Legislation by Source Document: National Archive of the United Kingdom
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| Title | Chapter | Date Passed | Legislative Summary | Source Document |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| An Act for the better discovering and more effectually surpressing Unlicenced Houses. | 32 George II – Chapter 28 | 1758 | Imposes the requirement of a licence on anyone who sells any alcoholic drink to the public, and specifies penalties for those who fail to acquire said licence. This includes individuals who agree to pay laborers in alcohol instead of money, either in whole or in part. | National Archive of the United Kingdom |
| An Act for confirming the past Proceedings of the Courts of Judicature, and for regulating the further Proceedings of the same. | 32 George II – Chapter 27 | 1758 | This act specifies court proceedings and jurisdictions for different districts of the province, allocating certain legal proceedings to specific courts. | National Archive of the United Kingdom |
| An Act directing the Guardianship of Minors. | 32 George II – Chapter 26 | 1758 | This Act outlines what should be done in the case that a father of children under the age of twenty one years dies and is not married at the time of his death. The Act gives the guardians of such children the power to use the children's inherited property for their benefit and stipulates that guardians must be Protestant. | National Archive of the United Kingdom |
| An Act to prevent unnecessary Firing off Guns, and other Fire-Arms, in the Town and Suburbs of Halifax. | 32 George II – Chapter 25 | 1758 | Under this Act, anyone who unnecessarily fires any fire arm in the town or suburbs of Halifax is to be committed to jail for twenty-four hours. | National Archive of the United Kingdom |
| An Act for Limitation of Actions, and for avoiding Suits of Law. | 32 George II – Chapter 24 | 1758 | This Act sets limits on who may bring suits to claim property and the period that may pass between the transfer of property and a suit brought for lands, tenements, or other property. | National Archive of the United Kingdom |
| An Act for preventing Persons leaving the Province without a Pass. | 32 George II – Chapter 23 | 1758 | This Act prevents persons from leaving the Province without a pass in order to prevent debtors or seamen from being secretly conveyed away. The form of the pass is given, as well as regulations for bonds to be entered into, and penalties for those who defy this Act's terms. | National Archive of the United Kingdom |
| An Act declaring what shall be deemed a Publication of the Province Laws. | 32 George II – Chapter 22 | 1758 | Under this Act, laws can be published by public readings of any law on the parade of Halifax, which are to be delivered by notice of drumbeat. | National Archive of the United Kingdom |
| An Act relating to the Assize of Breads and for Ascertaining the Standard of Weights and Measures. | 32 George II – Chapter 21 | 1758 | This Act sets standards for weights and measures of bread to prevent fraud. The processes by which these weights are to be procured, verified, and inspected are outlined. The scale of weights and prices to be used is given. | National Archive of the United Kingdom |
| An Act for punishing Criminal Offenders. | 32 George II – Chapter 20 | 1758 | This Act sets penalties for blaspheme, swearing or cursing, and drunkenness. The Act also sets a fine for spreading "false news." | National Archive of the United Kingdom |
| An Act to provide for the Support of Bastard Children, and the Punishment of the Mother and reputed Father. | 32 George II – Chapter 19 | 1758 | This Act outlines procedures to be taken if a woman declares her child to be a bastard, including if it is found that she names a man who is not the child's father to be it's father or if the father refuses to support the child. | National Archive of the United Kingdom |