Legislation by Province: Nova Scotia (1758-1825**)
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| Title | Chapter | Date Passed | Legislative Summary | Source Document |
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| 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. | 15 George III – Chapter 1 (Session 2) | 1775 | This act adds further regulations to past acts regarding the militia. Apprentices and indentured servants are specified as individuals who cannot be enlisted as members. Commanding officers are given forty-eight hours to muster once they have received orders to do so, under a penalty of twenty pounds. Penalties for militia members who fail to muster are also specified. Rates of pay are and provisions are to be paid weekly, and the manner of collecting fines specified. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act in Addition to an Act made in the Fifteenth Year of his present Majesty’s Reign, intitled, “An Act to prevent Waste and Destruction of Pine or other Timber Trees on certain reserved and ungranted Lands in this Province.” | 15 George III – Chapter 1 (Session 1) | 1775 | Although the act states this is an amendment to an act passed in the fifteenth year of George III, it is in fact referring to an act passed in 1774, the fourteenth year of George III - "An Act to prevent Waste and Destruction of Pine or other Timber Trees, on certain reserved and ungranted Lands in this Province." The original act set aside tracts of land along the Wolastoq (St. John's River) and on Cape Breton to provide a perpetual supply of masts and ship timber to the royal navy, while the amendment allows for the use of wood as shall be necessary in Cape Breton for the use of the fishery. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act to enable John Morris, Deputy Surveyor of Lands, to recover of the Inhabitants of the Township of Clare, the Charges he has been at, in Surveying and laying out Lands to the said Inhabitants. | 14 George III Chapter 17 | 1774 | This Act was not published. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act for farming the Duties of Impost and Excise on Beer, Rum, and other distilled Spirituous Liquors, and Wines, Sugar and Melasses at the several Districts therein mentioned. | 14 George III Chapter 16 | 1774 | This Act makes provision for farming out the collection of duties of impost and excise on liquors, brown sugar, and molasses to farmers in several districts between 31 March 1775 and 31 December 1776 by the processes outlined. The duties and responsibilities of the farmers are described. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act in further Amendment of, and in Addition to an Act, made in the Fifth Year of His present Majesty’s Reign, intitled, “An Act for the Summary Trial of Actions.” | 14 George III Chapter 15 | 1774 | This Act amends the 1765 Act, "An Act for the Summary Trial of Actions," which was amended in 1767, 1771, and 1773, relating to extending the powers of the Justices of the Peace for the recovery of small debts. Penalties for persons who cannot pay sums they owe are also outlined. A form of summons is also provided. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act to prevent for a limited Time the Exportation of Wheat, Rye, Barley, Flour, Meal and Pease from this Province. | 14 George III Chapter 14 | 1774 | This Act implements restrictions on the exportation of grains from the Province and penalties for those found to offend against these restrictions which are to remain in force until January 1, 1776. The processes by which this Act will be enforced are outlined. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act in Amendment of, and in Addition to the several Acts, relating to the Duty on licensed Houses, and for further continuing the same. | 14 George III Chapter 13 | 1774 | This Act amends former Acts relating to the duty on licenses for public houses to lessen the duty required in places outside of Halifax for the better encouragement for persons to take out licenses there. The Act also allows persons who keep ferries to keep public houses without paying the duty. The several Acts relating to these duties are to remain in force until 1780. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act for granting to His Majesty an Excise on Melasses and Brown Sugar, sold within, or brought into this Province, and for the more effectual improving and extending the Trade of this Colony to the West-Indies. | 14 George III Chapter 12 | 1774 | This Act establishes a duty on molasses and brown sugar of five pence per gallon and five shillings per hundred and twelve pounds. The processes by which these duties are to be collected, and fines for persons who do not pay it, are outlined. This Act is to remain in force until the end of 1776. | Early Canadiana Online |
| 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. | 14 George III Chapter 11 | 1774 | This Act amends and continues several Acts relating to impost and excise duties charged on liquors, by granting additional duties and discontinuing drawbacks, as well as exceptions to these provisions. These Acts are to remain in force until the end of 1776. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act in Amendment of an Act, made in the Thirty Second Year of His Late Majesty’s Reign, intitled, “An Act for punishing Criminal Offenders.” | 14 George III Chapter 10 | 1774 | This Act amends the 1768 Act, “An Act for punishing Criminal Offenders,” which was amended in 1770, amending that persons convicted of counterfeiting or impairing foreign coins are to have their ears cut off before they are nailed to the pillory. | Early Canadiana Online |