Laws related to: Nevis

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An Act for ascertaining Land As also for affixing Slaves, Coppers, etc. to the freehold. Nevis
An Act for Repealing one Clause of ye Act Intituled An Act for Preventing ye Barbarison of Negroes Nevis
An Act for Making the Negroes, Coppors, Mills, and Stills of Intestatos Estates Chattles. Nevis
An Act to oblige all person to give in a List of Their Negroes and other slaves upon Oath. Nevis
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 Nevis
An Act to repeal a certain Act against the Jews. Nevis
An Act to prevent Slaves from selling sugar, rum, molasses, syrups, canes, cane-liquor, live stock, butcher’s meat, and other things; also from carrying off this Island live stock and butcher’s meat without tickets from their owners or managers. Nevis
An Act for the encouragement of such Negroes and other Slaves as shall behave themselves courageously against the enemy in time of invasion. Nevis
An Act to legalize the Marriage of Slaves in the Island of Nevis, to declare their property secured to them by Law; to render them competent witnesses under certain restrictions; to regulate proceedings at Law respecting them in Civil and Criminal cases; Nevis
Deed of Manumission Nevis
An Act to establish and vest in the Magistracy of this Island the Protection and Guardianship of Slaves. Nevis
An Act to regulate the admission of the Evidence of Slaves in this Island. Nevis
An Act for regulating the Solemnization of Marriages among Slaves, and for declaring such Marriages valid and effectual in the Law. Nevis
An Act to enable Slaves to acquire, possess and alienate Property. Nevis
An Act to prevent the Separation of Slaves by Sale or Transfer in certain cases, without their Consent. Nevis
An Act for regulating markets on Sundays, and for preventing the employment of slaves in work or labour on that day. Nevis
An Act more effectually to facilitate the Manumission of Slaves in the Island of Nevis, and to repeal all Acts and Clauses of Acts relating thereto. Nevis
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