Legislation by Province: Nova Scotia (1758-1825**)
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| Title | Chapter | Date Passed | Legislative Summary | Source Document |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| An Act for Regulating the Fishery within the Harbour of Halifax. | 13 George III Chapter 4 (Session 1) | 1773 | This Act limits the times that persons can using fishing nets in the harbour of Halifax. Fines for persons who offend against the terms of this Act are outlined. This Act is to remain in force until the end of 1773. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act in further Amendment of an Act, made in the First Year of his present Majesty’s Reign, intitled, “An Act for repairing and mending Highways, Roads, Bridges and Streets, and for appointing Surveyors of Highways within the several Townships in this Province.” | 13 George III Chapter 3 (Session 2) | 1773 | This Act amends the 1761 Act, "An Act for repairing and mending Highways, Roads, Bridges and Streets, and for appointing Surveyors of Highways within the several Townships in this Province," relating to the ways that forfeitures should be recovered. Persons sixty years old or upwards exempted from the labour required under the former Act are, under this Act, still required to send their teams or trucks to assist. A fine is also imposed on persons who block roads or streets. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act for amending and continuing an Act, made in the Twelfth Year of his present Majesty’s Reign, intitled, “An Act for raising a Fund for the Purpose of making and repairing Bridges and Roads of Communication thro’ the Province.” | 13 George III Chapter 3 (Session 1) | 1773 | This Act amends and continues the 1772 Act “An Act for raising a Fund for the Purpose of making and repairing Bridges and Roads of Communication thro’ the Province,” which is to remain in force until 1774. The rates and taxes outlined in the former Act are to be collected from every householder and owner of lands in the Province. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act for the rating and levying the Expences attending the executing Writs of Partition. | 13 George III Chapter 2 (Session 2) | 1773 | This Act makes provision for the surveying and distributing of writs of partition in the province, which sums are to be levied from the land proprietors. The processes by which sums are to be collected if the proprietor refuses to pay them are outlined. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act for further continuing the several Acts relating to the Duty on licensed Houses. | 13 George III Chapter 2 (Session 1) | 1773 | This Act continues the 1768 Act, “An Act for suppressing unlicensed houses, and for granting to his Majesty a duty on persons hereafter to be licensed,” as amended by another former Act, which is to remain in force until 1773. | Early Canadiana Online |
| 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 Loans Acts made by the General-Assembly of this Province, and are defaced and worn. | 13 George III Chapter 1 (Session 2) | 1773 | This Act 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. The processes by which this is to be carried out, as well as the forms required to do so, are given. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act in further Amendment of the several acts of the General Assembly of this Province, relating to the Duties of Impost and Excise, on Rum and other distilled Spirituous Liquors, and for continuing an Act, made in the Twelfth Year of his Present Majesty’s Reign, Intitled, “An Act in Amendment of and for continuing the several Acts of the General Assembly of this Province, relating to the Duties of Impost and Excise on Beer, Rum and other distilled Spirituous Liquors, Cider, Loaf Sugar and Wines therein mentioned.” | 13 George III Chapter 1 (Session 1) | 1773 | This Act amends several sections of the 1772 Act, “An Act in Amendment of and for continuing the several Acts of the General Assembly of this Province, relating to the Duties of Impost and Excise on Beer, Rum and other distilled Spirituous Liquors, Cider, Loaf Sugar and Wines therein mentioned,” to prevent frauds that have arisen relating to indulgences and drawbacks. This Act is to remain in force until the end of 1773. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act for raising a Fund for the Purpose of making and repairing Bridges and Roads of Communication through the Province. | 12 George III – Chapter 9 | 1772 | This Act establishes 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. The sums resulting from this tax are to be used to establish a fund for opening or maintaining roads, highways, or bridges in the counties from which the funds were collected. The processes by which these sums are to be accounted for are outlined. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act to prevent for a limitted Time, the Exportation of Wheat, Rye, Barley, Flour, Meal and Pease from this Province. | 12 George III – Chapter 8 | 1772 | This Act prohibits the exportation of grains from the Province between September 1772 and June of 1773, and establishes fines for persons who offend against this Act. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act in Amendment of, and for continuing the several Acts of the General-Assembly of this Province, relating to the Duties of Impost and Excise, on Beer, Rum, and other distilled Spirituous Liquors, Cyder, Loaf Sugar, and Wines therein mentioned. | 12 George III – Chapter 7 | 1772 | This Act continues several acts relating to impost duties passed between 1768 and 1771, which are to remain in force until July, 1773, and amends that how the duties levied are to be used and accounted for. | Early Canadiana Online |