This act changes the times at which the courts of common pleas and general sessions of the peace for the county of Sydney are held, to the first Tuesday of March and the first Tuesday of October.
This act regulates the navigation of the St Lawrence river between Québec and Ile du Bic, and from there to Montréal, specifying who can be licensed to pilot the river in these areas.
An amendment to an act first passed in 1789, which detailed how members of the legislative assembly are to be elected and how elections are to be held.
The enactment of articles negotiated between Upper and Lower Canada concerning trade and tariffs, as agreed upon by commissioners appointed by prior legislative assemblies.
This act provides for the replacement of trustees of the Dartmouth town plat, which was granted to Thomas Cochran, Timothy Folger, and Samuel Starbuck, in trust, for the common use of the town in 1788.
A continuation of an act from 1793 which requires every master of every ship to notify local authorities of aliens aboard their ships, and empowers said authorities to seize and imprison those who are suspected of treason.
This act appoints the named individuals as commissioners to determine a suitable site within the town of Halifax for a provincial court building, a building to house the legislative assembly, and the various offices associated with the courts and assembly. Once the site is determined, the commissioners are authorized to enter into contracts with workmen, estimate costs based on plans, and purchase materials.
An act to continue an act originally passed in 1796, which allows for the suspension of any ordinance relative trade by the Governor or Lieutenant-Governor, and to give directions and make regulations with respect to imports, exports, duties, or anything else between Lower Canada and the United States.