A comprehensive look at the city’s legal framework.
This volume compiles the Acts and ordinances that governed the City of Halifax, offering a window into how municipal authority was organized and exercised in the era. It covers the structure of the city government, procedures for elections, and the administration of public works, property, and services.
The collection includes provisions on city governance, the board of works, expropriation for public needs, taxation and rate collection, and the regulation of city services. It presents the framework for how by-laws are made, enforced, and interpreted, as well as the management of utilities, streets, sewers, and city property. Readers will gain a sense of the mechanics behind urban policy and public administration in Halifax as described in the original statutes.
- How the city council and the board of works are formed, organized, and held accountable
- Rules for expropriation, land use, and handling public works projects
- How taxes, rates, and municipal finances are assessed, collected, and adjudicated
- Procedures for elections, administration of offices, and enforcement of by-laws
Ideal for readers of municipal history, legal history, or anyone researching Halifax’s governance and statutory framework.