| An Act in amendment of an Act, passed in the twenty-ninth year of His present Majesty’s Reign, entitled, “An Act for altering the Times appointed for holding the Court of Common Pleas, and the General Sessions of the Peace, in the County of Sydney.” |
37 George III – Chapter 5 |
1797 |
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. |
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| An Act to continue an Act passed in the thirty-third Year of His Majesty's Reign, intituled, “An Act to provide Returning Officers for Knights, Citizens and Burgesses, to serve in Assembly.” [2d. May, 1797.] |
37 George III Chapter 5 |
1797 |
This act specifies who can hold public office, particularly in the Legislative assembly, renewing an act that was first passed in 1793. |
Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act to explain and amend an Act, passed in the seventh year of His present Majesty’s Reign, entitled, “An Act for partition of Lands in Coparcenary, Joint Tenancy, and Tenancy in Common, and, thereby, for the more effectual collecting His Majesty’s Quit Rents, in the Colony of Nova-Scotia.” |
37 George III – Chapter 4 |
1797 |
An amendment to an act first passed in 1767, which made provision for lots of land possessed by absent persons to be divided. |
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| An Act for amending the Laws now in force, and for making more effectual Provision, for the Pilotage of the River St. Lawrence between the Bason of Quebec and the Island of Bic, and for improving the Navigation thereof unto the City of Montreal. [2d. May, 1797.] |
37 George III Chapter 4 |
1797 |
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. |
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| An Act in amendment of an Act, passed in the Twenty-ninth year of the reign of His present Majesty, entitled, “An Act for the better regulation of Elections.” |
37 George III – Chapter 3 |
1797 |
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. |
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| An Act to ratify, approve and confirm certain provisional Articles of Agreement entered into by the respective Commissioners of this Province and Upper-Canada, at Montreal, on the twenty-eighth January, one thousand seven hundred and ninety-seven, relative to Duties, and for carrying the fame into effect. [2d. May, 1797.] |
37 George III Chapter 3 |
1797 |
The enactment of articles negotiated between Upper and Lower Canada concerning trade and tariffs, as agreed upon by commissioners appointed by prior legislative assemblies. |
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| An Act to enable the Governor, Lieutenant-Governor, or Commander in Chief for the time being, to appoint Trustees, for the Common of the Town of Dartmouth, on the death, or removal, of the Trustees holding the same, and to vacate that part of the grant of the Common aforesaid, which vests the trust in the heirs, executors or administrators, of the Trustees, named in the said grant, on the death of such Trustees. |
37 George III – Chapter 2 |
1797 |
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. |
Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act further to continue An Act passed in the thirty-sixth year of His Majesty's Reign, intituled “An Act for further continuing certain parts of an Act passed in the thirty-fourth year of His Majesty’s reign, intituled, “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, and for empowering His Majesty to secure and detain persons charged with or suspected of High Treason, and for the arrest and commitment of all persons who may individually, by seditious practices, attempt to disturb the Government of this Province.” [2d. May, 1797.] |
37 George III Chapter 2 |
1797 |
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. |
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| An Act for appointing Commissioners to determine upon a proper situation, in the town of Halifax, and to purchase Lots of Ground, if necessary, to erect a Public Building, for the accommodation of the General Assembly, Court of Chancery, Supreme Court, and Court of Admiralty, and Public Offices, and for procuring plans and estimates for a building hereafter to be erected for the residence of the Governor, Lieutenant-Governor, or Commander in Chief, for the time being. |
37 George III – Chapter 1 |
1797 |
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. |
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| An Act for further continuing, for a limited time, an Act made in the thirty-sixth year of His present 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 by inland Navigation,” [2d. May, 1797.] |
37 George III Chapter 1 |
1797 |
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. |
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