This act raises certain fees on ships entering New Brunswick ports and gives the government the authority to appoint commissioners to collect these fees.
A continuation of an act passed in 1798, which creates procedures which foreign residents and newly-arrived foreigners are to follow in order to gain permission to continue inhabiting the province.
This act repeals several acts governing the behaviour of sailors and replaces them with a new set of regulations to ensure that sailors do not derelict their duty and creates fines for if they do.
This act makes it easier for co-debtors or people who jointly own a debt against those who are absent from the province to collect their debt more easily.
This act places a tax of five shillings per year on every dog over the age of six months kept by individuals residing within town limits. It also specifies the penalties for those who refuse to pay the tax.
This act continues several past acts which impose duties on goods imported into the province, with some amendments to the amount of duty is charged for which items.
This act is a continuation of an act first passed in 1822, which allows for up to six acres of land to be made available to each jail in the province for the purpose of providing fresh air and exercise for confined debtors.
This act permits the creation of private banks within the province. The act stipulates general rules and regulations to be followed by any bank that should establish itself within Nova Scotia.