Legislation by Source Document: Early Canadiana Online
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| Title | Chapter | Date Passed | Legislative Summary | Source Document |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| An Act in further Addition to an Act made in the 32d Year of the Reign of King George the Second entitled, “An Act for preventing Trespasses.” | 29 George III – Chapter 8 | 1789 | An amendment to an act first passed in 1758 which set standards for fences and sets procedures for how and in what cases damages done by horses or livestock should be compensated. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act in Amendment of the several Acts passed in the first and twenty-eight Years of His Majesty’s Reign, relative to the repairing of Highways, Roads, Bridges, &c. | 29 George III – Chapter 7 | 1789 | An amendment to acts passed in 1761 and 1787, respectively, which detail the responsibility for the maintenance and building of roads in the province. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act to enable the Inhabitants of the Town Plot of Dartmouth to use and occupy the Common Field, granted them by His Excellency the Lieutenant Governor, in such way as they may think most beneficial to them. | 29 George III – Chapter 6 | 1789 | This act grants common use of a field adjacent to the town plot of Dartmouth. The act specifies how the common space can be used, and how it is to be administered. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act for establishing the Times of holding an Inferior Court of Common Pleas and General Sessions of the Peace in the Township of Yarmouth. | 29 George III – Chapter 5 | 1789 | This act changes the time at which the general court of sessions in the town of Yarmouth will be held, to the first Tuesday of April and the last Tuesday of October of every year. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act, for founding, establishing and maintaining a College in this Province. | 29 George III – Chapter 4 | 1789 | This act establishes a fund of four hundred pounds sterling annually to establish a college at Windsor (University of King's College). | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act for altering the Times appointed for holding the Court of Common Pleas and General Sessions of the Peace in the County of Sydney. | 29 George III – Chapter 3 | 1789 | This act changes the time at which the Guysborough court of common pleas and general sessions is held to the second Tuesday in February and the second Tuesday in August. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act for altering the Times appointed for holding the Court of Common Pleas and General Sessions of the Peace in the District of Colchester. | 29 George III – Chapter 2 | 1789 | This act changes the time at which the court of general sessions and common pleas of Colchester is held, to the first Tuesday of January and the first Tuesday of July. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act for the better Regulation of Elections. | 29 George III – Chapter 1 | 1789 | This act details how members of the legislative assembly are to be elected and how elections are to be held. Salaries are granted to elected members of the assembly, and the duties of clerks and sheriffs in elections are specified, along with the penalties for not executing those responsibilities. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An act for applying certain Monies therein mentioned for the Services of the Year One Thousand Seven Hundred and Eighty Eight, and for appropriating the Supplies granted in this Session of General Assembly. | 28 George III Chapter 16 | 1787 | This Act lists several sums to be distributed to cover the sums owing for certain services, salaries, or other expenses as listed. The processes by which these sums are to be accounted for are outlined. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act for the Establishment of Fees as regulated by the Governor and Council at the Request of the House of Assembly. | 28 George III Chapter 15 | 1787 | This Act lists the fees that certain offices, including attorneys, clerks, and judges, may charge and the processes by which they are to be paid. | Early Canadiana Online |