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No. 182. An Act to invest certain Lands in His Majesty, His Heirs and
Successors, for the Use of His Majesty's Ships of War

No. 183. An Act for explaining a certain Act of this Island, past the
ninth Day of December, one thousand seven hundred twenty
and three, intituled, An Act for attainting several Slaves, now
run away from their Masters' Service; and for the better Govern-
ment of Slaves

No. 184. An Act for dividing the Parish of Saint Peter in the said Island; and for erecting a new Parish, to be called the Parish of Saint

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No. 186. An Act concerning the Payment, out of the Publick Treasury, for Slaves executed and to be executed in this Island for Treasons, Murders, or other Felonies

No. 187. An Act for appropriating certain Lands adjoining to James Fort for the Use of the Gunners and Matrosses belonging to the said Fort, and for other Publick Uses...

1732.

No. 188. An Act to repeal so much of an Act, passed in this Island, dated the tenth Day of March, one thousand seven hundred and fifteen, intituled, An Act for constituting a Court of Chancery in this Island, and of any other Law or Act now in Force in this Island of Antigua, as restrains the Power of His Majesty, His Heirs or Successors, from appointing a Person to preside in the said Court of Chancery

1733.

No. 189. An Act for building a Platform and Cisterns or Reservoirs of
Water at English Harbour in this Island, for the Use of His
Majesty's Ships of War..

1738.

No. 191. An Act to reduce and settle the Rate of Interest within this

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No. 193. An Act for amending a certain Act of this Island, intituled
An Act for regulating Trespasses

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No. 194. An Act for increasing the Number of White Inhabitants on this

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1743.

No. 196. An Act for explaining and amending a certain Act of this Island, intituled, An Act for raising an Impost on all Liquors imported into this Island

1743-4.

No. 197. An Act to invest a certain Tract of Land at English Harbour, belonging to Thomas Bodkin of the Kingdom of Ireland, in His Majesty, His Heirs and Successors, for certain publick Uses; and for appraising and valuing the same, and paying the Owner thereof.

1746.

No. 198. An Act supplementary to an Act, intituled, An Act for the better Regulation and Settlement of the Register's Office of the Island of Antigua, dated the third Day of November, one thousand six hundred and ninety-eight; and for altering and amending the said Act

1747.

No. 199. An Act to explain and amend an Act, intituled, An Act for the further promoting the Number of the Inhabitants of this Island, and more particularly encouraging the King's Soldiers, now to be disbanded, to continue therein, by enabling them to become Settlers amongst us, dated the twenty-fourth Day of December, one thousand seven hundred; and also to explain and amend one other Act, intituled, An Act for the Encouragement of Settlers and Builders in the Town, and for ascertaining the Titles of Land and Houses therein, dated the fifteenth Day of July, one thousand six hundred seventy and nine

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No. 200. An Act for compleating, executing, confirming, and establishing certain Contracts, made by a Committee of the Council and Assembly, and the Treasurer of this Island Antigua, for erecting a Publick Court-House, upon the Place commonly called the Market Place, in the Town of Saint John in Antigua, and appropriating the same Court-House, when built, to certain Publick Uses; and for indemnifying the said Committee and Treasurer, upon account of entering into the same Contracts; and for repaying certain Monies lent upon the Publick Faith, for and towards carrying on the said Court-House, and for borrowing Monies to compleat the same; and for raising a Fund for defraying the Expenses of the said Building, and other the aforesaid Purposes; and for appointing and ascertaining a Place to be the lawful Market-Place for the said Town of Saint John's..

1753.

No. 204. A Supplementary Act to an Act, intituled, An Act for cleaning and amending the Highways in this Island, and to repeal an Act for cleaning and enlarging Common Paths and Highways within this Island

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1755.

