Legislation by Concept: Trade Regulation, Waterways, Welfare
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| Title | Chapter | Date Passed | Legislative Summary | Source Document |
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| An Act to amend an Act passed in the forty fifth year of the Reign of His present Majesty, intituled, “An Act for the better regulation of Pilots and shipping in the Port of Quebec, and in the harbours of Quebec and Montreal, and for improving the Navigation of the River Saint Lawrence; and for establishing a fund for decayed Pilots, their Widows and Children.” (16th April, 1807.) | 47 George III Chapter 10 | 1807 | An Act to amend a former Act passed in 1805, aspects of which had been found expensive and ineffective. The manner in which funds for the Trinity House of Quebec were to be collected was amended, so that ship commanders would pay the Naval Officer at the Port of Quebec rather than the Clerk of the Corporation of the Trinity House of Quebec. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act for granting an Annuity to John Newton, Esq. one of the Collectors of Impost and Excise, for the District of Halifax. | 47 George III – Chapter 14 | 1806 | This act grants a pension to John Newton, former tax collector, who can no longer work as a tax collector due to his age. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act for the better Regulation of Pilots and Shipping in the Port of Quebec, and in the Harbours of Quebec and Montreal, and for improving the Navigation of the River Saint Lawrence, and for establishing a Fund for decayed Pilots, their Widows and Children. (25th March, 1805) | 45 George III Chapter 12 | 1805 | This Act creates the positions of Master, Deputy Master, and Wardens of the Trinity House of Quebec to reside in Quebec City and Montreal, to improve the navigability of the St. Lawrence River by building light houses, beacons, and so on. These positions are also meant to regulate and enforce order within the cities' ports, harbours, and cul-de-sacs. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act for the Relief of the Poor in the loan of Seed Wheat, Corn and other necessary Grain. (25th March, 1805.) | 45 George III Chapter 5 | 1805 | An Act establishing that lenders of seed for crops including wheat, corn, peas, oats, or potatoes, will be granted a privileged debt by the courts, to encourage those who can spare seed to loan it to poorer inhabitants. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act to continue, for a limited time, the provisions of an Act passed in the forty first year of His present Majesty’s Reign, intituled, “An Act for the Relief of Insane persons, and for the support of Foundlings.” (2d. May, 1804.) | 44 George III Chapter 4 | 1804 | An Act to continue for a limited time an Act passed in 1801 to offer financial relief for the mentally ill and for the maintenance of foundling children, as well as to religious communities who administer relief to sick or infirm persons and foundlings. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act to continue an Act, made and passed in the Twenty-ninth year of His present Majesty’s reign, entitled, “An Act for the better support of the Poor in the respective Counties of this Province, by laying an Impost Duty on articles imported into this Province from the United States of America.” | 43 George III – Chapter 7 | 1803 | This act was not published. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act in amendment of an act, made and passed in the Tenth year of His Majesty’s reign, entitled, “An Act for the settlement of the Poor in the several Townships in this Province;” and, also, in amendment of an Act, made in the Forty-first year of His said Majesty’s reign, entitled, “An Act for the better management and relief of the Poor at Halifax.” | 43 George III – Chapter 3 | 1803 | An amendment to two acts, the first passed in 1770 and the second in 1801. The first act outlined the cases in which townships must care for the poor and orphans and the manner in which this care is to be provided, while the second act appointed commissioners to oversee the relief of the poor within the town of Halifax. The current amendment clarifies who is responsible for disbursement of payment when someone who has applied for poor relief changes jurisdictions, and changes the rules around hiring out poor children. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act to alter, and amend, an Act, passed in the Thirty-second year of His present Majesty’s reign, entitled, “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 Correction, 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.’” | 42 George III – Chapter 6 | 1802 | An amendment to a 1792 act, which was itself an amendment to a 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." The current amendment mostly pertains to the operation of poor houses in Halifax. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act to enable the Justices of the Sessions, and Grand Jury, for the County of Halifax, to raise such Sums of Money, from time to time, as may be necessary to repair the Poor House at Halifax, and, also, for building additions to the same. | 42 George III – Chapter 3 | 1802 | This act allows the justices of the sessions and the grand jury of Halifax to raise money from the public in order to conduct repairs and maintenance to the town's poor house. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act for the further and better support of the Poor in the City of Saint John. Passed the 11th of February, 1801. | 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 for the Relief of Insane Persons and for the Support of Foundlings. (8th April, 1801) | 41 George III Chapter 6 | 1801 | This Act grants a sum not exceeding one thousand pounds per annum for the benefit of foundlings or the mentally infirm and dictates who will be responsible to administer this money. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act for the better management and relief of the Poor of Halifax. | 41 George III – Chapter 6 | 1801 | This act appoints the commissioners named to oversee the relief of the poor within the town of Halifax. Their responsibilities are specified by the act, along with the various types of employment which can be undertaken by those residing in the poor-houses of Halifax. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act in addition to an Act, made in the third year of His present Majesty’s Reign, entitled, “An Act to enable the Inhabitants of the several Townships in this Province to maintain their Poor.” | 39 George III – Chapter 4 | 1799 | An amendment to an act first passed in 1763, which regulated how townships were to be assessed and sums granted to the freeholders of each town for the maintenance of their poor. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act in Amendment of an Act intituled “An Act to regulate and provide for the support of the Poor of this Province.” | 33 George III Chapter 6 | 1793 | This act amends a 1786 act to allow for more examinations of the records of the local Overseers of the Poor. | Acts of the General Assembly of His Majesty's Province of New Brunswick passed in the year 1793. Fredericton: J. Ryan, 1793. |
| 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, to provide for the future Maintenance of the Poor now maintained at the Province Expence. | 31 George III Chapter 2 | 1791 | This Act makes provision for the poor formerly maintained at the province's expense to be supported by the town of Halifax and grants the town a yearly sum of fifteen hundred pounds for this purpose. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act, intitled, “An Act for appointing Commissioners to superintend and direct the Maintenance and Support of certain Poor Persons known by the general Appellation of Transient Poor.” | 30 George III Chapter 12 | 1790 | This Act ends certain provincially-funded provisions made for the poor, including the work house in Halifax, and enacts that each town is to maintain their own poor. The processes by which each town should maintain their poor and processes for the transition from provincial to local are outlined, including how transient persons are to be removed from Halifax. This Act is to remain in force until July 1791. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act for the better support of the Poor in the respective Counties within this Province by laying an Impost Duty on all Articles imported into this Province form the United States of America. | 29 George III – Chapter 14 | 1789 | This act places a ten percent tax on all items being imported from the United States, and directs the money collected from this tax to support the poor of the province. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act to regulate and provide for the support of the poor in this province. | 26 George III Chapter 43 | 1786 | This act, passed in the first year of the assembly, endows local officials with the power to both provide relief and regulate the poor in their respective counties. | Acts of the General Assembly of His Majesty's Province of New-Brunswick passed in the year 1786. Saint John, NB: J. Ryan, 1786. |
| An Act for preventing Idleness and Disorders, and for punishing Rogues, Vagabonds, and other idle and disorderly persons | 26 George III Chapter 27 | 1786 | This act, passed in the first year of the assembly, give local authorities the power to deal with people they deem "idle" or "beggers." | Acts of the General Assembly of His Majesty's Province of New-Brunswick passed in the year 1786. Saint John, NB: J. Ryan, 1786. |