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 Addition to an Act intitled, an Act to prevent Trespasses. | 17 George III – Chapter 6 | 1777 | This act adds additional clauses to an act first passed in 1758. The original act set standards for fences and sets procedures for how and in what cases damages done by horses or livestock should be compensated. The addition extends the provisions of this act to the road between Bedford Basin and Fort Sackville. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act in further Addition to an Act, made in the third Year of His present Majesty’s Reign, intitled, “An Act to enable the several Townships within this Province to maintain their Poor.” | 17 George III – Chapter 5 | 1777 | This Act amends the 1763 Act, "An Act to enable the several Townships within this Province to maintain their Poor," as amended in 1767, 1768, and 1770. The new amendment specifies penalties for overseers who do not perform their duties according to the law. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act in Amendment of the several Acts for Regulating Juries. | 17 George III – Chapter 4 | 1777 | This is an amendment to various past acts regarding juries. It states that anyone appointed as a grand juror in the province shall serve as a grand juror for the period of one year, for both the Supreme court and the courts of general session. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act in Amendment of an Act made in the second Year of his present Majesty’s Reign, Intitled, an Act for the better Regulating the Militia, on actual Service in time of War. | 17 George III – Chapter 3 | 1777 | An amendment to an act originally passed in 1762, which implemented several measures and regulations concerning the militia when on active service. The current amendment concerns pay while on active service. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act for the making perpetual, an Act made in the Eleventh Year of his present Majesty’s Reign, Intitled, an Act to avoid the Double Payment of Debts. | 17 George III – Chapter 2 | 1777 | This act makes perpetual an act which was originally passed in 1771. In cases where tradesmen bring suits to recover debts owing two years or more after work was done, their shop book may be given as evidence. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act in further Addition to an Act, made in the fifth Year of his present Majesty’s Reign, intitled, an Act for the Choice of Town Officers and regulating Townships. | 17 George III – Chapter 1 | 1777 | An addition to an act first passed in 1765 which replaced the methods by which town officers, including fence viewers, constables, and surveyors, are to be appointed. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act in further Amendment of an Act, made in the Sixth Year of his present Majesty’s Reign, intitled, An Act for prescribing the Forms of Writts and the Manner of issuing the same. | 16 George III – Chapter 9 | 1776 | An amendment to a 1766 act which outlines the processes by which writs and judicial issues are to be given, and includes the form of summons, attachment, execution, writ of capias ad respondendum, and writ of habere facias possessionem. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act for farming the Duties of Impost and Excise on Beer, Rum and other distilled spirituous Liquors, and Wines, Brown Sugar and Melasses at the several Districts therein-mentioned. | 16 George III – Chapter 8 | 1776 | This act puts measures in place to collect duties on certain alcoholic beverages as well as brown sugar and molasses in the named regions around the province. It specifies how the individuals collecting these duties are to be selected, and the authorities given to them. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act for continuing an Act made in the Fifteenth Year of his present Majesty’s Reign, intitled, An Act for granting to his Majesty an Excise on Melasses, and brown Sugar, sold within or brought into this Province, and for the more effectual improving and extending the Trade of this Colony to the West-Indies. | 16 George III – Chapter 7 | 1776 | Although this act states it is an amendment to an act passed in the fifteenth year of George III, it is actually an amendment to an act passed in 1774, the fourteenth year of George III - "An Act for granting to His Majesty an Excise on Melasses and Brown Sugar, sold within, or brought into this Province, and for the more effectual improving and extending the Trade of this Colony to the West-Indies." The original 1774 act established a duty on molasses and brown sugar of five pence per gallon and five shillings per hundred and twelve pounds, while the 1776 act continues the original act until 1778. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act in further Addition to and for continuing an Act made in the Fifteenth Year of his present Majesty’s Reign, entitled, “An Act in further Addition to, and Amendment of, and for continuing the several Acts of the General Assembly of this Province therein mentioned, relating to the Duties of Impost and Excise on Wines, Beer, Rum, and other distilled Spirituous Liquors.” | 16 George III – Chapter 6 | 1776 | Although the act states that it is an amendment to an act passed in the fifteenth year of George III, it is actually an amendment to an act passed in 1774, which is the fourteenth year of George III. The act referenced is, "An Act in further Addition to, and Amendment of, and for continuing the several Acts of the General-Assembly of this Province therein mentioned, relating to the Duties of Impost and Excise on Wines, Beer, Rum and other distilled Spirituous Liquors," which amends and continues several Acts relating to impost and excise duties charged on liquors. | Early Canadiana Online |