ACTS

OF

THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY

OF

HER MAJESTY'S PROVINCE

OF

NEW BRUNSWICK,

PASSED IN THE MONTH OF NOVEMBER, 1854,

AND IN THE MONTHS OF FEBRUARY, MARCH, AND APRIL, 1855.

1855.

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TITLES OF THE ACTS.

ANNO DECIMO OCTAVO VICTORIE REGINE.

FIRST SESSION.

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1. An Act for giving effect on the part of the Province of New Brunswick to a certain Treaty between Her Majesty and the United States of America, 2. An Act to relieve certain Articles from the payment of Duty,

3. An Act to enable a majority of the Rate-payers upon Property to establish a Municipality in any County,

4. An Act to provide for the Expenses of the Legislature, 5. An Act for the appointment of Commissioners of Sewerage and Water Supply for that part of the City of Saint John lying on the Eastern side of the Harbour, and the Parish of Portland,

6. An Act to authorize that part of the City of Saint John called Carleton to obtain Water from Spruce and other Lakes, and the Mayor, Aldermen, and Commonalty of the said City to issue Scrip to defray the expenses of so doing,

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1. An Act to appropriate a part of the Public Revenue towards the Patriotic Fund,

2. An Act imposing Duties for raising a Revenue,
3. An Act to appropriate a part of the Public Revenue
for the payment of the Ordinary Services of the
Province,

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4. An Act to continue Chapter Thirty four, Title Three,

of the Revised Statutes, " Of the payment of

Interest on Treasury Warrants,"

5. An Act to continue Chapter Fifteen, Title Three,

of the Revised Statutes, "Of the Export Duty

on Lumber,"

6. An Act to continue for a further period the Act

intituled An Act to provide for the prompt payment

of all demands upon the Provincial Treasury,

7. An Act for the better supervision and improvement

of the Great Roads and Public Works,

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8. An Act to alter the line of the Great Road from

Lower Trout Brook Bridge to the Town of

Magaguadavic,

9. An Act concerning Tender in Actions at Law and

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10. An Act to authorize the opeuing of a Street from

Church Street to Princess Street in the City of

Saint John,

11. An Act to quiet the Titles to certain Lands in

Queen's County,

12. An Act to divide the Shire Town of Woodstock, in

the County of Carleton, into two separate Districts

for Road and Fire purposes,

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13. An Act in amendment of an Act intituled An Act

to incorporate the South West Boom Company,

14. An Act further to increase the Capital Stock, and

to continue and amend the Act to incorporate the

Fredericton Boom Company,

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15. An Act to continue and amend the several Acts

relating to the Arestook Boom Company,

16. An Act to enable the Dorchester Manufacturing

Company of the City of New York to hold Property

in this Province,

17. An Act to incorporate the New Brunswick Mining

Company,

18. An Act relating to Highways,

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19. An Act relating to the repairing of Bye Roads and

Bridges in this Province,

20. An Act to appropriate a part of the Public Revenue

for the services therein mentioned,

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21. An Act to provide for opening and repairing Roads

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22. An Act in addition to and amendment of certain

Chapters of Titles Eight and Ten, and of Titles

Thirty, Thirty one, and Thirty four, of the Revised

Statutes,

23. An Act to explain an Act intituled An Act to

regulate the sale of Spirituous Liquors,

24. An Act relating to Jurors,

25. An Act relating to the service of Process,

26. An Act relating to Trespasses on Lands and Lum-

ber,

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27. An Act to continue Chapters Forty eight, Forty

nine, Fifty, and Fifty one, Title Seven, of the

Revised Statutes, "Of Parish Schools," and of

the Act in amendment thereof,

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28. An Act to amend Title Three, Chapter Twenty, of

the Revised Statutes, "Of the regulations of

Light Houses,

29. An Act to amend the Law relating to Sick and

Disabled Seamen,

30. An Act relating to the Post Office,

31. An Act relating to Public Accounts,

32. An Act to continue an Act to provide for reporting

and publishing the Decisions of the Supreme

Court,

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33. An Act to amend an Act intituled An Act for the

34. An Act to continue and amend Chapter Ten, of the

Revised Statutes, "Of the granting of Mill

Reserves in certain cases,"

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