Legislation by Province: Nova Scotia (1758-1825**)
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| Title | Chapter | Date Passed | Legislative Summary | Source Document |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| An Act to prevent the Cutting or Breaking down the Bank of any River, Seabank, or Dykes. | 6 George III – Chapter 1 (Session 2) | 1766 | This Act makes the destruction of dykes resulting in lands being overflowed or damaged a felony. Persons found to commit this crime are to be executed without benefit of clergy. Other lesser penalties are also outlined. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act for the making perpetual, an Act made and pass’d in the 4th Year of His Majesty’s Reign, intitled, “An Act for preventing Nusances, by Hedges, Wears, and other Incumbrances, obstructing the passage of Fish in the Rivers of this Province.” | 6 George III – Chapter 1 (Session 1) | 1766 | This Act makes the 1763 Act, "An Act to prevent Nusances, by Hedges, Wears, and other Incumbrances, Obstructing the Passage of Fish in the Rivers in this Province," perpetual. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act for granting to his Majesty an Excise on Wines, Tea, Coffee, and Playing Cards, sold within this Province. | 5 George III – Chapter 12 | 1765 | This Act sets several duties on tea, coffee, wine, and playing cards sold within the province. The processes by which these sums are to be collected and penalties for those who fail to pay the duties are outlined. This Act is to remain in force for one year. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act for the Summary Trial of Actions. | 5 George III – Chapter 11 | 1765 | This Act makes provision for the summary trial of causes of action with a sum total not more than ten pounds. The form of Writs to be issues to recover small debts is included. This Act is to remain in force for two years. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act to Establish the Number of Representatives to be Elected in the several Counties and Townships which are now Established in this Province. | 5 George III – Chapter 10 | 1765 | This Act lists the numbers of representatives each count can elect as representatives in General Assembly. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act to Impower the Province Treasurer to issue Small Notes in Exchange for the Large Notes, that have been issued heretofore in virtue of the several Loan Acts made and pass’d by the General Assembly of this Province. | 5 George III – Chapter 9 | 1765 | This Act amends that the Treasurer is empowered to receive and give receipts for large notes exceeding ten pounds in lieu of the processes prescribed under the 1764 Act, "An Act to impower the Province Treasurer to borrow a Sum not exceeding the Sum of Two Thousand Five Hundred Pounds, for paying off Bounties, Premiums, and other Debts, payable by the Laws of this Province." | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act in Amendment of an Act for Confirming Titles to Lands and Quieting Possessions. | 5 George III – Chapter 8 | 1765 | This Act amends the fees the Register or his deputy are permitted to collect under the 1758 Act, "An Act for confirming titles to lands and quieting possessions." | Early Canadiana Online |
| An act for Regulating Servants. | 5 George III – Chapter 7 | 1765 | This Act implements several measures to prevent bound and hired servants and apprentices from deserting their service without legal discharge. Servants whose masters or mistresses refuse to discharge them are permitted to apply to a Justice of the Peace who may rule on whether the reasons for refusal are sufficient. Punishments for servants who desert and for masters or mistresses who are found to treat their servants badly are outlined. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act for the Raising Money by presentment on the several Counties in this Province, for the Defraying Certain County Charges therein mention’d. | 5 George III – Chapter 6 | 1765 | This Act makes it lawful for the grand juries in each county to make presentment upon all sums necessary for the construction or repairing of jails, courts, session houses, stocks, pillories, or pounds, and for providing bolts, shackles, and the conveying of persons to the county goal. The processes by which these sums are to be raised are described. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act to enable the Inhabitants in the several Townships in this Province, (Halifax excepted) to cause any absent Proprietor of Lands within the same, to pay a Dividend or Proportion of any County or Town Charge to be assessed according to Law, and to bear their just Proportion in repairing Highways, Roads, and Bridges within the said Townships respectively. | 5 George III – Chapter 5 | 1765 | This Act requires non-resident proprietors to contribute labour or funds towards the maintenance and construction of roads, highways, and bridges. The processes by which this Act is to be enforced are outlined. | Early Canadiana Online |