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Below are the recently added and updated laws. More transcriptions are forthcoming.

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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 Dominica
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 Dominica
An Act to revive an Act of this Island, intituled An Act to establish a company of Rangers for the apprehending and suppressing of runaway Slaves, and for obliging the proprietors, renters or employers of all Slaves belonging to or employed on the several Dominica
An Act for the more effectual apprehending of runaway Slaves, and to oblige the Provost Marshal of this Island to receive into his custody in the common gaol, all runaway Slaves, and to advertise them in the newspaper of the Island, and if not claimed Dominica
An ACT to establish Courts of Petty Sessions at stated times, for the Trial by Jury of Runaway or other Slaves in custody of the Provost Marshal, for Crimes under any of the Laws of this Island now existing, or hereafter to exist, for regulating, and in Dominica
An ACT for registering the Slaves in this Island. Dominica
An Act to regulate the manumitting of Slaves in this Island; to impose a tax upon manumissions, and to impose a tax upon all free and manumitted persons coming to this Island. Dominica
An Act for the banishing of sundry runaway Slaves now in confinement, and also for the banishment of such runaways of certain descriptions as shall hereafter be taken or surrender themselves, and for other purposes. Dominica
Fédon's Rebellion (Grenada)
Curaçao Slave Revolt
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 Bermuda
An Act laying an Imposition on Negroes and other Slaves imported into these Islands 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. 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 Bermuda
An Act for the Security of the Subject to prevent the Forfeiture of Life and Estate upon killing a Negro or other Slave. Bermuda
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. Bermuda
An ACT to repeal an Act, intituled, “An Act for the security of the Subject to prevent the forfeiture of life and estate upon killing a Negro or other Slave.” 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 Bermuda
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. Bermuda
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 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 Bermuda
An ACT to regulate the emancipation of Slaves, and to disable Free Negroes and persons of Colour from being seised of real Estate. Bermuda
An Act to Ameliorate the condition of Slaves and Free Persons of Colour. Bermuda
An Act to regulate the admission of the Evidence of Slaves in this Island. Nevis
An Act for regulating markets on Sundays, and for preventing the employment of slaves in work or labour on that day. Nevis