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Year
Location
Abridgement of laws relating to Negroes.
1668
Virginia
An Act for the Governing of Negroes.
1688
Barbados
An Act for the encouragement of all Negroes and Slaves, that shall discover any conspiracy.
1692
Barbados
An Act for the better Order and Government of Slaves.
1696
Jamaica
An Act for Supernumerary Armes to be proportionable according to the Number of every persons Negroes within these His Majesties Leeward Carribee Islands in America
1701
Nevis
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 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 better Ordering and Governing Negroes and other Slaves in this Province.
1740
South Carolina
An Act concerning Servants and Slaves.
1741
North Carolina
An additional and explanatory Act to an Act of the General Assembly of this Province, entitled, an Act for the better ordering and governing Negroes and other Slaves in this Province. And for continuing such Part of the said Act as is not altered or
1751
South Carolina
An additional Act, to an Act, concerning Servants and Slaves.
1753
North Carolina
An Act to remedy the Evils arising from irregular Assemblies of Slaves, and to prevent their possessing Arms and Ammunition and going from Place to Place without Tickets, and for preventing the Practice of Obeah, and to restrain Overseers from leaving the
1760
Jamaica
An Act, to explain and amend an Act, intituled, an Act, to remedy the Evils arising from irregular Assemblies of Slaves, and to prevent their possessing Arms and Ammunition and going from Place to Place without Tickets, and for preventing the Practice of
1761
Jamaica
An Act for making Slaves Real Estate, and the better Government of Slaves and Free Negroes.
1767
St. Vincent
An Act to amend an Act entitled ‘An Act for the Governing of Negroes.’
1767
Barbados
An Act to prevent hunting with a Gun in the Night by Fire Light.
1773
North Carolina
An Act for suppressing of Runaway Slaves, and for the better Government of Slaves; and for preventing Slaves being fraudulently carried off this Island; and for enabling the Commander in Chief, or President of the Council for the Time being, to send out
1773
Dominica
An Act for governing Negroes, Mulattoes, Mustees, and Indians, and for suspending several Acts therein mentioned.
1784
Bahamas
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 Encouragement, Protection, and better Government of Slaves.
1788
Dominica
An Act to revive an Act of this Island, intituled An Act to establish a company of Rangers for the apprehending and suppressing of runaway Slaves, and for obliging the proprietors, renters or employers of all Slaves belonging to or employed on the several
1793
Dominica
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