Legislation by Province: Nova Scotia (1758-1825**)
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| Title | Chapter | Date Passed | Legislative Summary | Source Document |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| An Act to continue an Act, in addition to an Act, passed in the thirty-third year of the Reign of His late Majesty George the Second, entitled, “An Act for regulating the Rates and Prices of Carriages.” | 3 George IV – Chapter 17 | 1822 | A continuation of an act passed in 1809, which was itself an amendment to an act first passed in 1759, restricting the price that can be demanded by owners of trucks, carts, and other carriages and provides for a table of allowable rates to be drawn up. | LLMC Digital Law Library |
| An Act to extend an Act, passed in the forty-first year of His late Majesty’s Reign, entitled, “An Act for the repairing, keeping in repair, cleansing and paving, the Streets in the Town and Peninsula of Halifax," to the Town of Windsor. | 3 George IV – Chapter 16 | 1822 | This act amends an 1801 act which originally only applied to Halifax, extending the reach of the original act to also apply to the town of Windsor (excepting a few named clauses). The 1801 act has been amended to extend to other towns within Nova Scotia in a similar fashion prior to this amendment, namely in 1821 when the act was extended to Digby and Yarmouth. | LLMC Digital Law Library |
| An Act to 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.” | 3 George IV – Chapter 15 | 1822 | A continuation of an act passed in 1821, which was a consolidation of militia laws in the province, and replaced all former militia acts passed by the Nova Scotia Legislation. | LLMC Digital Law Library |
| An Act to continue an Act for establishing a Bridewell, or House of Correction, for the County of Halifax, and for providing a Police Office in said Town, with proper Officers to attend the same. | 3 George IV – Chapter 14 | 1822 | A continuation of an act first passed in 1815, which established a bridewell in Halifax, a type of jail for offenders who commit petty crimes. | LLMC Digital Law Library |
| An Act for altering the time of holding the Courts of Common Pleas and General Sessions of the Peace in the County of Cumberland. | 3 George IV – Chapter 13 | 1822 | This act changes the time at which the courts of Cumberland county are held, to the last Tuesday of April. | LLMC Digital Law Library |
| An Act for establishing a Public Market in each of the Towns of Sydney and Arichat, in the County of Cape-Breton. | 3 George IV – Chapter 12 | 1822 | this act establishes public markets for various goods such as meats, fish and vegetables in the towns of Sydney and Arichat, on Cape Breton Island. | LLMC Digital Law Library |
| An Act to alter the Times of Sitting of the Inferior Court of Common Pleas and General Sessions of the Peace, for the County of Sydney. | 3 George IV – Chapter 11 | 1822 | This act changes the days on which the courts for the county of Sydney are held, to the second Tuesday of November. | LLMC Digital Law Library |
| An Act to continue an Act, for granting a Drawback of the Duties on Brown or Raw Sugar, used in the Manufacture of Refined Sugar within the Province, and for regulating the mode of obtaining the same. | 3 George IV – Chapter 10 | 1822 | A continuation of an act passed in 1817, which outlines how a drawback on duties on sugars are to be implemented, as well as how the manufacture of refined sugar, molasses, and syrup is to be regulated within the province. | LLMC Digital Law Library |
| An Act to continue an Act, entitled, “An Act to amend and continue the several Acts imposing a Duty on Articles to be imported from the United States of America.” | 3 George IV – Chapter 9 | 1822 | A continuation of an act passed in 1821 regarding taxes on goods imported from the United States. | LLMC Digital Law Library |
| An Act to amend and continue the several Acts of the General Assembly, for granting to His Majesty certain duties on Wine, Brandy, Gin, Rum, and other Distilled Spirituous Liquors, Molasses, Coffee and Brown Sugar, for the Support of His Majesty’s Government, and for promoting the Agriculture, Commerce and Fisheries, of the Province. | 3 George IV – Chapter 8 | 1822 | This Act continues several acts relating to the collection of duties to support the government. Several amendments are made regarding the tax rate per gallon for liquor imported to the province, and the employment of more people to help bring smuggling under control. | LLMC Digital Law Library |