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Title
Year
Location
An Act for more fully ascertaining the Slave population, &c. &c.
1817
Demerara
An ACT for establishing a Registry of Negro and other Slaves on the Island of Grenada and its Dependencies.
1817
Grenada
An Act, intituled, “An Act to extend the time limited by the Act for the registry of Slaves in this Island; and to indemnify such persons as may have failed in making their Returns within the time prescribed by that Act, and for other purposes.”
1817
Dominica
An ACT for the Registration of the Slave Population
1817
Berbice
An Act to Repeal part of an Act entitled ‘An Act for the Governing of Negroes,’ and for building and regulating a New Cage.
1817
Barbados
An ACT to repeal part of an Act, intituled, 'An Act for the governing of Negroes,' and for building and regulating a new Cage.
1817
Barbados
AN ACT for repealing an Act, intituled, “An Act for settling and regulating the Trial of Criminal Slaves by Jury,” and for establishing a more regular and solemn judicature for the Trial of Slaves accused of Felony without benefit of Clergy, or other
1821
Antigua
A PROCLAMATION issued by Lord Charles Henry Somerset, for religious Instruction and treatment of Slaves.
1823
Cape of Good Hope
An Act to repeal an act entitled “An Act for the good Order and Government of Slaves, and for repealing an act of this Island, entitled An Act for the good Order and Government of Slaves, and for keeping them under proper restraint, and for...
1823
Tobago
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 legalize the Marriage of Slaves in the Island of Nevis, to declare their property secured to them by Law; to render them competent witnesses under certain restrictions; to regulate proceedings at Law respecting them in Civil and Criminal cases;
1826
Nevis
AN ORDINANCE FOR PROMOTING THE RELIGIOUS INSTRUCTION AND Bettering the State and Condition OF THE SLAVE POPULATION, IN HIS MAJESTY’S COLONY ON BERBICE
1826
Berbice
An Act for the further encouragement, Protection, and better Government of Slaves and for the general amelioration of their condition.
1826
Dominica
A Supplemental Act to an Act entitled “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
1826
Barbados
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
An Act for the Encouragement of Baptisms and Marriages amongst the Slaves, and for the due Observance of the Lord’s Day, commonly called Sunday, Christmas Day, and Good Friday.
1826
Barbados
For establishing, under a fix penal clause, the weight of the chains and fetters, or iron rings, which the inhabitants are authorized, by the existing laws, to put upon their slaves; and also for preventing the infliction of any punishment upon a slave
1826
Mauritius
“An Act to amend an Act, entitled ‘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,
1826
Bahamas
An Act to alter and amend the Slave Laws of this island.
1826
Jamaica
An Act to Ameliorate the condition of Slaves and Free Persons of Colour.
1827
Bermuda
Ordinance in Council for Improving the condition of the Slave Population of Mauritius.
1827
Mauritius
Ordinance of His Excellency the Governor in Council. FOR amending the dispositions of the article 20th of the letters patent of the month of December 1723, and the 15th article of the Ordinance des Administrateurs généraux of the islands of France and
1828
Mauritius
An Act for further improving the condition of the Slave Population in the Island of St. Christopher.
1828
St. Christopher
An Act to enable Slaves to acquire, possess and alienate Property.
1828
Nevis
An Act to prevent the holding of Markets on the Sabbath-day, and appointing Thursdays and Saturdays to be public Market-days.
1828
Grenada
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