Legislation by Concept: Trade Regulation, Agriculture
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| Title | Chapter | Date Passed | Legislative Summary | Source Document |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| An Act in Amendment of an Act, intitled, “an Act for establishing a public Market House in Halifax, and for regulating the same,” also in Amendment of an Act, intitled, “an Act for building a public Slaughter House in the Town of Halifax, and for regulating the same.” | 30 George III Chapter 15 | 1790 | This Act amends the 1760 Acts, "An Act for establishing a public Market House in Halifax, and for regulating the same," and "An Act for building a public Slaughter House in the Town of Halifax, and for regulating the same," relating to how individuals, their servants, or their agents, are permitted to bring livestock into Halifax to butcher and sell. This Act is to remain in force until July 1791. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Ordinance to prevent the Malicious Killing and Maiming and the clandestine carrying away Cattle, Sheep or Lambs in Cape Breton and Its Dependencies. | 27 George III Chapter 5 | 1787 | This ordinance details penalties for those who steal, injure or kill other people's livestock. | National Archive of the United Kingdom |
| An Act to prevent the malicious killing or maiming of Cattle | 26 George III Chapter 35 | 1786 | This act, passed in the first year of the assembly, sets up penalties for those who maliciosuly kill or maim other's livestock. | Acts of the General Assembly of His Majesty's Province of New-Brunswick passed in the year 1786. Saint John, NB: J. Ryan, 1786. |
| An Act to impower the Justices of the Peace in their Sessions to make Regulations for preventing the clandestine conveying away Sheep and Lambs from the Townships in this Province. | 19 George III – Chapter 7 | 1779 | This act empowers the justices of the peace in their respective counties to enact laws which will enable to better prevent individuals from stealing sheep from common pasture. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act for the establishing a public Market for the Sale of live Stock within the Town of Halifax. | 19 George III – Chapter 6 | 1779 | This act was not published. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act for providing Pounds in the several Townships in this Province. | 19 George III – Chapter 5 | 1779 | This act specifies how money is to be raised in order to build enclosures for stray animals. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act to prevent the spreading of Distempers among Horses and Cattle in this Province. | 19 George III – Chapter 2 | 1779 | This act allows the justices of the peace for each county to regulate how horses and cattle are to be prevented from wandering freely. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act in Amendment of and explain an Act made in the Tenth Year of His present Majesty’s Reign, intitled, “An Act for establishing the Rate of Interest.” | 14 George III Chapter 1 | 1774 | This Act clarifies the 1770 Act, "An Act for establishing the Rate of Interest," and amends it relating to the lending of livestock or grains, including by outlining how damages can be determined and recovered. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act to prevent the malicious killing or maiming of Cattle. | 8 George III – Chapter 11 (Session 1) | 1768 | Under this Act, any person who maliciously hurts or kills livestock is to forfeit the damages suffered to the aggrieved party. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act in further Addition to an Act made in the Thirty Second Year of His late Majesty’s Reign, intitled “An Act for preventing Trespasses.” | 7 George III – Chapter 8 (Session 1) | 1767 | This Act adds to the 1758 Act, "An Act for preventing Trespasses," as amended in 1759 and 1761 and outlines the penalties for any person found destroying stone walls, fences, bars, gates, not being the land's proprietor or authorised by the proprietor. The Act also provides that horses are not to be allowed to wander at large on the peninsula of Halifax. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act in Addition to, and Amendment of an Act intitled, An Act for preventing Trespasses. | 1 George III – Chapter 15 | 1761 | Under this Act, all goats or swine at large in the streets of Halifax are to be declared forfeited under the terms described and the value of the same is to be used for the poor of the city with less one third the value to be given to the prosecutor. | National Archive of the United Kingdom |
| An Act in Addition to an Act intitled, An Act in Addition to an Act intitled, An Act for preventing Trespasses. | 1 George III – Chapter 10 | 1761 | This Act sets a penalty not exceeding forty pounds for trespasses by horses, swine, sheep, goats and neat cattle as described under the 1759 Act, "An Act in Addition to an Act intitled, An Act for preventing Trespasses." |
National Archive of the United Kingdom |
| An Act for building a publick Slaughter House in the Town Halifax, and for regulating the same. | 34 George II – Chapter 13 | 1760 | This Act makes provision for the construction of a public slaughter house in Halifax and prohibits the slaughter of livestock in other public places in the city. | National Archive of the United Kingdom |
| An Act in Addition to an Act, intitiled, An Act for preventing Trespasses. | 33 George II – Chapter 14 (Session 2) | 1759 | This Act outlines fines to be imposed for damages done by livestock and makes provisions for a pound to keep livestock until such fines are paid. | National Archive of the United Kingdom |
| An Act for the granting Bounties and Premiums, on the fencing and improving Lands, raising Grain, Roots, Hay, Hemp, Flax, and catching and curing Fish. | 32 George II – Chapter 31 | 1758 | This Act implements several bounties to be granted to encourage industry within the Province, and to encourage settlement in the colony. The rate and term of each bounty are outlined. | National Archive of the United Kingdom |