An Act in addition to an Act, made in the fifth year of his present Majesty’s Reign, entitled, “An Act for the raising money by presentment on the several Counties in this Province, for the defraying certain county charges therein mentioned.”

  • Province
    Nova Scotia (1758-1825**)
  • Chapter
    36 George III – Chapter 16
  • Year
    1796
  • Concepts
    Government Revenue
    Justice System
  • Jurisdictional Relevance
    Local
  • Number of Articles
    1
  • Description
    An amendment to an act first passed in 1765, which made it lawful for the grand juries in each county to make presentment upon all sums necessary for the construction or repairing of jails, courts, session houses, stocks, pillories, or pounds, and for providing bolts, shackles, and the conveying of persons to the county goal. Although the title of this act states that the original act being amendment was passed in 6 Geo. III, it was in fact passed in 5 Geo. III.
  • Source
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