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Year
Location
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 further Encouragement of Parties, and more Speedy Reduction of Rebellious and Runaway Slaves.
1706
Jamaica
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.
1744
Jamaica
An Act in Aid of an Act, intituled, “An Act for the suppressing of Runaways, for the better Government of Slaves, &c.” commonly called The Slave Act, and to alter and to amend the same; and further to provide a Fund for defraying the Expence necessary
1782
Dominica
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.
1787
Jamaica
An Act for the better Order and Government of the Negroes belonging to the several Negro-Towns, and for preventing them from purchasing of Slaves; and for encouraging the said Negroes to go in Pursuit of Runaway Slaves; and for other Purposes therein
1788
Jamaica
An Act to repeal an Act, intitled, “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
1788
Jamaica
An Act for obliging the owners of canoes, boats, and pettyaugers, to take out a licence, and give security that the same shall not be the means of enabling Slaves to make their escape, or to be carried off or transported from this Colony; and for
1789
Grenada
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
1792
Jamaica
An ACT to revive and extend an Act, entitled 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,
1794
South Carolina
An Act to prohibit the selling, purchasing, hiring or employing of certain Foreign Slaves, except as is therein excepted; for authorizing the Provost Marshal to sell, continue and transport the same; and for other purposes therein mentioned.
1795
Bahamas
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...
1796
Bahamas
An Act for the punishment of Slaves under sentence of banishment, or confinement to hard labour in chains, who shall escape or attempt to escape from their places of confinement or employment; and to make it lawful for the magistrates to condemn to hard
1797
Grenada
An act to prevent any intercourse and communication between the slaves of this island, and foreign slaves of a certain description and for other purposes.
1799
Jamaica
An ACT to regulate the emancipation of Slaves, and to disable Free Negroes and persons of Colour from being seised of real Estate.
1806
Bermuda
An Act for the Punishment of such Slaves as shall be found practising Obeah
1806
Barbados
An ACT for the protection, subsisting, clothing, and for the better order, regulation and government of Slaves, and for other purposes.
1809
Jamaica
An act for preserving all such ships or vessels, and goods belonging thereto, which shall happen to be forced on shore or stranded on the coasts of this island; for preventing the stealing or detaining of shipwrecked goods; for regulating the adjustment
1812
Jamaica
An ACT for rendering more effectual two certain Acts of this Island respecting Foreign Slaves and Foreigners of a certain description, one passed in the year one thousand seven hundred and ninety-nine, and the other passed in the year one thousand eight
1814
Jamaica
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.
1816
Jamaica
An Act for the better Prevention of the Practice of Obeah.
1819
Barbados
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.
1824
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.
1825
Grenada
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
1826
Barbados
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