The role of the trustee originated in the General Education Act of 1811. The new Education Act of 1865 established the school board districts, which were further divided into sections. Each school section had a board of trustees that was responsible for the operation of the school. The trustees were elected for three year terms by the ratepayers of the section, and reported to the district board of school commissioners. The duties of the trustees included: maintaining school property and facilities, hiring and overseeing the teachers, conducting meetings with the ratepayers, and filing returns with the inspector. The role of the board of trustees gradually depleted by the 1940's and 1950's as the municipal school boards took over their responsibilites.
Thomas Cutler & Son was a shipping and mercantile business founded by Thomas Cutler ca.1790. His son Robert became a partner in the business and continued it following his father's death in 1837. They also engaged in shipbuilding and ship owning.
Thomas Cutler & Son was a shipping and mercantile business founded by Thomas Cutler ca.1790. His son Robert became a partner in the business and continued it following his father's death in 1837. They also engaged in shipbuilding and ship owning.
In 1774, the Supreme Court of Nova Scotia's circuit system was established by an act of the legislature. In this system, judges travelled to outlying areas to hold court. By 1834 the initial requirement to have cases heard in the presence of two or more judges was removed and a single judge hearing cases on circuit was invested with the full powers and jurisdiction of the court in Halifax. Supreme court circuit sittings were established at Guysborough in 1834, in what was the lower district of Sydney County until Guysborough became a separate county in 1836. As the sessions had earlier been split between Guysborough and Antigonish, a court house was already available. When Guysborough County was divided into the Guysborough and St. Mary's districts in 1840, another sitting location was added at Sherbrooke, but no separate records were generated by those sittings.
In 1774, the Supreme Court of Nova Scotia's circuit system was established by an act of the legislature. In this system, judges travelled to outlying areas to hold court. By 1834 the initial requirement to have cases heard in the presence of two or more judges was removed and a single judge hearing cases on circuit was invested with the full powers and jurisdiction of the court in Halifax. Supreme court circuit sittings were established at Guysborough in 1834, in what was the lower district of Sydney County until Guysborough became a separate county in 1836. As the sessions had earlier been split between Guysborough and Antigonish, a court house was already available. When Guysborough County was divided into the Guysborough and St. Mary's districts in 1840, another sitting location was added at Sherbrooke, but no separate records were generated by those sittings.
The Stipendiary Magistrates' Court for Guysborough County, Nova Scotia, was held in the Guysborough Court House, to hear minor civil and criminal cases. Magistrates' Courts were established throughout Nova Scotia as a succession to the Court of General Sessions. Court operations were decentralized, in that they did not report to a higher body. Prior to 1938, magistrates were not required to be lawyers. In 1938, a provincial act was passed which required all magistrates to be lawyers, but during their term as a magistrate, could not practice law. As of 1938, all magistrates were permitted to complete their term, and then the act was enforced. Many lawyers were dissatisfied with this system, as it would force them to abandon their practices. These courts quickly faded out within the province.
During the late eighteenth and nineteenth century, the Port of Guysborough was a busy shipping center and was established sometime in the early to mid nineteenth century as a port of registry and customs collection. After Confederation in 1867, the new federal government assumed control over customs and navigation and shipping. The new Department of Marine and Fisheries assumed responsibility for the administration of legislation relating to shipping and seamen, including the registration of vessels, which the federal Customs and Excise department began to administer the collection of taxes and duties. Most ports in the county were designated as "public ports", which meant that responsibility for the management of their port facilities, pilotage and harbour navigation aids also passed to the Department of Marine and Fisheries.
During the late eighteenth and nineteenth century, the Port of Guysborough was a busy shipping center and was established sometime in the early to mid nineteenth century as a port of registry and customs collection. After Confederation in 1867, the new federal government assumed control over customs and navigation and shipping. The new Department of Marine and Fisheries assumed responsibility for the administration of legislation relating to shipping and seamen, including the registration of vessels, which the federal Customs and Excise department began to administer the collection of taxes and duties. Most ports in the county were designated as "public ports", which meant that responsibility for the management of their port facilities, pilotage and harbour navigation aids also passed to the Department of Marine and Fisheries.