Laws related to: Running away

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Title	Year	Location
An Act for the better ordering and governing of Negroes	1661	Barbados
Apprehending Servants and Slaves	1661	Jamaica
Abridgement of laws relating to Run-aways.	1663	Virginia
An Act for ye punishing and ordering of Negro Slaves	1664	Jamaica
An Act for the Better Ordering and Governing of Negro Slaves	1664	Jamaica
An Act declaring the Duty of all Masters of Ships or small Vessels trading to this Island, and for the careful looking after their Vessels whilst they stay, and for the Prevention of Fugitives and Transportation without Tickets	1669	Antigua
An Act against Negroes wandering, and the Concealers thereof.	1679	Montserrat
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 Additional Act to an Act, entitled "An Act for the governing of Negroes"	1692	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 raising Parties to Suppress Rebellious and Runaway Negroes.	1699	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 better Government of Negroes, and other Slaves	1711	St. Christopher
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 the better Security of all such as are lawfully possessed of any Negroes, or other Slaves in these Islands, whereby to secure their lawful Rights, Interest, and Property of and to the same.	1723	Bermuda
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 explaining a certain Act of this Island, past the ninth Day of December, one thousand seven hundred twenty and three, intituled, An Act for attainting several Slaves, now run away from their Masters’ Service; and for the better Government of	1725	Antigua
An Act concerning the Payment, out of the Publick Treasury, for Slaves executed and to be executed in this Island for Treasons, Murders, or other Felonies.	1730	Antigua
An Act for the punishment of Run-away Slaves, and of Slaves who shall willfully entertain, harbour and conceal any Run-away Slaves	1731	Barbados