A Practical View of the Present State of Slavery in the West IndiesThis historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can usually download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1827 edition. Excerpt: ... No labour to b dona X And be it enacted by the authority aforesaid, That on plantationsby slaves the crop, not only shall the slaves, as heretofore be e: on (Sundays. Mills not to be worked between 8 p.m. Saturday and 5 a.m. Monday, under penally of . 20. Negro grounds to bo inspected. Where not sufficient negro grounds, each negro to receive 3s. 4d. per week, under penalty of . .). from the labour of the estate or plantation on Sundays, but that no mills shall be put about or worked between the hours of seven o'clock on Saturday night and five o'clock on Monday morning, under the penalty of twenty pounds, to be recovered against the overseer or other person having the charge of such slaves. (10) XI. And be it enacted by the authority aforesaid. That every master, owner, or possessor of any slave or slaves, or his or her overseer or chief manager, shall, under the penalty of ten p vunds, for. each neglect, cause the condition of the negro grounds to be inspected once in every month at least, in order to see that the same are cultivated and kept up in a proper manner, of which oath shall be made, as in this act is hereafter directed. And whereat it may happen, that on some plantations, penns, settlements, and towns, in this island, there may not be lands proper for the cultivation of provisions, or where by reason of long continuance of dry weather, the negro grounds may be rendered unproductive, then, and in that case, the masters, owners, or possessors, do by some other ways and means, make good and ample provision for alt such slaves as they shall be possessed of, equal to the value of three shillings and (bur-pence currency, per week, for each slave, in order that they may be properly supported and... |
Contents
An Examination of Mr Stephens Slavery of the British | 1 |
Houses and Gardens of the Negroes their mode of Life c | 303 |
Plantation Hospitals and Nurseries | 311 |
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