Legislation by Province: Nova Scotia (1758-1825**)
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| Title | Chapter | Date Passed | Legislative Summary | Source Document |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| An Act for continuing an Act made and pass’d in the 4th Year of His Majesty’s Reign, intitled “An Act for laying a Duty upon Billiard Tables and Shuffle Boards.” | 6 George III – Chapter 12 (Session 1) | 1766 | This Act continues the 1763 Act, “An Act for laying a duty upon billiard tables and shuffle boards," for three years. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act for the Establishment of Fees, as regulated by the Governor and Council, at the Request of the House of Assembly. | 6 George III – Chapter 11 (Session 1) | 1766 | This Act lists the fees that can be charged for services provided by Justices, Clerks, Attorneys, Provost Marshals, coroners, and in the courts in the province. This Act is to remain in force for two years. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act for granting to His Majesty a Duty of Impost on Loaf Sugar. | 6 George III – Chapter 10 (Session 2) | 1766 | This Act was not published. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act Concerning Bail. | 6 George III – Chapter 10 (Session 1) | 1766 | This Act outlines the rates of bail for debtors, and the processes by which bail is to be taken. This Act is to remain in force for two years. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act for preventing Frauds in the Revenue. | 6 George III – Chapter 9 (Session 2) | 1766 | This Act makes provision for the more speedy prosecution of smugglers and outlines how persons offending against this Act are to be tried. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act to prevent the Multiplicity of Law Suits. | 6 George III – Chapter 9 (Session 1) | 1766 | Under this Act courts are empowered to rule jointly on the plaintiff and defendant in actions sued on book accounts. This Act is to remain in force for two years. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act for continuing an Act, intitled “An Act for reviving an Act made and passed in the 33d Year of His late Majesty’s Reign, intitled, ‘An Act for further prolonging a Resolution of the Governor and Council, revived and put in Force by the General Assembly in the 32d Year of His Majesty’s Reign.’” | 6 George III – Chapter 8 (Session 2) | 1766 | This Act continues the 1763 Act, "An Act for reviving an Act, made and pass’d in the Thirty Third Year of His late Majesty’s Reign, Intitled an Act for further Prolonging a Resolution of the Governor and Council, revived and put in Force by the General Assembly the Thirty Second Year of His Majesty’s Reign," which is to remain in force until 1769. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act for prescribing the Forms of Writs and the Manner of issuing the same. | 6 George III – Chapter 8 (Session 1) | 1766 | This Act outlines the processes by which writs and judicial issues are to be given, and includes the form of summons, attachment, execution, writ of capias ad respondendum, and writ of habere facias possessionem. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act for discontinuing the Bounty on Stone Walls. | 6 George III – Chapter 7 (Session 2) | 1766 | This Act discontinues the bounty granted on stone walls built on the peninsula of Halifax, from January 1, 1768. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act Concerning Schools and Schoolmasters. | 6 George III – Chapter 7 (Session 1) | 1766 | This Act outlines the qualifications required of persons wishing to establish grammar schools in the province, including that they must first be examined by the minister of the town or, in absence of the minister, two Justices of the Peace, and gain a certificate from at least six inhabitants of the town. Fines for those who offend against this Act are outlined. | Early Canadiana Online |