| An Act in addition to an Act, made and passed in the Forty-first year of His present Majesty’s reign, entitled, “An Act, for the repairing, keeping in repair, cleaning and paving, the Streets in the Town and Peninsula of Halifax, and for removing obstructions therein;” and also to suspend the power and authority vested in the Surveyors of Highways, within the Town and Peninsula of Halifax, after the First day of August next, during the operation of this Act. |
42 George III – Chapter 8 |
1802 |
An amendment to an act first passed in 1801, which divided the town of Halifax into wards for the purposes of repairing and maintaining roads. The amendment extends the provisions of the original act to the main road of Sackville. |
Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act to enable the Trustees of the Government South Farm, to re-invest in the Crown a part of said Farm, wanted for Military purposes. |
42 George III – Chapter 7 |
1802 |
This act makes it possible to return to the crown a portion of land belonging to what is referred to as "Governor's south farm," for the use of the military. |
Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act to alter, and amend, an Act, passed in the Thirty-second year of His present Majesty’s reign, entitled, “An Act to alter, and amend, an Act, passed in the Thirty-third year of His late Majesty’s reign, entitled, ‘An Act for regulating and maintaining an House of Correction, or Work-house, within the Town of Halifax, and binding out Poor Children, and to extend certain provisions therein to the whole of the Province.’” |
42 George III – Chapter 6 |
1802 |
An amendment to a 1792 act, which was itself an amendment to a 1759 act, "An Act for regulating and maintaining an House of Correction or Work-House within the Town of Halifax, and for binding out Poor Children." The current amendment mostly pertains to the operation of poor houses in Halifax. |
Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act to enable the Justices and Grand Jury for the Districts of Colchester and Pictou, to assess the Inhabitants of the said Districts, for the purpose of opening and repairing roads of communication from one settlement to another. |
42 George III – Chapter 5 |
1802 |
This act permits a levying of sums of money from the residents of Colchester and Pictou in order to raise funds to build and repair roads, to make up for statute labour shortages. |
Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act to regulate and establish Fees in the Court of Chancery. |
42 George III – Chapter 4 |
1802 |
A list of duties performed by officers of the court and the fees they are permitted to demand for each of those duties. |
Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act to enable the Justices of the Sessions, and Grand Jury, for the County of Halifax, to raise such Sums of Money, from time to time, as may be necessary to repair the Poor House at Halifax, and, also, for building additions to the same. |
42 George III – Chapter 3 |
1802 |
This act allows the justices of the sessions and the grand jury of Halifax to raise money from the public in order to conduct repairs and maintenance to the town's poor house. |
Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act for the appointment of Inspectors of Butter in the County of Cumberland. |
42 George III – Chapter 2 |
1802 |
This act provides for the appointment of butter inspectors in Cumberland, and outlines the duties of said inspectors. |
Early Canadiana Online |
| An act for establishing a Circuit Court in the District of Colchester. |
42 George III – Chapter 1 |
1802 |
This act establishes a circuit court in Colchester, which will sit for three days every year. |
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 one; 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. |
41 George III – Chapter 18 |
1801 |
NOTE: This act was published in an incomplete form
This act allocates funds to specific uses within the province, such as roads, the repair of Government House, the maintenance of a jail in Halifax, and various other matters. |
Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act to continue an Act, passed in the Thirty-second year of His present 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;” and also the Act in amendment thereof, passed in the last Session of General Assembly, entitled, “An Act to alter, amend and continue, an Act, made and passed in the Thirty-second year of His present 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.’” |
41 George III – Chapter 17 |
1801 |
This act was not published. |
Early Canadiana Online |