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X. An Act to dispense with convictions in form as now required, in certain cases, heard before Justices of the Peace,

XIV. An Act to repeal the several Acts now in force regarding Appren-
tices, and to substitute other provisions in lieu thereof,
XVII. An Act to confirm the titles to lands purchased under the several
Acts for levying an assessment on lands in this Island,
XX. An Act for the regulation of the mackerel fishery,

9th Victoria, 1846.

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III. An Act to consolidate and amend the several Acts relating to dogs, and the taxation thereon,

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VI. An Act to render the militia more efficient, and to repeal certain parts of an Act therein mentioned,

XI. An Act to amend and explain an Act made and passed in the eighth
year of the reign of her present Majesty, intituled "An Act to
repeal the several Acts now in force regarding Apprentices, and to
substitute other provisions in lieu thereof,"

XIII. An Act relating to certain surplus moneys arising from the sales
of land proceeded against for land tax, and to provide for the repay-
ment of the same, when legally claimed by the owners thereof,
XIV. An Act for enabling Courts to abstain from pronouncing sentence

of death in certain cases,

XVI. An Act for authorizing the apprehension of persons in any County or place upon warrants granted by Justices of the Peace of any other County,

XX. An Act relating to the meridional line,

XXI. An Act for the better regulation of business in the public treasury

of this Island,

XXVII. An Act to make provision for the regulation of seamen shipped on board of any ship or vessel owned in or belonging to Prince Edward Island, while such ship or vessel shall be within the precincts of the said Island.

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10th Victoria, 1847.

IV. An Act to repeal certain duties and customs set forth in a certain Act, passed in the session of parliament, holden in the eighth and ninth

years of her present Majesty's reign, intituled "An Act to regulate the trade of the British possessions abroad," so far as the same relate to this Colony,

X. An Act to abolish deodands,

XII. An Act to authorize the calling in of all treasury notes now in circulation, and the reissue of the amount thereof from plates of a design, and to explain and amend the Acts therein mentioned, XIII. An Act to extend the provisions of the Act relating to the establishment of township boundary lines,

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XVII. An Act to prevent the failure of justice, by reason of variances between records and the evidence produced in support thereof,

XIX. An Act for compensating the families of persons killed by accident, XXI. An Act for doing away with the oath of abjuration, heretofore imposed on Roman Catholics,

11th Victoria, 1848.

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VI. An Act to authorize the appointment of a Master of the Rolls to the Court of Chancery, and an Assistant Judge of the Supreme Court of Judicature in this Island,

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VII. An Act for levying further an assessment on all lands in this Colony, and for the encouragement of education,

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XIV. An Act for the punishment of drunkenness,

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XVI. An Act to consolidate and amend the laws now in force authorizing the appointment of coal meters, and to repeal a certain Act therein mentioned,

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XVIII. An Act to extend the provisions of the Act relating to pilots,

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XXVIII. An Act to regulate the importation of books, and to protect the British author,

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XXIX. An Act for vacating the seats of members of the Assembly in certain cases therein mentioned, and to repeal a certain Act formerly passed for that purpose,

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XXXI. An Act to repeal the Acts for the admission of Barristers, Attorneys and Solicitors, and to make other provisions in lieu thereof,

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12th Victoria, 1849.

I. An Act relating to the limits and rules of Jails in this Island,

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II. An Act relating to judgments recovered in the Supreme Court of this
Island, and to amend an Act therein mentioned,

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III. An Act to authorize free trade with the United States of America, in certain enumerated articles,

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IV. An Act for improving the law of evidence,

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V. An Act for rendering a release as effectual for the conveyance of freehold estates, as a lease and release, by the same parties,

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VI. An Act to prevent the constructive revival of statutes heretofore repealed,

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VII. An Act to explain and amend the present Act for the assessment of land and the encouragement of education,

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IX. An Act to consolidate, amend, and reduce into one Act, all the Acts of the General Assembly of this Island, relating to the establishment of terms of the Supreme Court of Judicature,

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XII. An Act to consolidate and amend the several Acts relating to prison discipline and hard labor, and to repeal certain Acts therein mentioned,

XIV. An Act for the improvement of the practice of the Court of Chancery of this Island,

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XVI. An Act to consolidate and amend the several Acts relating to summary trespasses, and to repeal certain Acts therein mentioned,

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XVII. An Act relating to bail, and other practical parts of the law, and to consolidate, amend, and reduce into one Act, the laws heretofore passed on the same subjects in this Island,

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XVIII. An Act relating to harbor and ballast masters,

