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An Act to prevent domestic Insurrections, and for other Purposes.	1777	North Carolina
An act to repeal an act entitled, 'An act for vesting runaway slaves, not claimed by the proprietors within a certain time, in his majesty, to be employed in the service of the public;' and to direct how those slaves, now vested in his majesty by virtue of the said act, shall be disposed of.	1778	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 to alter and amend the thirty-second and thirty-third Clauses of an Act of this Island, intituled, An Act for attainting several Slaves now run-away from their Masters’ Service, and for the better Government of Slaves; and for regulating the Duty of the Militia during the Christmas Holidays.	1780	Antigua
An act to remedy the evils arising to mortgagees and mortagers, by the removal of slaves, mules, cattle, stock, and plantation utensils, under mortgage, and levied on junior writs of venditioni, and for other purposes.	1782	Jamaica
An act for quieting to purchasers, and those claiming under them, the possession of negro and other slaves purchased under writs of venditioni; and for other purposes.	1782	Jamaica
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 of this Island, entitled ‘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 hereafter shall be manumitted or set free; as also for preventing certain Inconveniences from them arising to the Inhabitants of this Island.	1783	Barbados
An Act to alter and amend an Act, entitled, An Act to oblige Persons having Negroes, or other Effects not their own Property, in their Possession, to render an Account thereof, and to punish such as shall embezzle, conceal, or neglect to render and Account of the same.	1783	South Carolina
An Act to prevent the cutting off, or depriving any Slaves in this Island of any of their Limbs or Members, or otherwise disabling them.	1783	St. Christopher
An Act for governing Negroes, Mulattoes, Mustees, and Indians, and for suspending several Acts therein mentioned.	1784	Bahamas
An Act to revive for a limited Time a certain Act of this Island, intituled, “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, or other Free Persons, being Male Descendants of Free Negroes, in Pursuit of Runaway Slaves.”	1784	Dominica
An Act to alter and amend an Act of this Island, published the Twenty-third Day of August, in the Year One thousand Seven hundred and Seventy-three, intituled, “An Act for the suppressing of Runaway Slaves, and for the better Government of Slaves, and for preventing Slaves from 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;” and to ascertain what Share of the Rewards given by a late Act such Detachments shall be entitled to.	1784	Dominica
An Act to prevent Slaves standing charged with any Crime or Offence from availing themselves, on their Trials, of Manumissions granted them after the Commission of the Crime or Offence for which they stand charged.	1784	Jamaica
An Act to prevent Captains, Commanders, or Masters of Ships, and all other Vessels whatsoever, from clandestinely carrying off this Island, Negro or other Slaves.	1784	Jamaica
An Act to prevent distempered, maimed, and worn-out Negroes from infesting the Towns, Streets, and Highways of this Island.	1785	Barbados
An additional act to amend the several acts for regulating the town of Wilmington, and to regulate and restrain the conduct of slaves and others in the said town, and in the towns of Washington, Edenton and Fayetteville.	1785	North Carolina
An Act to revive, for a limited Time, a certain Act of this Island, intituled, “An Act for the suppressing of Runaway Slaves, and for the better Government of Slaves, and for preventing Slaves from 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	1785	Dominica
An Act to revive and continue for a further limited Time an Act, intituled, “An Act to revive for a limited Time an Act, intituled, An Act for the suppressing of Runaway Slaves, and for the better Government of Slaves, and for preventing Slaves from 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.”	1787	Dominica
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 for the more effectually preventing nuisances on the highways.	1788	Jamaica
An act for repealing certain clauses of “An act for repealing an act entitled ‘An act for the better discovering and collecting the arrears of his majesty’s quit-rents; and for the more effectual collecting of the quit-rents hereafter to become due;’ and for the better discovering, ascertaining, and collecting, such arrears; and for the more effectual collecting the quit-rents hereafter to become due;” and for the more easy and effectual collecting, as well the arrears of his majesty’s quit-rents, as the quit-rents hereafter to become due to his majesty.	1788	Jamaica
An Act for the better Order and Government of the Negroes belonging to the several Negro-Towns, and for preventing them from purchasing of Slaves; and for encouraging the said Negroes to go in Pursuit of Runaway Slaves; and for other Purposes therein mentioned.	1788	Jamaica
An Act authorising Persons having or taking up run-away Slaves to send them to the Gaols of the Districts where they may be apprehended, and not to the Work-House of Charleston.	1788	South Carolina
An Act authorising Persons having or taking up run-away Slaves to send them to the Gaols of the Districts where they may be apprehended, and not to the Work-House of Charleston.	1788	South Carolina

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