Legislation by Province: Nova Scotia (1758-1825**)
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| Title | Chapter | Date Passed | Legislative Summary | Source Document |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| An Act for establishing the Rate of Interest. | 10 George III Chapter 5 | 1770 | This Act restricts the rate of interest that can be charged for loans to be not above six pounds for the forbearing of one hundred pounds per year, and outlines penalties for persons who charge more. Agreements made before this Act are to be considered lawful. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act for regulating the Commons belonging to the several Townships in this Province. | 10 George III Chapter 4 | 1770 | Under this Act, rules and regulations for regulating the commons belonging to the Province's commons are to be settled at the General Sessions of the Peace. Persons who offend against these rules or regulations are to forfeit a fine not exceeding forty shillings or be committed for not more than ten days. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act to enable the several Counties within this Province to raise Money for Payment of their Representatives. | 10 George III Chapter 3 | 1770 | This Act outlines the sums representatives will be entitled to to defray expenses incurred for their attendance at the General Assembly, and the processes by which these sums are to be levied. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act in further Amendment of an Addition to an Act made in the third Year of His present Majesty’s Reign, intitled “An Act to enable the several Townships within this Province to maintain their Poor.” | 10 George III Chapter 2 | 1770 | This Act amends the 1763 Act, "An Act to enable the several Townships within this Province to maintain their Poor," as amended in 1767 and 1768, relating to the sums and number of meetings allowable for the inhabitants make to provision for their poor each year. Under this Act, Overseers of the Poor are also required to keep a log book. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act for the Settlement of the Poor in the Several Townships within this Province. | 10 George III Chapter 1 | 1770 | This Act outlines the cases in which townships must care for the poor and orphans and the manner in which this care is to be provided. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act for further regulating the Market at Halifax. | 9 George III – Chapter 7 | 1769 | This Act declares the rates at which stalls can be rented at the market in Halifax, and that persons can butcher or harvest and sell livestock or vegetables at any time within market hours or outside of them. This Act is to remain in force for one year. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act in further Amendment of an Act made in the 6th Year of His present Majesty’s Reign, intitled An Act concerning Bail. | 9 George III – Chapter 6 | 1769 | This Act amends the 1766 Act, "An Act concerning Bail," amending that a Writ of Attachment shall issue upon the filing of the affidavit declaring that the defendant owes the plaintiff a sum of three pounds or upwards. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act to prevent, for a limited Time, the Exportation of Wheat, Rye, Barley, Flour, Meal, and Pease, from this Province. | 9 George III – Chapter 5 | 1769 | This Act prohibits the exportation of wheat, rye, barley, flour, meal, and peas out of the Province from the publication of the act until 1770, and outlines penalties for persons found to disobey the terms of this Act, in order to prevent scarcity. The processes by which this Act is to be enforced are outlined. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act for establishing and regulating Ferries. | 9 George III – Chapter 4 | 1769 | This Act outlines the processes by which ferries can be established and how persons can be licensed to operate them. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act in Addition to an Act, made in the Thirty Second Year of His late Majesty’s Reign, intitled An Act to prevent unnecessary firing off Guns and other Fire Arms in the Town and Suburbs of Halifax. | 9 George III – Chapter 3 | 1769 | This Act extends the penalties outlined under the 1758 Act, "An Act to prevent unnecessary firing off Guns and other Fire Arms in the Town and Suburbs of Halifax" to apply also to children under fourteen years of age or any adult found to fire any gun within one hundred yards of any other person on horse back or in a carriage. | Early Canadiana Online |