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An Act to regulate the selling of Gun-powder, and to prevent the selling of Fire-arms to Slaves. 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
A Supplementary act to the *act for the relief of creditors, and to prevent frauds and deceits occasioned by secret sales and mortgages, and gifts of goods and chattels. 1763 Maryland
An Act for making Slaves Real Estate, and the better Government of Slaves and Free Negroes. 1767 St. Vincent
An ACT for raising several Sums of Money, and applying the same to several uses, for subsisting for One Year the Officers and Soldiers of His Majesty’s Fiftieth and Sixtieth Regiments of Foot, quartered in this Island. 1774 Jamaica
An act to regulate the devises of negro, mulatto, and other slaves, in wills. 1775 Jamaica
An Act to prevent the purchasing of Cotton from Slaves, and also stolen Cotton from any Person or Persons whatsoever; also laying a Penalty on Persons who shall suffer their Slaves to plant and gather Cotton, or who shall purchase Cotton from Slaves. 1779 Montserrat
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 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 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 prevent any intercourse and communication between the slaves of this island, and foreign slaves of a certain description and for other purposes. 1799 Jamaica
An ACT to repeal several Acts and the clause of an Act of this Island, respecting persons of Free condition, and for granting to such persons certain privileges 1813 Jamaica
“An ACT to repeal the fourth Clause of an Act, intituled, 'An Act to explain and amend an Act, intituled, ‘An Act for making Slaves real Estate, and the better government of Slaves and free Negroes,’ and to amend and re-enact the same'” 1815 St. Vincent
A BILL for establishing a registry of negro and other slaves in the island of St. Vincents and its dependencies. (Incomplete) 1816 St. Vincent
An Act in furtherance of the Provisions of the Abolition Laws within this Island. 1816 Jamaica
An ACT for registering the Slaves in this Island. 1817 Dominica
An ACT for establishing a Registry of Negro and other Slaves on the Island of Grenada and its Dependencies. 1817 Grenada
AN ACT to extend certain Privileges of Persons of Free Condition within these Islands. 1822 Bahamas
AN ACT to amend an Act, intituled, “An Act to establish a Triennial Registration of Slaves in the Bahama Islands.” 1823 Bahamas
An Act for granting a further extension of privileges to certain Free persons of Colour in certain cases. 1823 Jamaica
An Act to repeal the Tax on the Manumission of Slaves. 1825 Dominica
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 amend an Act, entitled ‘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.’” 1826 Bahamas
An Act to alter and amend the Slave Laws of this island. 1826 Jamaica
An Act to Ameliorate the condition of Slaves and Free Persons of Colour. 1827 Bermuda
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