Legislation by Source Document: Early Canadiana Online
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| Title | Chapter | Date Passed | Legislative Summary | Source Document |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| An Act to enable the Inhabitants of the Town of Halifax to Pave Water-street, in the same Town. | 56 George III – Chapter 3 | 1816 | This Act makes provision for Water Street, in Halifax, to be paved and outlines the processes by which this is to be done. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act to repeal part of, and to amend the Laws now in force for the better Collection of His Majesty's Revenue in this Province, and to make further and more effectual Provision for the same. Passed 22d March, 1816. | 56 George III – Chapter 3 | 1816 | This is an amendment to an act first passed in 1803 concerning the inspection and taxation of liquor sales and licensing, requiring inspectors to submit detailed quarterly reports along with all the taxes they have collected up to that point. A fine of 100 pounds is specified for any inspector who should fail to submit such report at the quarterly sessions. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act to alter and extend the times of holding the Supreme Court in the several Counties and Districts of this Province. | 56 George III – Chapter 2 | 1816 | This Act sets out the times that the Supreme Court will sit in the province’s districts and counties as well as some regulations relating to proceedings held therein and the role of assistant or associate justices. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act to repeal part of an Act of the Parliament of this Province, passed in the Thirty-Eighth Year of His Majesty's Reign, intituled “An Act for the better division of this Province” and more effectually to provide for the administration of Justice, by constituting the Counties of Prescott and Russell under certain modifications a separate District. Passed 22d of March, 1816. | 56 George III – Chapter 2 | 1816 | This act creates a new district, the district of Ottawa, to be created out of two priorly existing districts, Prescott and Russell. It allows for the appointing of Justices of the Peace, the building of a court house and jail, defines when the court of the Quarter Sessions will be held, and states provisions for the appointment of a district sheriff, who will be subordinate to the sheriff of the Eastern District. | 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 Sixteen: 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. | 56 George III – Chapter 1 | 1816 | This Act lists the sums that are to be paid to several individuals and institutions for services rendered and salaries during 1816. The Act also lists sums to be paid to fund several infrastructure projects, including the construction of roads and bridges, in the province. The Act finally continues a former Act, “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,” which is to remain in force until 1817. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act to continue, for a limited time, an Act passed in the Forty-eighth year of His Majesty’s Reign, intituled “An Act to regulate the Trial of Controverted Elections or Returns of Members to serve in the House of Assembly of Lower Canada.” (26th. February, 1816.) | 56 George III Chapter 1 | 1816 | An act to further continue the act originally passed in 1808 which specifies standards for petitions complaining of undue elections of Members to the House of Assembly. Restrictions including the contents, allowable dates for petitions, and a fee to bring forward a petition were also outlined in the original act. The act is set to expire in 1821. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act to alter the time of holding the Courts of General Quarter Sessions of the Peace, in the London and Johnstown Districts of this Province. Passed 22d March, 1816. | 56 George III – Chapter 1 | 1816 | This act repeals and replaces an act from 1801, and states when the courts of the Quarter Sessions can be held in the districts of London and Johnstown. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act to regulate the Trade of this Province in Plaster of Paris or Gypsum, and to prevent contraband Trade arising from the landing that article at or near the Boundary Line of the United States of America. | 55 George III – Chapter 23 | 1815 | This act was not published. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act for granting a Drawback on Wine, and distilled Spirituous Liquors. | 55 George III – Chapter 22 | 1815 | This act was not published. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act to continue in force the several Acts therein mentioned. | 55 George III – Chapter 21 | 1815 | This act was not published. | Early Canadiana Online |