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An act to prevent the abuses committed by entertaining, concealing, or carrying off, any of his majesty’s soldiers, any white men or women servants, or slaves, belonging to any of the inhabitants of this island, without tickets; and for the better Jamaica
An Act for confirming the Articles executed by Colonel John Guthrie, Lieutenant Francis Sadler, and Cudjoe the Commander of the Rebels; for paying Rewards for taking up and restoring runaway Slaves, and making Provision for four white Persons, residing, Jamaica
An Act for confirming the Articles executed by Colonel Robert Bennett, and Quao the Commander of the Rebels, for paying Rewards for taking up and restoring runaway Slaves, and making Provision for four White Persons to reside at Crawford's Town, and New Jamaica
An Act for the better Ordering and Governing Negroes and other Slaves in this Province. South Carolina
An Act concerning Servants and Slaves. North Carolina
An additional supplementary act to the act, entitled, *An act relating to servants and slaves. Maryland
An Act to inflict further and other Punishments on runaway Slaves, and such as shall entertain them. 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 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 South Carolina
An additional Act to and Act, intituled, An Act concerning Servants and Slaves North Carolina
An Act for making Slaves Real Estate, and the better Government of Slaves and Free Negroes. St. Vincent
An act to explain and amend part of an act entitled “An act to encourage colonel Cudjoe and captain Quao, and the several negroes under their command in Trelawny and Crawford Towns, and all other towns of rebellious negroes who submitted to terms, to Jamaica
An act for remedying the inconveniencies which may arise from the number of negro huts and houses, built in and about the towns of St. Jago de la Vega, Port-Royal, and Kingston. Jamaica
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 Dominica
An Act to prevent Sedition, and punish Insurgents and Disturbers of the Public Peace South Carolina
"An act to repeal an act entitled, ["An act to repeal an act entitled,] 'An act to prevent negro and other runaway slaves from being harboured and entertained, by establishing a constant patrolling party in each parish throughout this island; and to Jamaica
An act to repeal an act entitled, 'An act for vesting runaway slaves, not claimed by the proprietors within a certain time, in his majesty, to be employed in the service of the public;' and to direct how those slaves, now vested in his majesty by virtue 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 Dominica
An Act for governing Negroes, Mulattoes, Mustees, and Indians, and for suspending several Acts therein mentioned. Bahamas
An Act to revive for a limited Time a certain Act of this Island, intituled, “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 Dominica
An Act to alter and amend an Act of this Island, published the Twenty-third Day of August, in the Year One thousand Seven hundred and Seventy-three, intituled, “An Act for the suppressing of Runaway Slaves, and for the better Government of Slaves, and Dominica
An Act to revive, for a limited Time, a certain Act of this Island, intituled, “An Act for the suppressing of Runaway Slaves, and for the better Government of Slaves, and for preventing Slaves from being fraudulently carried off this Island; and for Dominica
An Act to revive and continue for a further limited Time an Act, intituled, “An Act to revive for a limited Time an Act, intituled, An Act for the suppressing of Runaway Slaves, and for the better Government of Slaves, and for preventing Slaves from 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. 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 Jamaica
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