| An Act for the further and better support of the Poor in the City of Saint John. Passed the 11th of February, 1801.
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41 George III Chapter 8 |
1801 |
This act allows the City of Saint John to impose a tax on dogs to get funds to support its poor. |
Acts of the General Assembly of His Majesty's Province of New Brunswick Passed in the year 1801. Saint John, NB: J. Ryan, 1801. |
| An Act to repeal all the Acts now in force relating to Trespasses, and for making new Regulations to prevent the same Passed the 4th of February, 1801. |
41 George III Chapter 3 |
1801 |
This act replaces all existing trespass legislation, making new stipulations for erecting property divisions and penalties for human or animal violations of them. |
Acts of the General Assembly of His Majesty's Province of New Brunswick Passed in the year 1801. Saint John, NB: J. Ryan, 1801. |
| An Act in addition to, and amendment of, the Act, passed in the second year of His Majesty’s reign, entitled, “An Act for appointing Firewards, ascertaining their duty, and for punishing thefts and disorders at the time of Fire.” |
41 George III – Chapter 1 |
1801 |
An amendment to an act first passed in 1762, and which had been amended several times prior. This particular amendment extends the terms of the act to the town of Liverpool, which was not included in the amendment of 1793, which saw the inclusion of towns beyond Halifax, the original jurisdiction of the 1762 act. |
Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act to enable the inhabitants of the township of York, to assemble for the purpose of choosing and nominating Parish and Town Officers. |
37 George III Chapter 2 |
1797 |
This act allows the inhabitants of the township of York to assemble immediately to nominate parish and town officers. |
Laws of His Majesty's Province of Upper Canada in North America, passed in the year 1797. West Niagara: Titus G. Simons, 1797. |
| An Act for granting to his Majesty Duties on Licences to hawkers, pedlars and petty chapmen, and for regulating their trade; and for granting additional Duties on licences to persons for keeping houses of public entertainment, or for retailing wine, brandy, rum or other spirituous liquors in this Province, and for regulating the same; and for repealing the Act or Ordinance therein mentioned. |
35 George III – Chapter 8 |
1795 |
This act places various rates of duty on licenses for hawkers, pedlars, etc., as well as it requires those publicly selling spirits or keeping public houses to be licensed. |
Acts of the General Assembly of His Majesty's Province of Lower Canada passed in the year 1795. Quebec: William Vondenvelden, Printer to the King’s Most Excellent Majesty, 1795. |
| An Act to regulate the Practice of Physic and Surgery. |
35 George III Chapter 1 |
1795 |
This act creates a board of surgeons to grant licenses to physicians, surgeons, and midwives, and prohibts anyone not licensed from practising medicine. |
Laws of His Majesty's Province of Upper Canada, in North America; Comprising all the Acts of the Honourable the Lesgislature of the Province Aforesaid. Niagara: Gordon Tiffany, 1795. |
| An Act for regulating the manner of licencing Public Houses, and for the more easy convicting of, Persons selling spirituous Liquors, without Licence. |
34 George III Chapter 12 |
1794 |
This act regulates licensing for public houses and makes it illegal to sell spirits without license. |
Laws of His Majesty's Province of Upper Canada, in North America; Comprising all the Acts of the Honourable the Lesgislature of the Province Aforesaid. Niagara: Gordon Tiffany, 1795. |
| An Act to Alter and Amend an Act, intituled “An Act for regulating Inn-Holders, Tavern-Keepers and Retailers of Spirituous Liquors.” |
34 George III Chapter 5 |
1794 |
This act amends the 1786 act to allow alcohol retailrs to sell on credit to soldiers, sailors, or servants. |
Acts of the General Assembly of His Majesty's Province of New Brunswick passed in the year 1794. Brookville, NB: Christopher Sower, 1794. |
| An Act for the preservation of Sheep. |
34 George III – Chapter 2 |
1794 |
This act imposes fines and penalties on dog owners who do not prevent their dogs from harming sheep. |
Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act for extending an Act, passed in the Thirty-second year of the reign of his late Majesty, entitled, “An Act to prevent unnecessary firing off Guns, and other Fire Arms, in the Town and Suburbs of Halifax,” to the Town Plot of Dartmouth. |
33 George III – Chapter 12 |
1793 |
An amendment to an act first passed in 1758, which imposed penalties on anyone who unnecessarily fired any fire arm in the town or suburbs of Halifax. The amendment extends these penalties to Dartmouth. |
Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act for extending to the several Towns of Windsor, Annapolis, and Lunenburg, the Provisions of an Act, passed in the second year of the Reign of his present Majesty, entitled, “An Act for appointing Firewards, ascertaining their Duty, and for punishing Thefts and Disorders, at the Time of Fire;” and also, of the several Acts made in addition to, or amendment of, the said Act. |
33 George III – Chapter 7 |
1793 |
An amendment to an act first passed in 1762, which extends the provisions of the act to several other towns outside of its originally intended jurisdiction, which was Halifax. |
Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act to guard against accidents by Fire in this Province. |
32 George III Chapter 5 |
1792 |
This act makes it law for the magistrates of each district to appoint firefighters in any town or place in the province where there are forty or more buildings within a half square mile. |
Laws of His Majesty's Province of Upper Canada, in North America; Comprising all the Acts of the Honourable the Lesgislature of the Province Aforesaid. Niagara: Gordon Tiffany, 1795. |
| An Act to alter and amend an Act, passed in the Thirty-third year of His late Majesty’s reign, entitled, “An Act for regulating and maintaining an House of Correcting, or Work-House, within the Town of Halifax, and binding out Poor Children,” and to extend certain provisions therein, to the whole of the Province. |
32 George III Chapter 5 |
1792 |
This Act amends the 1759 Act, "An Act for regulating and maintaining an House of Correction or Work-House within the Town of Halifax, and for binding out Poor Children," and extends some of its provisions to the rest of the province. It describes how work houses are to operate and how they will be funded. The keepers' roles and manner in which they should be regulated are outlined. |
Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act, for continuing and amending the several Acts, for suppressing Unlicensed Houses, and for granting to His Majesty a Duty on Persons hereafter to be Licensed. |
31 George III Chapter 15 |
1791 |
This Act makes it unlawful for persons with licenses for selling liquor to sell quantities less than one quart (persons in Halifax excepted). This Act and those it amends are to remain in force until July 1792. |
Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act, in further Addition to, and Amendment of an Act made in the Second Year of his present Majesty’s Reign, intitled, “An Act for appointing Firewards, ascertaining their Duty, and for punishing Thefts and Disorders at the Time of Fire.” |
31 George III Chapter 8 |
1791 |
This Act amends and adds to the 1762 Act, "An Act for appointing Firewards, ascertaining their Duty, and for punishing Thefts and Disorders at the Time of Fire," as amended in 1782, 1783, and 1790. This Act provides for the appointment of nine engine men for the town of Halifax above those already provided for by the former Acts. |
Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act for regulating marriage and divorce, and for preventing and punishing Incest, Adultry, and Fornication. |
31 George III Chapter 5 |
1791 |
This act lays out the laws governing the legal recognition of marriage and divorce, and prohibiting sexual behaviour deemed immoral or unlawful. |
Acts of the General Assembly of his Majesty's Province of New Brunswick passed in the year 1791. Saint John, NB: J. Ryan, 1791. |
| An Act for reviving, continuing and amending the several Acts for suppressing unlicensed Houses, and for granting to his Majesty a Duty on Persons hereafter to be licensed; as also for compelling Persons retailing Gunpowder within the Peninsula of Halifax, to take out a License for retailing the same. |
30 George III Chapter 13 |
1790 |
This Act continues and amends several acts relating to licenses for persons retailing liquor and introduces a license for persons retailing gunpowder. The rates of duties on these licenses are described as well as penalties for persons found to be in defiance of this Act. This also discontinues the practice of allowing Justices to give licenses away for free or for a lower rate than proscribed by this Act. This Act is to remain in force until July 1791. |
Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act to prevent the destroying or defacing Mile-Posts, Mile-Boards or Mile-Stones, erected or to be erected within this Province. |
30 George III Chapter 3 |
1790 |
This Act imposes a fine on persons found to deface, displace, or otherwise injure mile markers and outlines penalties for persons not able to pay the fine. |
Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act to amend the Act, intitled, “An Act for appointing Firewards and ascertaining their Duty, and for punishing Thefts and Disorders at the Time of Fire,” and also in Amendment of the several Acts made in Amendment or Addition to said recited Act, and to extend the several Provisions therein contained to the Town of Shelburne. |
30 George III Chapter 1 |
1790 |
This Act amends the 1762 Act, “An Act for appointing Firewards and ascertaining their Duty, and for punishing Thefts and Disorders at the Time of Fire,” as amended in 1782. The Act reduces the fine imposed on persons who neglect to sweep their chimnies and makes provision for several more firewards to be appointed. |
Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act for continuing and amending the several Acts for supressing unlicensed Houses, and for granting to His Majesty a Duty on Persons hereafter to be licensed. |
29 George III – Chapter 13 |
1789 |
This is an amendment to an act that has been amended and renewed numerous times. The changes in this amendment pertain to the amount each licensed seller will pay to their local clerk on a yearly basis, and the maximum number of taverns to be permitted per district. |
Early Canadiana Online |