| An Act to continue an Act, entitled, “An Act in addition to, and in amendment of, the several Acts, now in force, for repairing and mending Highways, Roads, Bridges and Streets; and for appointing Surveyors of Highways within the several Townships in this Province.” |
6 George IV – Chapter 7 |
1825 |
A continuation of an amendment passed in 1824, concerning the method to follow in order to clarify title to lands which commissioners overseeing highway projects have identified for new road construction in cases where the owner of these lands are unclear or disputed. |
Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act to continue the several Acts of the General Assembly, for raising a Revenue to repair the Roads throughout the Province, by laying a Duty on Persons hereafter to be licensed to keep Public Houses and Shops, for the Retail of Spirituous Liquors. |
6 George IV – Chapter 6 |
1825 |
A continuation of several past acts which impose taxes on public houses in order to pay for road repair across the province. |
Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act to continue an Act in addition to and amendment of an Act, passed in the forty-first year of His Majesty’s reign, entitled, “An Act for repairing, cleansing and paving, the Streets in the Town and Peninsula of Halifax, and for removing obstructions therein;” and also the Act in amendment thereof, passed in the forty-second year of His present Majesty’s Reign. |
6 George IV – Chapter 5 |
1825 |
A continuation of 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, and its amendments. |
Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act to continue an Act for establishing a Bridewell or House of Correction, for the County of Halifax; and for providing a Police Office in said Town, with proper Officers to attend the same. |
6 George IV – Chapter 4 |
1825 |
A continuation of an act first passed in 1815, which established a bridewell in Halifax, a type of jail for offenders who commit petty crimes. |
Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act to continue the several Acts of the General Assembly for granting to His Majesty certain Duties on Wine, Brandy, Gin, Rum, and other distilled Spirituous Liquors, Molasses, Coffee, and Brown Sugar, for the support of His Majesty’s Government, and for promoting the Agriculture, Commerce and Fisheries, of the Province. |
6 George IV – Chapter 3 |
1825 |
This Act continues a number of past acts relating to the collection of duties to support the government |
Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act to continue the several Acts of the General Assembly for the further increase of the Revenue, by raising a Duty of Excise on all Goods, Wares and Merchandize, imported into this Province. |
6 George IV – Chapter 2 |
1825 |
This act continues several past acts which impose duties on goods imported into the province. |
Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act for applying certain Monies, therein mentioned, for the service of the year of Our Lord One Thousand Eight Hundred and Twenty-Five; and for appropriating such part of the Supplies granted in this Session of the General Assembly, as are not already appropriated by the Laws or Acts of the Province. |
6 George IV – Chapter 1 |
1825 |
This act allots various parcels of money for a number of purposes and to various individuals throughout the province, for infrastructure projects and in reimbursement for services rendered to the government. |
Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act to make further Provision for the Equal Administration of Justice in the Province of Nova-Scotia. |
4 George IV – Chapter 38 |
1824 |
This act splits the province (excepting Cape Breton) into three divisions to assure more effective administration of the lower courts. |
Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act to regulate and increase the number of Times for holding the Inferior Courts of Common Pleas and General Sessions of the Peace in and for the County of Sydney. |
4 George IV – Chapter 37 |
1824 |
This act changes the times of year as well as the frequency of the court of common pleas and general sessions in various towns located in the county of Sydney and along the shores of the gulf of Saint Lawrence. |
Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act relating to the Court of Commissioners at Halifax. |
4 George IV – Chapter 36 |
1824 |
An act relating to the court of commissioners appointed by the summary trial of actions, this act pertains to the method by which these commissioners can be replaced in case of death, resignation or removal from office, fees which can be charged by said commissioners (with an included table of fees), and various other matters. |
Early Canadiana Online |