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Year
Location
An Act for the better ordering and governing of Negroes
1661
Barbados
Abridgement of laws relating to Run-aways.
1663
Virginia
An Act for the Better Ordering and Governing of Negro Slaves
1664
Jamaica
Abridgement of laws relating to Negroes.
1668
Virginia
Abridgement of laws relating to Slaves.
1669
Virginia
An Act for bringing in Run-away Negroes & Incouragement of such who shall bring them in
1680
Antigua
An Act for the Governing of Negroes.
1688
Barbados
An Act to restrain the Insolences of Slaves and for preventing them from committing any outrages as also the better ordering such Slaves, etc.
1693
Montserrat
An Act for the better Order and Government of Slaves.
1696
Jamaica
An Act for the more effectual raising Parties, to pursue and destroy Rebellious and Runaway Slaves.
1702
Jamaica
An Act for the better Government of Slaves and free Negroes
1702
Antigua
An act for the better Government of Slaves and Free Negroes
1702
Antigua
An Act concerning Servants and Slaves
1705
Virginia
An Act for the further Encouragement of Parties, and more Speedy Reduction of Rebellious and Runaway Slaves.
1706
Jamaica
An Act for the Encouragement of voluntary Parties to suppress rebellious and runaway Negroes.
1718
Jamaica
An Act for attainting Several Negroes therein mentioned ; and for the more effectual preventing Negroes from running away from their Masters Service ; and for explaining and rendering more effectual an Act, intituled, An Act for the better Government of
1722
St. Christopher
An Act for attainting several Slaves now run away from their Master's Service, and for the better Government of Slaves.
1723
Antigua
An Act for the Security of the Subject to prevent the Forfeiture of Life and Estate upon killing a Negro or other Slave.
1730
Bermuda
An Act to repeal Part of an Act, entituled, An Act for the more effectual Punishment of Crimes committed by Slaves; and to oblige the several Parishes to pay for all Negroes executed in each respective Parish.
1740
Jamaica
An Act for the better Ordering and Governing Negroes and other Slaves in this Province.
1740
South Carolina
An Act concerning Servants and Slaves.
1741
North Carolina
An Act to explain Part of an Act, entituled, An Act for the better Order and Government of Slaves; and for inflicting further and other Punishment on Persons killing Negroes or Slaves.
1751
Jamaica
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
1751
Maryland
An additional Act, to an Act, concerning Servants and Slaves.
1753
North Carolina
A Supplementary and explanatory act to an act, entitled, *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
1753
Maryland
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