Legislation by Source Document: Early Canadiana Online
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| Title | Chapter | Date Passed | Legislative Summary | Source Document |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| An Act in Amendment of, and in Addition to the several Acts, relating to the Duty on licensed Houses, and for further continuing the same. | 14 George III Chapter 13 | 1774 | This Act amends former Acts relating to the duty on licenses for public houses to lessen the duty required in places outside of Halifax for the better encouragement for persons to take out licenses there. The Act also allows persons who keep ferries to keep public houses without paying the duty. The several Acts relating to these duties are to remain in force until 1780. | Early Canadiana Online |
| 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. | 14 George III Chapter 12 | 1774 | This Act establishes a duty on molasses and brown sugar of five pence per gallon and five shillings per hundred and twelve pounds. The processes by which these duties are to be collected, and fines for persons who do not pay it, are outlined. This Act is to remain in force until the end of 1776. | Early Canadiana Online |
| 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. | 14 George III Chapter 11 | 1774 | This Act amends and continues several Acts relating to impost and excise duties charged on liquors, by granting additional duties and discontinuing drawbacks, as well as exceptions to these provisions. These Acts are to remain in force until the end of 1776. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act in Amendment of an Act, made in the Thirty Second Year of His Late Majesty’s Reign, intitled, “An Act for punishing Criminal Offenders.” | 14 George III Chapter 10 | 1774 | This Act amends the 1768 Act, “An Act for punishing Criminal Offenders,” which was amended in 1770, amending that persons convicted of counterfeiting or impairing foreign coins are to have their ears cut off before they are nailed to the pillory. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act for altering the Times of holding the Court of General Sessions of the Peace, and Inferior Court of Common Pleas for the County of Cumberland. | 14 George III Chapter 9 | 1774 | This Act amends the weeks in which the Court of General Sessions of the Peace and Inferior Court of Common Pleas are to take place in Cumberland each June and October. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act to impower the Supreme Court to issue Writs of Certiorari. | 14 George III Chapter 8 | 1774 | Under this Act, the Supreme Court is allowed, upon application, to issue writs of certiorari for removing orders of the Sessions of the Peace. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act in further Amendment of an Act, made in the Thirty Second year of His late Majesty’s Reign, intitled “An Act relating to Treasons and Felonies.” | 14 George III Chapter 7 | 1774 | This Act further amends the 1758 Act, "An Act relating to Treasons and Felonies," that was amended in 1760, 1768, 1771, relating to how petit larceny should be punished. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act in Addition to, and in Amendment of an Act, made in the Eighth Year of His Present Majesty’s Reign, intitled, “An Act for establishing the Times of holding the Supreme Court.” | 14 George III Chapter 6 | 1774 | This Act amends and adds to the 1768 Act, "An Act for establishing the Times of holding the Supreme Court," in order to appointing a Supreme Court, Court of Assize, and General Gaol Delivery to be held in places in the Province outside of Halifax. The processes by which this court is to function are outlined, including the times it will be held in each county. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act for punishing Rogues, Vagabonds, and other idle and disorderly Persons. | 14 George III Chapter 5 | 1774 | This Act deems soldiers or mariners travelling without a pass from their commanding officer, or other idle and wandering persons, including deserted servants or "lunatics", as "idle and disorderly persons." The Act outlines how idle and disorderly persons are to be proceeded against, including sums to be given to anyone who delivers such a person to a constable or Justice, and the punishments they will be given such as fines and hard labour. | Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act for admitting Depositions de bene esse, of Witnesses aged, Infirm, and otherwise unable to travel, and of Witnesses departing from the Province. | 14 George III Chapter 4 | 1774 | This Act makes provision for depositions to be taken from witnesses who are infirm or aged persons, or persons unable to travel or obliged to leave the province, including by describing how these depositions are to be certified. | Early Canadiana Online |