| An Act for the rating and levying of the Charges for conveying Malefactors and Offenders to the Goal. |
8 George III – Chapter 2 (Session 2) |
1768 |
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| An Act for giving like Remedy upon Promissory Notes, as is now used upon Bills of Exchange. |
8 George III – Chapter 2 (Session 1) |
1768 |
Under this Act, notes in writing for sums owed to another party should have the same effect as bills of exchange in order to allow the party owed to recover such sums in court. |
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| An Act in further addition to and amendment of an Act, made in the third year of His present Majesty’s Reign, entitled, “An Act to enable the Inhabitants of the several Townships within this Province to maintain their Poor.” |
8 George III – Chapter 1 (Session 2) |
1768 |
This Act further amends the 1763 Act, "An Act to enable the inhabitants of the several Townships in this province to maintain their poor," which was amended in the last session of parliament, to change the date that meetings are to be held as prescribed by the former Acts and to make provision for the recovery of forfeitures. |
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| An Act for determining Differences by Arbitration. |
8 George III – Chapter 1 (Session 1) |
1768 |
This Act makes it lawful for all merchants and traders to avoid taking suits to court by arbitration and outlines penalties for persons found disobedient to the arbitration. |
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| An Act for granting to His Majesty a Duty on Wheel Carriages within the Peninsula of Halifax. |
7 George III – Chapter 13 (Session 1) |
1767 |
This Act was not published. |
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| An Act to explain, amend, and reduce into one Act, the several Laws now in force relating to the Duties of Impost on Beer, Rum, and other distilled Spirituous Liquors. |
7 George III – Chapter 12 (Session 1) |
1767 |
This Act was not published. |
Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act to explain, amend, and reduce into one Act, the several Laws now in force, relating to the Duties of Excise on Rum and other Distilled Spirituous Liquors sold in this Province. |
7 George III – Chapter 11 (Session 1) |
1767 |
This Act was not published. |
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| An Act for prolonging an Act, made and passed in the fifth year of His Majesty’s Reign, entitled, “An Act for the Summary Trial of Actions.” |
7 George III – Chapter 10 (Session 1) |
1767 |
This Act continues the 1765 Act, "An Act for the Summary Trial of Actions," which is to remain in force for ten years. This Act also limits the costs allowable in cases brought before the Justices of the Peace. |
Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act for continuing so much of an Act made in the fifth year of His present Majesty’s reign, entitled, “an Act for granting to His Majesty an Excise on Wines, Tea, Coffee, and Playing Cards, sold within this Province, and of an Act made in the sixth Year of His said Majesty’s Reign, entitled, ‘An Act for altering, amending, and prolonging an Act made in the first year of the Reign of His present Majesty, entitled, an Act for granting to His Majesty an Excise on Wines, Tea, Coffee and Playing Cards, sold within this Province, as relates to an Excise on Wines, and Playing Cards, sold within this Province.’” |
7 George III – Chapter 9 (Session 1) |
1767 |
This Act was not published. |
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| An Act in further Addition to an Act made in the Thirty Second Year of His late Majesty’s Reign, intitled “An Act for preventing Trespasses.” |
7 George III – Chapter 8 (Session 1) |
1767 |
This Act adds to the 1758 Act, "An Act for preventing Trespasses," as amended in 1759 and 1761 and outlines the penalties for any person found destroying stone walls, fences, bars, gates, not being the land's proprietor or authorised by the proprietor. The Act also provides that horses are not to be allowed to wander at large on the peninsula of Halifax. |
Early Canadiana Online |