Legislation by Concept: Trade Regulation, Industry
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| Title | Chapter | Date Passed | Legislative Summary | Source Document |
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| An Act for further extending of Bounties and Premiums. | 34 George II – Chapter 19 | 1760 | This Act extends the term of certain bounties and premiums formerly established to encourage industry in the Province as listed. | National Archive of the United Kingdom |
| An Act for granting and establishing an Allowance to the Collector or Collectors of the Impost and Excise Duties. | 34 George II – Chapter 18 | 1760 | This Act outlines the sums collectors of impost and excise duties are allowed to take as an allowance from the duties collected. This Act is to remain in force for one year. | National Archive of the United Kingdom |
| An Act 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 unlicenced Houses.” | 34 George II – Chapter 16 | 1760 | This Act two former acts for suppressing unlicenced houses which are to remain in force for seven years as described. | National Archive of the United Kingdom |
| An Act for further continuing of an Act intitled, “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.” | 34 George II – Chapter 14 | 1760 | This Act lists several acts passed between 1751 and 1753 and enacts that they are to remain in force for a further time than previously provided for. | National Archive of the United Kingdom |
| An Act for continuing an Act, intitled’ “An Act to prevent any private Trade or Commerce with the Indians.” | 34 George II – Chapter 11 | 1760 | This Act makes the 1759, “An Act to prevent any private Trade or Commerce with the Indians,” perpetual. |
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| An Act for Establishing a Public Market at the Market-House in Halifax, and for regulating the same. | 34 George II – Chapter 6 | 1760 | This Act outlines several rules and regulations for the new market-house in Halifax, including when it can be open, the rate at which stalls can be rented, and the role of the market's Keeper. | National Archive of the United Kingdom |
| An Act for laying an additional Duty of Three Pence per Gallon upon all Rum and other distilled Spirituous Liquors imported into this Province, and for allowing a Drawback on the Exportation thereof. | 33 George II – Chapter 17 (Session 2) | 1759 | This Act increases the duties imposed by the 1758 Act, “An Act for establishing and regulating several duties of impost on wines, beer, rum, and other distilled spirituous liquors for the future." This Act is to remain in force for four years. | National Archive of the United Kingdom |
| An Act in Addition to, and Amendment of an Act intitled, “An Act for confirming the Proceedings on the several Resolutions of the Governors and Council of this Province, relating to the Duties of Impost on Rum and other distilled Liquors, and enabling the late Collector or Receiver to recover the Monies unpaid, for any Bonds or Notes remaining in his Hands, and for establishing and regulating several Duties of Impost on Wines, Beer, Rum, and other distilled Spirituous Liquors for the future;” and for the further Continuance of the same. | 33 George II – Chapter 15 (Session 2) | 1759 | This Act provides several amendments to replace sections of a former Act relating to the impost duties on wines, beer, rum, and liquors, found insufficient. The Act as well as the amendments imposed by this Act are to remain in force for four years. | National Archive of the United Kingdom |
| An Act to prevent any private Trade or Commerce with the Indians. | 33 George II – Chapter 13 (Session 2) | 1759 | This Act implements regulations relating to trade with certain Passamaquoddy and Mi’kmaq communities, and outlaws private trade between them and white inhabitants. This Act is to remain in force for two years. | National Archive of the United Kingdom |
| Resolution of His Excellency the Governor, in General Assembly, in Explanation of the Impost-Act. | 33 George II – Chapter 7 (Session 1) | 1759 | This Act clarifies that meaning of the word "importer" in former legislation relating to the import of wines, beer, rum, and liquor. | National Archive of the United Kingdom |
| An Act in Addition to an Act, intitled, An Act relating to the assize of Bread, and for ascertaining the standard of weights and measures; made and passed in the 32d Year of His Majesty’s Reign. | 33 George II – Chapter 6 (Session 2) | 1759 | This Act makes additions to the 1758 Act, "An Act relating to the assize of Bread, and for ascertaining the standard of weights and measures." The sums collected by virtue of these Acts are to go to support the construction of the market and to the poor, as described. | National Archive of the United Kingdom |
| An Act for allowing a Drawback of Part of the Impost Duties on Wines, Beer, Rum and other distilled Spirituous Liquors, on their being exported out of this Province. | 33 George II – Chapter 6 (Session 1) | 1759 | Under this Act, two thirds of the duty imposed on wines, beer, rum, and other liquors are to be drawn back when they are being exported out of the Province. | National Archive of the United Kingdom |
| The several Resolutions or Acts referred to in the foregoing Act, are as follow, viz. | 32 George II – [Chapter 37] | 1758 | This Act continues and amends several former acts, including an Act from 1750/51 that resolved that no debts contracted prior to the establishment of Nova Scotia or before a settler's arrival in the colony was to be pleadable in the courts of the colony. Under this Act, a debtors effects or estate are liable to be used to pay these debts after their death, unless he has a wife or legitimate children who will be entitled to the deceased's effects and estate. | National Archive of the United Kingdom |
| An Act in Addition to, and Amendment of a Resolution of the Governor and Council of this Province, of the 14th of April 1755, intitled “An Act to prevent the cutting and splitting of Hides;” Revived this present Sessions of the General Assembly. | 32 George II – Chapter 35 | 1758 | This Act replaces the stamp required from the Surveyor of Leather on leather goods under a former Act with a stamp from the person manufacturing it that is to include their surnames. | National Archive of the United Kingdom |
| An Act for granting and establishing an Allowance to the Collectors of the Impost and Excise Duties. | 32 George II – Chapter 34 | 1758 | This Act grants an allowance to collectors of impost and excise duties not exceeding ten pounds from every hundred pounds collected to cover claims, expences, charges and demands whatsoever, for or on account of collecting such impost and excise duties. This Act is to remain in force for two years. | National Archive of the United Kingdom |
| An Act for the granting to His Majesty, an Excise upon Wine, Rum, and other distilled Spirituous Liquors sold by retail. | 32 George II – Chapter 33 | 1758 | This Act establishes a duty at the rate of nine pence per gallon on wine, rum, or spirits, to fulfill that required under and Act passed in this session of parliament “An Act for the granting Bounties and Premiums, on the fencing and improving Lands, raising Grain, Roots, Hay, Hemp, Flax, and catching and curing Fish," under the terms outlined. | National Archive of the United Kingdom |
| An Act relating to the Assize of Breads and for Ascertaining the Standard of Weights and Measures. | 32 George II – Chapter 21 | 1758 | This Act sets standards for weights and measures of bread to prevent fraud. The processes by which these weights are to be procured, verified, and inspected are outlined. The scale of weights and prices to be used is given. | National Archive of the United Kingdom |
| An Act for preventing Frauds by Butchers and Fishmongers. | 32 George II – Chapter 16 | 1758 | Under this Act, only livestock killed and dressed in the most clean and plain manner are allowed to be exposed to sale, and tainted or unfit fish are not to be sold. Penalties for those who act in defiance of this Act are outlined. | National Archive of the United Kingdom |
| An Act to prevent forestalling the Market. | 32 George II – Chapter 10 | 1758 | This Act regulates when live stock, fresh provision, and other articles as listed brought in from neighbouring colonies can be sold. Under this Act, goods are to be held at a public wharf for forty-eight hours before being sold, and that a cryer is to announce the sale. | 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 |