Legislation by Concept: Welfare
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| Title | Chapter | Date Passed | Legislative Summary | Source Document |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| An Act to provide for the maintenance and support of the Transient Poor in this Province, by laying a Duty on Goods imported and sold by Adventurers. | 22 George III – Chapter 7 | 1782 | This act was not published. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act for the more speedy and effectual collecting such Town Rates and Taxes as may be assessed on the Inhabitants of the Township of Halifax. | 20 George III – Chapter 2 | 1780 | This act allows for the appointment of a tax collector by the justices of the peace of Halifax, in order to more efficiently collect taxes from the inhabitants of the town to support the poor. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act in further Addition to an Act, made in the third Year of His present Majesty’s Reign, intitled, “An Act to enable the several Townships within this Province to maintain their Poor.” | 17 George III – Chapter 5 | 1777 | This Act amends the 1763 Act, "An Act to enable the several Townships within this Province to maintain their Poor," as amended in 1767, 1768, and 1770. The new amendment specifies penalties for overseers who do not perform their duties according to the law. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act in Addition to the several Acts, made by the General Assembly of this Province, to enable the several Townships within the same to maintain their Poor. | 16 George III – Chapter 1 | 1776 | This act allows for local Justices of the Peace in Halifax to assess how much money is required to support the poor of the town and fine local residents accordingly, if local residents fail to independently raise enough money themselves. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act for the relief of Jonathan Binney, Esq. late Collector of the Duties of Impost and Excise at the District of Canso. | 15 George III – Chapter 5 (Session 1) | 1775 | This act was not published. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act in further Amendment of, and in Addition to an Act made in the Third Year of His present Majesty’s Reign, intitled, “An Act to enable the several Townships within this Province to maintain their Poor.” | 12 George III – Chapter 6 | 1772 | This Act amends the 1763 Act, "An Act to enable the several Townships within this Province to maintain their Poor," that was amended in 1767, 1768, and 1770, relating to the assessment of sums voted for the support of the poor. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act in further Amendment of an Addition to an Act made in the third Year of His present Majesty’s Reign, intitled “An Act to enable the several Townships within this Province to maintain their Poor.” | 10 George III Chapter 2 | 1770 | This Act amends the 1763 Act, "An Act to enable the several Townships within this Province to maintain their Poor," as amended in 1767 and 1768, relating to the sums and number of meetings allowable for the inhabitants make to provision for their poor each year. Under this Act, Overseers of the Poor are also required to keep a log book. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act for the Settlement of the Poor in the Several Townships within this Province. | 10 George III Chapter 1 | 1770 | This Act outlines the cases in which townships must care for the poor and orphans and the manner in which this care is to be provided. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act in Addition to and Amendment of an Act made and passed in the Third Year of his present Majesty’s Reign, intitled “An Act to enable the Inhabitants of the several Townships within this Province to maintain their Poor.” | 8 George III – Chapter 5 (Session 1) | 1768 | This Act amends the 1763 Act, "An Act to enable the Inhabitants of the several Townships within this Province to maintain their Poor," relating to the times and place in which meetings are to be held as outlined under the former Act. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act in further addition to and amendment of an Act, made in the third year of His present Majesty’s Reign, entitled, “An Act to enable the Inhabitants of the several Townships within this Province to maintain their Poor.” | 8 George III – Chapter 1 (Session 2) | 1768 | This Act further amends the 1763 Act, "An Act to enable the inhabitants of the several Townships in this province to maintain their poor," which was amended in the last session of parliament, to change the date that meetings are to be held as prescribed by the former Acts and to make provision for the recovery of forfeitures. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act to explain and amend the several Acts of this Province, relating to the Assize of Bread, and for ascertaining the Standard of Weights and Measures. | 7 George III – Chapter 4 (Session 1) | 1767 | Under this Act, all fines or forfeitures incurred relating to the assize of bread or standard weights and measures are to be applied between the clerks of the market or informer and the poor of the town where the offence was committed. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act in Addition to an Act made in the Fourth Year of His present Majesty’s Reign, intitled “An Act to enable the Inhabitants of the several Townships within this Province to maintain their Poor.” | 7 George III – Chapter 3 (Session 1) | 1767 | This Act amends a section of the 1763 Act, "An Act to enable the Inhabitants of the several Townships within this Province to maintain their Poor," to provide for townships with less than fifty families resident. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act in Addition to an Act, intitled an Act, for regulating and maintaining an House of Correction or Work-House, within the Town of Halifax; and for Binding out poor Children, made and pass’d in the Thirty Third Year of His Late Majesty’s Reign. | 3 George III – Chapter 9 (Session 2) | 1763 | This Act amends and explains 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.” | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act to enable the Inhabitants of the several Townships within this Province, to Maintain their Poor. | 3 George III – Chapter 7 (Session 2) | 1763 | This Act describes how townships are to be assessed and sums granted to the freeholders of each town for the maintenance of their poor. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act For the Relief of the Poor in the Town of Halifax. | 3 George III – Chapter 1 (Session 1) | 1763 | This act places a tax on residents of Halifax in order to support the poor of the city, and provides for the appointment of a overseer in order to collect and distribute the funds. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act for the Relief of the Poor of the Town of Halifax, and Indigent Persons in the new Settlements. | 1 George III – Chapter 11 | 1761 | This Act provides a sum not exceeding eight hundred and fifty pounds for purchasing grain for relief of the poor, for digging a well and building an oven at the workhouse at Halifax, and for purchasing a loom and copper. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act in Addition to an Act, intitled, "An Act for the Relief of the Poor in the Town of Halifax:" made and passed in the 33d Year of His Majesty’s Reign. | 33 George II – Chapter 12 (Session 2) | 1759 | This Act makes additions the Act passed in the previous session, "An Act for the Relief of the Poor in the Town of Halifax," | National Archive of the United Kingdom |
| An Act for the Relief of the Poor in the Town of Halifax. | 33 George II – Chapter 4 (Session 1) | 1759 | This Act provides a sum not exceeding one hundred pounds to be paid out towards the relief of Halifax's poor. | 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 erecting a House of Correction or Workhouse, within the Town of Halifax. | 32 George II – Chapter 9 | 1758 | This Act provides a sum of five hundred pounds to be collected from duties on spirituous liquors to be put towards the construction of a workhouse to be built to the dimensions specified. Commissioners to oversee the construction are appointed. | National Archive of the United Kingdom |