| An Act in addition to, and amendment of an Act, passed in the twenty-second year of His Majesty’s Reign, entitled, “An Act to restrain Hawkers and Pedlars, and Petty Chapmen, not duly licenced to trade, travelling to and fro through the Country.” |
55 George III – Chapter 8 |
1815 |
An amendment to an act first passed in 1782, which requires anybody wishing to travel around the province to sell goods and merchandise to first acquire a license. |
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| An Act to revive and continue an Act, passed in the fifty-first year of His present Majesty’s Reign, entitled, “An Act for the more easy recovery of Debts against Co-Partners and Joint Debtors.” |
55 George III – Chapter 7 |
1815 |
A continuation of an act first passed in 1811, which makes it easier to proceed against debtors who hold debt jointly, whether they be in province or out of province. |
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| An Act to continue an Act, passed in the fifty-second year of His present Majesty’s reign, entitled, “An Act in further addition to the Act relating to Wills, Legacies, and Executors; and for the settlement and distribution of the Estates of Intestates.” |
55 George III – Chapter 6 |
1815 |
A continuation of an act passed in 1812, which allows for the estates of debtors to be distributed to creditors against the estate. |
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| An Act in amendment of an Act, passed in the last Session of the General Assembly, entitled, “An Act to enable the Proprietors to repair the Meeting-House at Truro; to enclose the Burying Place belonging to the same;” and also to assess Monies for defraying the expences thereof. |
55 George III – Chapter 5 |
1815 |
An amendment to an act first passed in 1814, which allowed the proprietors of the Truro meeting-house to raise funds to conduct repairs to their building. |
Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act to repeal the first clause of an Act, made in the twenty-eighth year of his Majesty’s reign, entitled, “An Act in amendment of an Act, made in the twenty-first year of his Majesty’s reign, entitled, ‘An Act in addition to an Act, made in the tenth year of his present Majesty’s reign, entitled, an Act for establishing the Toll to be taken at the several Grist Mills in this Province.’” |
55 George III – Chapter 4 |
1815 |
This Act repeals the first clause of an act passed in 1787, which was an amendment to an act first passed in 1770. The original act dealt with the toll rates for bolting in order to cover the costs of erecting and repairing bolting machines. |
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| An Act to continue the several Acts of the General Assembly, for the further increase of the Revenue, by raising a Duty of Excise on all Goods, Wares and Merchandise, imported into this Province. |
55 George III – Chapter 3 |
1815 |
A continuation of several past acts relating to the imposition of duties on imported goods. |
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| An Act 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 this Province. |
55 George III – Chapter 2 |
1815 |
A much more comprehensive act imposing various duties on wines and spirits than past acts, including a list of the types of items to be charged duty and the rates to be charged. The act also includes a long list of clauses which details the duties of the various officials involved in collecting and disbursing the rates, the oaths to be taken from those importing goods into the province, and rules for reporting quantities of spirits distilled within the province by distillers. |
Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act for applying certain Monies therein mentioned, for the Service of the Year of Our Lord One Thousand Eight Hundred and Fifteen; and for appropriating such part of the Supplies granted in this Session of the General Assembly, as are not already appropriated by the Laws or Acts of the Province. |
55 George III – Chapter 1 |
1815 |
This act allocates government funds to various purposes, such as paying clerks who have served the house of assembly, to money owed to individual militia officers, and other sundry payments to those who rendered services to the government. |
Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act to continue in force the several Acts therein mentioned. |
54 George III – Chapter 21 |
1814 |
This act was not published. |
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| An Act to alter the time of the Sitting of the Inferior Court of Common Pleas, and General Sessions of the Peace, for the County of Cumberland. |
54 George III – Chapter 20 |
1814 |
This act changes the time at which the inferior court of common pleas for Cumberland county is held, to the second Tuesday of April. |
Early Canadiana Online |