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Lawyers' court costs record books
Series · 1828-1884
Part of Supreme Court of Nova Scotia in Halifax County fonds
Series forms part of Supreme Court of Nova Scotia in Halifax County fonds and consists of cost record books that provide lawyers' fees for each action taken on behalf of the litigant. Series primarily includes books for individual lawyers and firms, although there is also one large ledger with costs for a number of different lawyers. Most entries were approved by the prothonotary clerk, as was required by law, to prevent overcharging by lawyers. Earlier records are single leaves attached together for each lawyer, rather than booklets. Lawyers include: James W. Nutting, M.I. Wilkins, Edmund A. Saunders, and Mr. Wylde. Law firms include Meagher, Chisholm and Ritchie, and Shannon and Morse.
Fees charged and received registers
Series · 1828-1896
Part of Supreme Court of Nova Scotia in Halifax County fonds
Series forms part of Supreme Court of Nova Scotia in Halifax County fonds and consists of registers that provide actions taken in cases, the fees charged for each action, and the lawyer's name. Many entries, that were presumably settled, are crossed out and difficult to decipher. Series also includes a petty cash book for the court (1875-1876) and an accounts receivable ledger (1892-1896).
Registers
Series · 1875-1889
Part of Supreme Court of Nova Scotia in Halifax County fonds
Series forms part of Supreme Court of Nova Scotia in Halifax County fonds and consists of a register providing attorney's name, names of plaintiff and defendant, abstract of proceedings, and court fees charged. Later cases are assigned an alphanumeric classification. Cases are listed civil (jury or non-jury) or criminal. Series is arranged chronologically by year.
Warrants of attorney register
Series · 1871-1878
Part of Supreme Court of Nova Scotia in Halifax County fonds
Series forms part of Supreme Court of Nova Scotia in Halifax County fonds and consists of a register that provides warrants of attorney for Supreme and County Courts. Register also provides case title, writ number, amount, date filed, and judgment date. Register includes an alphabetical index by plaintiff. Series is arranged chronologically.
Equity chambers books
Series · 1872-1884
Part of Supreme Court of Nova Scotia in Halifax County fonds
Series forms part of Supreme Court of Nova Scotia in Halifax County fonds and consists of equity chambers books for cases before the Judge in Equity. Books provide date, case file number and title, order sought, lawyer, and whether granted. Series is arranged chronologically.
Industrial Estates Limited administrative files
Series · 1957-1982
Part of Office of Economic Development fonds
Series forms part of Office of Economic Development fonds and consists of records that document the relationship between IEL and the department. Series includes copies of annual reports, agendas and minutes of board meetings, financial statements, budget records, and correspondence. Series also includes are a number of subject files created by the department from documents forwarded by IEL. IEL was created in 1957 as a crown corporation. Its purpose was to encourage secondary industry to locate in Nova Scotia by assuming many of the start-up costs such as land, buildings, and equipment, and then leasing these facilities back to a third party. Following the mine disasters in Springhill, N.S., IEL created a subsidiary, Springhill Development Corporation, to deal specifically with industries for that community. In 1981 the Small Business Loans Division of IEL was absorbed by the Nova Scotia Department of Development and in 1982 that department took over the promotional functions of IEL, leaving it as a financing body and the operator of provincially-owned industrial parks. The minister and deputy minister have, by custom, always been members of the board.
Trade and industry project files
Series · 1944-1959
Part of Office of Economic Development fonds
Series forms part of Office of Economic Development fonds and consists of files relating to various projects promoted by the department. Series includes correspondence, engineering reports, construction documents such as plans, and other related material. Projects included a fish plant at Louisbourg, N.S., Pictou Cutlery, steel pipe manufacturing, scythe manufacturing, a car ferry to Yarmouth, N.S., a soda ash industry, and Mercury Fisheries Limited. Series is arranged numerically by project number assigned by the department.