Legislation by Province: Nova Scotia (1758-1825**)

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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. 1 George III – Chapter 19 1761 This Act sets penalties for persons found to unlawfully sell liquor in the Province. Monies collected under this Act are to be split between the informer and Treasurer of the Province. This Act is to remain in force for one year. National Archive of the United Kingdom
An Act for altering and amending an Act intitled, An Act for laying a Duty of Excise of Three Pence per Gallon on all Rum, and other Spirituous Liquors distilled within this Province, and for granting a Bounty on the Exportation thereof. 1 George III – Chapter 18 1761 This Act amends the 1759 Act, "An Act for laying a Duty of Excise of Three Pence per Gallon on all Rum, and other Spirituous Liquors distilled within this Province, and for granting a Bounty on the Exportation thereof," to lay a duty of one shilling per gallon and describes how distillers are to be held to account. This Act is to remain in force until January 1764 and an additional seven years from then. National Archive of the United Kingdom
An Act for altering and amending several Acts of this Province, relating to the Duties on Wines, Beer, Rum, or other distilled Spirituous Liquors, and for granting a Bounty, and allowing a Drawback on the same. 1 George III – Chapter 17 1761 This Act makes provision for the collection of duties on wine, rum, beer, and other spirituous liquors in the Province and lists penalties for those who evade these duties. The rate of duties are listed. This Act is to remain in force until seven years after January 1764. National Archive of the United Kingdom
An Act in Amendment of, Addition to, and for further prolonging an Act, intitled “An Act for granting and establishing an Allowance to the Collector or Collectors of the Impost and Excise Duties.” 1 George III – Chapter 16 1761 This Act continues the Act, “An Act for granting and establishing an Allowance to the Collector or Collectors of the Impost and Excise Duties,” which is to remain in force for an addition year, makes amendments relating to allowable allowances, and allows for additional collectors to be appointed at harbours or ports. National Archive of the United Kingdom
An Act in Addition to, and Amendment of an Act intitled, An Act for preventing Trespasses. 1 George III – Chapter 15 1761 Under this Act, all goats or swine at large in the streets of Halifax are to be declared forfeited under the terms described and the value of the same is to be used for the poor of the city with less one third the value to be given to the prosecutor. National Archive of the United Kingdom
An Act for the Repairing and mending Highways, Roads, Bridges, and Streets, and for appointing Surveyors of Highways, within the several Townships in this Province. 1 George III – Chapter 14 1761 Under this Act, every person keeping a cart, team, or truck is required to lend the same and an able man to drive it as described to work on the highways, roads, streets, or bridges for four days each year. The processes by which this is to be carried out are described. National Archive of the United Kingdom
An Act for ascertaining the Times and Places for the Holding of the General Quarter Sessions of the Peace, and the Inferior Courts of Common Pleas, for the Counties of Lunenburg, King s County, and Annapolis. 1 George III – Chapter 13 1761 This Act declares when the General Quarter Sessions of the Peace and the Inferior Courts of Common Pleas are to be held in Lunenburg, Horton, and Annapolis annually. National Archive of the United Kingdom
An Act for prohibiting the Exportation of Raw-Hides, Sheep or Calf-Skins, out of this Province, other than for Great-Britain; and to prevent the Cutting, Splitting or Flawing of Hides. 1 George III – Chapter 12 1761 This Act prohibits raw hides from being loaded on ships in the Province before a bond of one hundred pounds is paid to the proper officer at Halifax. Penalties for those who fail to abide by the terms of this Act are described. National Archive of the United Kingdom
An Act for the Relief of the Poor of the Town of Halifax, and Indigent Persons in the new Settlements. 1 George III – Chapter 11 1761 This Act provides a sum not exceeding eight hundred and fifty pounds for purchasing grain for relief of the poor, for digging a well and building an oven at the workhouse at Halifax, and for purchasing a loom and copper. Early Canadiana Online
An Act in Addition to an Act intitled, An Act in Addition to an Act intitled, An Act for preventing Trespasses. 1 George III – Chapter 10 1761 This Act sets a penalty not exceeding forty pounds for trespasses by horses, swine, sheep, goats and neat cattle as described under the 1759 Act, "An Act in Addition to an Act intitled, An Act for preventing Trespasses."
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