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An ACT for the better Securing this Province from Negro Insurrections, and for Encouraging of poor People by employing them in Plantations.	1726	South Carolina
An Act for repealing part of an Act, entitled, "A Supplemental Act to an Act, entitled, An Act for laying a Duty on new Negroes, and other Slaves imported this Island.	1727	Barbados
An Act to prevent any Person or Persons allowing and encouraging any Negroes or other Slaves from rioting and meeting at unreasonable Times in his or their Houses and Possessions in Criminal Causes	1728	Bermuda
An Act laying an Imposition on Negroes and other Slaves imported into these Islands	1728	Bermuda
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 to prevent the selling of Powder to rebellious, or any other Negroes whatsoever.	1730	Jamaica
An Act for the further and better regulating Negroes and other Slaves, and for the more effectual and speedy Way of prosecuting them in criminal Causes	1730	Bermuda
An Act for the Security of the Subject to prevent the Forfeiture of Life and Estate upon killing a Negro or other Slave.	1730	Bermuda
An Act for extirpating all free Negroes, Indians, Mulattoes, such as have been Slaves (and freed or to be freed) so as they do not remain in these Islands above the Space of Six Months after such Freedom, or no longer Time here than the said Space of Six Months after the Publication hereof for those already freed in Criminal Causes	1730	Bermuda
An Act concerning the Payment, out of the Publick Treasury, for Slaves executed and to be executed in this Island for Treasons, Murders, or other Felonies.	1730	Antigua
An Additional Clause to the Act intituled, An Act for the further and better regulating Negroes and Slaves, and for the more effectual and speedy Way of prosecuting them (1731) in Criminal Causes	1731	Bermuda
An Act for the punishment of Run-away Slaves, and of Slaves who shall willfully entertain, harbour and conceal any Run-away Slaves	1731	Barbados
An Act to prevent any Person or Persons allowing and encouraging any Negroes or other Slaves from rioting and meeting at unreasonable Times in his or their Houses and Plantations in Criminal Causes.	1732	Bermuda
A further Additional Clause to the Act intituled, An Act for the further and better regulating Negroes and other Slaves; and for the more effectual and speedy Way of prosecuting them in Criminal Causes	1732	Bermuda
An Act for renewing and making some Alterations to the Act, intituled, An Act for the further and better regulating Negroes and other Slaves, and for the more effectual and speedy Way of prosecuting them.	1733	Bermuda
An Act for the better governing of Negroes; and the more effectual preventing the inhabitants of this island, from employing their Negroes or other Slaves, in selling or bartering.	1733	Barbados
An act to prevent hawking and pedling and disposing of goods clandestinely.	1735	Jamaica
An Act for the further Restriction of Slaves, by prohibiting them from planting any Indigo, Cotton, Ginger, Coffee, or Cocoa, and from keeping a public Market on Sundays, and for further restraining licentious Meetings of Negroes.	1736	Montserrat
An act to prevent the abuses committed by entertaining, concealing, or carrying off, any of his majesty’s soldiers, any white men or women servants, or slaves, belonging to any of the inhabitants of this island, without tickets; and for the better regulating servants and deciding difference between masters and servants.	1736	Jamaica
An act for the more effectual directing the marshal’s proceedings, and regulating thereof.	1736	Jamaica
An Act for confirming the Articles executed by Colonel John Guthrie, Lieutenant Francis Sadler, and Cudjoe the Commander of the Rebels; for paying Rewards for taking up and restoring runaway Slaves, and making Provision for four white Persons, residing, or to reside at Trelawney Town; and for granting Freedom to Five Negroes who were Guides to Parties.	1739	Jamaica
An Act for amending an Act of this Island, entitled an Act for the Governing of Negroes, and for providing a proper Maintenance and Support for such Negroes, Indians, or Mulattoes as shall be hereafter manumitted or set free, and also for preventing certain Inconveniences from them arising to the Inhabitants of this Island.	1739	Barbados
An Act for confirming the Articles executed by Colonel Robert Bennett, and Quao the Commander of the Rebels, for paying Rewards for taking up and restoring runaway Slaves, and making Provision for four White Persons to reside at Crawford's Town, and New Nanny Town, and for granting Freedom to two Negroes who were Guides to Colonel Bennett.	1740	Jamaica
An Act to repeal Part of an Act, entituled, An Act for the more effectual Punishment of Crimes committed by Slaves; and to oblige the several Parishes to pay for all Negroes executed in each respective Parish.	1740	Jamaica
An Act for the better Ordering and Governing Negroes and other Slaves in this Province.	1740	South Carolina

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