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, entitled, “An Act to repeal the several Acts of the General Assembly, passed to prevent forestalling, regrating and monopolizing.” | 6 George IV – Chapter 27 | 1825 | A continuation of an act passed in 1824, which repealed two acts - one passed in 1758 and the other in 1766, both dealing with how and where fresh produce and livestock can be sold and when. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act to alter and continue the several Acts relating to the Light-House erected on Cranberry Island, near the entrance of the Gut of Canso. | 6 George IV – Chapter 26 | 1825 | A continuation and amendment of an act first passed in 1822 which establishes a duty to be collected at all harbours adjacent to the gut of Canso to support the Cranberry Island lighthouse. The amendment changes the amount paid by British ships exceeding sixty-five tons in burthen from a fee every time they use the Canso strait, to an annual fee of twenty shillings. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act to continue an Act, entitled, “An Act more effectually to secure the payment of the Provincial Duties of Excise, and to prevent Frauds in the Collection of the Provincial Revenue.” | 6 George IV – Chapter 25 | 1825 | A continuation of an act passed in 1822, which imposes harsher penalties for merchants who try to sell imported goods which are subject to import tax without having paid the applicable duties in order to impede the smuggling occurring in the province. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act relating to Special Juries. | 6 George IV – Chapter 24 | 1825 | This act increases the fees paid to special jurors in order to better cover their expenses. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act relating to the Terms of the Supreme Court at Halifax. | 6 George IV – Chapter 23 | 1825 | This act states that grand and petit jurors who attend the supreme court of Halifax will not be required to attend during the Trinity Term (that is, the term beginning after Easter) unless the court issues specific writs. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act to prevent the cruel treatment of Horses, Sheep or other Cattle, by Persons owning or having the charge of the same. | 6 George IV – Chapter 22 | 1825 | This act imposes a fine of between five shillings and three pounds for people convicted of wantonly or cruelly hurting their animals. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act to authorise the Incorporation of a Company for erecting a Bridge across Cornwallis River. | 6 George IV – Chapter 21 | 1825 | This act allows for the incorporation of a company to replace a bridge between the townships of Cornwallis and Horton which had been washed away by storms. A company does not yet exist, but the act sets out provisions in anticipation for the creation of a private company which will oversee the bridge project. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act to continue the 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 also the Acts in amendment thereof. | 6 George IV – Chapter 20 | 1825 | This Act continues an act making provision for militiamen to be billeted when marching from one part of the province to another for one year. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act to continue an Act, entitled, “An Act imposing a Duty on Goods, Wares and Merchandise, imported from the United States of America, and for appropriating the same;” and also the Act, passed in the last Session of the General Assembly, to alter and continue the said Act. | 6 George IV – Chapter 19 | 1825 | A continuation of an act passed in 1823, which specifies the duties to be charged on all goods imported from the United States. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act to authorise the Incorporation of a Company for Working Mines of Iron, and Manufacturing Iron, in the County of Annapolis. | 6 George IV – Chapter 18 | 1825 | This act provides for the incorporation of a private mine company to extract the iron present in Annapolis company, whenever a group of individuals should come forward who are ready to fund the project and incorporate the company. General clauses of incorporation are specified by the act, including the future company's right to hold land and charge rents, sell and transfer shares, and incur debt on behalf of the company. | Early Canadiana Online |