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Title
Year
Location
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 to inflict further and other Punishments on the Transgressors of two several Acts, the one intituled, An Act for the better Order and Government of slaves, and the other intituled, An Act to prevent the enticing or inveiglng of Slaves from the
1725
Jamaica
An Act to prevent the selling of Powder to rebellious, or any other Negroes whatsoever.
1730
Jamaica
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
1730
Bermuda
An Act to prevent any Person or Persons allowing and encouraging any Negroes or other Slaves from rioting and meeting at unreasonable Times in his or their Houses and Plantations in Criminal Causes.
1732
Bermuda
An Act for the better governing of Negroes; and the more effectual preventing the inhabitants of this island, from employing their Negroes or other Slaves, in selling or bartering.
1733
Barbados
An act to prevent hawking and pedling and disposing of goods clandestinely.
1735
Jamaica
An Act for the further Restriction of Slaves, by prohibiting them from planting any Indigo, Cotton, Ginger, Coffee, or Cocoa, and from keeping a public Market on Sundays, and for further restraining licentious Meetings of Negroes.
1736
Montserrat
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
1736
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,
1739
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
1740
Jamaica
An Act for the better Ordering and Governing Negroes and other Slaves in this Province.
1740
South Carolina
An Act to regulate the selling of Gun-powder, and to prevent the selling of Fire-arms to Slaves.
1744
Jamaica
An additional supplementary act to the act, entitled, *An act relating to servants and slaves.
1748
Maryland
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
1751
Maryland
An act to empower the justices and vestry of the parish of St. Thomas in the East to allot negroes for making a road from the Sea to the Bath.
1751
Jamaica
An Act for the more effectual preventing the evil Practice of the Owners of Slaves hiring out such Slaves to themselves.
1753
Jamaica
An additional Act, to an Act, concerning Servants and Slaves.
1753
North Carolina
An ACT to prevent masters of ships and vessels from clandestinely carrying servants and slaves, or persons indebted, out of this province.
1753
Maryland
An Act to make the Copy of Tolls of Negroes, or other slaves, Evidences, and to enlarge the Fee to be paid for entering Tolls of Negroes and other Slaves in the Toll-Books of the several Precincts of this Island.
1755
Jamaica
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 for the better Government of Free Negroes, and for discouraging and prohibiting of Traffic with them, and with all Slaves.
1761
Montserrat
An Act to amend an Act, intituled, An Act for regulating the Pilotage of Cape Fear River, and for other Purposes.
1766
North Carolina
A Supplementary act to the act, entitled, * An act for the speedy trial of criminals, and ascertaining their punishment in the county courts, when prosecuted there, and for payment of fees, due from criminal persons.
1766
Maryland
An Act for making Slaves Real Estate, and the better Government of Slaves and Free Negroes.
1767
St. Vincent
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