Legislation by Jurisdictional Relevance: Provincial/Provinciale
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| Title | Chapter | Date Passed | Legislative Summary | Source Document |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| An Act for the better Observation and Keeping of the Lord’s Day. | 1 George III – Chapter 1 | 1761 | This Act prohibits certain activities on the Sundays, including conducting business or drinking. Penalties for those found to offend the terms of this Act are outlined. | National Archive of the United Kingdom |
| An Act for further prolonging the several Acts herein after mentioned, relating to the Duties of Impost and Excise, heretofore granted by the General-Assembly of this Province on Wines, Beer, Rum, and other distilled Spirituous Liquors. | 34 George II – Chapter 20 | 1760 | This Act continues several acts relating to duties levied on beer, rum, wine, and other spirituous liquors in order to cover the costs of bounties and premiums already granted that the former duties have been found insufficient to cover. This Act is to remain in force for seven years as outlined. | National Archive of the United Kingdom |
| An Act for further extending of Bounties and Premiums. | 34 George II – Chapter 19 | 1760 | This Act extends the term of certain bounties and premiums formerly established to encourage industry in the Province as listed. | National Archive of the United Kingdom |
| An Act for granting and establishing an Allowance to the Collector or Collectors of the Impost and Excise Duties. | 34 George II – Chapter 18 | 1760 | This Act outlines the sums collectors of impost and excise duties are allowed to take as an allowance from the duties collected. This Act is to remain in force for one year. | National Archive of the United Kingdom |
| An Act for continuing an Act, intitled, “An Act for confirming the past Proceedings of the Courts of Judicature, and for regulating the further Proceedings of the same.” And also, “An Act in Addition to, and Explanation of an Act, intitled, ‘An Act for confirming the past Proceedings of the Courts of Judicature, and for regulating the further Proceedings of the same.’” | 34 George II – Chapter 17 | 1760 | This Act continues two former Acts for an additional year. | National Archive of the United Kingdom |
| An Act for further prolonging an Act, made and passed in the 32d Year of His Majesty’s Reign, intitled, “An Act for granting to His Majesty an Excise upon Wine, Rum, and other distilled Spirituous Liquors sold by Retail;” as also of an Act, intitled, “An Act for the better discovering and more effectually suppressing unlicenced Houses.” | 34 George II – Chapter 16 | 1760 | This Act two former acts for suppressing unlicenced houses which are to remain in force for seven years as described. | National Archive of the United Kingdom |
| An Act in Amendment of an Act intitled, “an Act for the better Observation and Keeping of the Lord's Day.” | 34 George II – Chapter 15 | 1760 | This Act amends and clarifies the 1758 Act, “An Act for the better Observation and Keeping of the Lord's Day,” and prohibits several activities on Sundays, and lists penalties for those who offend against the terms of this Act. |
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| An Act for further continuing of an Act intitled, “An Act for the reviving and putting in full force several of the resolutions or Acts of His Majesty’s Governors and Council of this Province, heretofore made.” | 34 George II – Chapter 14 | 1760 | This Act lists several acts passed between 1751 and 1753 and enacts that they are to remain in force for a further time than previously provided for. | National Archive of the United Kingdom |
| An Act for continuing an Act, intitled’ “An Act to prevent any private Trade or Commerce with the Indians.” | 34 George II – Chapter 11 | 1760 | This Act makes the 1759, “An Act to prevent any private Trade or Commerce with the Indians,” perpetual. |
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| An Act in Addition to and Amendment of an Act, intitled, “An Act for the better and more effectual Establishment of the Church of England in this Province.” | 34 George II – Chapter 10 | 1760 | Under this Act, the ministers of Saint Paul's Church in Halifax are allowed to sue the church wardens to recover any sums they have received. | National Archive of the United Kingdom |
