Displaying 3041 - 3060 of 3407 entries
Title Chapter Date Passed Legislative Summary Source Document
An Act to enable the Inhabitants of Digby to improve the Common belonging to the said Town. 43 George III – Chapter 10 1803 This act establishes rules and regulations by which the town common of Digby is to be maintained. The rules mostly center around fencing, clearing of brush wood and thistle, the number of cattle permitted to use it as pasturage, and other concerns which keep the common in good enough repair to make it available for all residents of Digby. Early Canadiana Online
An Act for raising a Revenue in this Provinces Passed the 16th March, 1803. 43 George III Chapter 9 1803 This act establishes a system of duties and rates on imported goods to raise regular provincial revenue, gives local jurisdiction to appoint officers to collect such monies, and establishes penatlies for those who do not pay them. Acts of the General Assembly of His Majesty's Province of New Brunswick passed in the year 1803. Saint John: John Ryan, 1803.
An Act to continue an Act, made and passed in the Thirty-fourth year of His present Majesty’s reign, entitled, “An Act to provide for the support of the Grammar School in Halifax, and for other public purposes therein contained.” 43 George III – Chapter 8 1803 This act was not published. Early Canadiana Online
An Act to continue sundry Acts of the General Assembly that are near expiring. Passed the 16th March, 1803. 43 George III Chapter 8 1803 This act extends the life of several acts that were nearing expiration. Acts of the General Assembly of His Majesty's Province of New Brunswick passed in the year 1803. Saint John: John Ryan, 1803.
An Act for erecting the Upper part of the County of York into a distinct Town and Parish. Passed 16th March, 1803. 43 George III Chapter 5 1803 This act creates the town and parish of Wakefield in York County. Acts of the General Assembly of His Majesty's Province of New Brunswick passed in the year 1803. Saint John: John Ryan, 1803.
An Act to provide for the support of a Light-House at the entrance of Annapolis Bason, and for amending an Act, passed in the Twenty-eighth year of His Majesty’s reign, entitled, “An Act for regulating, and maintaining, a Light-House at the entrance of the Harbour of Shelburne, and for making perpetual the several Laws herein mentioned.” 43 George III – Chapter 4 1803 This act authorizes the construction of a lighthouse at the entrance of Annapolis Basin. It also amends and continues several other lighthouse acts. Early Canadiana Online
An Act, in addition to an Act, intitled “an Act for the better ascertaining and confirming the Boundaries of the several Counties within this Province and for subdividing them into Towns and Parishes.” Passed 16th March, 1803. 43 George III Chapter 4 1803 This act clarifies the borders of some counties and makes the island of Campobello its own town and parish. Acts of the General Assembly of His Majesty's Province of New Brunswick passed in the year 1803. Saint John: John Ryan, 1803.
An Act for altering the Divisions of Four of the Wards in the City of Saint John, and for changing the mode of Elections within the Two other Wards of the said City. Passed 16th March, 1803. 43 George III Chapter 3 1803 This act changes the divisions between electoral wards in the city of Saint John. Acts of the General Assembly of His Majesty's Province of New Brunswick passed in the year 1803. Saint John: John Ryan, 1803.
An Act in addition to, and amendment of, an Act, passed in the Fortieth year of His Majesty’s reign, entitled, “An Act for the better regulating the Inferior Court of Common Pleas, and General Sessions of the Peace, for the County of Annapolis.” 43 George III – Chapter 2 1803 An amendment to an act first passed in 1800, which changed the time and place of the court of common pleas and general sessions of the peace for Annapolis county. Early Canadiana Online
An Act to enable the Justices of the General Sessions of the Peace and Inferior Court of Common Pleas in the County of Northumberland, to hold the same for the present Year, at the times therein mentioned. Passed the 16th March, 1803. 43 George III Chapter 2 1803 This act changes the times when Northumberland County courts will be in session. Acts of the General Assembly of His Majesty's Province of New Brunswick passed in the year 1803. Saint John: John Ryan, 1803.
