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Title	Location	Date	Added Sort ascending	Changed
An Act for the further encouragement, Protection, and better Government of Slaves and for the general amelioration of their condition.	Dominica	1826-01-26	07/10/2023 - 10:27	01/29/2024 - 16:40
An Act to repeal the Tax on the Manumission of Slaves.	Dominica	1825-11-09	07/09/2023 - 23:04	10/16/2024 - 21:53
Proclamation	Berbice	1830-04-27	07/08/2023 - 22:42	10/16/2024 - 20:36
AN Act to re-enact and amend certain Clauses of an Ordinance for promoting the religious instruction, and bettering the State and Condition of the Slave Population in His Majesty’s Colony of Berbice	Berbice	1830-04-27	07/08/2023 - 22:03	10/10/2024 - 00:26
An Act to remove certain Restrictions affecting the Testimony of Slaves	Barbados	1831-06-01	07/03/2023 - 18:26	10/10/2024 - 00:05
A Proclamation	Barbados	1823-06-10	07/03/2023 - 18:20	10/16/2024 - 20:48
An Act for removing Pecuniary Deposits on the Manumission of Slaves.	Barbados	1831-06-07	07/03/2023 - 18:17	10/10/2024 - 00:03
An Act for the Punishment of such Slaves as shall be found practising Obeah	Barbados	1806-11-04	07/03/2023 - 18:08	04/02/2024 - 17:06
A Proclamation	Antigua	1831-08-11	06/30/2023 - 12:50	10/09/2024 - 22:00
A Proclamation	Antigua	1831-08-12	06/30/2023 - 12:47	10/10/2024 - 00:14
An Act declaring the Duty of all Masters of Ships or small Vessels trading to this Island, and for the careful looking after their Vessels whilst they stay, and for the Prevention of Fugitives and Transportation without Tickets	Antigua	1669-01-01	06/30/2023 - 12:43	01/29/2024 - 16:40
An Act for the more effectual Punishment of those Persons who shall attempt to commit the Crime of Arson.	Bahamas	1824-01-28	06/30/2023 - 12:30	10/16/2024 - 22:13
An Act to amend, consolidate and bring into one Act, the several Laws relating to Slaves, and for giving them further protection and security, and for suspending several Acts and Clauses of Acts therein mentioned, and for other purposes.	Bahamas	1829-12-16	06/30/2023 - 12:23	10/16/2024 - 22:28
An Act for declaring the Evidence of Slaves to be in future admissible in all the Criminal Courts of this Island.	Antigua	1831-07-15	06/22/2023 - 22:52	10/10/2024 - 00:13
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	1701-12-06	06/22/2023 - 22:42	04/02/2024 - 17:07
An Act obliging the Inhabitants of this Island to keepe and maynetayne Christian Men Servants	Antigua	1677-07-05	06/22/2023 - 22:30	04/02/2024 - 17:03
An Act against Enticeing servants from their Masters	Antigua	1676-04-09	06/22/2023 - 22:25	04/02/2024 - 17:03
An Act for Encouragement of the Royall Affrican Company in England for the Supplyeing this Island with Negroes	Antigua	1675-05-03	06/22/2023 - 22:19	04/02/2024 - 17:03
An Act concerning those that remove from one Division to another without a Ticket from the Commander of the Division	Antigua	1673-01-01	06/22/2023 - 22:15	04/02/2024 - 17:02
An act for the better Government of Slaves and Free Negroes	Antigua	1702-06-28	06/22/2023 - 22:02	04/02/2024 - 17:07
An Act declaring the Negro, Mulatto, and Indian Slave this Dominion, to be real Estate.	Virginia	1705-10-01	04/16/2023 - 17:03	07/30/2024 - 21:24
An Act for the Releife of such as shall Loose or have Negroes Or slaves Maimed In the service of the Country	Antigua	1672-08-14	04/02/2023 - 21:45	04/02/2024 - 17:02
An Act for publique recompence To the masters of Slaves putt to Death by Law	Antigua	1669-10-12	04/02/2023 - 21:13	12/08/2025 - 16:02
An ACT for the more effectual punishing of negroes and other slaves, and for taking away the benefit of clergy from certain offenders.	Maryland	1729-07-01	03/13/2023 - 15:53	07/21/2024 - 23:14
An additional supplementary act to the act, entitled, *An act relating to servants and slaves.	Maryland	1748-05-01	03/13/2023 - 15:51	07/21/2024 - 23:13