This act amends an 1801 act which originally only applied to Halifax, extending the reach of the original act to also apply to the towns of Liverpool and Lunenburg (excepting the first and tenth clause.
This act authorizes the named individuals to undertake the sale of the courthouse and jail of Guysborough county, which have been replaced by new buildings.
This act repeals all previous legislation concerning the establishment, regulation, and improvement of provincial roads and makes more effectual provisions for the same.
This act limits the building of new construction for housing, storehouses, stables, or any other type of building, within certain districts of Halifax, to prevent fire, unless the buildings being built meet certain requirements specified by the act.
This is a continuation of an act first passed in 1812 which imposes a duty on ships entering Liverpool Harbour in order to support a lighthouse on Coffin's Island.
A continuation of an act passed in 1809, which itself was an amendment to an act first passed in 1801. The original act divided the town of Halifax into wards for the purposes of repairing and maintaining roads. The amendment requires residents to keep the streets and gutters in front of their houses clean of any sort of filth or nuissance. The 1801 act, and subsequent amendments, have been continued, extended, and amended many times between 1801 and the present continuation.
A continuation of an act passed in 1798, which was itself an amendment and continuation of an act first passed in 1778, preventing the sale of cord wood for any price over fifteen shillings per cord. This act has been continued many times between 1798 and the current continuation.
This act regulates the floating of sawed logs on the Magaguadavic River and its tributaries to prevent the damaging of bridges and the obstruction of navigation.
A continuation of an act passed in 1818, which provides for the establishment of a night watch to police the town of Halifax to protect its inhabitants’ property.