An Act for raising a Revenue to repair the Roads throughout the Province, by laying a Duty on Persons hereafter to be Licensed to keep Public Houses, or Shops, for the retail of Spirituous Liquors, and for regulating such Public Houses, and Shops.

  • Province
    Nova Scotia (1758-1825**)
  • Chapter
    39 George III – Chapter 13
  • Year
    1799
  • Concepts
    Infrastructure
    Government Revenue
  • Jurisdictional Relevance
    Provincial/Provinciale
  • Number of Articles
    22
  • Description
    This act allocates the money collected from duties placed on various types of liquor, as well as fees collected from licenses issued by the province to sell liquor, to be used to pay for road repairs across the province. The money is to be collected by the clerk of the licenses and paid into the hands of the provincial treasurer once a quarter.
  • Source
    Not available