An amendment to a 1812 act which places an additional duty on wine, rum, and other liquors in order to cover the expense of defending the province during wartime.
An act to impose a duty of two pounds ten shillings on every hundred pounds worth of goods imported from outside of the Province by non-residents except as described by this act. These duties are to be collected by a Collector of Customs or Comptroller. This act applies to imports traded between Upper and Lower Canada as well as articles brought in for the use of Indigenous nations within either province. The act is to expire in 1818.
A continuation and amendment of a past act, which has already been continued and altered several times, allowing the government to charge a duty on various imported items.