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Year
Location
An act to encourage white men to come to continue and settle in this island.
1712
Jamaica
An Act for repealing a Certain Clause in an Act made in the Reign of King William, intituled, “An Act to restrain the Insolencies of Slaves, and for preventing them from committing any Outrages; as also for the better ordering such Slaves.
1714
Montserrat
A Supplemental Act to the Act intituled, An Act for laying a Duty on new Negroes and other Slaves imported this Island.
1715
Barbados
An Act Encouraging the importation of White Servants.
1716
Jamaica
An Act for the more effectual punishing of Crimes committed by Slaves.
1717
Jamaica
An Act for the Encouragement of voluntary Parties to suppress rebellious and runaway Negroes.
1718
Jamaica
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
1722
St. Christopher
An Act to repeal a certain Act of this Island concerning Negroes
1722
Antigua
An Act for the better Security of all such as are lawfully possessed of any Negroes, or other Slaves in these Islands, whereby to secure their lawful Rights, Interest, and Property of and to the same.
1723
Bermuda
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 to inflict further and other Punishments on the Transgressors of two several Acts, the one intituled, An Act for the better Order and Government of slaves, and the other intituled, An Act to prevent the enticing or inveiglng of Slaves from the
1725
Jamaica
An Act for explaining a certain Act of this Island, past the ninth Day of December, one thousand seven hundred twenty and three, intituled, An Act for attainting several Slaves, now run away from their Masters’ Service; and for the better Government of
1725
Antigua
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 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
1730
Bermuda
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 to prevent the selling of Powder to rebellious, or any other Negroes whatsoever.
1730
Jamaica
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
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