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An Act for applying certain Monies therein mentioned, for the service of the Year of our Lord One Thousand Eight Hundred and Fourteen; 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 the Acts of the Province. 54 George III – Chapter 1 1814 This act was not published. Early Canadiana Online
An Act to repeal part of the Laws now in force for Raising and Training the Militia of this Province, and to make further and more effectual provision for the same. 54 George III – Chapter 1 1814 Expired; unpublished. Early Canadiana Online
An Act further 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.” (17th March, 1814.) 54 George III Chapter 1 1814 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 1816. Early Canadiana Online
An Act in addition to an Act, passed in the fifty-second year of His Majesty’s Reign, entitled, “An Act for granting to His Majesty an additional Revenue to defray the expense of the War, and to appoint Commissioners to borrow Money for the Use of the Province.” 53 George III – Chapter 19 1813 An amendment to a 1812 act which places an additional duty on wine, rum, and other liquors in order to cover the expense of defending the province during wartime. Early Canadiana Online
An Act to continue in force the several Acts therein mentioned. 53 George III – Chapter 18 1813 This act was not published. Early Canadiana Online
An Act to continue and amend the Act, passed in the forty-eighth year of his present Majesty’s Reign, entitled, “An 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 the Act, passed in the fifty-first year of his said Majesty’s reign, in amendment of the said Act. 53 George III – Chapter 17 1813 An amendment to an act first passed in 1808, which regulated the provisioning and billeting of militia troops when they are on active duty and moving from one place in the province to another. The amendment changes the payment for each meal provided to militia soldiers to fifteen pence. Early Canadiana Online
An Act in amendment of an Act, passed in the thirty-fourth year of His present Majesty’s Reign, entitled, “An Act for the Preservation of Partridges, and Blue-Winged Ducks.” 53 George III – Chapter 16 1813 An amendment to a 1794 act which imposes a penalty for the killing, sale, or purchase of partridges and blue winged ducks during their mating season, from the first day of March to the first day of September, in order to help preserve the species. The amendment extends the season from March to the first day of October. Early Canadiana Online
An Act to authorise the Treasurer of the Province to call in and pay the Treasury Notes heretofore issued, and to empower the Lieutenant-Governor, or Commander in Chief for the time being, to appoint Commissioners to issue other Treasury Notes. 53 George III – Chapter 15 1813 This act allows for the issuing and creation of provincial treasury notes. The act regulates how these notes are to be issued, who can issue them, who can pay them out, how they are to be paid, the form of the notes, and various other matters surrounding treasury notes. Early Canadiana Online
An Act in addition to, and amendment of, an Act, passed in the third and fourth years of His present Majesty’s reign, entitled, “An Act for the relief of Insolvent Debtors.” 53 George III – Chapter 14 1813 An amendment of a 1763 act which outlines how creditors can collect on debts owing from insolvent persons and penalties for insolvent debtors. The amendment better defines how those imprisoned for debt can be discharged. Early Canadiana Online
An Act in addition to, and in amendment of, an Act for preventing Trespasses. 53 George III – Chapter 13 1813 An addition to a 1759 law, expanding it beyond Halifax and making it applicable to the rest of the province. Early Canadiana Online