The new act of Assembly of the island of Jamaica, intitled, An act to repeal an act, intitled, "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"
and also to repeal the several acts, and clauses of acts, which were repealed by the act intitled as aforesaid : and for consolidating and bringing into one act the several laws relating to slaves, and for giving them further protection and security : for altering the mode of trial of slaves charged with capital offences : and for other purposes : commonly called, the New consolidated act, which was passed by the Assembly on the 6th of November : by the Council on the 5th day of December : and by the lieutenant governor on the 6th day of December, 1788 : being the present Code noir of that island
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Author
Contributions
- Fuller, Stephen - Contributor
Publication
1789 - Printed for B. White and Son [etc.], London, England
Language
English
Word Count
4,250 words, Guess
Page Count
17 pages
Physical Format
Electronic resource
Identifiers
- Open LibraryOL44627370M
Alternate Titles
- Code noir.
- Code of laws for the government of the negro slaves in the island of Jamaica.
Subjects
Series Statement
- Slavery and anti-slavery: a transnational archive. Part 2: Slave trade in the Atlantic world
- Slavery & anti-slavery
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