Laws related to: Capital Offense

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An Act for the better ordering and governing of Negroes Barbados
An Act for ye punishing and ordering of Negro Slaves Jamaica
An Act for publique recompence To the masters of Slaves putt to Death by Law Antigua
An Act for bringing in Run-away Negroes & Incouragement of such who shall bring them in Antigua
An Act for repealing an Act, intituled, An Act for Publick Recompence to Masters of Slaves put to death by Law. Antigua
An Act for the speedy and easy Prosecution of Slaves committing Capital Crimes. Virginia
An Act for the encouragement of all Negroes and Slaves, that shall discover any conspiracy. Barbados
An Additional Act to an Act, entitled "An Act for the governing of Negroes" Barbados
An Act to restrain the Insolence of Slaves, and for preventing them from committing any Outrages; as also the better ordering such Slaves, &c. Montserrat
An Act to restrain the Insolences of Slaves and for preventing them from committing any outrages as also the better ordering such Slaves, etc. Montserrat
An Act for the Trial of Criminal Slaves Antigua
An Act for the better Order and Government of Slaves. Jamaica
An Act for the better Government of Slaves and free Negroes Antigua
An act for the better Government of Slaves and Free Negroes Antigua
An Act concerning Servants and Slaves Virginia
An Act for the better Government of Negroes, and other Slaves St. Christopher
An Act for repealing a Certain Clause in an Act made in the Reign of King William, intituled, “An Act to restrain the Insolencies of Slaves, and for preventing them from committing any Outrages; as also for the better ordering such Slaves. Montserrat
An Act, to amend an Act therein mentioned, concerning Servants and Slaves. North Carolina
An Act for the more effectual punishing of Crimes committed by Slaves. 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 St. Christopher
An Act for attainting several Slaves now run away from their Master's Service, and for the better Government of Slaves. 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 Antigua
An ACT for the more effectual punishing of negroes and other slaves, and for taking away the benefit of clergy from certain offenders. Maryland
An Act for the further and better regulating Negroes and other Slaves, and for the more effectual and speedy Way of prosecuting them in criminal Causes Bermuda
An Additional Clause to the Act intituled, An Act for the further and better regulating Negroes and Slaves, and for the more effectual and speedy Way of prosecuting them (1731) in Criminal Causes Bermuda