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An Act for the Better Ordering and Governing of Negro Slaves Jamaica
An Act to prevent Hazzards and Inconveniences that may happen by Thatcht Houses in the Town of Plymouth and clandestine Dealings with Negroes Montserrat
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 St. Christopher
An Act concerning Servants and Slaves. North Carolina
An Act to explain and amend an Act, entituled, An Act for the better Order and Government of Slaves; and for making free and rewarding a Negroe named Hector, belonging to Thomas Fuller, Esq. and paying his said Master the Value of the said Negroe. Jamaica
An Act for making free Negroes, Indians, and Mulattoes Evidence in all Causes against one another, in all the Courts of this Island. 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 Maryland
An Act for making Slaves Real Estate, and the better Government of Slaves and Free Negroes. St. Vincent
An Act for governing Negroes, Mulattoes, Mustees, and Indians, and for suspending several Acts therein mentioned. Bahamas
An Act to prevent Slaves standing charged with any Crime or Offence from availing themselves, on their Trials, of Manumissions granted them after the Commission of the Crime or Offence for which they stand charged. Jamaica
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 more effectual trial and punishment of criminal Slaves; and to authorize His Majesty’s justices of the peace to appoint constables in cases of emergency. Grenada
An Act for the more effectual trial and punishment of Slaves who may have been or may hereafter be concerned in the rebellion and insurrection now existing in this Island. 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 to oblige proprietors and possessors of Slaves, in their own right, or right of others, managers, and conductors of estates, to give in returns of runaways and Obeah men. St. Vincent
“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 repealing an Act, intituled, “An Act for settling and regulating the Trial of Criminal Slaves by Jury,” and for establishing a more regular and solemn judicature for the Trial of Slaves accused of Felony without benefit of Clergy, or other Antigua
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
An Act to repeal several Acts and Clauses of Acts respecting Slaves, and for consolidating and bringing into one Act, the several Laws relating thereto, and for the better Order and Government of Slaves, and for giving them further Protection and Barbados
An Act to alter and amend the Slave Laws of this island. Jamaica
An Act to Ameliorate the condition of Slaves and Free Persons of Colour. Bermuda
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