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An additional Act, to an Act, concerning Servants and Slaves.	1753	North Carolina
A Supplementary and explanatory act to an act, entitled, *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 meetings and other irregularities of negroes and other slaves.	1753	Maryland
An Act for suppressing of Runaway Slaves, and for the better Government of Slaves; and for preventing Slaves being fraudulently carried off this Island; and for enabling the Commander in Chief, or President of the Council for the Time being, to send out Detachments of Free Mulattoes, Free Negroes, and other Free Persons, being Male Descendants of Negroes, in Pursuit of Runaway Slaves.	1773	Dominica
An Act in Aid of an Act, intituled, “An Act for the suppressing of Runaways, for the better Government of Slaves, &c.” commonly called The Slave Act, and to alter and to amend the same; and further to provide a Fund for defraying the Expence necessary for the Encouragement of a Party of Rangers employed for the Purpose of suppressing such Runaway Slaves; and to oblige the Inhabitants of this Island to make true Returns, from Time to Time, of all their Slaves run away, as also for the Transportation of such Runaway Slaves as may be taken or surrender, who may appear dangerous to the Community.	1782	Dominica
An Act for governing Negroes, Mulattoes, Mustees, and Indians, and for suspending several Acts therein mentioned.	1784	Bahamas
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 to repeal an Act, intitled, “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and Government of Slaves, and for other Purposes:” And also to repeal the several Acts, and Clauses of Acts, which were repealed by the Act intitled as aforesaid; and for consolidating and bringing into one Act the several Laws relating to Slaves, and for giving them further Protection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.	1788	Jamaica
An ACT to repeal an Act, intituled, “An Act for the security of the Subject to prevent the forfeiture of life and estate upon killing a Negro or other Slave.”	1789	Bermuda
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 enable the commanding officer of the corps of rangers employed in suppressing the runaway Slaves, to procure such Slaves for guides as he shall think best qualified to discover the camps or places of resort of the runaways in the woods.	1794	Dominica
An Act for the encouragement of such Negroes and other Slaves as shall behave themselves courageously against the enemy in time of invasion.	1795	Nevis
An Act to repeal the fortieth and forty-first clauses of an Act of this Island, intituled, “An Act for attainting several Slaves now run away from their Masters Services, and for the better government of Slaves, dated the ninth day of December in the year of our Lord one thousand seven hundred and twenty-three;” and to make persons charged with and found guilty of the murder of Slaves, liable and subject to the same pains and penalties as are inflicted for the murder of Free persons.	1797	Antigua
An Act for the more effectually to prevent the desertion of Slaves, and for other purposes therein mentioned.	1800	Bahamas
An act for explaining and amending the laws relating to manslaughter.	1801	Jamaica
An Act to punish those who shall murder or maim Slaves, in the Island of Saint Vincent and its dependencies	1801	St. Vincent
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 to repeal several Acts therein mentioned respecting Slaves, to declare Slaves assets for payment of debts and legacies, and in what manner they shall descend and be held as property, and be sold and conveyed in certain cases.	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 enable the justices and vestry of the several parishes of this Island to fit out parties of confidential Slaves	1813	Jamaica
An act for the subsistence, clothing, and the better regulation and government of slaves; for enlarging powers of the council of protection; for preventing the improper transfer of slaves; and for other purposes.	1816	Jamaica
An act for further regulating the duties of the office of coroner.	1817	Jamaica
AN ACT to repeal and amend certain Acts made for the government and protection of Slaves.	1818	Barbados
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
An Act to consolidate all the Laws now in force relating to the Slave Population, for making more effectual provision for their maintenance and protection, and for the admissibility of their testimony in certain cases.	1825	Grenada
An Act for the further encouragement, Protection, and better Government of Slaves and for the general amelioration of their condition.	1826	Dominica

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