Legislation by Province: Nova Scotia (1758-1825**)
Displaying 1201 - 1210 of 1334 entries
| Title | Chapter | Date Passed | Legislative Summary | Source Document |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| An Act For suppressing unlicensed Houses, and for Granting to His Majesty a duty on Persons hereafter to be Licensed. | 3 George III – Chapter 13 (Session 2) | 1763 | This Act imposes penalties on those found to be selling wine, rum, beer, or other spirituous liquors without a licence. The Act also outlines how licences to sell the same can be obtained and certain rules about how and where they are permitted to sell spirituous liquors. This Act is to remain in force for two years. | Early Canadiana Online |
| 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. | 3 George III – Chapter 12 (Session 2) | 1763 | This Act revives the 1759 Act, “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,” which is to remain in force for three years. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act For Laying a Duty on Billiard Tables, and Shuffle Boards. | 3 George III – Chapter 11 (Session 2) | 1763 | This Act imposes a duty on opening billiard tables or shuffle boards and requires persons keeping the same to obtain a licence in order to limit the number in the Province. The sums arising from this duty are to be used to repair or open roads in the Province. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act in Addition to an Act intitled, an Act for altering and amending several Acts of this Province Relating to the Duties of Excise, on Wines, Rum, and other distilled Spirituous Liquors, sold within this Province. | 3 George III – Chapter 10 (Session 2) | 1763 | This Act amends and adds to an Act passed in the first Session of the General Assembly, 1763, “An Act for altering and amending several Acts of this Province, relating to the duties of excise on wines, rum, and other distilled spirituous liquors, sold within this Province,” relating to balancing stock accounts. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act in Addition to an Act, intitled an Act, for regulating and maintaining an House of Correction or Work-House, within the Town of Halifax; and for Binding out poor Children, made and pass’d in the Thirty Third Year of His Late Majesty’s Reign. | 3 George III – Chapter 9 (Session 2) | 1763 | This Act amends and explains the 1759 Act, “An Act for regulating and maintaining an House of Correction or Work-House within the Town of Halifax, and for binding out Poor Children.” | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act to explain and amend an Act, made and pass’d in the 32d Year of His Late Majesty’s Reign, intitled, an Act for making Lands and Tenements Liable to the Payment of Debts. | 3 George III – Chapter 8 (Session 2) | 1763 | This Act explains and amends the 1758 Act, “An Act for making Lands and Tenements Liable to the Payment of Debts,” including by outlining how persons judged to wrongfully detain lands or tenements should be prosecuted and expanding on how rents can be collected. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act to enable the Inhabitants of the several Townships within this Province, to Maintain their Poor. | 3 George III – Chapter 7 (Session 2) | 1763 | This Act describes how townships are to be assessed and sums granted to the freeholders of each town for the maintenance of their poor. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act in Addition to an Act, intitled, An Act for Regulating the Proceedings of the Courts of Judicature. | 3 George III – Chapter 6 (Session 2) | 1763 | This Act outlines how creditors can collect on debts owing from insolvent persons and penalties for insolvent debtors. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act for altering and amending several Acts of this Province, relating to the Duties of Excise on Wines, Rum, and other distilled Spirituous Liquors sold within this Province. | 3 George III – Chapter 6 (Session 1) | 1763 | An amendment of several past acts regarding taxes placed on various alcoholic beverages when sold in the province. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act for the Relief of Insolvent Debtors. | 3 George III – Chapter 5 (Session 2) | 1763 | This Act outlines how creditors can collect on debts owing from insolvent persons and penalties for insolvent debtors. | Early Canadiana Online |