Council of the Municipality of the County of Halifax fonds

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Council of the Municipality of the County of Halifax fonds

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Accession number: 2013.067

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  • 1882-1889 (Creation)
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    Council of the Municipality of the County of Halifax

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Fonds consists of 7 booklets.

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(ca. 1759-1996)

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The County of Halifax was established by Order-In-Council on August 17, 1759 and was named for George Montagu Dunk, second Earl of Halifax, who helped found Halifax and colonize the province of Nova Scotia. At that time, Halifax County included the whole of peninsular Nova Scotia which was not understood to be within the boundaries of the other four existent counties of Annapolis, Kings, Cumberland, or Lunenburg. Cape Breton Island also formed part of Halifax County after it was annexed to Nova Scotia following the Seven Years War.

The boundaries of Halifax County were altered when Cape Breton separated from the mainland, forming its own colony in 1784. In addition, the counties of Shelburne and Sydney (Antigonish) were formed in Nova Scotia, with Sydney County absorbing an area that had formerly been a part of Halifax County. The boundaries of the county were again altered in the early nineteenth century. In 1822 part of St. Mary's Township which had previously been included in Halifax County, was annexed to Sydney County. In 1828 the boundaries between Halifax and Colchester counties were surveyed and confirmed and in 1835 the County of Halifax was divided, allowing for the creation of Colchester and Pictou counties in the Districts of Pictou and Colchester, which had previously been included in Halifax County. The area that had been known as the District of Halifax then became the County of Halifax. Other minor changes were made to the boundaries between Halifax and Guysborough Counties and Halifax and Colchester Counties between 1863 and 1880.

The Municipality of the County of Halifax was the municipal government of Halifax County, apart from the separately incorporated towns and cities within the County. In 1996, the Council of the Municipality of the County of Halifax, together with the councils of the City of Halifax, City of Dartmouth, and Town of Bedford were dissolved when those municipalities amalgamated to form the Halifax Regional Municipality, at which time the Halifax Regional Council was formed, consisting of twenty-three councillors and one mayor.

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Donated to the Eastern Shore Archives by Nova Scotia Archives and Records Management.

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Includes seven copies of the minutes and reports of the annual and semi-annual meetings of the Council of the Municipality of the County of Halifax, including the years 1882-1887 and 1889.

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Cover of 1889 copy is torn.

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Donated by Nova Scotia Archives and Records Management.

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  • English

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    Province of Nova Scotia (2013). History of County Boundary. Retrieved April 22, 2013 from http://www.gov.ns.ca/snsmr/municipal/government/county-boundary.asp#2329

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