| An Act for appointing Commissioners of Sewers. | 34 George II – Chapter 7 | 1760 | This Act outlines how commissioners of sewers should be appointed for building and repairing dykes to drain unusual ground and outlines their duties. | National Archive of the United Kingdom |
| An Act in Amendment of an Act, made and passed in General-Assembly, at the Session begun and holden at Halifax, on the Second Day of October, 1758, intitled, “An Act relating to Wills, Legacies and Executors, and for the Settlement and Distribution of the Estates of Intestates.” | 34 George II – Chapter 5 | 1760 | This Act amends and clarifies certain sections of the 1758 Act, “An Act relating to Wills, Legacies and Executors, and for the Settlement and Distribution of the Estates of Intestates,” which have been slow and inconvenient. | National Archive of the United Kingdom |
| An Act to explain an Act made and passed in the 33d Year of His Majesty’s Reign, intitled, “An Act to enable Proprietors to divide their Lands held in common and undivided.” | 34 George II – Chapter 3 | 1760 | This Act clarifies how and where meetings as required by the 1759 Act, “An Act to enable Proprietors to divide their Lands held in common and undivided,” should be called. | National Archive of the United Kingdom |
| An Act for the ascertaining Damages on protested Bills of Exchange. | 34 George II – Chapter 2 | 1760 | Under this Act, persons that draw bills of exchange that are protested are subject to a fine of ten per cent damages with a rate of six per cent interest per annum. | National Archive of the United Kingdom |
| An Act For the making perpetual an Act made and passed in the 32d Year of His Majesty’s Reign, intitled, “An Act to prevent the Sale of Slop-Cloathing, and for punishing the Concealers and Harbourers of Seamen or Marines deserting from the Royal-Navy.” | 34 George II – Chapter 1 | 1760 | This Act makes an Act from 1758, “An Act to prevent the Sale of Slop-Cloathing, and for punishing the Concealers and Harbourers of Seamen or Marines deserting from the Royal-Navy," permanent whereas it was formerly only to remain in force until the end of the present war (the Seven Years' War). | National Archive of the United Kingdom |
| An Act for the summary Trial of Actions. | 33 George II – Chapter 22 (Session 2) | 1759 | This Act makes provision for the trial of actions where the sum total does not exceed ten pounds. This Act is to remain in force for two years. | National Archive of the United Kingdom |
| An Act for further prolonging a Resolution of the Governor and Council, revived and put in Force by the General Assembly in the 32d Year of His Majesty’s Reign. | 33 George II – Chapter 20 (Session 2) | 1759 | This Act continues a former Act, as amended by another 1751 Act, “An Act that foreign debts should not be pleadable in this province, unless for goods imported into the province, made the 2d day of February, 1749, in the 23d Year of His present Majesty’s Reign,” which is to remain in force for an additional year. | National Archive of the United Kingdom |
| An Act for laying a Duty of Excise of Three Pence per Gallon on all Rum, and other Spirituous Liquors distilled within this Province, and for granting a Bounty on the Exportation thereof. | 33 George II – Chapter 19 (Session 2) | 1759 | This Act imposes further duties on rum and liquors, as the duties previously imposed by the Acts listed were found insufficient. | National Archive of the United Kingdom |
| An Act in Addition to, and Amendment of, and for further prolonging, an Act made and passed in the 32d Year of His Majesty’s Reign, intitled, "An Act for granting to His Majesty an Excise upon Wine, Rum, and other distilled Spirituous Liquors sold by Retail." As also of an Act, intitled, "An Act for the better discovering and more effectually suppressing unlicensed Houses." | 33 George II – Chapter 18 (Session 2) | 1759 | This Act amends and clarifies several sections of two former Acts relating to duties on wine, beer, rum, and liquor and for suppressing unlicensed public houses. | National Archive of the United Kingdom |
| An Act for laying an additional Duty of Three Pence per Gallon upon all Rum and other distilled Spirituous Liquors imported into this Province, and for allowing a Drawback on the Exportation thereof. | 33 George II – Chapter 17 (Session 2) | 1759 | This Act increases the duties imposed by the 1758 Act, “An Act for establishing and regulating several duties of impost on wines, beer, rum, and other distilled spirituous liquors for the future." This Act is to remain in force for four years. | National Archive of the United Kingdom |