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An Act for the good ordering of servants and ordering the rights between masters and servants 1661 Barbados
An Act for the Better Ordering and Governing of Negro Slaves 1674 Jamaica
An Act for the Better Ordering of Slaves 1683 Jamaica
An Act for the speedy and easy Prosecution of Slaves committing Capital Crimes. 1692 Virginia
An Act for the better Government of Negro’s, and other Slaves 1704 St. Christopher
An ACT for the more effectual punishing of negroes and other slaves, and for taking away the benefit of clergy from certain offenders. 1729 Maryland
An Act for the better Ordering and Governing Negroes and other Slaves in this Province. 1740 South Carolina
An Act for the more effectual punishment of negroes and other slaves, and for taking away the benefit of clergy from certain offenders, and a supplementary act to an act, entitled, * An Act to prevent the tumultuous meeting and other irregularities of negroes and other slaves, and directing the manner of trying slaves. 1751 Maryland
An Act to Repeal several Acts, and Clauses of Acts, respecting Slaves, and for the better Order and Government of Slaves, and for other Purposes. 1787 Jamaica
An Act for the Encouragement, Protection, and better Government of Slaves. 1788 Dominica
An ACT to repeal an act, intituled “An act to repeal several acts and clauses of acts respecting slaves, and for the better order and government of slaves, and for other purposes and also to repeal the several acts and clauses of acts, which were repealed by the act intituled as aforesaid; and for consolidating, and bringing into one act, the several laws relating to slaves, and for giving them further protection and security; for alter­ing the mode of trial of slaves charged with capital offences; and for other purposes. 1792 Jamaica
An Act to amend an Act, intituled, “An Act to prevent the further sudden increase of Free Negroes and Mulattoes;” and also to amend an Act, intituled, “An Act for the better government of Slaves, and for the more speedy and effectual suppression of runaway Slaves; and to ascertain what shall be evidence of the sealing of certificates respecting enfranchisement, as directed to be made by the guardians of Slaves.” 1792 Grenada
An ACT to prohibit the importation of slaves from Africa or other places beyond sea, into this state for two years, and also to prohibit the importation or bringing in of negro slaves, mulattoes, Indians, Moors or mustizoes bound for a term of years from any of the United States by land or Water. 1792 South Carolina
An Act to consolidate and bring into one Act the several laws relating to Slaves, and for giving them further protection and security; for altering the mode of trial of Slaves charged with capital offences; for suspending the... 1796 Bahamas
An Act for settling and regulating the Trial of criminal Slaves by Jury. 1798 Antigua
An Act more effectually to provide for the support, and to extend certain regulations for the protection of Slaves, to promote and encourage their increase, and generally to meliorate their condition. 1798 St. Christopher
An Act for the trial and effectual punishment of such runaway Slaves as may hereafter be taken, and be known to be chiefs or leaders of camps, or bands of runaways in the woods. 1800 Dominica
An act for explaining and amending the laws relating to manslaughter. 1801 Jamaica
An ACT to authorize and empower the Commander in Chief for the time being to cause parties to be raised and fitted out for suppressing any rebellion, and for going in pursuit of and reducing runaway Slaves. 1807 Jamaica
An ACT for the protection, subsisting, clothing, and for the better order, regulation and government of Slaves, and for other purposes. 1809 Jamaica
An Act to explain and amend an Act, intituled, “An Act for making Slaves real estate, and for the better government of Slaves and Free Negroes." 1813 St. Vincent
An act for further regulating the duties of the office of coroner. 1817 Jamaica
An ACT to establish Courts of Petty Sessions at stated times, for the Trial by Jury of Runaway or other Slaves in custody of the Provost Marshal, for Crimes under any of the Laws of this Island now existing, or hereafter to exist, for regulating, and in some instances varying their Punishment, as established by Laws now in force; for the more speedy Trial of Slaves committed for misdemeanors or Petty Offences, by Justices of the said Court without a Trial by Jury; and to enable the Justices of the Courts of King’s Bench and Grand Sessions of the Peace, immediately on the termination of their Sessions, to hold Courts of Petty Sessions for the Trial or Gaol Delivery of Slaves then in Custody of the said Marshal, and for other purposes connected therewith. 1817 Dominica
An Act to repeal an act entitled “An Act for the good Order and Government of Slaves, and for repealing an act of this Island, entitled An Act for the good Order and Government of Slaves, and for keeping them under proper restraint, and for... 1823 Tobago
An Act to amend, consolidate, and bring into one Act, the several Laws relating to Slaves, and for giving them further Protection and Security, and for suspending several Acts and Clauses of Acts therein mentioned, and for other Purposes. 1824 Bahamas
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