An Act to repeal a certain Act of this Island concerning Negroes

Whereas there was passed in this Island a certain Act, intituled, An Act for the better regulating Negroes, and suppressing their Conspiracies and Profanation of the Lord's Day, dated the Second Day of September, One thousand seven hundred and fourteen, which Act has been found highly inconvenient, and, instead of answering the good Ends proposed by it, has put the Publick of the Island to great unnecessary Charges, begots Riots and Disorders between White Men and Negro Slaves, and in a great Measure rendred out Slaves a prey to idle and ill disposed Persons; we therefore your Majesty's Leeward Charibbe Islands in America, and the Council and Assembly of your Majesty's Island of Antigua, humbly pray your most Sacred Majesty that it may be enacted and ordained, and be it, and it is hereby enacted and ordained by the Authority aforesaid, That the aforesaid Act be hereby repealed and made void, and the same is hereby repealed and made void to all Intents and Purposes whatsoever

Dated at the Town of St. Johns this First Day of February, in the Year of our Lord One thousand seven hundred twenty and two, and in the Ninth Year of the Reign of our Sovereign Lord George, by the Grace of God King of Great Britain, France, and Ireland, Defender of the Faith, &c.