Legislation by Province: Nova Scotia (1758-1825**)
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| Title | Chapter | Date Passed | Legislative Summary | Source Document |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| An Act to continue and amend an Act, entitled, “An Act for the Summary Trial of Actions.” | 4 George IV – Chapter 24 | 1824 | This is a continuation and amendment of an act passed in 1822, which specifies the minimum amount of debt which can be held by a creditor in order to pursue their debtor in court, and specifies the various fees which can be charged by various court officials for judicial action. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act to continue an Act, respecting Aliens coming into this Province, or residing therein. | 4 George IV – Chapter 23 | 1824 | A continuation of an act passed in 1798, which creates procedures which foreign residents and newly-arrived foreigners are to follow in order to gain permission to continue inhabiting the province. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act in addition to, and amendment of, an Act, made and passed in the fifty-seventh year of His late Majesty’s reign, entitled, “An Act for regulating Elections of Representatives to serve in General Assembly.” | 4 George IV – Chapter 22 | 1824 | An amendment to an 1817 act, which repeals and replaces several acts relating to the election of representatives to serve in the General Assembly, including how and where elections should be held. The amendment pertains to the powers held by the sheriff or other officer to appoint opening and closing times for polls. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act to amend an Act, passed in the fortieth year of His late Majesty, to amend an Act, passed in the first year of His said late Majesty’s reign, for the repairing and mending Highways, Roads, Bridges and Streets, and for appointing Surveyors of Highways within the several Townships of this Province. | 4 George IV – Chapter 21 | 1824 | This act amends past acts concerning the mandatory labour required of residents to maintain roads, highways and bridges. The amendment concerns the method to follow in order to clarify title to lands which commissioners overseeing highway projects have identified for new road construction in cases where the owner of these lands are unclear or disputed. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act to continue the several Acts respecting the Liverpool Light-House. | 4 George IV – Chapter 20 | 1824 | A continuation and amendment of an act first passed in 1812 which imposes a duty on ships entering Liverpool Harbour in order to support a lighthouse on Coffin's Island. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act to continue an Act, entitled, “An Act in addition to, and in amendment of, the several Acts, now in force, for repairing and mending Highways, Roads, Bridges and Streets, and for appointing Surveyors of Highways within the several Townships in this Province.” | 4 George IV – Chapter 19 | 1824 | A continuation of an act passed in 1822, which amends past acts concerning the mandatory labour required of residents to maintain roads, highways and bridges. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act to alter and continue the several Acts to provide for the greater security of this Province by a better regulation of the Militia, and to repeal the Militia Laws now in force. | 4 George IV – Chapter 18 | 1824 | A continuation of an 1821 act, which consolidated all past militia laws in the province. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act to continue the Act to provide for the Accommodation and Billetting of His Majesty’s Troops, or of the Militia, when on their march from one part of the Province to another; and also the Acts in amendment thereof. | 4 George IV – Chapter 17 | 1824 | This Act continues an act making provision for militiamen to be billeted when marching from one part of the province to another for one year. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act to continue an Act, entitled, “An Act for the better preservation of the Property of the Inhabitants of the Town of Halifax by providing for a sufficient Watch at Night.” | 4 George IV – Chapter 16 | 1824 | A continuation of an act passed in 1818, which provides for the establishment of a night watch to police the town of Halifax to protect its inhabitants’ property. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act to continue an Act, entitled, “An Act more effectually to secure the payment of the Provincial Duties of Excise, and to prevent Frauds in the collection of the Provincial Revenue.” | 4 George IV – Chapter 15 | 1824 | A continuation of an act passed in 1822, which imposes harsher penalties for merchants who try to sell imported goods which are subject to import tax without having paid the applicable duties in order to impede the smuggling occurring in the province. | Early Canadiana Online |