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Title Chapter Date Passed Legislative Summary Source Document
An Act to continue an Act to revive a Law for empowering the Governor, Lieutenant-Governor, or Commander in Chief for the time being, to prohibit the exportation of Gunpowder, Arms and Ammunition, or Saltpetre, or carrying the same Coastways. 48 George III – Chapter 15 1807 This act was not published. Early Canadiana Online
An Act to revive a Law for impowering the Governor, Lieutenant-Governor, or Commander in Chief, for the time being, to prohibit the Exportation of Gunpowder, Arms, and Ammunition, or Salt-Petre, or the carrying the same Coastways. 33 George III – Chapter 18 1793 This act revives an act first passed in 1775, which prohibited the transportation of gunpowder, arms, and salt petre except for the express use of the King's troops, or by special license issued by the Governor General, due to the war with the American colonies. Early Canadiana Online
An Act for granting the King’s Most Gracious Free Pardon to all his Subjects in this Province, for all Treasons, Misprison of Treasons, or treasonable Correspondence committed or done by them or any of them in adhering to, aiding or assisting, countenancing or abetting his Majesty’s late Subjects in the Thirteen Colonies during their Rebellion. 23 George III – Chapter 3 1783 This Act pardons those charged with treasons for actions taken during the American Revolution. Early Canadiana Online
An Act for the Relief of sundry of his Majesty’s Subjects in this Province, against whom Judgements have been recovered, on Account of Losses sustained by the Depredations of the Enemy. 23 George III – Chapter 2 1783 Three commissioners are to be appointed in each county under this Act to take accounts of losses sustained by the depredations of the enemy during the late war. The processes by which this is to be done are outlined. Early Canadiana Online
An Act in Amendment of an Act made in the Nineteenth year of His present Majesty’s reign, entitled, “An Act for the more effectual securing all the Goods, Chattels, Lands and Tenements, belonging to such Persons who have deserted this Province, to join His Majesty’s Rebellious Subjects in the other Colonies.” 20 George III – Chapter 10 1780 This act was not published. Early Canadiana Online
An Act for the more effectual securing all the Goods, Chattels, Lands and Tenements, belonging to such Persons who have deserted this Province, to join His Majesty’s Rebellious Subjects in the other Colonies. 19 George III – Chapter 17 1779 This act was not published. Early Canadiana Online
An Act for the more effectually securing Prisoners committed for Crimes against his Majesty and Government, and for the Tryal of such offenders. 17 George III – Chapter 13 1777 This article provides for the transfer of offenders accused of crimes considered too dangerous for county jails to Halifax, such as treason, for as long as the American revolution should continue. Early Canadiana Online
An Act for continuing an Act made in the 15th Year of his present Majesty’s Reign, intitled an Act to impower the Governor, Lieutenant Governor, or Commander in Chief for the Time being, to prohibit the Exportation of Gunpowder, arms and Ammunition, or Salt-petre, or carrying the same Coastways. 17 George III – Chapter 11 1777 A continuation of an act first passed in 1775 which prohibits the transportation of gunpowder, arms, and salt petre except for the express use of the King's troops, or by special license issued by the Governor General, due to the war with the American colonies. Early Canadiana Online
An Act for more effectually preventing the Desertion of Seamen and Soldiers from his Majesty’s Navy and Army in this Province. 17 George III – Chapter 9 1777 This act imposes harsher penalties on inciting seamen and soldiers to desert, or hiding and harbouring seamen and soldiers once they have deserted. The harsher penalties were to remain in place until the end of the rebellion in the American colonies. Early Canadiana Online
An Act for raising a Tax on the Inhabitants of this Province, for defraying the Expence of maintaining and supporting the Militia of the said Province, and for the Defence of the same. 15 George III – Chapter 7 (Session 2) 1775 This act places a tax on residents of the province in order to raise a militia to defend the colony against the uprising occurring in the south (the American Revolution) and to protect against any possible incursion of American troops into Nova Scotia. Early Canadiana Online
An Act for the ready Admission of such of his Majesty’s Subjects in the Colonies on the Continent, who may be induced to take Refuge in the Province, from the Anarchy and Confusion there, and for securing the Peace, and preserving the Loyalty and Obedience of the Inhabitants of this Province. 15 George III – Chapter 6 (Session 2) 1775 This act allows for the settlement of refugees from the American revolution who are loyal to the British crown (otherwise known as "loyalists") in Nova Scotia. Early Canadiana Online
An Act to empower the Governor, Lieutenant Governor or Commander in Chief for the Time being to prohibit the Exportation of Gunpowder, Arms and Ammunition or Salt Petre or carrying the same coastways. 15 George III – Chapter 4 (Session 1) 1775 This act prohibits the transportation of gunpowder, arms, and salt petre except for the express use of the King's troops, or by special license issued by the Governor General, due to the war with the American colonies. Early Canadiana Online