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An Act for the better ordering and Governing of Negro Slaves 1664 Jamaica
Abridgement of laws relating to Negroes. 1668 Virginia
An Act for the Better Ordering of Slaves 1683 Jamaica
An Act for the Governing of Negroes. 1688 Barbados
An Act for the encouragement of all Negroes and Slaves, that shall discover any conspiracy. 1692 Barbados
An Act for the better Order and Government of Slaves. 1696 Jamaica
An Act for Supernumerary Armes to be proportionable according to the Number of every persons Negroes within these His Majesties Leeward Carribee Islands in America 1701 Nevis
An act for the better Government of Slaves and Free Negroes 1702 Antigua
An Act concerning Servants and Slaves 1705 Virginia
An Act for the further Encouragement of Parties, and more Speedy Reduction of Rebellious and Runaway Slaves. 1706 Jamaica
An Act for the better Government of Negroes, and other Slaves 1711 St. Christopher
An Act for attainting Several Negroes therein mentioned ; and for the more effectual preventing Negroes from running away from their Masters Service ; and for explaining and rendering more effectual an Act, intituled, An Act for the better Government of Negroes, and other Slaves 1722 St. Christopher
An Act for attainting several Slaves now run away from their Master's Service, and for the better Government of Slaves. 1723 Antigua
An Act for the better Ordering and Governing Negroes and other Slaves in this Province. 1740 South Carolina
An Act concerning Servants and Slaves. 1741 North Carolina
An additional and explanatory Act to an Act of the General Assembly of this Province, entitled, an Act for the better ordering and governing Negroes and other Slaves in this Province. And for continuing such Part of the said Act as is not altered or amended by this present Act, for the Term therein mentioned. 1751 South Carolina
An additional Act, to an Act, concerning Servants and Slaves. 1753 North Carolina
An Act to remedy the Evils arising from irregular Assemblies of Slaves, and to prevent their possessing Arms and Ammunition and going from Place to Place without Tickets, and for preventing the Practice of Obeah, and to restrain Overseers from leaving the Estates under their Care on certain Days, and to oblige all Free Negroes, Mulattoes or Indians to register their Names in the Vestry Books of the respective Parishes of this Island, and to carry about them the Certificate and wear the Badge of their Freedom, and to prevent any Captain, Master or Supercargo of any Vessel bringing back Slaves transported off the Island. 1760 Jamaica
An Act, to explain and amend an Act, intituled, an Act, to remedy the Evils arising from irregular Assemblies of Slaves, and to prevent their possessing Arms and Ammunition and going from Place to Place without Tickets, and for preventing the Practice of Obeah, and to restrain Overseers from leaving the Estates under their Care on certain Days, and to oblige all Free Negroes, Mulattoes or Indians to register their Names in the Vestry Books of the respective Parishes of this Island, and to carry about them the Certificate and wear the Badge of their Freedom, and to prevent any Captain, Master or Supercargo of any Vessel bringing back Slaves transported off the Island. 1761 Jamaica
An Act for making Slaves Real Estate, and the better Government of Slaves and Free Negroes. 1767 St. Vincent
An Act to amend an Act entitled ‘An Act for the Governing of Negroes.’ 1767 Barbados
An Act to prevent hunting with a Gun in the Night by Fire Light. 1773 North Carolina
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 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
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