6 January 1809

Petition of George Paris Monke, Captain of HMS Centurion, and officers stating that the officers of his ship, which is stationed in Halifax, are the only officers on the station who have to pay the provincial duties on wines consumed on shipboard, and asking relief.

Reference: Nova Scotia House of Assembly Nova Scotia Archives RG 5 Series A volume 16 number 7

6 January 1809

Draft resolution "that the Sum of two hundred Guineas be granted and placed in the Hands of a joint Committee of the Council and House of Assembly the same or such parts thereof as the said Committees shall think proper to be remitted to Nathaniel Atcheson Esquire the Special Agent of the province to enable him to defray any expenses that may be incurred for the Purpose of effecting such Objects as shall be deemed necessary and Advantageous to this Province." Compare with the final resolution, Journal, p. 76

Reference: Nova Scotia House of Assembly Nova Scotia Archives RG 5 Series A volume 16 number 8

6 January 1809

Resolution appointing and paying for Andrew Belcher, Michael Wallace, Richard John Uniacke, Foster Hutchinson, Simon B. Robie and William Lawson to correspond with the province's agents regarding commerce and fisheries as requested by a petition by Halifax merchants.

Reference: Nova Scotia House of Assembly Nova Scotia Archives RG 5 Series A volume 16 number 9

9 January 1809

Instructions for the Committee of conference, replying to the objections of the Council to the Bill for imposing an additional duty on liquors (which was to be applied to the debt accrued through supplying arms to the militia). Compare with the final resolutions, Assembly Journal, pp. 79, 80.

Reference: Nova Scotia House of Assembly Nova Scotia Archives RG 5 Series A volume 16 number 10

9 January 1809

Drafts of the reply of the House to the objections of the Council to the bill for imposing an additional duty on liquors (which was to be applied to the debt accrued through supplying arms to the militia). Compare with the final resolutions, Assembly Journal, pp. 79, 80.

Reference: Nova Scotia House of Assembly Nova Scotia Archives RG 5 Series A volume 16 number 11

9 January 1809

Draft of resolution and division on vacating Mr. Bolman’s seat for failing the give reasons for not attending the House. The House resolves "That the Speaker be directed to take the Usual Steps for a new Writ for the election of a Member to represent the Town of Lunenburg."

Reference: Nova Scotia House of Assembly Nova Scotia Archives RG 5 Series A volume 16 number 12

12 January 1809

Resolutions of the House for granting sums for compensating certain commissioners of roads.

Reference: Nova Scotia House of Assembly Nova Scotia Archives RG 5 Series A volume 16 number 13

13 January 1809

Four resolutions for granting sums for certain provincial services and a resolution granting £50 for purchasing the British Statutes at large and the Journals of the House of Commons to be placed in the Law Library.

Reference: Nova Scotia House of Assembly Nova Scotia Archives RG 5 Series A volume 16 number 14

17 January 1809

Copy of paper received from the Council after a conference with the Assembly’s committee on the subject of a supply. (The same as the entry on p. 98 of the Journal.)

Reference: Nova Scotia House of Assembly Nova Scotia Archives RG 5 Series A volume 16 number 15

17 January 1809

Reply of the House to the written paper received from the Council giving their reasons for not approving of the appropriation bill. With regard to the bill for imposing an additional duty on liquors, the House states "that the House of Assembly consider themselves to be the constitutional judges as well of the Articles of which a duty may be laid with least inconvenience to their Constituents, as of the amount of that duty, and whether or not it shall be made to operate retrospectively, and that if a difference of sentiment should unfortunately happen in this respect, between His Majestys Council and the House, the opinion of the latter, in a money bill, should prevail." (Identical with the final message, Journal p. 99)

Reference: Nova Scotia House of Assembly Nova Scotia Archives RG 5 Series A volume 16 number 16

23 January 1809

List of the bills assented to by the President

Reference: Nova Scotia House of Assembly Nova Scotia Archives RG 5 Series A volume 16 number 17

26 January 1809

Proceedings of the House for 23 - 26 January 1809, following the refusal of the President of the Province to sign the appropriation bill.

Reference: Nova Scotia House of Assembly Nova Scotia Archives RG 5 Series A volume 16 number 18

24 January 1809

Preamble adopted by the House on the President refusing his assent to the appropriation bill.

Reference: Nova Scotia House of Assembly Nova Scotia Archives RG 5 Series A volume 16 number 19

24 January 1809

Resolution for a committee to correspond with the Agent of the Province with regard to the resolutions of the House on the President’s refusing the appropriation bill. (Draft)

Reference: Nova Scotia House of Assembly Nova Scotia Archives RG 5 Series A volume 16 number 20

24 January 1809

Drafts of four resolutions and the preamble adopted by the House on the President refusing his assent to the appropriation bill. (See Assembly Journal, pp. 104, 105, for the other resolutions).

Reference: Nova Scotia House of Assembly Nova Scotia Archives RG 5 Series A volume 16 number 21