Legislation by Source Document: National Archive of the United Kingdom
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| Title | Chapter | Date Passed | Legislative Summary | Source Document |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| An Act to explain an Act made and passed in the 33d Year of His Majesty’s Reign, intitled, “An Act to enable Proprietors to divide their Lands held in common and undivided.” | 34 George II – Chapter 3 | 1760 | This Act clarifies how and where meetings as required by the 1759 Act, “An Act to enable Proprietors to divide their Lands held in common and undivided,” should be called. | National Archive of the United Kingdom |
| An Act for the ascertaining Damages on protested Bills of Exchange. | 34 George II – Chapter 2 | 1760 | Under this Act, persons that draw bills of exchange that are protested are subject to a fine of ten per cent damages with a rate of six per cent interest per annum. | National Archive of the United Kingdom |
| An Act For the making perpetual an Act made and passed in the 32d Year of His Majesty’s Reign, intitled, “An Act to prevent the Sale of Slop-Cloathing, and for punishing the Concealers and Harbourers of Seamen or Marines deserting from the Royal-Navy.” | 34 George II – Chapter 1 | 1760 | This Act makes an Act from 1758, “An Act to prevent the Sale of Slop-Cloathing, and for punishing the Concealers and Harbourers of Seamen or Marines deserting from the Royal-Navy," permanent whereas it was formerly only to remain in force until the end of the present war (the Seven Years' War). | National Archive of the United Kingdom |
| An Act for the summary Trial of Actions. | 33 George II – Chapter 22 (Session 2) | 1759 | This Act makes provision for the trial of actions where the sum total does not exceed ten pounds. This Act is to remain in force for two years. | National Archive of the United Kingdom |
| An Act for extending the Bounty on Stone Walls built, and Hay raised within the Peninsula of Halifax. | 33 George II – Chapter 21 (Session 2) | 1759 | This Act extends a soon-to-expire bounty on stone walls and hay raised on the peninsula of Halifax for an additional three years. | National Archive of the United Kingdom |
| An Act for further prolonging a Resolution of the Governor and Council, revived and put in Force by the General Assembly in the 32d Year of His Majesty’s Reign. | 33 George II – Chapter 20 (Session 2) | 1759 | This Act continues a former Act, as amended by another 1751 Act, “An Act that foreign debts should not be pleadable in this province, unless for goods imported into the province, made the 2d day of February, 1749, in the 23d Year of His present Majesty’s Reign,” which is to remain in force for an additional year. | National Archive of the United Kingdom |
| An Act for laying a Duty of Excise of Three Pence per Gallon on all Rum, and other Spirituous Liquors distilled within this Province, and for granting a Bounty on the Exportation thereof. | 33 George II – Chapter 19 (Session 2) | 1759 | This Act imposes further duties on rum and liquors, as the duties previously imposed by the Acts listed were found insufficient. | National Archive of the United Kingdom |
| An Act in Addition to, and Amendment of, and for further prolonging, an Act made and passed in the 32d Year of His Majesty’s Reign, intitled, "An Act for granting to His Majesty an Excise upon Wine, Rum, and other distilled Spirituous Liquors sold by Retail." As also of an Act, intitled, "An Act for the better discovering and more effectually suppressing unlicensed Houses." | 33 George II – Chapter 18 (Session 2) | 1759 | This Act amends and clarifies several sections of two former Acts relating to duties on wine, beer, rum, and liquor and for suppressing unlicensed public houses. | National Archive of the United Kingdom |
| An Act for laying an additional Duty of Three Pence per Gallon upon all Rum and other distilled Spirituous Liquors imported into this Province, and for allowing a Drawback on the Exportation thereof. | 33 George II – Chapter 17 (Session 2) | 1759 | This Act increases the duties imposed by the 1758 Act, “An Act for establishing and regulating several duties of impost on wines, beer, rum, and other distilled spirituous liquors for the future." This Act is to remain in force for four years. | National Archive of the United Kingdom |
| An Act to prevent the distilling Grain in this Province. | 33 George II – Chapter 16 (Session 2) | 1759 | This Act bans the distilling of malt, corn, or grain, with the aim of preventing scarcity. This Act is to remain in force for ten years. | National Archive of the United Kingdom |