| An Act to enable Married Women having Real Estate, more conveniently to Alien and Convey the same. (5th March, 1803.) |
43 George III – Chapter 5 |
1803 |
This act allows women to more easily dispose of their real estate holdings after getting married. |
Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act to provide for the support of a Light-House at the entrance of Annapolis Bason, and for amending an Act, passed in the Twenty-eighth year of His Majesty’s reign, entitled, “An Act for regulating, and maintaining, a Light-House at the entrance of the Harbour of Shelburne, and for making perpetual the several Laws herein mentioned.” |
43 George III – Chapter 4 |
1803 |
This act authorizes the construction of a lighthouse at the entrance of Annapolis Basin. It also amends and continues several other lighthouse acts. |
Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act to declare the Rights of Certain Grantees of Waste Lands of the Crown. (5th March, 1803.) |
43 George III – Chapter 4 |
1803 |
This act grants rights to rights to residents of Upper Canada to Crown lands. |
Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act for the more ample publication of certain Acts of the Provincial Parliament. (11th August, 1803.) |
43 George III Chapter 3 Session 2 |
1803 |
An Act to provide copies of new laws to the rector, curate, priest, or minister of each parish within the province, also stating that they will read acts or proclamations after services when required. |
Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act in amendment of an act, made and passed in the Tenth year of His Majesty’s reign, entitled, “An Act for the settlement of the Poor in the several Townships in this Province;” and, also, in amendment of an Act, made in the Forty-first year of His said Majesty’s reign, entitled, “An Act for the better management and relief of the Poor at Halifax.” |
43 George III – Chapter 3 |
1803 |
An amendment to two acts, the first passed in 1770 and the second in 1801. The first act outlined the cases in which townships must care for the poor and orphans and the manner in which this care is to be provided, while the second act appointed commissioners to oversee the relief of the poor within the town of Halifax. The current amendment clarifies who is responsible for disbursement of payment when someone who has applied for poor relief changes jurisdictions, and changes the rules around hiring out poor children. |
Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act to authorise the Governor, Lieutenant Governor or Person Administering the Government of this Province, to Licence Practitioners in the Law. (5th March, 1803.) |
43 George III – Chapter 3 |
1803 |
This act describes how the lawyers are to go about acquiring licenses in the province of Upper Canada. |
Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act for establishing Regulations respecting Aliens and certain subjects of his Majesty, who have resided in France, coming into this province, or residing therein. (11th, August, 1803.) |
43 George III Chapter 2 Session 2 |
1803 |
An Act to monitor the entrance of "foreigners" into the province by ship. The Act requires that ship commanders report the number of "foreigners" on board their vessel to Customs officials when they arrive at ports within the province. The Act grants authority to Justices of the Peace to jail and remove "Aliens" who remain within the province longer than the period allowed by the court. Penalties including fines are outlined as well as who is to be considered an "Alien." |
Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act in addition to, and amendment of, an Act, passed in the Fortieth year of His Majesty’s reign, entitled, “An Act for the better regulating the Inferior Court of Common Pleas, and General Sessions of the Peace, for the County of Annapolis.” |
43 George III – Chapter 2 |
1803 |
An amendment to an act first passed in 1800, which changed the time and place of the court of common pleas and general sessions of the peace for Annapolis county. |
Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act to Explain and Amend an Act, passed in the Forty-first year of His Majesty’s Reign, intituled, “An Act for granting to His Majesty, his Heirs and Successors, to and for the uses of this Province, the like Duties on Goods and Merchandize brought info this Province from the United States of America, as are now paid on Goods and Merchandize imported from Great Britain and other places, and to provide more effectually for the collection and payment of duties on Goods and Merchandize coming from, the United States of America into this Province,” and also to establish a fund for the erection and repairing of Light Houses. (5th March, 1803.) |
43 George III – Chapter 2 |
1803 |
An amendment to a past act regarding the collection of duties on goods brought in from the United States. |
Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act for the better preservation of His Majesty’s Government, as by Law, happily established in this Province. (11th. August, 1803.) |
43 George III Chapter 1 Session 2 |
1803 |
An Act to prevent treason within the Province of Lower Canada that 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 |