Legislation by Province: Nova Scotia (1758-1825**)
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| Title | Chapter | Date Passed | Legislative Summary | Source Document |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| An Act to continue in force the several Acts therein mentioned. | 53 George III – Chapter 18 | 1813 | This act was not published. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act to continue and amend the Act, passed in the forty-eighth year of his present Majesty’s Reign, entitled, “An 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 the Act, passed in the fifty-first year of his said Majesty’s reign, in amendment of the said Act. | 53 George III – Chapter 17 | 1813 | An amendment to an act first passed in 1808, which regulated the provisioning and billeting of militia troops when they are on active duty and moving from one place in the province to another. The amendment changes the payment for each meal provided to militia soldiers to fifteen pence. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act in amendment of an Act, passed in the thirty-fourth year of His present Majesty’s Reign, entitled, “An Act for the Preservation of Partridges, and Blue-Winged Ducks.” | 53 George III – Chapter 16 | 1813 | An amendment to a 1794 act which imposes a penalty for the killing, sale, or purchase of partridges and blue winged ducks during their mating season, from the first day of March to the first day of September, in order to help preserve the species. The amendment extends the season from March to the first day of October. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act to authorise the Treasurer of the Province to call in and pay the Treasury Notes heretofore issued, and to empower the Lieutenant-Governor, or Commander in Chief for the time being, to appoint Commissioners to issue other Treasury Notes. | 53 George III – Chapter 15 | 1813 | This act allows for the issuing and creation of provincial treasury notes. The act regulates how these notes are to be issued, who can issue them, who can pay them out, how they are to be paid, the form of the notes, and various other matters surrounding treasury notes. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act in addition to, and amendment of, an Act, passed in the third and fourth years of His present Majesty’s reign, entitled, “An Act for the relief of Insolvent Debtors.” | 53 George III – Chapter 14 | 1813 | An amendment of a 1763 act which outlines how creditors can collect on debts owing from insolvent persons and penalties for insolvent debtors. The amendment better defines how those imprisoned for debt can be discharged. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act in addition to, and in amendment of, an Act for preventing Trespasses. | 53 George III – Chapter 13 | 1813 | An addition to a 1759 law, expanding it beyond Halifax and making it applicable to the rest of the province. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act in further addition to an act, made in the fifth year of His Majesty’s Reign, entitled, “An Act for the choice of Town Officers, and regulating of Townships.” | 53 George III – Chapter 12 | 1813 | An amendment to a 1765 act which replaced the methods by which town officers, including fence viewers, constables, and surveyors, were appointed. The amendment deals with penalties for collectors who neglect to pay the sums they have collected to the treasurer within the time frame specified by law. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act for repealing so much of an Act, made in the thirty-second year of the late King, George the Second, entitled, “An Act relating to Treasons and Felonies,” as respects the privately murdering, or concealment of the death, of Bastard Children, and for making other provisions in lieu thereof. | 53 George III – Chapter 11 | 1813 | This act repeals and amends the fifth section of an act first passed in 1758, which categorizes various types of crimes as felonies. The clause in question regards the punishment of mothers who attempt to hide the death of bastard children; it is amended so that women who are charged with murdering any children born of them who would be considered bastard children are to be tried by rule of evidence. | Early Canadiana Online |
| 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 or Shops for the retail of Spirituous Liquors. | 53 George III – Chapter 10 | 1813 | This act was not published. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act to revive, alter and continue, an Act for granting to His Majesty certain Duties on Wine, 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. | 53 George III – Chapter 9 | 1813 | A continuation and amendment of a past act, which has already been continued and altered several times, allowing the government to charge a duty on various imported items. | Early Canadiana Online |