| An Act further to continue, for a limited time An Act passed in the thirty-sixth year of His Majesty’s reign, intituled, “An Act for making a temporary provision for the regulation of trade between this Province and the United-States of America by land or inland navigation." (16th April, 1807.) |
47 George III Chapter 1 |
1807 |
An Act to continue an Act originally passed in 1796 into 1808.The Act allows the suspension of any act or ordinance relating to trade, in whole or in part, by the Governor or Lieutenant Governor. It further allows the Governor or Lieutenant Governor to make regulations with respect to imports, exports, duties, or anything else between Lower Canada and the United States. |
Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act to regulate the appointment of Collectors, and other Officers of Impost and Excise. |
47 George III – Chapter 16 |
1806 |
This act consolidates the role of tax collection in Halifax to one person, and specifies how this person is to be appointed as well as their various responsibilities. |
Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act in further addition to, and amendment of an Act, made in the second year of his present Majesty’s Reign, entitled, “An Act for the appointment of Firewards, ascertaining their duty, and for punishing Thefts and Disorders at the time of Fire.” |
47 George III – Chapter 15 |
1806 |
An amendment to an act first passed in 1762, and which had been amended several times prior. This amendment involves expanding the number of firewards in Halifax, and extends the exemption from working on highways to engine men. |
Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act for granting an Annuity to John Newton, Esq. one of the Collectors of Impost and Excise, for the District of Halifax. |
47 George III – Chapter 14 |
1806 |
This act grants a pension to John Newton, former tax collector, who can no longer work as a tax collector due to his age. |
Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act in further amendment of an Act, made and passed in the Thirty ninth year of His Majesty’s reign, entitled, “An Act for raising a Revenue to repair the Roads throughout the Province, by laying a Duty on persons hereafter to be licenced to keep Public Houses or Shops, for the retail of Spirituous Liquors, and for regulating such Public Houses and Shops.” |
47 George III – Chapter 13 |
1806 |
A continuation and amendment of an act first passed in 1799, which allocated the money collected from duties placed on various types of liquor, as well as fees collected from licenses issued by the province to sell liquor, to be used to pay for road repairs across the province. |
Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act to continue in force the several Acts therein mentioned. |
47 George III – Chapter 12 |
1806 |
This act continues various acts relating to various matters. |
Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act in addition to, and amendment of, an Act, made in the Forty-sixth year of his present Majesty’s reign, entitled, “An Act for establishing a Circuit Court in the County of Lunenburg, and District of Pictou, and for amending the several Acts now in force, relative to the Circuit Courts.” |
47 George III – Chapter 11 |
1806 |
This act changes the days on which the courts of Lunenburg and Pictou are held. |
Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act to continue an Act, made and passed in the Twenty-ninth year of his present Majesty’s reign, entitled, “An Act for the better support of the Poor, in the respective Counties of this Province, by laying an Impost Duty on Articles imported into this Province from the United States of America.” |
47 George III – Chapter 10 |
1806 |
A continuation of an act first passed in 1789, which placed a ten percent tax on all items being imported from the United States. |
Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act to continue an Act, made and passed in the Thirty-ninth year of his present Majesty’s reign, entitled, “An Act for raising a Revenue to repair the Roads throughout the Province, by laying a duty on persons hereafter to be licensed to keep Public Houses or Shops for the retail of Spirituous Liquors, and for regulating such Public Houses and Shops;” also, the Act, passed in the Fortieth year of his Majesty’s reign in amendment of the above recited Act; also, an Act, passed in the Forty-first year of his Majesty’s reign, entitled, “An Act in addition to, and amendment of, the above recited Act.” And, also, the Act passed in the Forty-sixth year of his Majesty’s reign, entitled, “An Act in addition to, and in amendment of, the above recited Act.” |
47 George III – Chapter 9 |
1806 |
A continuation of an act first passed in 1799, and its subsequent amendment, which allocated the money collected from duties placed on various types of liquor, as well as fees collected from licenses issued by the province to sell liquor, to be used to pay for road repairs across the province. |
Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act to continue an Act, passed in the Thirty-second year of his present Majesty’s reign, entitled, “An Act for the further increase of the Revenue, by raising a Duty of Excise on all Goods, Wares, and Merchandise imported into this Province;” and also, the Act, in amendment thereof, passed in the Forty-first year of his present Majesty’s reign, entitled, “An Act to alter, amend, and continue an Act, made and passed in the Thirty-second year of his present Majesty’s reign, entitled, ‘An Act for the further increase of the Revenue, by raising a Duty of Excise, on all Goods, Wares, and Merchandise imported into this Province.’” |
47 George III – Chapter 8 |
1806 |
A continuation of an act published in 1793, along with its subsequent amendment in 1801, imposing import duties on certain goods. |
Early Canadiana Online |