An Act to continue an Act, made and passed in the Thirty-fourth year of His present Majesty’s reign, entitled, “An Act to provide for the support of the Grammar School in Halifax, and for other public purposes therein contained.” 42 George III – Chapter 19 1802 This act was not published. Early Canadiana Online
An Act to alter, and amend, an Act, passed in the Thirty-ninth year of His present Majesty’s reign, entitled, “An Act for repairing, or rebuilding, the Market-House, erecting a Country Market House, and regulating the several Markets in the Town of Halifax;” and, also, to revive, alter and amend, and bring into one Act, the Act for preventing Frauds by Butchers and Fishmongers, and the Act, made in the Thirty-fourth year of His late Majesty’s reign, for regulating and establishing a Public Market in the Town of Halifax. 42 George III – Chapter 13 1802 An amendment to an act first passed in 1799, which allowed for the appointment of commissioners to oversee the rebuilding of the public market in Halifax. The amendment contains clauses specifying how market stalls are to be auctioned off to the highest bidders. Early Canadiana Online
An Act to continue an Act, made in the Thirty-seventh year of His present Majesty’s reign, entitled, “An Act to revive, and continue, an Act passed in the Thirty-third year of His present Majesty, entitled, ‘An Act in amendment of, and in addition to, an Act, made in the Thirty-third year of the reign of His late Majesty, entitled, ‘An Act for regulating, and maintaining, a Light House on Sambro Island,’ and in addition to, and amendment of, an Act, made in the Twenty-eighth year of His present Majesty’s reign, entitled, ‘An Act for regulating, and maintaining, a Light-House at the entrance of Shelburne Harbour.’” 42 George III – Chapter 10 1802 This act was not published. Early Canadiana Online
An Act for raising a Revenue in this Province and for Appropriating the same, together with the Monies now in the Treasury. Passed the 5th of March, 1802. 42 George III Chapter 8 1802 This act establishes a system of duties and rates on imported goods to raise regular provincial revenue, gives local jurisdiction to appoint officers to collect such monies, and establishes penatlies for those who do not pay them. Acts of the General Assembly of His Majesty's Province of New Brunswick passed in the year 1802. Saint John: J. Ryan, 1802.
An Act to provide for the more effectual regulation of the Police, within the Cities of Quebec and Montreal and Town of Three Rivers; also for extending Regulations of Police to other Towns and Villages, in certain Cases, and for repealing the Acts or Ordinances therein mentioned. (5th April, 1802.) 42 George III Chapter 8 1802 This Act outlines the rules police in localities throughout the province must abide by, including that laws must be announced before they are enforced and that financial penalties cannot exceed five pounds, except in the circumstances described. The Act defines how it should be used and when it will expire. Early Canadiana Online
An Act in addition to an Act, made and passed in the Forty-first year of His present Majesty’s reign, entitled, “An Act, for the repairing, keeping in repair, cleaning and paving, the Streets in the Town and Peninsula of Halifax, and for removing obstructions therein;” and also to suspend the power and authority vested in the Surveyors of Highways, within the Town and Peninsula of Halifax, after the First day of August next, during the operation of this Act. 42 George III – Chapter 8 1802 An amendment to an act first passed in 1801, which divided the town of Halifax into wards for the purposes of repairing and maintaining roads. The amendment extends the provisions of the original act to the main road of Sackville. Early Canadiana Online
An Act to enable the Trustees of the Government South Farm, to re-invest in the Crown a part of said Farm, wanted for Military purposes. 42 George III – Chapter 7 1802 This act makes it possible to return to the crown a portion of land belonging to what is referred to as "Governor's south farm," for the use of the military. Early Canadiana Online
An Act for Aiding and Encouraging Parish Schools. Passed the 5th of March, 1802. 42 George III Chapter 6 1802 This act sets aside monies for the foundation of new, and maintainence of exisitng, parish schools to educate children. Acts of the General Assembly of His Majesty's Province of New Brunswick passed in the year 1802. Saint John: J. Ryan, 1802.
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 for the easy and speedy Recovery of Small Debts, and for regulating the proceedings thereon. Passed the 5th of March, 1802. 42 George III Chapter 5 1802 This act establishes a system of duties and rates on imported goods to raise revenue to pay off provincial debts, gives local jurisdiction to appoint officers to collect such monies, and establishes penatlies for those who do not pay them. Acts of the General Assembly of His Majesty's Province of New Brunswick passed in the year 1802. Saint John: J. Ryan, 1802.