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XIX. An Act to regulate the survey of timber and lumber,

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XX. An Act to prevent peddlers travelling and selling within this Island without license,

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XXII. An Act relating to lighthouses, and buoys and beacons,

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XXIII. An Act to enlarge the provisions of the Act to provide for reprinting the laws of this Island,

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XXIV. An Act to regulate the specie currency of Prince Edward Island,
XXVI. An Act to repeal three certain Acts therein mentioned,
XXVIII. An Act relating to costs in cases of penalties recoverable before
Justices of the Peace, and to repeal a certain Act therein men-
tioned,

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XXXIV. An Act for the appointment of clerks to Justices of the Peace, and to regulate proceedings had before them,

14th Victoria, 1851.

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I. An Act to regulate the laying and altering of highways,

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II. An Act to consolidate and amend the laws now in force, for the relief of insolvent debtors,

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III. An Act to commute the Crown revenues of Prince Edward Island, and to provide for the civil list thereof, as well as for certain compensations therein mentioned,

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IV. An Act for shortening the language used in Acts of the General
Assembly,

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V. An Act for constituting boards of health,

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VI. An Act to alter and amend the laws now in force relating to the

Militia,

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VII. An Act to oblige husbands and natural relatives of indigent and impotent persons, unable to maintain themselves, to contribute to their support,

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XI. An Act relating to emigrants,

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XII. An Act to provide for the transfer of the management of the inland posts within Prince Edward Island,

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XIII. An Act to regulate the costs of distresses levied for payment of rents, and to amend the laws relating to distress,

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XIV. An Act relating to stray cattle,

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XX. An Act to authorize a loan for the use of this Island, and also to make provisions respecting the payment of treasury bonds and warrant, and the interest thereon,

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XXI. An Act to provide for the summary trial of common assaults and batteries,

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XXIII. An Act to provide for removing the Post Office of Charlottetown into the Old Court House therein, and for other purposes therein mentioned,

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XXIV. An Act authorizing the Colonial Secretary of this Island to appoint a deputy,

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XXV. An Act authorizing the Treasurer of this Island to appoint a deputy,

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XXVI. An Act to reduce the salary of the Collector of Impost and Excise, for the district of Charlottetown,

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XXX. An Act to alter the appropriation of a certain sum of money raised by the present land assessment Act,

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XXXI. An Act relating to the office of Registrar of deeds and keeper of plans,

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XXXII. An Act to provide salaries for the Controllers of customs and navigation laws, appointed or to be appointed at the various outports in this Island, and to repeal a certain Act therein mentioned,

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15th Victoria, 1852.

I. An Act to further continue an Act intituled "An Act to regulate the fisheries of this Island,"

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II. An Act to continue two several Acts therein mentioned, relating to the floating of logs, scantling, deals and other kinds of wood down the rivers and lesser streams in this Island,

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III. An Act further to continue an Act relating to landlord and tenant, V. An Act to consolidate the laws now in force regulating the sale of the interest of leaseholders when taken in execution,

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VI. An Act to facilitate the intercourse between this Island and the Provinces of Nova Scotia and New Brunswick,

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VII. An Act to amend the Act providing for the payment of the civil list of Prince Edward Island and for commuting the Crown revenues thereof,

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X. An Act to consolidate and amend the laws now in force relating to division fences,

XI. An Act to prevent the stealing of dogs,

XIV. An Act relating to corporate bodies,

XV. An Act to amend an Act relating to corporate bodies,

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XX. An Act to regulate the office of Colonial Secretary and Road Correspondent of this Island, and the amount of fees to be taken therein,

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XXI. An Act to make provision for the service of nonbailable process in certain cases,

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XXII. An Act to amend certain parts of the law in force relating to the admission of barristers, solicitors and attorneys, and to make other provisions in addition thereto,

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XXIV. An Act to regulate the sale of arsenic and other poisons therein mentioned,

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XXV. An Act further to continue an Act relating to dogs, and the taxation thereon,

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XXXI. An Act to regulate the publishing of notices and advertisements relating to the public service,

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XXXII. An Act to facilitate the proving of wills and testamentary dispositions within this Island,

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XXXIII. An Act authorizing the harbor and ballast masters of the various harbors and rivers in this Island, to superintend the laying down, erection and maintenance of the buoys and beacons therein, XXXIV. An Act relating to the Charlottetown ferry, and the wharfs connected therewith,

XXXVI. An Act to provide for the care and maintenance of idiots, lunatics, and persons of unsound mind,

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