Legislation by Province: Nova Scotia (1758-1825**)
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| Title | Chapter | Date Passed | Legislative Summary | Source Document |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| An Act in Addition to an amendment of an Act for establishing and regulating Ferries. | 26 George III – Chapter 5 | 1785 | Early Canadiana Online | |
| An Act for continuing the several Laws therein mentioned. | 26 George III – Chapter 4 | 1785 | This Act continues several acts listed, relating largely to impost and excise duties as well as tolls, which are to remain in force until 1787. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act to encourage and extend the export of Fish, Lumber and other Produce of this Province to the West Indies, and also to revive, alter and continue the several Laws relating to the Duties of Impost on Beer, Rum and other distilled Spirituous Liquors, which Laws expired the Thirty First Day of December, 1784. | 26 George III – Chapter 3 | 1785 | This Act revives and amends several acts relating to impost and excise duties on beer, rum, wine, and other spirituous liquors, as well as on molasses and sugars. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act to empower the Justices of the Peace to hold Special Courts of Sessions for the Purposes therein mentioned. | 26 George III – Chapter 2 | 1785 | Under this Act, Justices of the Peace are empowered to call special courts or courts of sessions to try and determine criminal offences that do not extend to life and limb in order to reduce the time persons committed to jail are held in confinement. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act for establishing the Times and place of holding the several Courts of Justice therein mentioned in the County of Cumberland. | 26 George III – Chapter 1 | 1785 | This Act describes when the courts of justice are to be held in Amherst each year. The Act also specifies the terms allowable between the issue of judgements, writs, and other process and when they are to be returnable. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act to exempt all Molasses, Rum and other distilled Spirituous Liquors imported in to this Province, or purchased for the Use of his Majesty’s Careening Yard or Navy, from paying the several Impost Duties imposed thereon by the Laws of this Province. | 25 George III Chapter 11 | 1784 | This Act exempts the navy and careening yard from duties levied on certain goods as imposed by former Acts. This Act is to remain in force until 1786. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act for continuing the several Acts herein after mentioned. | 25 George III Chapter 10 | 1784 | This Act continues several acts, mostly relating to the justice system in the province, which are to remain in force until the end of December, 1785. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act in Addition to, and Amendment of an Act for continuing the several Laws relating to the Duties on licensed Houses, and for the Appropriation of the Monies raised thereby. | 25 George III Chapter 9 | 1784 | This Act amends the processes by which duties to be collected from licensed houses are to be accounted for and continues the 1768 Act, “An Act for Suppressing unlicensed Houses and for granting to his Majesty a Duty on Persons hereafter to be licensed,” as amended, which is to remain in force until the end of December 1785. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act for more effectually raising a Revenue within this Province, for the Support of its Government. | 25 George III Chapter 8 | 1784 | This Act replaces the methods by which revenue is collected in the province. The Act lists the rates of duties on certain goods, including molasses, chocolate, and coffee and penalties for persons who neglect to pay them. Certain restrictions on the collectors' or receivers' participation in trade are outlined. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act for more effectually raising a Duty of Excise on Wine, Rum and certain other enumerated Articles, and for preventing Frauds in the Collection of the Revenue. | 25 George III Chapter 7 | 1784 | This Act amends the processes by which duties are collected in the province, as well as the rate of duties on wine, rum, and certain other articles as listed. The Act also imposes regulations to prevent frauds by vessels or persons importing or exporting the same. | Early Canadiana Online |