding to define who is eligible for the board of police, and what the responsibilities of the members of the board are.
This act permits the government to raise funds in order to build a Colonial House in Saint John's, which will be used by the legislative assembly to hold their meetings. The act appoints commissioners who will take charge of the project, from the raising of funds to the supervision of construction.
This act allows for the construction and establishment of a marketplace in the town of Brockville, specifying the exact plot on which it will be established.
As the initial sum granted by the government was not sufficient to complete the construction of the Harbour Grace lighthouse, this act allows the treasurer of the province to raise further funds from either corporations or private individuals to complete the project.
This Act outlines how Committees to oversee the management of Normal Schools in the Province's districts are to be formed, and describes their roles, privileges, and responsibilities. Standards for the qualifications of teachers, how the schools should be run, and instruction at the schools are described.
This act continues an act passed in 1833, which regulates navigation into and out of the port of Saint John's, and sets tariffs on each vessel by type.
This Act allows the City of Montreal to acquire the late Bazile Proulx's land for the purpose of extending the scale of their New Market. Some instructions are given as to how the new land should be developed.
This act introduces regulations to govern the election of Church Wardens and Vestrymen in the Parish of Portland, Saint John County, and allows for the same regulations to be extended to other churches.
This act sets aside sums of money for the salaries of members representing cities and towns. It specifies what these salaries will be, and how these salaries will be paid for.