This Act explains the times at which court are to be held in Dorchester Village and Guysborough each year, and the manner in which jurors are to be appointed.
This act allows for the provincial to build, fund, and staff schools in York, Charlotte, Saint John counties, and stipulates what their curriculm will be.
This act creates a new district out of the western district of Niagara, the district of Gore, as it has become inconvenient for the residents of this area to travel to conduct their business. The district of Gore will therefore have its own district infrastructure.
This act authorises the rebuilding of the jail and courthouse in the town of York, as they were destroyed during the recent war with the United States.
In order to rectify the potential problems set into motion when town records recording land deeds and ownership were burnt during the War of 1812, this act allows for the appointment of five commissioners who will be in charge of re-defining deeds, wills, mortgages, leases, and all other legal documents lost or destroyed during the war. The act specifies the authority of these commissioners, how the replacement legal documents will be recorded, and how current land owners can register their properties.
This act clarifies the scope of the authority of a 1789 act concerning erecting churches in Saint John County and the powers of church officials to hold and sell church lands.