Legislation by Source Document: Early Canadiana Online
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| Title | Chapter | Date Passed | Legislative Summary | Source Document |
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| An Act in Amendment of an Act, passed the First Year of the Reign of His present Majesty, intituled, “An Act for the repairing and mending Highways, Roads Bridges and Streets, &c.” | 28 George III Chapter 4 | 1787 | This Act makes it lawful for the surveyors of highways to order inhabitants of their respective townships to work on roads as deemed necessary in order to keep roads passable. The limits and enforcement of this Act are described. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act for Regulating and Maintaining a Light House at the Entrance of the Harbour of Shelburne. | 28 George III Chapter 3 | 1787 | This Act makes provision for the erection and maintenance of a lighthouse on McNutts Island at the entrance of the harbour of Shelburne. The rates of duty to be collected from merchants and vessels coming into or leaving the harbour are outlined, and describes which vessels are to be excepted from the duty. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act in Amendment of an Act made in the Twenty First Year of His Majesty’s Reign, intituled, “An Act in Addition to an Act, made in the Tenth Year of His present Majesty’s Reign, intituled, ‘An Act for Establishing the Toll to be taken at the several Grist Mills in this Province.’” | 28 George III Chapter 2 | 1787 | This Act increases the toll for bolting in order to cover the costs of erecting and repairing bolting machines to the rate of one quart per bushel, in accordance with the 1770 Act, “An Act for Establishing the Toll to be taken at the several Grist Mills in this Province.” | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act for the further Regulating the Times of holding the Inferior Court of Common Pleas for the County of Halifax. | 28 George III Chapter 1 | 1787 | This Act amends the times at which the Court of Common Pleas is held in Halifax each year so that it happens the second Tuesday of March, September, and December each year. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act to enable one or more Justices of the Peace to issue a Compulsory Process, in the first Instance in civil Causes, which are by Law triable before them. | 26 George III – Chapter 9 | 1786 | This Act makes provision for debtors of sums under three pounds to be arrested in the manner practised for debts of greater sums instead of the process formerly used. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act for applying certain Monies therein mentioned, for the Services of the Year One Thousand Seven Hundred and Eighty Seven, and for appropriating the Supplies granted in this Session of General Assembly. | 26 George III – Chapter 8 | 1786 | This Act lists the sums required to pay the salaries for staff of the government and justice system and makes provision for these salaries to be paid for the next year. The Act also makes provision to cover the expense of repairing several roads and the governor house . The several bounties and premiums now collected are to continue to be collected during 1787. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act in Addition to, and Amendment of an Act, made in the third Year of the Reign of His present Majesty intitled, “An Act to prevent Nuisances by Hedges, Wares [weirs], and other Incumbrances, obstructing the Passage of Fish in the Rivers in this Province.” | 26 George III – Chapter 7 | 1786 | This Act extends the empowers the Justices of the Peace to make rules and orders for the regulation of the fisheries relating to the construction of mill dams or other constructions across rivers that could impede fish and outlines several regulations relating to these obstructions. Penalties for persons who offend against the terms of this Act are outlined. This Act is to remain in force until 1787. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act for continuing and amending an act intitled, An Act to raise a Sum of Money towards keeping in repair the Roads leading from Halifax to Windsor and the district of Colchester. | 26 George III – Chapter 6 | 1786 | This Act amends and continues the 1782 Act, "An Act to raise a Sum of Money towards keeping in repair the Roads leading from Halifax to Windsor and the district of Colchester," which is to remain in force until 1787. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act to continue the “Act for more effectually raising a Revenue within this Province for the Support of its Government” and to enable Persons exporting certain Articles therein names to receive a Drawback on the Export thereof, and for other Purposes therein mentioned. | 26 George III – Chapter 5 | 1786 | This Act continues the 1784 Act, "Act for more effectually raising a Revenue within this Province for the Support of its Government," and amends certain provisions relating to the drawbacks granted under this former Act. This Act is to remain in force until the end of 1787. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act to alter, amend and continue an Act passed in the Twenty Fourth Year of His present Majesty’s Reign intitled, “An Act for more effectively raising a Duty of Excise on Wines, Rum, and certain other enumerated Articles, and for preventing Frauds in the Collection of the Revenue.” | 26 George III – Chapter 4 | 1786 | This Act amends and continues the 1784 Act, "An Act for more effectually raising a Duty of Excise on Wine, Rum and certain other enumerated Articles, and for preventing Frauds in the Collection of the Revenue," in order to increase the sums collected as the duties heretofore paid have been found insufficient. This Act and a more recent Act passed in explanation thereof are to remain in force until the end of 1787. | Early Canadiana Online |