An act for repealing certain clauses of “An act for repealing an act entitled ‘An act for the better discovering and collecting the arrears of his majesty’s quit-rents; and for the more effectual collecting of the quit-rents hereafter to become due;’ and for the better discovering, ascertaining, and collecting, such arrears; and for the more effectual collecting the quit-rents hereafter to become due;” and for the more easy and effectual collecting, as well the arrears of his majesty’s quit-rents, as the quit-rents hereafter to become due to his majesty.

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ANNO 29 GEORGEII III. CAP. 12.

 
Enacts, Clause 8. --- “That slaves shall, in no case be distrained on (for quit rents) by such collecting constable or constables, where any other distress can or may be had.”
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Lunan, John. “An Abstract of the Laws of Jamaica Relating to Slaves. (From 33 Charles II. to 59 George III. inclusive.” Jamaica: Printed at the office of the Saint Jago de la Vega Gazette, 1819. (Pages: 19)

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"An act for repealing certain clauses of “An act for repealing an act entitled ‘An act for the better discovering and collecting the arrears of his majesty’s quit-rents; and for the more effectual collecting of the quit-rents hereafter to become due;’ and for the better discovering, ascertaining, and collecting, such arrears; and for the more effectual collecting the quit-rents hereafter to become due;” and for the more easy and effectual collecting, as well the arrears of his majesty’s quit-rents, as the quit-rents hereafter to become due to his majesty. " Laws of Enslavement and Freedom in the Anglo-Atlantic World, accessed Nov 1, 2024, https://slaveryandfreedomlaws.lib.unb.ca/laws/243 Copy

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