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A TABLE OF ALL THE ACTS PRINTED IN THIS

VOLUME.

13th George 3d, 1773,

L An Act for confirming the past proceedings of His Majesty's Governor and Council, antecedent to the calling of a General Assembly,

II. An Act to confirm and make valid in law all manner of process and proceedings in the several Courts of Judicature within this Island, from the first day of May, one thousand seven hundred and sixtynine, to this present session of Assembly,

V. An Act for ascertaining damages on protested Bills of exchange,

L. An Act for regulating fees,

16th George 3d, 1776.

IV. An Act to confirm and make valid in law all manner of process and proceedings in His Majesty's Supreme Court of Judicature of this Island, from the twenty-fifth day of July, in the year of our Lord one thousand seven hundred and seventy-five, to this present session of Assembly,

20th George 3d, 1780.

V. An Act for preventing the running at large of stone horses or stallions, and the killing of partridges at improper seasons,

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20th George 3d, 1780.

L An Act for establishing and regulating a Militia,

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II. An Act to enable proprietors to divide their lands held in common, and for ascertaining the mode of carrying such division into execution,

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III. An Act for the due observance of the Lord's day,

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An Act to enable creditors to recover their just debts out of the
effects of their absent or absconding debtors,

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21st George 3d, 1781.

II. An Act relating to wills, legacies and executors, and for the settle-
ment and distribution of the estates of intestates,

IV. An Act for determining differences by arbitration or umpirage,
XI. An Act for amending and rendering perpetual several laws near
expiring,

XVII. An Act for the limitation of actions, and for avoiding lawsuits,

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25th George 3d, 1785.

VI. An Act for establishing the rate of interest,

VIII. An Act for admitting depositions, de bene esse, of witnesses, aged, infirm, or otherwise unable to travel, and of witnesses departing from this Island,

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X. An Act for permitting persons of the profession of the people called quakers to make an affirmation instead of taking an oath,

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26th George 3d, 1786.

III. An Act for preventing abatement and discontinuance of suits,
IV. An Act for amending defects in pleas, processes and records,
VII. An Act for reformation of jeofails and mispleadings, and to prevent
arrests and reversals of judgments, and for the better advancement
of justice,

IX. An Act for more especially making lands and tenements liable for the
payment of debts; also, to enable the holders of mortgages to sell
the premises mortgaged to them more speedily and at less expense
than heretofore; as also to repeal an Act made in the twenty-first
year of his present Majesty's reign, intituled "An Act making
lands and tenements liable for the payment of debts,

XIII. An Act for the trial of actions in a summary way,

XIV. An Act to prevent the multiplicity of law suits,

30th George 3d, 1790.

II. An Act to establish authenticated copies of the records of His Majesty's
Council of this Province as legal evidence,

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IV. An Act for repealing so much of an Act made and passed in the twenty-sixth year of his present Majesty's reign, intituled "An Act to amend, render more effectual, and reduce into one Act, all the Acts made by the General Assembly of this Island concerning bail, and to prevent frivolous and vexatious arrests," as relates to the attachment of the goods, chattels or estate of any debtor or debtors,

V. An Act to empower the Lieutenant Governor to give grants of lands, under the great seal of this Island, to such loyalists and disbanded troops as are in the occupation thereof, by virtue of locations formerly made by the Governor and Council,'

VI. An Act for quieting the minds of His Majesty's dissenting Protestant subjects in the Island of Saint John,

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31st George 3d, 1790.

II. An Act for the more speedy assignment and recovery of dower,

V. An Act for regulating the fees of magistrates and constables in certain cases, and for amending an Act made and passed in the sixteenth year of His Majesty's reign, intituled "An Act in addition to and amendment of an Act made and passed in the thirteenth year of his present Majesty's reign, intituled "An Act for the more easy and speedy recovery of small debts,"

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35th George 3d, 1795.

