| An Act in amendment of an Act, made in the Third year of His Majesty’s reign, entitled, “An Act for the relief of Insolvent Debtors.” |
39 George III – Chapter 11 |
1799 |
This act was not published. |
Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act to compel the attendance of the Justices of the Peace at the several General and Quarter Sessions of the Peace, for the respective Counties of this Province. |
39 George III – Chapter 10 |
1799 |
This act compels the attendance of the province's justices of the peace at every court of general quarter sessions. This attendance will be tracked by court clerks, including whether or not justices left before the end of the day's business. The lists of magistrates who neglect their duties are to be sent to the Chief Justice in Halifax, and face the forfeiture of their office. |
Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act in amendment of an Act, passed in the Thirty-seventh year of His Majesty’s reign, entitled, “An Act for appointing Commissioners to determine upon a proper situation in the Town of Halifax, and to purchase Lots of Ground, if necessary, to erect a Public Building for the accommodation of the General Assembly, Court of Chancery, Supreme Court, and Court of Admiralty, and Public Offices, and for procuring Plans and Estimates for a Building hereafter to be erected for the residence of the Governor, Lieutenant-Governor, or Commander in Chief for the time being.” |
39 George III – Chapter 9 |
1799 |
An amendment to an act first passed in 1797, which appointed individuals as commissioners to determine a suitable site within the town of Halifax for a provincial court building, a building to house the legislative assembly, and the various offices associated with the courts and assembly. |
Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act for establishing a Public Market in the Town of Liverpool. |
39 George III – Chapter 8 |
1799 |
This act enables the construction of a public market in the town of Liverpool, to be overseen by the local justices of the peace. |
Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act for regulating the Practice of Inoculating for the Small Pox. |
39 George III – Chapter 7 |
1799 |
This act was not published. |
Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act for altering the time of holding the Court of Common Pleas, and General Sessions of the Peace, and for chusing Town Officers for King’s County. |
39 George III – Chapter 6 |
1799 |
This act amends the time and frequency of the court of common pleas of King's county. It also details the method and frequency for choosing town officers. |
Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act for the better regulation of the Circuit Courts, and for granting new Trials in Causes brought up from the Inferior Courts. |
39 George III – Chapter 5 |
1799 |
This act amends when and how often the circuit courts will be held in the counties of Hants, Kings and Annapolis. |
Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act in addition to an Act, made in the third year of His present Majesty’s Reign, entitled, “An Act to enable the Inhabitants of the several Townships in this Province to maintain their Poor.” |
39 George III – Chapter 4 |
1799 |
An amendment to an act first passed in 1763, which regulated how townships were to be assessed and sums granted to the freeholders of each town for the maintenance of their poor. |
Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act in amendment of an Act, passed in the first year of his present Majesty’s Reign, entitled, “An Act to prevent the spreading of contagious Distempers,” and also in amendment of an Act, passed in the sixteenth year of the said Reign, entitled, “An Act in addition to the before recited Act.” |
39 George III – Chapter 3 |
1799 |
An amendment to an act first passed in 1761, and subsequently amended. The current amendment expands the power to quarantine any foreign vessel arriving in any of the province's ports should be quarantined for as long as should be deemed safest by the governor, lieutenant-governor, or commander-in-chief rather than a pre-determined number of days. |
Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act for the sale of Glebe I and in the Township of Granville, and for purchasing another Estate, as a perpetual Glebe, for the resident Minister of the established Church, in said Township. |
39 George III – Chapter 2 |
1799 |
This act was not published. |
Early Canadiana Online |