Legislation by Province: Nova Scotia (1758-1825**)
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| Title | Chapter | Date Passed | Legislative Summary | Source Document |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| An Act for the relief of David Williams, an Insolvent Debtor. | 3 George IV – Chapter 28 | 1822 | This act discharges David Williams, a debtor held in prison by his creditors, under certain conditions specified by the act. | LLMC Digital Law Library |
| An Act to regulate the Driving of Carriages on the Streets of Halifax, or Public Roads of this Province. | 3 George IV – Chapter 27 | 1822 | This act regulates what side of the road drivers of carriages and other vehicles are to drive on when other vehicles are approaching from the opposite direction, leaving enough space to pass if they are stopped on the side of the road. | LLMC Digital Law Library |
| An Act to provide for the support of a Light-House erected on Cranberry Island, near the entrance of the Gut of Canso. | 3 George IV – Chapter 25 | 1822 | This act establishes a duty to be collected at all harbours adjacent to the gut of Canso to support the Cranberry Island lighthouse. | LLMC Digital Law Library |
| 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. | 3 George IV – Chapter 24 | 1822 | This act 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. | LLMC Digital Law Library |
| An Act to continue the several Acts of the General Assembly, for raising a Revenue to repair the Roads throughout the Province, by laying a Duty on Persons hereafter to be licensed to keep Public Houses and Shops, for the retail of Spirituous Liquors. | 3 George IV – Chapter 23 | 1822 | A continuation of several past acts which impose taxes on public houses in order to pay for road repair across the province. | LLMC Digital Law Library |
| An Act to continue the Act to provide for the accommodation and billeting 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. | 3 George IV – Chapter 22 | 1822 | 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 in addition to and in amendment of an Act, passed in the forty-first year of His Majesty’s Reign, entitled, ‘An Act for repairing, cleansing and paving, the Streets in the Town and Peninsula of Halifax, and for removing obstructions therein;’” and also, the act in amendment thereof, passed in the forty-second year of His present Majesty’s Reign. | 3 George IV – Chapter 21 | 1822 | A continuation of an act passed in 1809, which itself was an amendment to an act first passed in 1801. The original act divided the town of Halifax into wards for the purposes of repairing and maintaining roads. The amendment requires residents to keep the streets and gutters in front of their houses clean of any sort of filth or nuissance. The 1801 act, and subsequent amendments, have been continued, extended, and amended many times between 1801 and the present continuation. | LLMC Digital Law Library |
| An Act to continue an Act, made and passed in the thirty-eighth year of His late Majesty’s reign, entitled, “An Act to amend and render more effectual an Act, passed in the eighteenth year of His present Majesty’s reign, entitled, ‘An Act to prevent forestalling, regrating and monopolizing, of Cord Wood in the Town of Halifax;’” and also, the Act now in force, in addition thereto. | 3 George IV – Chapter 20 | 1822 | A continuation of an act passed in 1798, which was itself an amendment and continuation of an act first passed in 1778, preventing the sale of cord wood for any price over fifteen shillings per cord. This act has been continued many times between 1798 and the current continuation. | LLMC Digital Law Library |
| An Act to continue the several Acts now in force, regulating the expenditure of Monies for the service of Roads and Bridges. | 3 George IV – Chapter 19 | 1822 | This act continues several past acts that finance the building and repair of roads throughout the province. | 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.” | 3 George IV – Chapter 18 | 1822 | 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. | LLMC Digital Law Library |