This Act amends the 1762 Act, “An Act for appointing Firewards and ascertaining their Duty, and for punishing Thefts and Disorders at the Time of Fire,” as amended in 1782. The Act reduces the fine imposed on persons who neglect to sweep their chimnies and makes provision for several more firewards to be appointed.
This act continues several past act specifying duties and taxes to be charged on wine, spirits, and molasses, and amends some of the rules concerning who is liable to pay these duties as well as who is responsible for collecting them.
This act places a ten percent tax on all items being imported from the United States, and directs the money collected from this tax to support the poor of the province.
This is an amendment to an act that has been amended and renewed numerous times. The changes in this amendment pertain to the amount each licensed seller will pay to their local clerk on a yearly basis, and the maximum number of taverns to be permitted per district.
An amendment to an act first passed in 1762, which set various regulations on how fish could be exported, including the regulations on the barrels it is to be shipped in.
An amendment to an act first passed in 1763, which placed a regulatory weight on beef, pork, flour, biscuit, and ship-bread being sold by the barrel in the province.