Legislation by Province: Nova Scotia (1758-1825**)
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| Title | Chapter | Date Passed | Legislative Summary | Source Document |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| An Act in addition to an Act, passed in the fifty-eighth year of His late Majesty’s Reign, entitled, “An Act to empower the Lieutenant-Governor or Commander in Chief for the time being, to issue Treasury Notes.” | 4 George IV – Chapter 12 | 1823 | An amendment to an act first passed in 1818, which makes provision for commissioner to issue five pound notes, two pound notes, and one pound notes, and outlines penalties for those found to counterfeit treasury notes. The current increases the amount which can be issued to five pound notes. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act to alter an Act, passed in the thirty-second year of His late Majesty’s Reign, entitled, “An Act for the further increase of the Revenue by raising a Duty of Excise on all Goods, Wares and Merchandise, imported into this Province.” | 4 George IV – Chapter 11 | 1823 | An amendment and continuation of an act first passed in 1792, which imposes duties of two pounds ten shillings on every one hundred pounds worth of goods imported into the province. The processes by which this duty is to be enforced are outlined as well as exceptions to it. The current amendment pertains to penalties for shopkeepers who do not possess the correct certificates for imported goods. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act to repeal an Act, passed in the fifty-ninth year of His late Majesty’s reign, entitled, “An Act to authorise a Drawback of certain Duties, and to regulate the manner of obtaining the same.” | 4 George IV – Chapter 10 | 1823 | A repeal of an act first passed in 1819, which specifies which articles are exempt from drawbacks when being imported from the United States, the amount of the drawbacks, and the procedures to be followed by importers to obtain said drawbacks. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act in addition to and amendment of an Act, entitled, “An Act to regulate the Appointment of Collectors, and other Officers of Impost and Excise.” | 4 George IV – Chapter 9 | 1823 | This is an addition to an act first passed in 1806, which consolidates the role of tax collection in Halifax to one person, and specifies how this person is to be appointed as well as their various responsibilities. The current amendment allows the executive council to redefine districts or ports for which each collector of impost is responsible. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act to continue an Act, entitled, “An Act for the Summary Trial of Actions.” | 4 George IV – Chapter 8 | 1823 | This is a continuation 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 authorising the Lending a Sum of Money to the Governors of Dalhousie College, and for securing the re-payment thereof. | 4 George IV – Chapter 7 | 1823 | This act allows for a loan of five thousand pounds to the governors of Dalhousie College, to be paid back in five years. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act for amending, and reducing into one, the several acts, now in force, relating to the support and management of the Poor throughout the Province, excepting such parts thereof as relate to their support in the Town of Halifax. | 4 George IV – Chapter 6 | 1823 | This act consolidates and replaces several past acts regarding the support of the poor within the province of Nova Scotia, with the exception of Halifax which retains its past laws. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act for the further preservation of Buoys, Beacons, or Sea Marks, set or placed by authority, in any Harbour, River, Creek or Bay, within this Province. | 4 George IV – Chapter 5 | 1823 | This act imposes a fine of up to ten pounds for the removal, destruction, or improper use of buoys, beacons, sea marks, or moorings. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act to alter and continue an Act, entitled, “An Act 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 4 | 1823 | A continuation and amendment of an 1821 act, which consolidated all past militia laws in the province. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act imposing a Duty on Goods, Wares and Merchandise, imported from the United States of America, and for appropriating the same. | 4 George IV – Chapter 3 | 1823 | This act specifies the duties to be charged on all goods imported from the United States. | Early Canadiana Online |