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

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An Act to prevent the Separation of Slaves by Sale or Transfer in certain cases, without their Consent. Nevis
Deed of Manumission 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 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 to establish and vest in the Magistracy of this Island the Protection and Guardianship of Slaves. 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 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
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
An act to repeal an act entitled, ‘An act to regulate the sales of newly-imported negroes; and to prevent, as far as possible, the separation of different branches of the same family;’ and to regulate the sales of newly-imported negroes; and to Jamaica
An ACT for providing a maintenance for people of Free condition confined for debt, and Slaves confined in the county gaols of this Island. Jamaica
An ACT to authorize and empower the Commander in Chief for the time being to cause parties to be raised and fitted out for suppressing any rebellion, and for going in pursuit of and reducing runaway Slaves. Jamaica
An ACT to repeal several Acts therein mentioned respecting Slaves, to declare Slaves assets for payment of debts and legacies, and in what manner they shall descend and be held as property, and be sold and conveyed in certain cases. Jamaica
An ACT for the protection, subsisting, clothing, and for the better order, regulation and government of Slaves, and for other purposes. Jamaica
An ACT to enable persons of Colour and Negroes of Free condition, to save deficiencies for their own Slaves, and for the Slaves of each other Jamaica
An ACT to enable the justices and vestry of the several parishes of this Island to fit out parties of confidential Slaves Jamaica
An ACT to repeal several Acts and the clause of an Act of this Island, respecting persons of Free condition, and for granting to such persons certain privileges Jamaica
An ACT for rendering more effectual two certain Acts of this Island respecting Foreign Slaves and Foreigners of a certain description, one passed in the year one thousand seven hundred and ninety-nine, and the other passed in the year one thousand eight Jamaica
An ACT for a more particular return of Slaves in this Island, and the enrolment thereof. Jamaica
An Act for manumising a Slave named Prince William, belonging to the Public. Jamaica
An ACT for providing Curates for the several Parishes of this Island, and for promoting Religious Instruction amongst the Slaves Jamaica
An Act in furtherance of the Provisions of the Abolition Laws within this Island. Jamaica
An Act to alter and amend the Slave Laws of this island. Jamaica
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