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An act for the better establishment of the clergy of this island; to oblige the justices and vestries to build a church, and a parsonage house, in their respective parishes; and for establishing a fund, or provision, for the support and maintenance of the Jamaica
An Act for the better protection, and for promoting the natural increase and population of Slaves within the Island of Grenada, and such of the Grenadines as are annexed to the government thereof; for compelling an adequate provision for, and care of Grenada
An Act for settling and regulating the Trial of criminal Slaves by Jury. Antigua
An Act to make the testimony of Slaves admissible in certain cases and under certain restrictions, for a limited time, to forfeit runaway Slaves who have been absent from the service of their masters a certain time; and to oblige the inhabitants of this Dominica
An Act for the more effectually to prevent the desertion of Slaves, and for other purposes therein mentioned. Bahamas
An act to prevent preaching by persons not duly qualified by law. Jamaica
An Act for regulating the Manumission of Slaves. St. Christopher
An Act to appoint Commissioners for the purpose of obtaining an exact account of the number of the coloured Free people, and number of Negroes within this Government and its dependencies. St. Vincent
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 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 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 continue an Act passed in the forty-fifth year of His Majesty’s reign, intituled, “An Act for trying Questions relative to the Freedom of Negroes and other persons of Colour, and for suspending certain acts therein mentioned.” Bahamas
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 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 ascertaining the number of White persons, Free persons of Colour, and Slaves in this Island. Dominica
An ACT to revive an Act, intituled “An Act to appoint Commissioners for the purpose of obtaining an exact Account of the number of Negroes in this Government and its Dependencies. St. Vincent
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 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
Proclamation. Mauritius
“An ACT to repeal the fourth Clause of an Act, intituled, 'An Act to explain and amend an Act, intituled, ‘An Act for making Slaves real Estate, and the better government of Slaves and free Negroes,’ and to amend and re-enact the same'” St. Vincent
An act for the subsistence, clothing, and the better regulation and government of slaves; for enlarging powers of the council of protection; for preventing the improper transfer of slaves; and for other purposes. Jamaica
An Act allowing the Testimony of Free Negroes and Free People of Colour to be taken in all Cases. Barbados
AN ACT to extend certain Privileges of Persons of Free Condition within these Islands. Bahamas
A PROCLAMATION issued by Lord Charles Henry Somerset, for religious Instruction and treatment of Slaves. Cape of Good Hope
An Act to repeal an act entitled “An Act for the good Order and Government of Slaves, and for repealing an act of this Island, entitled An Act for the good Order and Government of Slaves, and for keeping them under proper restraint, and for... Tobago
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