| An Act to continue for a limited time and amend an Act passed in the thirty ninth year of His Majesty’s Reign, intituled, “An Act for granting further encouragement, and a more ample allowance to the Maitres and Aides de Poste, in this Province” (5th April, 1802.) |
42 George III Chapter 9 |
1802 |
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. |
Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act for applying certain monies, therein mentioned, for the service of the year one thousand eight hundred and two; 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 Acts of the Province. |
42 George III – Chapter 9 |
1802 |
This act was not published. |
Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act to provide for the more effectual regulation of the Police, within the Cities of Quebec and Montreal and Town of Three Rivers; also for extending Regulations of Police to other Towns and Villages, in certain Cases, and for repealing the Acts or Ordinances therein mentioned. (5th April, 1802.) |
42 George III Chapter 8 |
1802 |
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. |
Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act in addition to an Act, made and passed in the Forty-first year of His present Majesty’s reign, entitled, “An Act, for the repairing, keeping in repair, cleaning and paving, the Streets in the Town and Peninsula of Halifax, and for removing obstructions therein;” and also to suspend the power and authority vested in the Surveyors of Highways, within the Town and Peninsula of Halifax, after the First day of August next, during the operation of this Act. |
42 George III – Chapter 8 |
1802 |
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. |
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| An Act for disqualifying and restraining, Charles Baptiste Bouc, from being elected, and from Sitting and Voting as a Member of the House of Assembly. (5th April, 1802.) |
42 George III Chapter 7 |
1802 |
An Act to prevent the Charles Baptiste Bouc's election to the House of Assembly after he was found guilty of conspiracy. |
Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act to enable the Trustees of the Government South Farm, to re-invest in the Crown a part of said Farm, wanted for Military purposes. |
42 George III – Chapter 7 |
1802 |
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. |
Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act further to continue and amend an Act passed in the thirty ninth year of His Majesty’s Reign, intituled, “An Act to provide Houses of Correction, in the federal Districts of this Province. (5th April, 1802.) |
42 George III Chapter 6 |
1802 |
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. |
Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act to alter, and amend, an Act, passed in the Thirty-second year of His present Majesty’s reign, entitled, “An Act to alter, and amend, an Act, passed in the Thirty-third year of His late Majesty’s reign, entitled, ‘An Act for regulating and maintaining an House of Correction, or Work-house, within the Town of Halifax, and binding out Poor Children, and to extend certain provisions therein to the whole of the Province.’” |
42 George III – Chapter 6 |
1802 |
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. |
Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act for the encouragement of the Culture of Hemp in this Province. (5th. April 1802.) |
42 George III Chapter 5 |
1802 |
An Act to allot a sum of no more than 1,200 pounds to assist inhabitants to enter into the Culture of Hemp. |
Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act to enable the Justices and Grand Jury for the Districts of Colchester and Pictou, to assess the Inhabitants of the said Districts, for the purpose of opening and repairing roads of communication from one settlement to another. |
42 George III – Chapter 5 |
1802 |
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. |
Early Canadiana Online |