This act authorizes the provincial government to issue more treasury notes in order to help reduce the provincial debt. The denominations are specified, as well as the terms under which they are to be issued and repaid.
This act allows any municipality in the province to exempt firemen from paying statute labour tax once they have served for seven years, along exempting them from jury duty.
This is an amendment to an 1841 act called "An Act to regulate the taking of securities in all Offices in respect of which security ought to be given, and for avoiding the grant of all such Offices in the event of such security not being given within a time limited after the grant of such office," which makes strict rules regarding government officers who are in charge of public moneys, requiring them to register their own debts with the provincial clerks before taking on any roles which require them to disburse government funds.
This act allows for the raising of no more than four million pounds to build an inter-provincial railroad stretching from Halifax through to Hamilton or some other convenient point in United Canada.
This act makes it possible for the province to raise through public and private debenture as much money as possible for the Halifax to Upper Canada railroad project to prevent as much public debt as possible.
This act authorizes the raising of one hundred and ninety-six thousand five hundred and eighty pounds, fifteen shillings and two pence currency to pay for various public services.
This act exempts chartered banks from taxes on their circulation if they meet the stated conditions, in order to encourage them to meet the expectations of the province's General Bank Act.
This act repeals past acts which dictate that the money required to maintain lighthouses and buoys is to be paid by tonnage dues paid by vessels coming into harbour, and instead will be paid by the province.