An Act to renew a former Act of the same name passed in 1799, but to repeal aspects of it and to set its expiry. The Act stipulates that Maitres de Poste must have sufficient harnesses and reins on their horses.
This Act outlines the rules police in localities throughout the province must abide by, including that laws must be announced before they are enforced and that financial penalties cannot exceed five pounds, except in the circumstances described. The Act defines how it should be used and when it will expire.
An amendment to an act first passed in 1801, which divided the town of Halifax into wards for the purposes of repairing and maintaining roads. The amendment extends the provisions of the original act to the main road of Sackville.
This act makes it possible to return to the crown a portion of land belonging to what is referred to as "Governor's south farm," for the use of the military.
An Act to continue, amend, and set a new expiry date for an Act originally passed in 1799. The Act establishes that Keepers of Houses of Correction should be "fit and proper persons" and given a reasonable salary. It also stipulates where the funding for Houses of Correction will come from.
An amendment to a 1792 act, which was itself an amendment to a 1759 act, "An Act for regulating and maintaining an House of Correction or Work-House within the Town of Halifax, and for binding out Poor Children." The current amendment mostly pertains to the operation of poor houses in Halifax.
This act permits a levying of sums of money from the residents of Colchester and Pictou in order to raise funds to build and repair roads, to make up for statute labour shortages.