An act to impose several new acts upon several goods within the province, including refined sugar, tobacco, salt, madeira wine, port wine, rum, brandy, and gin. There are additional duties applied to licenses for Public Houses and Billiard Tables within the cities of Quebec, Montrèal, and Trois-Rivières. This act is to expire in 1815.
This act details how money is to be raised by lottery, in order to build a bridge over the River Avon. The amount to be raised is not to exceed nine thousand pounds, and the plan for the lottery, along with the collection of funds, will be carried out by appointed managers.
An act to repeal a former act from 1808 "An Act for repairing and ameliorating the ancient Castle of Saint Lewis," the Governor of the Province's residence. A fund of seven thousand pounds was created for this purpose under the 1808 act. The duties imposed by this act are repealed. An amount in the order of seven thousand, nine hundred and eighty pound, nineteen shillings and one penny farthing is to be paid from any unappropriated monies to make good on the expenses not covered by the seven thousand pounds originally allotted for the repairs, in addition to the five thousand and ninety one pounds, sixteen shillings and eleven pence, three farthings required to fulfill the original funds granted.
This act gives authorities in Saint John, city and county, the power to raise funds finish building a county jail and pay off the debts already incurred in its construction.
This act gives the local authorities in Charlotte County the power to raise revenues to both pay down the county debt and to complete and maintain its county jail and court house.
An act which allows for the payment of services rendered to the parliament of the province from a fund loaned by the crown in order to cover an excess of expenditures.
This act places an additional duty on wine, rum, and other liquors in order to cover the expense of defending the province during wartime. Provisions regarding the collection of these duties and the borrowing of further funds if the tax increase should not suffice are also included.