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Displaying 1 - 25 of 310
Title
Year
Location
An Act for the better ordering and governing of Negroes
1661
Barbados
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 declaring the Negro Slaves of this Island to be Real Estate.
1668
Barbados
An Act declaring the Duty of all Masters of Ships or small Vessels trading to this Island, and for the careful looking after their Vessels whilst they stay, and for the Prevention of Fugitives and Transportation without Tickets
1669
Antigua
An Act for publique recompence To the masters of Slaves putt to Death by Law
1669
Antigua
A Declarative ACT upon the Act making Negroes Real Estate.
1672
Barbados
An Act for the preventing & punnising of Those Who Shall Willfully Burne or fire any Canes
1672
Antigua
An Act for the Releife of such as shall Loose or have Negroes Or slaves Maimed In the service of the Country
1672
Antigua
An Act concerning those that remove from one Division to another without a Ticket from the Commander of the Division
1673
Antigua
An Act for Encouragement of the Royall Affrican Company in England for the Supplyeing this Island with Negroes
1675
Antigua
An Act against Enticeing servants from their Masters
1676
Antigua
An Act to Prevent the People called Quakers, from bringing Negroes to their Meeting
1676
Barbados
A Supplemental Act to a former act for the Better Ordering and Governing of Negroes
1676
Barbados
An Act obliging the Inhabitants of this Island to keepe and maynetayne Christian Men Servants
1677
Antigua
An Act to continue an Act to prevent the people called Quakers, from bringing Negroes to their Meetings
1678
Barbados
An Act against Negroes wandering, and the Concealers thereof.
1679
Montserrat
An Act for ascertaining Land As also for affixing Slaves, Coppers, etc. to the freehold.
1680
Nevis
An Act for bringing in Run-away Negroes & Incouragement of such who shall bring them in
1680
Antigua
An Act for the making Restitution for Cattle Stolen by Negroes and Licenses for Tapp Houses in Town and Country
1680
Montserrat
An act for establishing courts and directing the marshal’s proceedings.
1681
Jamaica
An Act for Repealing one Clause of ye Act Intituled An Act for Preventing ye Barbarison of Negroes
1681
Nevis
An Act for repealing an Act, intituled, An Act for Publick Recompence to Masters of Slaves put to death by Law.
1682
Antigua
An Act for the Governing of Negroes.
1688
Barbados
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