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government of slaves, and for other purposes" : and also to repeal the several acts, and clauses of acts, which were repealed by the act intitled as aforesaid : and for consolidating and bringing into one act the several laws relating to slaves, and for giving them further protection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 / published for the use of both houses of Parliament, and the satisfaction of the public at large, by Stephen Fuller, esq., agent for Jamaica.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Jamaica. Laws, etc.

Contributor:

Fuller, Stephen.

Series:

Sabin Americana : History of the Americas, 1500-1926.

Sabin Americana : History of the Americas, 1500-1926

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Black people--Jamaica.

Black people.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (vii, 17 p. )

Other Title:

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"

Place of Publication:

London : Printed for B. White and son [etc.], M.DCC.LXXXIX.

Notes:

Half-title: The code of laws for the government of the negro slaves in the island of Jamaica.

Reproduction of original from Library of Congress.

Sabin no. 35626.

Cited in:

RLIN, CTRG10404853-B

Contains:

Code noir.

The Code of laws for the government of the negro slaves in the island of Jamaica.

OCLC:

85889405