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An Act for the Better Ordering and Governing of Negro Slaves Jamaica
An Act for the speedy and easy Prosecution of Slaves committing Capital Crimes. Virginia
An ACT for the more effectual punishing of negroes and other slaves, and for taking away the benefit of clergy from certain offenders. Maryland
An Act for the better Ordering and Governing Negroes and other Slaves in this Province. South Carolina
An Act for the more effectual punishment of negroes and other slaves, and for taking away the benefit of clergy from certain offenders, and a supplementary act to an act, entitled, * An Act to prevent the tumultuous meeting and other irregularities of Maryland
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. Jamaica
An Act for the Encouragement, Protection, and better Government of Slaves. Dominica
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
An Act to amend an Act, intituled, “An Act to prevent the further sudden increase of Free Negroes and Mulattoes;” and also to amend an Act, intituled, “An Act for the better government of Slaves, and for the more speedy and effectual suppression of Grenada
An ACT to prohibit the importation of slaves from Africa or other places beyond sea, into this state for two years, and also to prohibit the importation or bringing in of negro slaves, mulattoes, Indians, Moors or mustizoes bound for a term of years South Carolina
An Act to consolidate and bring into one Act the several laws relating to Slaves, and for giving them further protection and security; for altering the mode of trial of Slaves charged with capital offences; for suspending the... Bahamas
An Act for settling and regulating the Trial of criminal Slaves by Jury. Antigua
An Act more effectually to provide for the support, and to extend certain regulations for the protection of Slaves, to promote and encourage their increase, and generally to meliorate their condition. St. Christopher
An Act for the trial and effectual punishment of such runaway Slaves as may hereafter be taken, and be known to be chiefs or leaders of camps, or bands of runaways in the woods. Dominica
An act for explaining and amending the laws relating to manslaughter. 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 for the protection, subsisting, clothing, and for the better order, regulation and government of Slaves, and for other purposes. Jamaica
An Act to explain and amend an Act, intituled, “An Act for making Slaves real estate, and for the better government of Slaves and Free Negroes." St. Vincent
An act for further regulating the duties of the office of coroner. Jamaica
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 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
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
An Act to consolidate all the Laws now in force relating to the Slave Population, for making more effectual provision for their maintenance and protection, and for the admissibility of their testimony in certain cases. Grenada
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 for the further encouragement, Protection, and better Government of Slaves and for the general amelioration of their condition. Dominica