No. 206. An Act supplementary to an Act, intituled, An Act for encou raging the Importation of White Servants to this Island, dated the eleventh Day of July, in the Year of our Lord one thousand seven hundred and sixteen, and in the second Year of the Reign of our late Sovereign Lord George, by the Grace of God, of Great Britain, France, and Ireland, King, Defender of the Faith, and so forth; and also to another Act, intituled, An Act for increasing the Number of White Inhabitants in this Island, dated the eleventh Day of February, in the fourteenth Year of the Reign of His present Majesty, and in the Year of our Lord one thousand seven hundred and forty

1756.

No. 208. An Act supplementary to an Act, intituled, An Act for regulating the Militia of this Island, and for altering and amending the same; and for making a proper Provision for the said Militia in Time of War

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1756.

No. 209. An Act to prevent Abuses in the Fishery about this Island ....

1757.

No. 212. An Act for the further Prevention of Damages to the Harbours, and Abuses in carrying on the Inland Trade of this Island; regulating the Hire and Manumission of Slaves; and for advertising Run-aways committed to Gaol

1758.

No. 213. An Act to enable Infants who are seised or possessed of Estates in Fee, in Trust or by way of Mortgage, to make Conveyances of such Estates

No. 214. An Act supplementary to an Act, intituled, An Act for increasing the Number of White Inhabitants in this Island, dated the eleventh Day of February, in the fourteenth Year of the Reign of His present Majesty, and in the Year of our Lord one thousand seven hundred and forty

1762.

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No. 255. An Act for printing certain Acts of the Island of Antigua, made and passed in the Years one thousand seven hundred and twenty-five, one thousand seven hundred and twenty-six, and one thousand seven hundred and thirty, since the fifteenth Day of January, one thousand seven hundred and thirty; and also, the Titles of several Acts that have not been printed 360

1764.

No. 268. An Act to amend an Act, intituled, An Act to prevent Abuses in the Fishery about this Island.......

No. 270. An Act for the supplying the several Defects in the Laws of this Island concerning Conveyances and Assurances of Lands, Tenements, Slaves, and other Freeholds and Inheritances, lying and being in Antigua, and the Islands thereto adjacent and belonging; and for making the Probate of the Execution of Deeds, in Parts beyond Seas, relating to such Lands, Tenements, Slaves, and other Freeholds and Inheritances, effectual, without an Acknowledgment thereof, before the Register of this Island, or his Deputy

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No. 275. An Act supplementary to an Act, intituled, An Act supplementary to an Act, intituled, An Act for the better Regulation and Settlement of the Register's Office of the Island of Antigua, dated the third Day of November, one thousand six hundred and eightynine; and for altering and amending the said Act; and also for the erecting and building a Public Register's Office

1767.

No. 293. An Act for altering an Act, intituled, An Act for raising an Impost on all Liquors imported into this Island; and, also, another Act, intituled, An Act for laying an additional Duty upon all Madeira Wines imported into this Island

No. 295. An Act supplementary to an Act, intituled, An Act for encouraging the Importation of White Servants to this Island, dated the eleventh Day of July, in the Year of our Lord one thousand seven hundred and sixteen; also to another Act, intituled, An Act for increasing the Number of White Inhabitants in this Island, dated the eleventh Day of February, one thousand seven hundred and forty; and also to An Act supplementary to the foregoing Acts, dated the twenty-fifth Day of April, one thousand seven hundred and fifty-five; and for the Encouragement of, and maintaining White Women Servants, and preserving, and increasing the Number of White Inhabitants in this Island

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1769.

No. 314. An Act to prevent Sailors deserting their Ships, and making extravagant Demands for the Voyage, or Run as it is commonly called; and for the better Government of Sailors on Shore, and to oblige the Commanders of Merchant Vessels to provide for such Sailors...

1771.

No. 325. An Act for the better regulating of Buildings; and to prevent
Mischiefs that may happen from Fire, within the Town of
Saint John

No. 328. An Act for investing a certain Proportion or Parcel of Land, situate to the Eastward of the Common Jail in the Town of

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