Legislation by Concept: Trade Regulation, Public Order
Displaying 421 - 431 of 431 entries
| Title | Chapter | Date Passed | Legislative Summary | Source Document |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| An Act for suppressing unlicensed Houses, and for granting to His Majesty a Duty on Persons hereafter to be Licensed. | 1 George III – Chapter 19 | 1761 | This Act sets penalties for persons found to unlawfully sell liquor in the Province. Monies collected under this Act are to be split between the informer and Treasurer of the Province. This Act is to remain in force for one year. | National Archive of the United Kingdom |
| An Act for preventing Damages by unseasonable burning, or firing of the Woods. | 1 George III – Chapter 5 | 1761 | This Act provides for the Grant Juries at the next Quarter Sessions to settle regulations relating to the burning of woods and underbrush, and penalties not exceeding five pounds for the same. | National Archive of the United Kingdom |
| An Act in Addition to, and Amendment of, and for further prolonging, an Act made and passed in the 32d Year of His Majesty’s Reign, intitled, "An Act for granting to His Majesty an Excise upon Wine, Rum, and other distilled Spirituous Liquors sold by Retail." As also of an Act, intitled, "An Act for the better discovering and more effectually suppressing unlicensed Houses." | 33 George II – Chapter 18 (Session 2) | 1759 | This Act amends and clarifies several sections of two former Acts relating to duties on wine, beer, rum, and liquor and for suppressing unlicensed public houses. | National Archive of the United Kingdom |
| An Act to prevent the distilling Grain in this Province. | 33 George II – Chapter 16 (Session 2) | 1759 | This Act bans the distilling of malt, corn, or grain, with the aim of preventing scarcity. This Act is to remain in force for ten years. | National Archive of the United Kingdom |
| An Act to prevent disorderly Riding Horses and Driving Carts, Trucks, and Sleds, Slays or any other Carriage whatsoever, within the Town of Halifax, or any other Town within the Province. | 33 George II – Chapter 8 (Session 2) | 1759 | This Act implements fines for those found to be driving in a disorderly manner, as specified, within Halifax or the limits of other towns in the Province. | National Archive of the United Kingdom |
| An Act to prevent Gaming. | 33 George II – Chapter 1 (Session 2) | 1759 | Under this Act, all card, dice, tennis, or bowls games, and lotteries or gaming tables are made nuisances and all loans knowing given to fund gambling are considered void. | National Archive of the United Kingdom |
| An Act for regulating and maintaining an House of Correction or Work-House within the Town of Halifax, and for binding out Poor Children. | 33 George II – Chapter 1 (Session 1) | 1759 | This Act gives instructions for how the workhouse established under the 1758 Act, "An Act for erecting an House of Correction or Work-House within the town of Halifax," should be run and explains who is to be committed to the workhouse. | National Archive of the United Kingdom |
| An Act for the Reviving and putting in full Force several of the Resolutions or Acts of His Majesty’s Governors and Council of this Province heretofore made. | 32 George II – Chapter 30 | 1758 | This Act revives and puts in force twelve former acts, listed, for two years unless otherwise specified. | National Archive of the United Kingdom |
| An Act for the better discovering and more effectually surpressing Unlicenced Houses. | 32 George II – Chapter 28 | 1758 | Imposes the requirement of a licence on anyone who sells any alcoholic drink to the public, and specifies penalties for those who fail to acquire said licence. This includes individuals who agree to pay laborers in alcohol instead of money, either in whole or in part. | National Archive of the United Kingdom |
| An Act to prevent unnecessary Firing off Guns, and other Fire-Arms, in the Town and Suburbs of Halifax. | 32 George II – Chapter 25 | 1758 | Under this Act, anyone who unnecessarily fires any fire arm in the town or suburbs of Halifax is to be committed to jail for twenty-four hours. | National Archive of the United Kingdom |
| An Act to prohibit the Erecting of Distilling-houses, or setting up Stills within the Town of Halifax, or within one Quarter of a Mile of the present Lines or Pickets of the said Town. | 32 George II – Chapter 4 | 1758 | Under this Act, distilling spirituous liquors within a quarter mile of the town of Halifax is prohibited and subject to a fine, as outlined. | National Archive of the United Kingdom |