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An Act to continue, for a limited time, an Act passed in the fortieth year of His Majesty’s Reign, intituled, “An Act to give further powers to the Executive Government to prevent the introduction or spreading of infectious or contagious diseases in this Province.” (2d. May, 1804.) 44 George III Chapter 6 1804 An Act to extend a former act passed in 1800, without amendments, for a limited time. 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 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; and, 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.” 44 George III – Chapter 5 1804 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 further 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.” (2d. May, 1804.) 44 George III Chapter 5 1804 This Act continues an Act which was first passed in 1796, and which 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 in addition to, and amendment of, an Act, passed in the Thirty-fifth year of His present Majesty’s reign, entitled, “An Act to amend, and reduce into one Act, the several Laws, now in being, relating to a Militia in this Province.” 44 George III – Chapter 4 1804 An amendment to an act first passed in 1795, which consolidated several past acts regarding militia service in the province. Early Canadiana Online
An Act to continue, for a limited time, the provisions of an Act passed in the forty first year of His present Majesty’s Reign, intituled, “An Act for the Relief of Insane persons, and for the support of Foundlings.” (2d. May, 1804.) 44 George III Chapter 4 1804 An Act to continue for a limited time an Act passed in 1801 to offer financial relief for the mentally ill and for the maintenance of foundling children, as well as to religious communities who administer relief to sick or infirm persons and foundlings. Early Canadiana Online
An Act to continue in force the several Acts therein mentioned. 44 George III – Chapter 3 1804 The continuation of various acts related to a number of different issues, ranging from fishing to the market house in Halifax. Early Canadiana Online
An Act for the encouragement of the persons who shall apprehend Deserters from His Majesty’s regular Forces in this Province. (2d. May, 1804.) 44 George III Chapter 3 1804 An Act to grant an award to any person or persons who deliver deserter(s) from His Majesty's regular Forces, so long as the deliverer is not in the in the Forces themselves. The Act specifies that this will remain in force until the next session of the Provincial Parliament after the end of the war. Early Canadiana Online
An Act to continue in force the several Revenue Laws for the support of His Majesty’s 44 George III – Chapter 2 1804 The continuation of various acts relating to duties placed on trade goods. Early Canadiana Online
An Act to continue, for a limited time, an Act passed in the forty third year of His Majesty’s Reign, intituled, “An Act for the better preservation of His Majesty’s Government as, by Law, happily established in this Province.” (2d. May, 1804.) 44 George III Chapter 2 1804 An Act to continue the act passed in 1803, without amendments, for a limited time. The Act allows individuals suspected of treason or treasonable activities to be detained without bail or a trial while this act is in effect. The Act outlines exceptions to this and sets a date upon which these terms will expire. Early Canadiana Online
An Act to amend, an Act, made and passed in the Thirty-third year of His present Majesty’s reign, entitled, “An Act for granting to His Majesty, certain duties on Wine, Rum, and other Distilled Spirituous Liquors, and Brown Sugar, for the purpose of paying the Interest, and reducing the Principal, of the Public Debt of this Province.” 44 George III – Chapter 1 1804 An amendment to an act first passed in 1793 which modified how the duties on spirits and sugars are collected in order to keep better track of how much revenue is being brought in by these taxes, and to better apply them to the province's debt. Early Canadiana Online