An Act to alter and amend an Act, made and passed in the third and fourth years of His present Majesty’s Reign, entitled, “An Act to enable the Inhabitants of the several Townships within the Province to maintain their Poor.”

  • Province
    Nova Scotia (1758-1825**)
  • Chapter
    59 George III – Chapter 28
  • Year
    1819
  • Concepts
    Welfare
  • Jurisdictional Relevance
    Local
  • Number of Articles
    2
  • Description
    An amendment to an act first passed in 1763, which describes how townships are to be assessed and sums granted to the freeholders of each town for the maintenance of their poor. The amendment details the procedure to be followed in cases where those who are assessed fail to pay.
  • Source
    Not available