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An Act for ye punishing and ordering of Negro Slaves 1662 Jamaica
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 better Government of Negro’s, and other Slaves 1704 St. Christopher
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 for making Slaves Real Estate, and the better Government of Slaves and Free Negroes. 1767 St. Vincent
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and Government of Slaves, and for other Purposes:” And also to repeal the several Acts, and Clauses of Acts, which were repealed by the Act intitled as aforesaid; and for consolidating and bringing into one Act the several Laws relating to Slaves, and for giving them further Protection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 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and government of slaves, and for other purposes and also to repeal the several acts and clauses of acts, which were repealed by the act intituled as aforesaid; and for consolidating, and bringing into one act, the several laws relating to slaves, and for giving them further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 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 the better protection, and for promoting the natural increase and population of Slaves within the Island of Grenada, and such of the Grenadines as are annexed to the government thereof; for compelling an adequate provision for, and care of them, as well in sickness and old age as in health; and for constituting and appointing guardians to effectuate and carry into execution the regulations and purposes of this Act. 1797 Grenada
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 to punish those who shall murder or maim Slaves, in the Island of Saint Vincent and its dependencies 1801 St. Vincent
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 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 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
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
An Act to repeal several Acts and Clauses of Acts respecting Slaves, and for consolidating and bringing into one Act, the several Laws relating thereto, and for the better Order and Government of Slaves, and for giving them further Protection and Security, for altering the Mode of Trial of those charged with capital and other Offences, and for other Purposes. 1826 Barbados
An Act to alter and amend the Slave Laws of this island. 1826 Jamaica
An Act to repeal an Act commonly called the Slave Act, and to substitute a new Act in lieu thereof. 1829 Tobago
An Act to consolidate and amend the Laws relating to Slaves. 1831 Dominica
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