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. | 32 George II – Chapter 32 | 1758 | This Act prohibits shops, warehouses, and other tradesmen or labourers from working or conducting business, either themselves or by a servant, on Sundays. The sale of milk and fresh fish is to be allowed before nine in the morning and after five in the afternoon. Fines for those found to defy the terms of this Act are outlined. This Act is to remain in force for two years. | National Archive of the United Kingdom |
| An Act for the granting Bounties and Premiums, on the fencing and improving Lands, raising Grain, Roots, Hay, Hemp, Flax, and catching and curing Fish. | 32 George II – Chapter 31 | 1758 | This Act implements several bounties to be granted to encourage industry within the Province, and to encourage settlement in the colony. The rate and term of each bounty are outlined. | National Archive of the United Kingdom |
| 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. | 32 George II – Chapter 30 | 1758 | This Act revives and puts in force twelve former acts, listed, for two years unless otherwise specified. | National Archive of the United Kingdom |
| An Act for the better discovering and more effectually surpressing Unlicenced Houses. | 32 George II – Chapter 28 | 1758 | Imposes the requirement of a licence on anyone who sells any alcoholic drink to the public, and specifies penalties for those who fail to acquire said licence. This includes individuals who agree to pay laborers in alcohol instead of money, either in whole or in part. | National Archive of the United Kingdom |
| An Act for confirming the past Proceedings of the Courts of Judicature, and for regulating the further Proceedings of the same. | 32 George II – Chapter 27 | 1758 | This act specifies court proceedings and jurisdictions for different districts of the province, allocating certain legal proceedings to specific courts. | National Archive of the United Kingdom |
| An Act directing the Guardianship of Minors. | 32 George II – Chapter 26 | 1758 | This Act outlines what should be done in the case that a father of children under the age of twenty one years dies and is not married at the time of his death. The Act gives the guardians of such children the power to use the children's inherited property for their benefit and stipulates that guardians must be Protestant. | National Archive of the United Kingdom |
| An Act for Limitation of Actions, and for avoiding Suits of Law. | 32 George II – Chapter 24 | 1758 | This Act sets limits on who may bring suits to claim property and the period that may pass between the transfer of property and a suit brought for lands, tenements, or other property. | National Archive of the United Kingdom |
| An Act for preventing Persons leaving the Province without a Pass. | 32 George II – Chapter 23 | 1758 | This Act prevents persons from leaving the Province without a pass in order to prevent debtors or seamen from being secretly conveyed away. The form of the pass is given, as well as regulations for bonds to be entered into, and penalties for those who defy this Act's terms. | National Archive of the United Kingdom |
| An Act declaring what shall be deemed a Publication of the Province Laws. | 32 George II – Chapter 22 | 1758 | Under this Act, laws can be published by public readings of any law on the parade of Halifax, which are to be delivered by notice of drumbeat. | National Archive of the United Kingdom |
| An Act relating to the Assize of Breads and for Ascertaining the Standard of Weights and Measures. | 32 George II – Chapter 21 | 1758 | This Act sets standards for weights and measures of bread to prevent fraud. The processes by which these weights are to be procured, verified, and inspected are outlined. The scale of weights and prices to be used is given. | National Archive of the United Kingdom |
| An Act for punishing Criminal Offenders. | 32 George II – Chapter 20 | 1758 | This Act sets penalties for blaspheme, swearing or cursing, and drunkenness. The Act also sets a fine for spreading "false news." | National Archive of the United Kingdom |
| An Act to provide for the Support of Bastard Children, and the Punishment of the Mother and reputed Father. | 32 George II – Chapter 19 | 1758 | This Act outlines procedures to be taken if a woman declares her child to be a bastard, including if it is found that she names a man who is not the child's father to be it's father or if the father refuses to support the child. | National Archive of the United Kingdom |
| An Act for preventing Frauds and Perjuries. | 32 George II – Chapter 18 | 1758 | This Act implements several measures to prevent frauds and perjuries, such as by requiring contracts be made on sales at a price of ten or more pounds, and several measures relating to property law, including allowable terms of leases and sales or inheritance of property. | National Archive of the United Kingdom |
| An Act concerning Marriages and Divorce and for punishing Incest and Adultery, and declaring Polygamy to be Felony. | 32 George II – Chapter 17 | 1758 | Under this Act, intention of marriage must be publicly given on three Sundays prior to any marriage. Polygamy is made a felony and incestuous marriages or impotent marriages are allowed to be declared null and void. Penalties for those who offend against this Act's terms or who commit adultery are outlined. | National Archive of the United Kingdom |
| An Act for preventing Frauds by Butchers and Fishmongers. | 32 George II – Chapter 16 | 1758 | Under this Act, only livestock killed and dressed in the most clean and plain manner are allowed to be exposed to sale, and tainted or unfit fish are not to be sold. Penalties for those who act in defiance of this Act are outlined. | National Archive of the United Kingdom |
| An Act for making Lands and Tenements liable to the Payment of Debts. | 32 George II – Chapter 15 | 1758 | This Act sets regulations on how creditors can collect payments of debts and procedures to take place if the debtor cannot repay their creditor. | National Archive of the United Kingdom |
| An Act for preventing Trespasses. | 32 George II – Chapter 14 | 1758 | This Act sets standards for fences and sets procedures for how and in what cases damages done by horses or livestock should be compensated. Swine are also not to be permitted to be at large in the streets of Halifax. | National Archive of the United Kingdom |
| An Act relating to Treasons and Felonies. | 32 George II – Chapter 13 | 1758 | Under this Act anyone found to compass or imagine the King's death, levy war against him, assist his enemies, or forge counterfeit money or counterfeit seals, is to be convicted of high treason. Punishments for other felonies like rape, abortion, or killing, or attempting to kill or maim, or accidentally killing another person, are outlined. | National Archive of the United Kingdom |
| An Act relating to Wills, Legacies, and Executors, and for the Settlement and Distribution of the Estates of Intestates. | 32 George II – Chapter 11 | 1758 | This Act regulates how wills are to be enacted and puts restrictions on how much property can be bequeathed without the oath of witnesses. The Act also outlines what is to be done in the event that inheritors or witnesses are deceased. | National Archive of the United Kingdom |
| An Act for Establishing the Rate of Spanish Dollars, and the Interest of Money within this Province. | 32 George II – Chapter 7 | 1758 | This Act sets the rate of Spanish Dollars at five shillings. | National Archive of the United Kingdom |