Legislation by Jurisdictional Relevance: Provincial/Provinciale
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| Title | Chapter | Date Passed | Legislative Summary | Source Document |
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| An Act for the making perpetual an Act, made in the Sixteenth year of His present Majesty’s reign, entitled, “An Act in addition to, and amendment of, an Act made in the third year of His said Majesty’s reign, entitled, ‘An Act to prevent Nuisances by Hedges, Wears, and other Incumbrances, obstructing the passage of Fish in the rivers in this Province.’” | 18 George III – Chapter 4 | 1778 | This act makes perpetual an act passed in 1775, which was itself an amendment of a 1763 prohibiting 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 for the more speedy recovery of His Majesty’s Debts within this Province. | 18 George III – Chapter 3 | 1778 | This act places stricter measures on the individuals collecting for the provincial debt in order to better monitor the revenue being applied to said debt, and the revenue being lost. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act to impower the Governor, Lieutenant-Governor, or Commander in Chief, to appoint Sheriffs in such Counties where it may be found necessary. | 18 George III – Chapter 2 | 1778 | This act was not published. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act for the more speedy settling the Value of such Lands, as are, or shall be wanting to erect Fortifications or other military uses. | 18 George III – Chapter 1 | 1778 | This act allows for the more efficient determination of the worth of private land, when that land is required for the building of fortifications in order to better defend the province. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act for the more effectually securing Prisoners committed for Crimes against his Majesty and Government, and for the Tryal of such offenders. | 17 George III – Chapter 13 | 1777 | This article provides for the transfer of offenders accused of crimes considered too dangerous for county jails to Halifax, such as treason, for as long as the American revolution should continue. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act for continuing the several Acts for raising a Fund for the Purpose of making and repairing Bridges and Roads of Communication thro’ the Province. | 17 George III – Chapter 12 | 1777 | A continuation of an act first passed in 1772, as well as its amendment and continuation passed in 1773, which established a tax to be levied from householders or property owners and outlines the processes by which properties are to be assessed and taxed as well as penalties for persons who refuse to pay the tax and assessors who neglect to perform their duty. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act for continuing an Act made in the 15th Year of his present Majesty’s Reign, intitled an Act to impower the Governor, Lieutenant Governor, or Commander in Chief for the Time being, to prohibit the Exportation of Gunpowder, arms and Ammunition, or Salt-petre, or carrying the same Coastways. | 17 George III – Chapter 11 | 1777 | A continuation of an act first passed in 1775 which prohibits the transportation of gunpowder, arms, and salt petre except for the express use of the King's troops, or by special license issued by the Governor General, due to the war with the American colonies. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act for more effectually preventing the Desertion of Seamen and Soldiers from his Majesty’s Navy and Army in this Province. | 17 George III – Chapter 9 | 1777 | This act imposes harsher penalties on inciting seamen and soldiers to desert, or hiding and harbouring seamen and soldiers once they have deserted. The harsher penalties were to remain in place until the end of the rebellion in the American colonies. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act for restraining the exorbitant Price of Labour. | 17 George III – Chapter 8 | 1777 | This act allows for the standardization of wages across the province, as determined by the justices of the peace, and sets out penalties for those who would pay above the determined standard wage. | 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 Amendment of the several Acts for Regulating Juries. | 17 George III – Chapter 4 | 1777 | This is an amendment to various past acts regarding juries. It states that anyone appointed as a grand juror in the province shall serve as a grand juror for the period of one year, for both the Supreme court and the courts of general session. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act in Amendment of an Act made in the second Year of his present Majesty’s Reign, Intitled, an Act for the better Regulating the Militia, on actual Service in time of War. | 17 George III – Chapter 3 | 1777 | An amendment to an act originally passed in 1762, which implemented several measures and regulations concerning the militia when on active service. The current amendment concerns pay while on active service. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act for the making perpetual, an Act made in the Eleventh Year of his present Majesty’s Reign, Intitled, an Act to avoid the Double Payment of Debts. | 17 George III – Chapter 2 | 1777 | This act makes perpetual an act which was originally passed in 1771. In cases where tradesmen bring suits to recover debts owing two years or more after work was done, their shop book may be given as evidence. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act in further Addition to an Act, made in the fifth Year of his present Majesty’s Reign, intitled, an Act for the Choice of Town Officers and regulating Townships. | 17 George III – Chapter 1 | 1777 | An addition to an act first passed in 1765 which replaced the methods by which town officers, including fence viewers, constables, and surveyors, are to be appointed. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act in further Amendment of an Act, made in the Sixth Year of his present Majesty’s Reign, intitled, An Act for prescribing the Forms of Writts and the Manner of issuing the same. | 16 George III – Chapter 9 | 1776 | An amendment to a 1766 act which outlines the processes by which writs and judicial issues are to be given, and includes the form of summons, attachment, execution, writ of capias ad respondendum, and writ of habere facias possessionem. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act in further Addition to and for continuing an Act made in the Fifteenth Year of his present Majesty’s Reign, entitled, “An Act in further Addition to, and Amendment of, and for continuing the several Acts of the General Assembly of this Province therein mentioned, relating to the Duties of Impost and Excise on Wines, Beer, Rum, and other distilled Spirituous Liquors.” | 16 George III – Chapter 6 | 1776 | Although the act states that it is an amendment to an act passed in the fifteenth year of George III, it is actually an amendment to an act passed in 1774, which is the fourteenth year of George III. The act referenced is, "An Act in further Addition to, and Amendment of, and for continuing the several Acts of the General-Assembly of this Province therein mentioned, relating to the Duties of Impost and Excise on Wines, Beer, Rum and other distilled Spirituous Liquors," which amends and continues several Acts relating to impost and excise duties charged on liquors. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act to repeal an Act of the General Assembly intitled “an Act in Addition to the several Acts of this Province, made for regulating the Militia, and more particularly, an Act made in the second Year of His present Majesty’s Reign intitled, an Act for the better regulating the Militia on actual Service in Time of War.” | 16 George III – Chapter 5 | 1776 | This act repeals the 1775 act, "An Act in Addition to the several Acts of this Province, made for regulating the Militia, and more particularly an Act made in the Second Year of His present Majesty’s Reign, intitled, An Act for the better regulating the Militia on actual Service in Time of War," which added various clarifications to past Militia legislation. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act for altering the Times appointed for holding the Supreme Court. | 16 George III – Chapter 4 | 1776 | This act determines the dates on which the Supreme Court of the province will hold their sessions. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act for taking, examining, and stating the public Accounts of this Province. | 16 George III – Chapter 3 | 1776 | This act defines a procedure for taking account of the money coming into the government through taxes, and the money going out due to claims and demands being made on the treasury. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act in Addition to an Act, made in the Thirteenth Year of his present Majesty’s Reign, entitled “An Act to impower the Province Treasurer to issue other Notes in exchange for such Notes as have been issued heretofore, in Virtue of the several Loan Acts made by the General Assembly of this Province, and are defaced and worn.” | 16 George III – Chapter 2 | 1776 | An amendment to a 1773 act, which makes provision for notes that are defaced or worn to be exchanged, as well as for notes for small sums to be exchanged for larger ones. | Early Canadiana Online |