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Apprehending Servants and Slaves 1661 Jamaica
An Act for ye punishing and ordering of Negro Slaves 1664 Jamaica
An Act for the Better Ordering and Governing of Negro Slaves 1664 Jamaica
An act for establishing courts and directing the marshal’s proceedings. 1681 Jamaica
An Act for the better Order and Government of Slaves. 1696 Jamaica
An Act for raising Parties to Suppress Rebellious and Runaway Negroes. 1699 Jamaica
An Act for the more effectual raising Parties, to pursue and destroy Rebellious and Runaway Slaves. 1702 Jamaica
An Act for the further Encouragement of Parties, and more Speedy Reduction of Rebellious and Runaway Slaves. 1706 Jamaica
An act for regulating fees. 1711 Jamaica
An act to encourage white men to come to continue and settle in this island. 1712 Jamaica
An Act Encouraging the importation of White Servants. 1716 Jamaica
An Act for the more effectual punishing of Crimes committed by Slaves. 1717 Jamaica
An Act for the Encouragement of voluntary Parties to suppress rebellious and runaway Negroes. 1718 Jamaica
An Act to inflict further and other Punishments on the Transgressors of two several Acts, the one intituled, An Act for the better Order and Government of slaves, and the other intituled, An Act to prevent the enticing or inveiglng of Slaves from the Possessors; and for the preventing the transportation of Slaves from the Possessors' and for the preventing the Transportation of Slaves by Mortgagers and Tenants for Life or Years; and for regulating Abuses committed by Slaves. 1725 Jamaica
An Act to prevent the selling of Powder to rebellious, or any other Negroes whatsoever. 1730 Jamaica
An act to prevent hawking and pedling and disposing of goods clandestinely. 1735 Jamaica
An act to prevent the abuses committed by entertaining, concealing, or carrying off, any of his majesty’s soldiers, any white men or women servants, or slaves, belonging to any of the inhabitants of this island, without tickets; and for the better regulating servants and deciding difference between masters and servants. 1736 Jamaica
An act for the more effectual directing the marshal’s proceedings, and regulating thereof. 1736 Jamaica
An Act for confirming the Articles executed by Colonel John Guthrie, Lieutenant Francis Sadler, and Cudjoe the Commander of the Rebels; for paying Rewards for taking up and restoring runaway Slaves, and making Provision for four white Persons, residing, or to reside at Trelawney Town; and for granting Freedom to Five Negroes who were Guides to Parties. 1739 Jamaica
An Act for confirming the Articles executed by Colonel Robert Bennett, and Quao the Commander of the Rebels, for paying Rewards for taking up and restoring runaway Slaves, and making Provision for four White Persons to reside at Crawford's Town, and New Nanny Town, and for granting Freedom to two Negroes who were Guides to Colonel Bennett. 1740 Jamaica
An Act to repeal Part of an Act, entituled, An Act for the more effectual Punishment of Crimes committed by Slaves; and to oblige the several Parishes to pay for all Negroes executed in each respective Parish. 1740 Jamaica
An act for recovering and extending the trade with the Indian settlements in America and preventing for the future some evil practices formerly committed in that trade. 1744 Jamaica
An Act to regulate the selling of Gun-powder, and to prevent the selling of Fire-arms to Slaves. 1744 Jamaica
An Act to explain and amend an Act, entituled, An Act for the better Order and Government of Slaves; and for making free and rewarding a Negroe named Hector, belonging to Thomas Fuller, Esq. and paying his said Master the Value of the said Negroe. 1744 Jamaica
An Act for making free Negroes, Indians, and Mulattoes Evidence in all Causes against one another, in all the Courts of this Island. 1748 Jamaica
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