Legislation by Concept: Infrastructure, Waterways
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| Title | Chapter | Date Passed | Legislative Summary | Source Document |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| An Act in Amendment of, and for continuing an Act made in the Ninth Year of His Present Majesty’s Reign, intitled “An Act for establishing and regulating Ferries.” | 13 George III Chapter 10 (Session 2) | 1773 | This Act continues the 1769 Act, “An Act for establishing and regulating Ferries,” and amends the second section of the Act by establishing fines for persons who use the ferry against the desires of the ferryman. This Act is to remain in force for five years. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act for altering an Act made in the Ninth year of His present Majesty’s Reign, intitled, “an Act in further Addition to, and Amendment of an Act, made in the Thirty Fourth Year of His late Majesty’s Reign, intitled An Act for appointing Commissioners of Sewers.” | 11 George III – Chapter 9 | 1771 | This Act amends the 1769 Act, "An Act in further Addition to and Amendment of an Act, made in the Thirty Fourth Year of His late Majesty’s Reign, intitled 'An Act for appointing Commissioners of Sewers,'" so that persons thinking themselves aggrieved by sales made by the Commissioners of Sewers can appeal to the Governor, Lieutenant Governor or Commander in Chief rather than the General Assembly. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act for establishing and regulating Ferries. | 9 George III – Chapter 4 | 1769 | This Act outlines the processes by which ferries can be established and how persons can be licensed to operate them. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act in further Addition to and Amendment of an Act, made in the Thirty Fourth Year of His late Majesty’s Reign, intitled “An Act for appointing Commissioners of Sewers.” | 9 George III – Chapter 2 | 1769 | This Act amends and adds to the 1760 Act, "An Act for appointing Commissioners of Sewers" as amended in 1763, 1765, and 1768, relating to letting out and draining or dyking lands. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act in further Addition to and in Amendment of an Act made and passed in the Thirty Fourth Year of his late Majesty’s Reign, intitled, An Act for appointing Commissioners of Sewers. | 8 George III – Chapter 9 (Session 1) | 1768 | This Act amends the 1760 Act, "An Act for appointing Commissioners of Sewers," as amended in 1763 and 1765 relating to how commissioners assess lands. The processes by which dykes are to be maintained are outlined. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act for the making perpetual, an Act made and pass’d in the 4th Year of His Majesty’s Reign, intitled, “An Act for preventing Nusances, by Hedges, Wears, and other Incumbrances, obstructing the passage of Fish in the Rivers of this Province.” | 6 George III – Chapter 1 (Session 1) | 1766 | This Act makes the 1763 Act, "An Act to prevent Nusances, by Hedges, Wears, and other Incumbrances, Obstructing the Passage of Fish in the Rivers in this Province," perpetual. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act in further Addition to and Amendment of an Act, made pass’d in the 34th Year of His late Majesty’s Reign, intitled, “An Act for the appointing Commissioners of Sewers.” | 5 George III – Chapter 4 | 1765 | This Act amends the last clause of the 1763 Act, "An act in addition to, and amendment of an act, for the appointing commissioners of sewers," and makes provision to collect on assessments from proprietors having no goods or chattles. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act to prevent Nusances, by Hedges, Wears, and other Incumbrances, Obstructing the Passage of Fish in the Rivers in this Province. | 3 George III – Chapter 2 (Session 2) | 1763 | This Act prohibits persons in the province from building fish weirs, hedges, fish garths, or other obstructions that may prevent fish from spawning. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act in Addition to, and Amendment of an Act, intitled, An Act for the appointing Commissioners of Sewers, made and pass'd in the 34th Year of His late Majesty’s Reign. | 3 George III – Chapter 1 (Session 2) | 1763 | This Act amends and adds to the 1760 Act, “An Act for appointing Commissioners of Sewers,” in order to make more sufficient provision for the recovery of sums set for repairing or building dykes and drains. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act for appointing Commissioners of Sewers. | 34 George II – Chapter 7 | 1760 | This Act outlines how commissioners of sewers should be appointed for building and repairing dykes to drain unusual ground and outlines their duties. | National Archive of the United Kingdom |
| An Act for regulating and maintaining a Light-House on Sambro Island. | 33 George II – Chapter 2 (Session 1) | 1759 | This Act makes provision and gives instruction for the erection of a lighthouse on Sambro Island. Duties to be paid at the harbour of Halifax are to fund the construction, as outlined. | National Archive of the United Kingdom |
| An Act for erecting a Lighthouse at the Entrance of the Harbour of Halifax. | 32 George II – Chapter 8 | 1758 | This Act provides a sum of one thousand pounds to be put towards the construction of a lighthouse and dwelling house on Sambro Island and appoints commissioners to oversee the construction. | National Archive of the United Kingdom |