An Act to revive and make perpetual an Act of this Island, intituled, “An Act for the encouragement, protection, and better government of Slaves.”

Whereas an Act of the Legislature of this Island, intituled, “An Act for the encouragement, protection and better government of Slaves,” is expired, and having been found highly beneficial to the colony, it is necessary and expedient to revive and to make perpetual the same, we your Majesty’s dutiful loyal and obedient subjects, the governor council and assembly of this your Majesty’s Island of Dominica, humbly pray your most excellent Majesty, that it may be enacted and ordained; and be it and it is hereby enacted and ordained by the authority aforesaid, That the said Act, intituled “An Act for the encouragement, protection and better government of Slaves,” be and the same is hereby revived and made perpetual.

Passed the House of Assembly, this fifteenth day of March one thousand seven hundred and ninety-three.

F. COLLINS, Clerk of the House of Assembly.

Passed the Council in the Council Chamber, this fifteenth day of March one thousand seven hundred and ninety-three.

Griffin Curtis, Clerk of the Council.

Assented to this fifteenth day of March one thousand seven hundred and ninety-three, and in the thirty-third year of his Majesty’s reign

James (Great Seal.) Bruce.

Dominica, duly published in the town of Roseau, this fifteenth day of March one thousand seven hundred and ninety-three.

James Laing, Provost Marshal.