Legislation by Concept: Public Lands, Property Law
Displaying 181 - 184 of 184 entries
| Title | Chapter | Date Passed | Legislative Summary | Source Document |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| An Act for regulating the Commons belonging to the several Townships in this Province. | 10 George III Chapter 4 | 1770 | Under this Act, rules and regulations for regulating the commons belonging to the Province's commons are to be settled at the General Sessions of the Peace. Persons who offend against these rules or regulations are to forfeit a fine not exceeding forty shillings or be committed for not more than ten days. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act in Addition to an Act made and passed in the Fifth Year of his present Majesty’s Reign, intitled “An Act for the Choice of Town Officers and regulating of Townships.” | 8 George III – Chapter 6 (Session 1) | 1768 | This Act makes provision for the appointment of additional surveyors of highways above those allowed for under the 1765 Act, "An Act for the Choice of Town Officers and regulating of Townships." | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act for the Choice of Town Officers and Regulating Townships. | 5 George III – Chapter 1 | 1765 | This Act replaces the methods by which town officers, including fence viewers, constables, and surveyors, are to be appointed. The Act also establishes that boundary lines between townships should be renewed every three years and the processes by which this is to be done , and the processes by which unfenced lands should be marked. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act for extending the Bounty on Stone Walls built, and Hay raised within the Peninsula of Halifax. | 33 George II – Chapter 21 (Session 2) | 1759 | This Act extends a soon-to-expire bounty on stone walls and hay raised on the peninsula of Halifax for an additional three years. | National Archive of the United Kingdom |