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Title	Location	Date	Added Sort ascending	Changed
An Act for granting a further extension of privileges to certain Free persons of Colour in certain cases.	Jamaica	1823-12-03	03/07/2023 - 16:07	07/23/2024 - 20:55
An Act to suspend an Act, intituled "An Act to suspend an Act, intituled ‘an Act to ascertain who shall not be deemed Mulattoes.'"	Jamaica	1824-01-22	03/07/2023 - 16:05	07/23/2024 - 20:53
An Act for Repealing one Clause of ye Act Intituled An Act for Preventing ye Barbarison of Negroes	Nevis	1681-03-26	03/06/2023 - 17:27	04/02/2024 - 17:04
An Act for Making the Negroes, Coppors, Mills, and Stills of Intestatos Estates Chattles.	Nevis	1689-02-02	03/06/2023 - 17:24	04/02/2024 - 17:04
An Act to oblige all person to give in a List of Their Negroes and other slaves upon Oath.	Nevis	1701-03-10	03/06/2023 - 17:21	04/02/2024 - 17:04
An Act for ascertaining Land As also for affixing Slaves, Coppers, etc. to the freehold.	Nevis	1680-05-08	03/06/2023 - 17:16	04/02/2024 - 17:04
An Act for bringing in Run-away Negroes & Incouragement of such who shall bring them in	Antigua	1680-07-09	03/06/2023 - 17:13	04/02/2024 - 17:03
An ACT to provide further Regulations for such Slaves as have been admitted into this Island; and to regulate the Admission of Slaves of a certain Description.	Jamaica	1794-12-19	02/21/2023 - 18:44	01/29/2024 - 16:40
An Act to prohibit the purchasing, hiring, or employing, certain foreign slaves, except as therein mentioned.	Jamaica	1792-12-21	02/21/2023 - 18:08	01/29/2024 - 16:40
An ACT to repeal an act, intituled “An act to repeal several acts and clauses of acts respecting slaves, and for the better order and government of slaves, and for other purposes and also to repeal the several acts and clauses of acts, which were	Jamaica	1792-03-02	02/21/2023 - 18:00	07/08/2024 - 21:44
An Act for laying a Duty on all Negro Slaves that shall be imported into this Island from the Coast of Africa, who shall be above a certain Age; and for regulating the Manner of ascertaining such Age.	Jamaica	1797-12-23	02/21/2023 - 16:27	07/08/2024 - 18:03
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	Jamaica	1725-01-01	02/21/2023 - 15:50	04/22/2024 - 00:13
An Act to prevent the selling of Powder to rebellious, or any other Negroes whatsoever.	Jamaica	1730-01-01	02/21/2023 - 15:48	04/22/2024 - 00:11
An Act to repeal a certain Act against the Jews.	Nevis	1701-12-10	02/21/2023 - 15:33	04/20/2024 - 18:30
An Act for repealing an Act, intituled, An Act for Publick Recompence to Masters of Slaves put to death by Law.	Antigua	1682-05-24	02/21/2023 - 15:18	04/20/2024 - 18:22
An Act for the further regulation of the provost-marshal's proceedings in the sale of negro and other slaves taken by virtue of writs of venditioni exponas.	Jamaica	1768-12-31	02/20/2023 - 16:36	04/02/2024 - 16:59
An act to prevent any intercourse and communication between the slaves of this island, and foreign slaves of a certain description and for other purposes.	Jamaica	1799-01-01	02/20/2023 - 16:17	10/04/2024 - 19:55
A PROCLAMATION issued by Lord Charles Henry Somerset, for religious Instruction and treatment of Slaves.	Cape of Good Hope	1823-03-18	02/20/2023 - 16:01	07/30/2024 - 20:38
An Act for more fully ascertaining the Slave population, &c. &c.	Demerara	1817-03-18	02/20/2023 - 01:27	07/23/2024 - 19:43
A Proclamation.	Trinidad	1827-05-28	02/20/2023 - 01:23	07/23/2024 - 20:11
Proclamation.	Mauritius	1814-12-30	02/20/2023 - 01:20	07/23/2024 - 20:22
For establishing, under a fix penal clause, the weight of the chains and fetters, or iron rings, which the inhabitants are authorized, by the existing laws, to put upon their slaves; and also for preventing the infliction of any punishment upon a slave	Mauritius	1826-12-13	02/20/2023 - 01:16	07/22/2024 - 20:41
For amending, by certain modifications, the laws and regulations relative to emancipations at the island of Mauritius and its Dependencies; and for establishing, by a fixed regulation, and in one and the same ordinance, all that regards such emancipation.	Mauritius	1827-01-27	02/20/2023 - 01:12	07/23/2024 - 20:20
Ordinance in Council for Improving the condition of the Slave Population of Mauritius.	Mauritius	1827-09-01	02/20/2023 - 01:03	07/23/2024 - 19:52
For repealing all laws, regulations and ordinances in force relative to the Emancipation of Slaves at the Mauritius, and for embodying into a single law every formality required to effect such emancipations for the future.	Mauritius	1828-05-14	02/20/2023 - 01:01	07/22/2024 - 20:39