Legislation by Province: Nova Scotia (1758-1825**)
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| Title | Chapter | Date Passed | Legislative Summary | Source Document |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| An Act for continuing the several Acts for raising a Fund for the Purpose of making and repairing Bridges and Roads of Communication thro’ the Province. | 17 George III – Chapter 12 | 1777 | A continuation of an act first passed in 1772, as well as its amendment and continuation passed in 1773, which established a tax to be levied from householders or property owners and outlines the processes by which properties are to be assessed and taxed as well as penalties for persons who refuse to pay the tax and assessors who neglect to perform their duty. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act for continuing an Act made in the 15th Year of his present Majesty’s Reign, intitled an Act to impower the Governor, Lieutenant Governor, or Commander in Chief for the Time being, to prohibit the Exportation of Gunpowder, arms and Ammunition, or Salt-petre, or carrying the same Coastways. | 17 George III – Chapter 11 | 1777 | A continuation of an act first passed in 1775 which prohibits the transportation of gunpowder, arms, and salt petre except for the express use of the King's troops, or by special license issued by the Governor General, due to the war with the American colonies. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act for continuing the several Acts relating to the Duty on Wheel Carriages within the Peninsula of Halifax. | 17 George III – Chapter 10 | 1777 | A continuation of an act first passed in 1768 which allows for the collection of a duty on wheel carriages to be used to maintain the streets and public highways on the peninsula of Halifax. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act for more effectually preventing the Desertion of Seamen and Soldiers from his Majesty’s Navy and Army in this Province. | 17 George III – Chapter 9 | 1777 | This act imposes harsher penalties on inciting seamen and soldiers to desert, or hiding and harbouring seamen and soldiers once they have deserted. The harsher penalties were to remain in place until the end of the rebellion in the American colonies. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act for restraining the exorbitant Price of Labour. | 17 George III – Chapter 8 | 1777 | This act allows for the standardization of wages across the province, as determined by the justices of the peace, and sets out penalties for those who would pay above the determined standard wage. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act for regulating the Price of certain Provisions in the Township of Halifax. | 17 George III – Chapter 7 | 1777 | This act allows the justices of the peace to determine the price of butchers meat in Halifax. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act in Addition to an Act intitled, an Act to prevent Trespasses. | 17 George III – Chapter 6 | 1777 | This act adds additional clauses to an act first passed in 1758. The original act set standards for fences and sets procedures for how and in what cases damages done by horses or livestock should be compensated. The addition extends the provisions of this act to the road between Bedford Basin and Fort Sackville. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act in further Addition to an Act, made in the third Year of His present Majesty’s Reign, intitled, “An Act to enable the several Townships within this Province to maintain their Poor.” | 17 George III – Chapter 5 | 1777 | This Act amends the 1763 Act, "An Act to enable the several Townships within this Province to maintain their Poor," as amended in 1767, 1768, and 1770. The new amendment specifies penalties for overseers who do not perform their duties according to the law. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act in Amendment of the several Acts for Regulating Juries. | 17 George III – Chapter 4 | 1777 | This is an amendment to various past acts regarding juries. It states that anyone appointed as a grand juror in the province shall serve as a grand juror for the period of one year, for both the Supreme court and the courts of general session. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act in Amendment of an Act made in the second Year of his present Majesty’s Reign, Intitled, an Act for the better Regulating the Militia, on actual Service in time of War. | 17 George III – Chapter 3 | 1777 | An amendment to an act originally passed in 1762, which implemented several measures and regulations concerning the militia when on active service. The current amendment concerns pay while on active service. | Early Canadiana Online |