II. An Act for confirming titles and quieting possessions,

VIII. An Act to alter and amend an Act made and passed in the twentysixth year of His Majesty's reign, intituled "An Act for more especially making lands and tenements liable to the payment of debts; and also to enable the holders of mortgages to sell the premises mortgaged to them more speedily and at less expense than heretofore; as also to repeal an Act made in the twenty-first year of his present Majesty's reign, intituled "An Act making lands and tenements liable to the payment of debts,"

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36th George 3d, 1796.

IV. An Act to explain and amend an Act made and passed in the twentieth year of his present Majesty's reign, intituled "An Act to enable the proprietors to divide their lands held in common, and for ascertaining the mode of carrying such division into execution,

V. An Act to prevent disorderly persons from taking and riding or using the horses of others, without their leave or permission,

VII. An Act for appointing Commissioners of sewers,

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39th George 3d, 1798.

I. Act for altering and changing the name of this Island from Saint John to that of Prince Edward Island,

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43d George 3d, 1802.

II. An Act for repealing an Act intituled "An Act for the effectual recovery of certain of His Majesty's quit rents in the Island of Saint John, and for the enforcing in future a due and regular payment of the quit rents payable to His Majesty, his heirs and successors, VI. An Act for the better and more effectual establishment of the Church of England in this Island,

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49th George 3d, 1809.

I. An Act for establishing a meridional line, to regulate surveyors in this
Colony,

50th George 3d, 1810.

III. An Act to prevent the harboring deserters from His Majesty's Navy or Army, and for giving a reward for appreheuding deserters; and to prevent harboring deserters from ships in the merchant service,

57th George 3d, 1817.

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III. An Act to enable creditors more easily to recover their debts from co-partners and joint debtors,

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59th George 3d, 1818.

II. An Act to prevent Acts of the General Assembly from taking effect from a time prior to the passing thereof,

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IV. An Act to enable the Justices of the Supreme Court of Judicature to issue Commissions for examining witnesses out of this Island,

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IX. An Act for barring estates tail,

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5th George 4th, 1825.

XII. An Act to regulate the fisheries of this Island,

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XVI. An Act to provide a remedy for injuries arising from improper

burning of woods,

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XVIII. An Act to empower His Excellency the Lieutenant Governor, or Commander in Chief for the time being, to appoint Commissioners to issue Treasury Notes,

6th George 4th, 1825.

I. An Act to render perpetual an Act made and passed in the fiftyseventh year of the reign of His late Majesty, intituled "An Act to enable creditors more easily to recover their debts from copartners and joint debtors."

XII. An Act to authorize the Commissioners named and appointed under

an Act made and passed in the fifth year of the reign of His present Majesty, intituled "An Act to empower His Excellency the Lieutenant Governor or Commander-in-chief for the time being, to appoint Commissioners to issue treasury notes," to issue notes of the value of ten shillings each,

9th George 4th, 1828.

VI. An Act to render perpetual an Act intituled "An Act to enable the Justices of the Supreme Court of Judicature to issue commissions for examining witnesses out of this Island,

10th George 4th, 1829.

IV. An Act to enable tenants in tail to execute leases, and grant terms of years of a long endurance,

XI. An Act for the security of navigation, and for preserving all ships, vessels and goods, which may be found on shore, wrecked or stranded upon the coasts of this Island, and for punishing persons who shall steal shipwrecked goods, and for the relief of persons suffering loss thereby,

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11th George 4th, 1830.

V. An Act to require clergymen and others authorized to solemnize mar-
riages, to return certificates thereof to the Surrogate of the Island,
and to require clergymen to keep a record of baptisms,

VII. An Act for the relief of His Majesty's Roman Catholic subjects,
IX. An Act for the further security and recovery of moneys due to His
Majesty upon duties of impost and excise; and for regulating the
offices of Treasurer and Collector of Impost,

XVI. An Act to authorize a further issue of treasury notes, and to con-
tinue an Act intituled " An Act to revive and continue two certain
Acts therein mentioned,"

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